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Back pain may occur in the upper, middle, or lower back; it is most often experienced in the lower back. It may originate from the bones and ligaments forming the spine, the muscles and tendons supporting the back, th... |
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Scoliosis
Scoliosis is a curving of the spine. The spine curves away from the middle or sideways.
Scoliosis is a curving of the spine. The spine curves away from the middle or sideways. 
Kyphosis
Kyphosis is a curving of the spine that causes a bowing of the back, which leads to a hunchback or slouching posture.
Kyphosis is a curving of the spine that causes a bowing of the back, which leads to a hunchback or slouching posture.
Low Back Pain
Pain felt in your lower back may come from the spine, muscles, nerves, or other structures in that region. It may also radiate from other areas like your mid or upper back, a hernia in the groin, o...
Pain felt in your lower back may come from the spine, muscles, nerves, or other structures in that region. It may also radiate from other areas like your mid or upper back, a hernia in the groin, o...
Slipped Disk
A herniated nucleus pulposus is a slipped disk along the spinal cord. The condition occurs when all or part of the soft center of a spinal disk is forced through a weakened part of the disk.
A herniated nucleus pulposus is a slipped disk along the spinal cord. The condition occurs when all or part of the soft center of a spinal disk is forced through a weakened part of the disk.
Idiopathic Scoliosis
Scoliosis is a curving of the spine. The spine curves away from the middle or sideways.
Scoliosis is a curving of the spine. The spine curves away from the middle or sideways.
Compression Fracture of the Back
Compression fractures of the back are broken vertebrae, which are the bones of the spine.
Compression fractures of the back are broken vertebrae, which are the bones of the spine.
Spondylolisthesis
Spondylolisthesis is a condition in which a bone (vertebra) in the lower part of the spine slips forward and onto a bone below it.
Spinal Curvature
Scoliosis is a curving of the spine. The spine curves away from the middle or sideways.
Scoliosis is a curving of the spine. The spine curves away from the middle or sideways.
Cervical Disc Degeneration
Cervical disk disease refers to a gradual deterioration of the spongy disks in the top part of the spine. The spine is made up of 33 bones called vertebrae separated by spongy rings of elastic mate...
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