SPINAL PROBLEMS animated

LUMBAR FUSION

A spinal fusion surgery is designed to stop the motion at a painful vertebral segment, which in turn should decrease pain generated from the joint.

Spinal fusion is surgery to permanently join together two or more bones in the spine so there is no movement between them

 LOW BACK PAIN

Low back pain (LBP) is a common disorder involving the muscles, nerves, and bones of the back
Lower back pain is extremely common, the symptoms and severity of lower back pain vary greatly.
A sudden and involuntary contraction, or uncontrollable tightening, of a muscle in response to strain, overuse, weakness, or muscle pain related to injury or a disorder. Back spasms often occur near the spinal cord or near the nerve roots that lead in and out of the spinal cord.  

 BACK AND NECK BRACES

Braces can be worn on any section of the spine (cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral) and are named for the area of the spine to which they are applied.
a neck or back brace to wear after a spinal injury or surgery.

 ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS

A form of spinal arthritis, chiefly affecting young males, that eventually causes ankylosis of vertebral and sacroiliac joints.Ankylosing spondylitis is an inflammatory disease that can cause some of the vertebrae in your spine to fuse together.
The hallmark feature of ankylosing spondylitis is the involvement of the sacroiliac (SI) joints during the progression of the disease

 EPIDURAL

a medical route of administration in which a drug or contrast agent is injected into the epidural space of the spinal cord. Techniques such as epidural analgesia and epidural anesthesia employ this route of administration.