Back Injuries

• Latest News
• Spine Fracturing Worse Right After Cement Repair (10/21/2004, Reuters Health)

• Overviews
• Keeping Your Back Healthy at Work (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Muscle, Bone and Back Injuries (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)

• Anatomy/Physiology
• Spine (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): Spine (Radiological Society of North America)
• MR Imaging (MRI): Musculoskeletal (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)

• Treatment
• Back Surgery: When Is It a Good Idea? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Low Back Exercise Guide (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Low Back Surgery (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Vertebroplasty (Radiological Society of North America)

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Back Injuries (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Fracture of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Lumbar Sprain and Strain (American Association of Neurological Surgeons)
• Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

• Prevention/Screening
• Back Belts (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Back Injury Prevention (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
• Back Pain (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish
• Maintain a Healthy Back (National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Services, Division of Safety)

• Coping
• Safety Tips for Farming with a Back Injury or Back Problem (Easter Seals, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)

• Related Issues
• Shovel Snow Safely: Get the Scoop (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Research
• Complications Related to the Use of Bone Cement in Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty Procedures (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)

• Directories
• Find an Orthopaedist (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

• Organizations
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
  Also available in: Spanish

• Children
• Backpack Safety (Nemours Foundation)