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AtlantiCare's Health Library is a great resource for learning more about conditions of the back and spine. Click on a link below to read more about any of the following subjects:

Back pain. Back pain can be acute, subacute, or chronic, and more commonly occurs in the lower area of the back...continue reading | spine and low back pain video

Neck pain. Neck pain is discomfort in any of the structures in the neck. These include muscles and nerves as well as spinal vertebrae and the cushioning disks in between...continue reading

Herniated Disk. A herniated (slipped) disk occurs when all or part of a spinal disk is forced through a weakened part of the disk. This places pressure on nearby nerves...continue reading

Laminectomy/diskectomy. Diskectomy is surgery to remove all or part of a cushion that helps protect your spinal column. These cushions, called disks, separate your spinal bones (vertebrae)...continue reading

Spinal Fusion surgery. Spinal fusion is surgery to join together two bones (vertebrae) in the spine. Fusing permanently joins two bones together so there is no longer movement between them. Spinal fusion is usually done along with other surgical procedures of the spine...continue reading

Spinal stenosis. Spinal stenosis is narrowing of the spinal cord that causes pressure on the spinal cord, or narrowing of the openings (called neural foramina) where spinal nerves leave the spinal column...continue reading

Spine tumors. Tumors that start in spinal tissue are called primary spinal tumors. Tumors that spread to the spine from some other place (metatastasis) are called secondary spinal tumors. Tumors may spread to the spine from the breast, prostate, lung, and other areas...continue reading

Spondylosisthesis. Spondylolisthesis is a condition in which a bone (vertebra) in the lower part of the spine slips out of the proper position onto the bone below it... continue reading

Scoliosis and spinal deformities. A doctor may suspect scoliosis if one shoulder appears to be higher than the other, or the pelvis appears to be tilted. Untrained observers often do not notice the curving in the earlier stages...continue reading

Spinal cord injury. The spinal cord contains the nerves that carry messages between your brain and body. The cord passes through your neck and back. A spinal cord injury is very serious because it can cause loss of movement (paralysis) below the site of the injury...continue reading