Degenerative back pain, due to loss of bone or tissue, is often age-related. Rheumatologic back pain is an autoimmune condition.
Cervical cancer is the growth of abnormal cells in the cervix, the lower part of the uterus. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
A herniated disk may be repaired with minimally invasive endoscopic laser-assisted spine surgery, an advanced technology to treat spine conditions.
Artificial disk replacement surgery replaces damaged spinal discs with manufactured discs. Learn more about this procedure.
Spinal deformities affecting curvature or rotation (such as scoliosis, kyphosis and lordosis) can be caused by a birth defect, age or trauma.
Spinal tumors are benign or cancerous tissue growths in or surrounding the spine.
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.
Some children are born with or develop irregularities of the skull and/or spine (called craniosynostosis). Some benefit from surgical correction procedures.
Cervical radiculopathy occurs when a nerve in the neck becomes irritated, resulting in pain, numbness and/or weakness in the shoulders and arms.
Malignant pediatric brain and spinal cord tumors, including low-grade gliomas and medulloblastomas, are the second most common childhood cancer.