Oh, My Aching Back : a Doctor's Guide to Your Back Pain and how to Control it |
Contents
PART ITHE ANATOMY | 1 |
The Bones of Your Back | 16 |
The Ligaments and Muscles of Your | 27 |
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able abnormal aching back activities arthritis back muscles back problems backache become bed rest begin bending blood bone brain buttocks cancer capsule cause back pain causes of back cervical chest chronic trauma coccyx condition count of five curve defect develop diagnosis disability disc problem disease disorder doctor effect exercise program fatigue floor fracture fusion hormones infection injury intervertebral discs joint knees lower back lower spine lumbago lumbar vertebra metabolic motion muscle spasm myelogram neck nerve roots nervous system normal occurs once orthopaedic osteoarthritis osteomalacia osteoporosis patient pelvis poor posture pregnancy produce protrude referred pain relax relieve result sacrum Scheuermann's Disease sciatic nerve sciatica scoliosis severe slipped disc specific spinal canal spinal cord starting position strain strengthen stress structures sudden trauma suffer surgery swayback symptoms tension therapeutic exercises therapy tion tissue treatment tumors upper back usually vertebral bodies victim weak X-ray