Back and Spine disorders

All About Back and Neck Pain - Provides resources and information for patients, and health care professionals specializing in back pain and neck pain care. Owned and published by DePuy Spine, Inc.

Back Pain Be Gone - Good Housekeeping Institute experts review health products that promise back pain relief.

International Spinal Injection Society - An association of physicians interested in the development, implementation and standardization of percutaneous techniques for the precision diagnosis of spinal pain. Find a member section and patient information.

Low back pain - Information for patients on low back pain, a common condition. Includes symptoms, causes, diagnosis, reg flags, investigations, treatment, and prevention information.

Back Problems Message Board - Bulletin board for discussion of back and spine problems.

North American Spine Society - Non-profit medical society focused on improving spine medicine through advocacy, research and education. Includes patient information on spine disorders.

Back Pain - Neurology Channel - Information on back pain, part of the Neurology Channel Web site. Written by neurologists.

Medline Plus: Back Pain - In depth overview of back pain and its diagnosis, treatments, new developments, clinical trials, prevention, coping, rehabilitation, and research.

Low Back Pain - Information on retraining the transversus abdominis muscle under ultrasound.

RadiologyInfo: Vertebroplasty - Information for patients about vertebroplasty. Learn what you might experience, how to prepare for the procedure, and the benefits vs. risks.

Home Exercise Program - Exercise prescription for back pain.

Spine Health - Information about back pain and neck pain, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis and full range of treatment options.

Spondylolithesis - Information on the above condition from a sufferer. Includes a description of the condition and various treatments.

Low Back Pain - Brief information sheet compiled by the National Institutes of Health. Includes links to other resources.

Key Components in Back Injury Prevention - Article from the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Back Pain Information - Resource for information on back pain including symptoms, causes, treatment options, and doctor database.

SpinalStenosis.org - Information, resources and links for physicians and their patients dealing with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.

Back Pain Management - Information on causes, treatment and prevention.

Low Back Pain Fact Sheet - Low back pain fact sheet compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).

Coccyx Pain - Coccyx (tailbone) pain, or coccydynia, is often caused by a fall or childbirth. This site describes diagnosis, treatment and ways to cope.

Depression and Chronic Back Pain - Explains the connection and offers management suggestions.

eMedicine Health - Sciatica - Information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment.

eMedicine Health - Back Pain - Information on causes, symptoms, and treatment of back pain.

Orthospine - This New York clinic provides good quality information on a range of back problems, including, scoliosis and herniated disc.

AskMen.com - Article with exercises to build back muscles and to minimize the risk of back pains

Backpain-Tips.com - Tips and advice for those with back pain.

DBC South Asia - Malaysia - Documentation Based Care offers back, neck and shoulder treatment. A non-evasive but evidence based treatment for chronic musculoskeletal problems.

Back Pain Site - Information about conditions, therapies, exercises, and doctors who treat this disorder.

Savon Health - Back pain information site.

RadiologyInfo - Myelography - A patient's guide to this x-ray procedure used to examine the spinal cord and spinal column. Learn how to prepare, what you might experience, benefits, and the risks.

Yahoo! Health - Back Pain Health Center - Information on back pain causes, symptoms, and treatment options.

Back Pain - Comprehensive information and resources to help understand and treat this common disorder from about.com.

Back Pain Information Page - Brief information sheet compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

Back Pain Articles - Information about back pain and back pain treatments.

Back Pain - Health Factsheets from BUPA - Concise factsheets explaining the causes, symptoms and treatment of back pain, available for downloading in Adobe Acrobat.

E-spine.com - Helping people make informed decisions about spine surgery.

BackCare - UK charity offering advice on how to care for your back. Some good information on self care.

Spine Dr. - Spine Dr., an informal group of patient-oriented spine surgeons across the United States. Spine Dr. provides information to people with spinal symptoms, paramedical and medical spine healthcare practitioners, and spine surgeons.

Vertebroplasty - A short description of vertebroplasty, a treatment for compression fractures.

Low Back Pain - Information about causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

The Back Page - Comprehensive information on Low Back and Neck Pain.

The Back Pain Information Web - Back pain information, signs and symptoms, medications, diagnostics, treatment, living with chronic pain. Written by licensed Registered Nurse in the state of NY who suffers long term disability due to back problems.

Spine Universe - Back pain and spinal disease portal.

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