Back Surgery

 
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Back surgery is the use of surgical intervention to stabilize the vertebra in the spine or to relieve pressure on the nerves of the spine. Back pain is one of the most common of human complaints. Most people will suffer from a back problem at least once in their life. Most of these problems stem from spasms in the large muscles of the back, often caused by over-stretching the muscle during activity, or by poor posture over a long period of time, such as sitting at a work station and bending forward. Most back problems result in pain to the lumbar, or lower, portion of the back, right above the hips.About 95 percent of back pain problems ... MORE



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Many back problems muscular, not skeletal

Many back problems muscular, not skeletal

Back surgery alternatives are being sought and embraced by surgeons because the great majority of ba...

Back procedure still popular despite poor study findings

Back procedure still popular despite poor study findings

Studies have recently found that vertebroplasty – a type of back surgery in which cement is in...

   




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