| A disc in my low back is causing pain. I'm scheduled to have a surgical procedure called interdiscal electrothermal therapy. Will this surgery make my back weaker? | 7 years 10 weeks ago | 398 |
| About six years ago, I had a steroid injection in my back that worked like a charm. Now that I'm having the same kind of neck pain (goes down my arm), I'm wondering if this could be done to my neck? | 50 weeks 1 day ago | 396 |
| Airbags only work for front-end automobile collisions. What protects us from a rear or side impact? | 4 years 13 weeks ago | 405 |
| Am I more likely to hurt my back while lifting if the weight shifts or
if it’s a sudden, unexpected load? | 2 years 38 weeks ago | 540 |
| Are there any side effects to having an epidural steroid injection in my back? | 7 weeks 1 day ago | 64 |
| Are women more likely than men to injure their backs in college sports events? | 6 years 8 weeks ago | 333 |
| As a personal trainer, I see a lot of clients with low back pain. Is there something more than aerobic and strength training that I can do to help them? | 6 years 8 weeks ago | 347 |
| As I get older I'm having more aches and pains. For the last two months I've had back and leg pain that doesn't go away. How do I know when I should see a doctor? | 1 year 42 weeks ago | 388 |
| As part of a new program, I had an electrical device implanted in my spine. It is supposed to help bone growth after a spinal fusion. The implant won’t be removed unless there’s a problem. Does this seem right? | 2 years 37 weeks ago | 339 |
| Both my mother and my father are in their 80s and have had spinal stenosis. My father had spine fusion surgery for this problem. My mother didn't, and they both seem to have about the same amount of pain and trouble getting around. Is there any research to show that this operation really works? | 2 years 8 weeks ago | 342 |
| Can I talk to my doctor about information I get about my medical condition off the
internet? Are doctors up to speed with information on the web? | 2 years 51 weeks ago | 362 |
| Can the strength of back muscles actually be measured? | 2 years 38 weeks ago | 369 |
| Can you tell me what a wedge fracture is? My 88-year-old mother has six wedge fractures of the spine. It's very painful, and she's getting all hunched over because of it. Can anything be done? | 5 weeks 10 hours ago | 81 |
| Can you tell me what is Castleman disease and what causes it? | 1 year 4 hours ago | 429 |
| Can you tell me what naprapathic treatment is? I have a cousin in Sweden who swears by it for his neck pain. Can I get it here in the U.S.? | 44 weeks 1 day ago | 447 |
| Can you tell me what's a dynamic X-ray of the spine? My doctor wants me to have one but I've never heard of that kind. | 28 weeks 1 day ago | 309 |
| Dad has been in a steady decline these last few years. His back really seems to be getting worse and worse. Would a brace of some kind help keep him straight? He's started to get more and more twisted. | 32 weeks 1 day ago | 181 |
| Do doctors use lasers for spine surgery? | 7 years 11 weeks ago | 457 |
| Do holistic treatments for low back pain improve patients' health? | 6 years 8 weeks ago | 357 |
| Do people seeking chiropractic care for back pain have different problems than people who see medical doctors? | 6 years 7 weeks ago | 379 |
| Do people with low back pain have a harder time getting back to their normal activities than people with neck pain? | 6 years 8 weeks ago | 333 |
| Do special devices to help lift and move patients result in fewer injuries for nurses? | 6 years 19 weeks ago | 401 |
| Do weight lifters ever hurt their backs? How do they lift all that weight without injury? | 4 years 17 weeks ago | 424 |
| Do white and blue-collar workers get the same amount of neck and back pain? | 3 years 3 weeks ago | 407 |
| Does low back pain affect kids? | 6 years 40 weeks ago | 434 |
| Even though we live in a very rural area, our local university is doing some research that may help with my husband's spine surgery. He has a very complex problem. The engineers have developed some kind of model that takes his CT scans and turns them into a 3-D model of his spine. Will the average person ever be able to benefit from something like this? | 20 weeks 1 day ago | 119 |
| Every now and then, I hear scientists talk about substance P in a news report. What is this and why is it important? | 5 years 8 weeks ago | 410 |
| For patients with low back pain, what limits physical performance? Their pain or their mood? | 6 years 8 weeks ago | 472 |
| For six months I have faithfully followed an exercise program trying to avoid back surgery. But my sciatica is worse if anything. How can I get over the feeling that by having surgery I have failed? | 51 weeks 1 day ago | 319 |
| Have you ever heard of getting scoliosis when you are 70 years old? That's what happened to me. I thought this was something teenagers got. Can you explain how I got it? | 35 weeks 1 day ago | 208 |
