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AAOS Online Service Fact SheetKyphosis (Curvature of the Spine)

Tips on how to prevent back injuries

Specific techniques for moving a person from a bed to a wheelchair

AAOS Online Service Patient Education Brochures Los Dolores de la Espalda Inferior

Brief fact sheet on an explanation and treatments for low back pain.

AAOS Online Service Patient Education Brochures Low Back Pain

Includes anatomy, diagnosis, diagnostic tests, treatments, medications, physical therapy and tips. Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson.

Short article including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of low back pain. Links to nerve root disorders and lumbar stretching exercises.

Fact sheet outlining intitial,intermediate, and advanced programs with individual exercises.

Your Orthopaedic Connection Patient Education Booklets

Describes these injections in terms of both diagnosis and therapy for back pain. Gives an overview of the procedure. Sponsored by the North American Spine Society.2002.

Overview of role of posture in preventing back pain. Tips included.

Virtual Naval Hospital

Provides links to information about prevention and spine health maintenance (including back pain and osteoporosis). Links to fact sheets about specific conditions (including herniated discs, stenosis, discectomy, spinal fusion, and spinal injections). Links to new technologies (as artifical discs and electrothermal therapy).

Internet resource on chronic pain including informational resources and information on forums, newsgroups, and support groups.