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	SPINE DOCTOR - For your healthy Spine
		Spine Dr, an informal group of patient-oriented spine surgeons across the United States, organizes and develops this web site.
		Spine Dr. provides information to people with spinal symptoms, paramedical and medical spine healthcare practitioners, and spine surgeons.
		It is true that self treatment is very important in handling most back conditions but it must be undertaken with professional guidance since every problem is unique with uniqe solutions and ramifications.
	rd.business.com /index.asp?epm=s.1&bdcq=spine&bdcr=2&bdcu=http://www.spine-dr.com/&bdcp=&partner=2662601&bdcs=nwuuid-2662601-6FDDC3BB-9A50-C7EB-0DE6-B9E636E19A9A-ym (192 words)

	S - Spine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The spine is composed of a long series of bones connected through a series of ligaments with a shock absorber - the disc - between each connection.
		This very large bundle of nerves runs through the center of the spine and the individual strands of the bundle exit between the vertebrae at whatever level is necessary to do their job.
		The nerves pass between the outer edges of the disc and the boney protrusion of the spine.
	www.vetinfo.com /dencyclopedia/despine.html (522 words)

	Online Medical Library — Encyclopedia — Arthritis of the Spine
		The spine is composed of 26 bones known as “vertebrae.”; Between each vertebrae is a disc.
		A medical doctor may try a course of anti-inflammatories or steroids may be injected into the spinal fluid to decrease pain and inflammation.
		End stage arthritic disease may require surgery to decompress the spinal cord and nerve roots and to stabilize the spine.
	www.stjohn.org /HipAndKneeCenter/Encyclopedia/ArthritisOfTheSpine (252 words)

	Spine MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Spine)
		This procedure has greatly improved the ability to visualize normal and diseased tissue in the spine (also called the "vertebral column" or "backbone"), the bony structure that encloses the spinal cord.
		MRI is frequently done to help plan surgeries on the spine such as the decompression of a pinched nerve or spinal fusion.
		In the spine, for instance, fatty tissue, cerebrospinal fluid and the central portion of the material making up the intervertebral disks contain considerable water, more than is found in bone, cartilage and nerve tissue.
	www.radiologyinfo.org /content/spinemr.htm (2089 words)

	The spine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The study of the spine and its problems is developing into a new subspecialty of orthopaedics.
		Kyphosis: Kyphosis is an anterior curvature of the spine.
		Lordosis: Lordosis is a posterior curvature of the spine.
	www.bonetumour.org /book/APTEXT/chapter12/ch12_sub1.html (1613 words)

	Introducing the Isner Spine
		The simplest form of visualizing a spine is a bridge that starts at the hip and extends to meet the chest.
		The scale of the spine doesn't change as you move around the chest, but it can be scaled with the a slider (localed in a custom pset underneath the visible spline it creates).
		Because it generalizes the spine problem to a start and end object and two depth control objects, it also ends up being a useful tool for taking an animation of a 3 bone chain and turning it into a N bones.
	www.isner.com /isnerspine/spine_introduction.htm (961 words)

	Spine Sculptural Installation, Los Angeles Public Library
		"The "spine" is the fundamental unit of a body that gives it the strength and support to stand on its own.
		The spine separates the front from the back, and at the same time it hinges them together.
		The scallop on the north side is the archaic and represents "the urge to build and embellish the built." (Spine, p.18).
	www.publicartinla.com /LAPL/Spine.html (833 words)

	The Human Spine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The spine is literally the supporting structure of the body.
		In profile, the spine is curved in a faint S-shape to help it cope with the different kinds of load.
		The spine is well sprung with resilient discs between the vertebrae and luckily, too.
	www.combo.com /ergo/spine.htm (226 words)

	Augusta Orthopedic Surgery - Spine Fusion
		Another type of spine surgery is spinal fusion.
		Pieces of bone are removed from your hip (donor) and are placed along the spine and between the vertebrae.
		In active, younger individuals, the demand placed on the lumbar spine may be greater than what cages alone can support.
	www.augustaortho.com /spinefusion.htm (1323 words)

	Degenerative Spine Disease
		Degenerative spine disease is a major cause of chronic disability in the adult working population and a common reason for referral to an MR imaging center.
		As a consequence of intervertebral disk degeneration, normal axial loading on the spine stretches and lengthens the anular fibers, resulting in rounded, symmetric bulging of the disk beyond the margins of the vertebral body.
		In the cervical spine, if the posterior bony ridges are large, they can cause repeated trauma to the spinal cord with neck motion, eventually resulting in cord deformity, atrophy, and a myelopathy.
	spinwarp.ucsd.edu /NeuroWeb/Text/sp-700.htm (5364 words)

	Jim Hill's Spine Tester
		The accepted standard for measuring spine is to measure the deflection of the shaft at the midpoint of a 26 inch span when placed under a two pound load.
		It doesn't matter whether you express the spine (stiffness) of the arrow in inches, pounds or light years.
		The function of a spine tester is to support an arrow shaft on two points that are 26 inches apart, place a 2 pound load on the shaft at the midpoint of the 26 inch span and measure the deflection as accurately and consistently as possible.
	www.jamesmhill.com /Spine_Tester.html (1034 words)

	Anterior Cervical Discectomy
		In the lowest part of the spine, the vertebrae are naturally fused to form the sacrum and the coccyx (tail bone).
		Anterior cervical discectomy is an operation performed on the upper spine to relieve pressure on one or more nerve roots, or on the spinal cord.
		In this operation, the cervical spine is reached through a small incision in the front of your neck.
	www.espine.com /diagnosis_acd.html (839 words)

	CT Scanning of the Spine (Computed Tomography or CAT Scan)
		Computed tomography (better known as CT or CAT scan) of the spine, is a type of x-ray examination that uses a machine called a scanner to obtain multiple images of the spinal column, as well as three-dimensional images if needed.
		CT is a valuable means of guiding certain diagnostic procedures such as the biopsy of a suspicious area to detect cancer, or the removal of fluid from a localized infection (abscess).
		A scan of the lower spine may also be done after injecting contrast material into the spinal canal (usually well below the bottom of the spinal cord) during a lumbar puncture.
	www.radiologyinfo.org /content/spinect.htm (1859 words)

	TRAUMA.ORG: Initial Assessment of Spinal Trauma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Delayed or missed diagnosis is usually attributed to failure to suspect an injury to the cervical spine, or to inadequate cervical spine radiology and incorrect interpretation of radiographs.
		An appropriate procedure for the evaluation of the potentially unstable spine must be robust and easy to implement, with a high sensitivity, given the potential importance of such injuries.
		The epidemiology of fractures and fracture-dislocations of the cervical spine.
	www.trauma.org /spine/cspine-eval.html (696 words)

	Scoliosis
		The normal thoracolumbar spine is relatively straight in the sagittal plane and has a double curve in the coronal plane.
		As shown below, the thoracic spine in convex posteriorly (kyphosis) and the lumbar spine is convex anteriorly (lordosis).
		In addition, the examination should include a lateral view of the lumbar spine to look for the presence of spondylolysis or spondylolisthesis (prevalence in the general population is about 5 %).
	www.rad.washington.edu /mskbook/scoliosis.html (1522 words)

	Back.com - Glossary - A Terms
		Stiffening or fixation of the vertebra; an inflammatory joint disease mainly affecting the spine hips, and pelvis.
		A portion of the affected disc space is removed from the spine and replaced with an implant.
		Approaching the spine from the front, the intervertable disc and/or vertebral body is removed and bone graft is inserted.
	www.back.com /a.html (1510 words)

	Kinesiology - Spine Biomechanics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The spine biomechanics (SB) lab is just one of several that comprise the Biomechanics Laboratories.
		The broad mandate of the SB lab is to work toward understanding how the low back functions, how it becomes injured and then, formulate and test various strategies for optimal injury prevention and rehabilitation, and high performance training.
		The physical lab is housed in two rooms - one for in vivo work with living humans, and another for in vitro work on spine specimens, both areas are well equipped with computers.
	www.ahs.uwaterloo.ca /kin/research/spine.htm (107 words)

	Open Discectomy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Vertebral discs are the cushioning and connecting materials that lie between the bones of the spine, called vertebrae.”; When the outer wall of a disc, called the annulus fibrosus, becomes weakened through age or injury, it may tear allowing the soft inner part of the disc, the nucleus pulposus, to bulge out.
		The surgery involves a small incision in the skin over the spine, the removal of some ligament and bone material and the removal of some of the disc material.
		Possible complications from open discectomy include bleeding, infection, spinal fluid leak, injury to the veins and arteries near the spine, or injury to the nerve tissue of the spine or its surrounding protective layer (the dura mater).
	www.spine.org /articles/discectomy.cfm (1273 words)

	Spine Inc. - Vertebroplasty
		Fractures of the bony building blocks (vertebrae) of the spine are usually a result of the compression of bone.
		Over many years, the spinal fractures cause a loss of height of the spine resulting in the person becoming shorter.
		A curvature of the spine can also occur giving the individual a hunched-back appearance (the so-called dowager's hump).
	www.spine-inc.com /glossary/v/vertebroplasty.htm (626 words)

	Spine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Look up spine on Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
		The Spine, a 2004 They Might Be Giants album, including sones "Spine" and "Spines"
		This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spine (87 words)

	SPINE DOCTOR - For your healthy Spine
		The biomechanics of the spine during running provide further insight into the link between the lower extremity and the back.
		Spine Specialist Physical Therapists discuss this technique for rehabilitating cervical spine injuries.
		A lecture to a group of Spine Specialist Physical therapists ten years ago looking at the some of the fundamental issues in "knowing" what works and what doesn't work in treatment of spinal disease.
	www.spine-dr.com /site/exercise/exercise.html (145 words)

	Emory Healthcare: Emory Spine Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Emory Spine Center physicians understand the challenges you may be facing, such as living with pain or having trouble managing simple daily activities because of wear and tear on your body or having sustained an injury.
		As a national leader, the Emory Orthopaedics and Spine Center has reinvented orthopaedic and spine care by bringing all aspects of diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation together in one location.
		Join us at the Emory Spine Center to meet our board-certified spine specialists - the physicians who spend their days studying the spine and spinal disorders and then applying this knowledge and experience with each individual person.
	www.emoryhealthcare.org /departments/spine (419 words)

	Spine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Spine Flash provides up-to-date, timely information from NASS about NASS and issues that affect its members and the spine field.
		If you have a metastatic central nervous system tumor but your primary cancer is not yet known, we hope this booklet will help you understand the purpose of the various tests your doctors are requesting.
		Over 90% of the procedures are performed by or under the supervision of two faculty members, Paul R. Cooper, MD and Vallo Benjamin, MD. In addition to routine surgery for degenerative disease of the cervical and lumbar spine, the Department has been a leader in innovative surgery for a wide spectrum of spinal disorders.
	www.orthopedicsurgeon.com /spine.html (309 words)

	osteoporosis- spine service bone loss calcium
		spines are affected, leading to tiny compression or 'crush' fractures.
		However, even simple household tasks can produce a fracture of the spine if the bones have been weakened by the disease.
		The most serious and debilitating osteoporotic fracture is the hip fracture.
	www.spine-service.org /osteo.html (2019 words)

	About Spine-Health.com
		Provides in-depth coverage of the most common issues that patients ask about and is frequently updated with new and useful information, clear animations of spine anatomy, conditions and procedures, a directory of board certified/board eligible spine specialists, clinical trial information and more.
		Unlike other spine portals, Spine-health.com is not owned or directed by companies that sell spine products or medication.
		Importantly, we believe that providing the highest quality patient education on the Internet helps spine specialists serve their patients; we believe that a well-educated patient will heal faster and have fewer recurrences of back pain, and we believe that all of this can be achieved without commercial bias.
	www.spine-health.com /about/about01.html (587 words)

	Spine - home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Journal Description - Recognized internationally as the leading journal in its field, Spine is an international, peer-reviewed, bi-weekly periodical that considers for publication original articles in the field of spine.
		Society Abstracts: Spine is pleased to provide annual meeting abstracts for the various affiliated societies in electronic format.
		When available, these abstracts are posted on a dedicated web site, Spine Society Abstracts, designed to provide online access to affiliated society meeting abstracts.
	www.spinejournal.com (396 words)

	Back Pain, Neck Pain, Low Back Pain - Spine-health.com
		Osteoporosis is a thinning of the bones that causes them to become porous and fragile.
		It can, however, weaken the spine to where it fractures.
		(Updated) The term scoliosis is used to describe an abnormal curvature of the spine, but it is not in itself a disease or a diagnosis.
	www.spine-health.com (258 words)

	SCOI Presents Anatomy of the Spine
		The normal anatomy of the spine is usually described by dividing up the spine into 3 major sections: the cervical, the thoracic, and the lumbar spine.
		(Below the lumbar spine is a bone called the sacrum, which is part of the pelvis).
		These interlock with the adjacent vertebrae and provide stability to the spine.
	www.scoi.com /spinanat.htm (416 words)

	Back Pain, Neck Pain, Sciatica, Low Back Pain - Causes Treatments Symptoms
		Read the next 4 tips in this article.
		Don't take your back for granted, Consider these tips for a healthy spine.
		Includes 3 simple exercises that you can start today!
	www.spineuniverse.com (451 words)

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