Spine Articles About Spine Conditions

How Common Is Adult-Onset Scoliosis and What Are the Treatment Options?

March 7, 2019

Scoliosis is often thought of as a childhood condition most commonly associated with abnormal changes occurring during growth spurts. However, scoliosis can and does strike ...

What is Lumbar Spinal Stenosis?

May 23, 2017

Lumbar spinal stenosis is narrowing of the spinal canal in the lumbar area, which is the area in lower back. The narrowing of the spinal ...

Pars Defect: Condition and Treatment

September 16, 2015

Spondylolysis, also known as a pars defect, happens when a crack forms in the bony ring on the back of the spinal column. Most commonly, ...

Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease

November 24, 2014

Degenerative Disc Disease is commonly called DDD.  There are two main types which are Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease and Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease. To understand about Degenerative Disc Disease, one ...

Idiopathic Scoliosis and Scoliosis Screening

August 25, 2014

Scoliosis is defined as a sideways curvature of the spine.  The term “idiopathic” means that the cause is not known.  Idiopathic scoliosis occurs in children ...

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