Degenerative back pain, due to loss of bone or tissue, is often age-related. Rheumatologic back pain is an autoimmune condition.
Some children are born with or develop irregularities of the skull and/or spine (called craniosynostosis). Some benefit from surgical correction procedures.
Many people don’t realize that most musculoskeletal injuries can get better without surgery, so the best doctor to see may be one who specializes in nonsurgical care. One medical specialty that fits this description is physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), or physiatry.
A herniated disk may be repaired with minimally invasive endoscopic laser-assisted spine surgery, an advanced technology to treat spine conditions.
If your doctor diagnoses you or your child with scoliosis, it means he is seeing a side-to-side curve in the spine.
Cervical cancer occurs when cells inside the cervix grow abnormally or a tumor starts to form.
Cervical radiculopathy occurs when a nerve in the neck becomes irritated, resulting in pain, numbness and/or weakness in the shoulders and arms.
Uterine fibroids are benign (non-cancerous) growths that may cause pelvic pain, swelling, discomfort during sex, bleeding and other problems.