Spine Expertise + Education

We encourage you to play an active role in your spine care. Increased knowledge can lead to better health outcomes, and we want you to know as much as possible about your health and what we can do together to improve it.

Use this area to find education articles about spine anatomy, conditions and treatments from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, North American Spine Society, and Scoliosis Research Society.

Anatomy of the Spine & Spine Health

• Spine Basics
• Backpack Safety
• Preventing Back Pain at Work and at Home
• Preventing Back Pain: Tips for New Moms

Diseases & Conditions

• Back Pain in Children
• Cauda Equina Syndrome
• Cervical Radiculopathy (Pinched Nerve)
• Cervical Spondylosis (Arthritis of the Neck)
• Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy (Spinal Cord Compression)
• Chordoma
• Congenital Muscular Torticollis (Twisted Neck)
• Congenital Scoliosis
• Idiopathic Scoliosis in Children and Adolescents
• Kyphosis (Roundback) of the Spine
• Low Back Pain
• Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
• Neck Pain
• Osteoporosis
• Sciatica
• Scoliosis: Frequently Asked Questions
• Spinal Deformity in Children with Myelomeningocele
• Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis

For more information on scoliosis and spinal deformity, and children’92s spine problems visit the Scoliosis Research Society’92s patient education library.

Assessment Tools

• Lumbar and Cervical Discography
• Electrodiagnostic Testing
• MRI
• Radiographic Assessment for Back Pain
• Radiological Assessment of Spinal Disorders
• Specialized Nerve Tests: EMG, NCV and SEEP
• Glossary of Orthopaedic Diagnostic Tests

Treatments & Surgeries

• Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
• Artificial Disk Replacement in the Lumbar Spine
• Bone Grafts in Spine Surgery
• Cervical Radiculopathy: Surgical Treatment Options
• Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Surgical Treatment Options
• Electrodiagnostic Testing
• Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion
• Low Back Pain Exercise Guide
• Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
• Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
• Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion
• Preparing for Low Back Surgery
• Spinal Fusion
• Spinal Fusion Glossary
• Spinal Injections
• Spine Conditioning Program
• Treatment Options for Low Back Pain (video)