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N. B. Times until return to full duty will vary with severity of back pain and type of work and are typical for ages 35 to 55 ye ...

Pain, numbness and tingling occur in both legs especially while walking or standing. Standing and walking narrows the spinal can ...

lumbar region while twisting, stooping or coughing. He is unable to move. The acute pain gradually lessens in severity, but afte ...

to develop spondylolisthesis. Unlike most other types of back pain which affect the elderly, spondylolisthesis is often found in ...

You may also notice that as far as weightlifting is concerned, you should lift only a quarter of what you normally lift at the s ...

In classic sciatica, the pain originates in the buttock and radiates down the back or side of the thigh to the calf and foot. Ti ...

Scoliosis Scoliosis is an abnormal lateral (side-to-side) curvature of the spine with rotation (twisting) of the vertebrae withi ...

Risk Factors for Osteoporosis Increases with age Most common in women over the age of 50. Bone loss is much more rapid in the 5 ...

Summary of main preventive measures After the first time you have had low back pain, you are likely to have it again. To help ke ...

posture is very severe, the nerves of the spine can become compressed, which can cause severe back pain. The head being forward ...

The syndrome has colloquially been referred to as “wallet sciatica” since a wallet carried in a rear hip pocket will compress th ...

Cauda equina syndrome is sometimes caused by a herniated disc that breaks open (ruptures) into the center of the spinal canal an ...

 Talk to your boss to see if there are other ways you can do your work.  Don't depend on a "back belt" or corset to protect yo ...

Tumors of the spine Multiple Myeloma This is a fatal tumor of the bone marrow occurring in the elderly. The tumor arises in cert ...

Begin with low stress aerobic activities to improve general stamina (walking, riding a bicycle, swimming and jogging). Exercises ...

Non spinal complications – redness and pain in the eyes and blurring of vision and decreased expansion of chest when breathing – ...

common, more so if the endometriotic implants embed in the back wall of the pelvis. In addition, adhesions (thickened fibrous ti ...

EPILOGUE You may well ask after wading through this book – “OK, so what’s the big deal? I already know most of this stuff.” That ...

is based upon the symptoms. The most widely accepted set of criteria was elaborated in 1990 by the American College of Rheumatol ...

h. Kidney stones i. Menstrual pain j. Pelvic inflammatory disease Summary In this chapter, we have covered the chief pathologica ...