May is National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month

Most Popular Back Pain Articles

• Drugs and Medications for Osteoporosis
  
  To help control bone mineral density loss because of osteoporosis, your doctor may recommend a medication. There are several options, including drugs that slow down bone loss and one drug that speeds up bone formation.
• Drugs, Medications, and Spinal Injections to Relieve Sciatica
  
  The best treatment to help relieve sciatica depends on the cause! Often, spinal injections and/ or medications help to relieve sciatic pain known to cause low back and leg pain.
• IDET Explanation: Basic Information from a Pain Management Specialist
  
  IDET is a relatively new pain management treatment option for discogenic pain -- pain that's specifically related to your intervertebral discs. An interventional pain management specialist explains how IDET works.
• Cervical Disorders: Spinal Stenosis, Disc Herniation, Spondylosis
  
  Different cervical disorders can cause neck pain. In straightforward terms, this article goes through several of those conditions, including spinal stenosis and spondylosis. Includes an illustration so you can see what’s happening to your spine.
• Bracing for Scoliosis
  
  Spine specialists consider the scoliosis patient's age, number of growing years that remain, curve pattern and size, and likely rate of progression when developing a treatment plan.
• Maintain a Healthy Spine Using Good Body Mechanics
  
  While it is important to bend your knees when lifting, attention must also be paid to the position of your spine.
• Vertebral Fractures and Vertebroplasty
  
  The term vertebroplasty refers to percutaneous (through the skin) structural reinforcement of the vertebral body using a special cement-like substance called “polymethylmethacrylate acrylic cement” (PMMA).