Being overweight as a child could lead to early degeneration in the spine, according to a new study. Being overweight as a child could lead to early degeneration in the spine, according to a new study ...

This Australian study evaluated results of the initial primary care evaluation of 1172 patients (mean age ~ 44 years) with acute low back pain who were enrolled in the inception cohort and followed ...

Scoliosis is an abnormal, sideways curvature of the spine. In scoliosis, the vertebrae curve to one side and rotate or twist. This can make it appear as if you are leaning to one side. The curve of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to results in a recently published study, adult patients with spinal cord injuries without ...

Congenital scoliosis is defined as either a failure of formation or a failure of segmentation of a portion of the spine. This results in mis-shapen or fused bones that can develop into a scoliosis.

CHICAGO (Reuters Health) - Add severe back pain and spine abnormalities to the list of problems overweight and obese adolescents can develop. Among a group of young people who came to an emergency ...

Kyphosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine. The upper part of the spine normally has a C-shaped curve. Kyphosis causes rounding of the upper back, or a hunchback. Kyphosis typically affects the ...

In aging societies, back problems have become a widespread debilitating condition. In many cases, the underlying cause is spinal canal stenosis. Bony constrictions form in the spinal canal, which ...

The microscopic structure of bone appears to predict which patients will experience poor outcomes after spinal fusion, according to a new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in ...