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Personalized treatments for people with back pain and spine disorders
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Ankylosing Spondylitis
Ankylosing spondylitis is a form of arthritis. It causes inflammation of the spinal joints in particular and may cause eventual fusion of the spinal column.
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Basilar Invagination
Basilar invagination is a rare condition in which the second vertebrae in the neck, known as the dens or odontoid process, pushes upward and puts pressure on the brain stem or spinal cord, causing various neurological symptoms.
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Cervical and Lumbar Herniated Discs
Herniated discs occur when the disc between two vertebrae ruptures and puts pressure on the spinal cord or spinal nerves. This may occur anywhere along the spinal column.
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Chordoma
A chordoma is a rare type of tumor that occurs in the spine or base of the skull. Chordoma has a high propensity to recur locally and can spread to other sites.
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Degenerative Disk Disease (DDD)
Degenerative Disk Disease (DDD) describes a condition in which a painful disk causes constant low back pain.
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Facet Joint Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is degenerative arthritis that can cause a breakdown of the cartilage between the facet joints of the spine.
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Kyphosis
Kyphosis is a spinal curvature in the upper back which may lead to a slouching posture and hunchback appearance.
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Low Back Pain
Low back pain is common and gets more common as we age. You can have pain in the back only, or you can also have pain in the leg.
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Myelopathy
Myelopathy is dysfunction of the spinal cord.
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Neck Pain
Neck pain is a common reason for health care visits. Fortunately, most neck pain responds to conservative treatment.
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Platybasia
Platybasia is a malformation at the base of the skull. This increases the angle between the skull and upper cervical spine.
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Primary and Metastatic Spinal Column Tumors
Primary and metastatic tumors can involve the spinal column at any level.
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Scoliosis
Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spinal column. The spine assumes an “S-shaped” configuration.
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Spinal Cord Tumors
Spinal cord tumors arise inside the substance of the spinal cord. The most common spinal cord tumors are astrocytomas and ependymomas.
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Spinal Dysraphism
Spinal dysraphism is a general term used to identify developmental spinal cord abnormalities. The most common form is known as spina bifida or “split spine.”
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Spinal Stenosis
Spinal stenosis occurs when there is a narrowing around the spinal cord or nerve roots. This narrowing can cause pinching of the spinal cord and nerves, resulting in pain, weakness, numbness, or tingling.
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Spondylosis
Spondylosis is also known as spinal arthritis.
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Spondylolisthesis
Spondylolisthesis occurs when one vertebra in the spine slips forward or backward.
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Spinal Cord Trauma
Spinal cord trauma occurs when there is an injury to the spinal cord caused by fracture or dislocation of the spinal column or disc rupture.
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Spinal Fracture
Spinal fractures occur when significant force and pressure is applied to the spinal column, causing the bone or ligaments to fail and break.
