About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 61. Chapters: Vertebral column, Subluxation, Back pain, Scoliosis, Spinal disc herniation, Lumbar spinal stenosis, Spinal cord, Rhizotomy, Coccyx, Scheuermann's disease, Cervical vertebrae, Thoracic vertebrae, Vertebroplasty, Degenerative disc disease, Sacrum, Coccydynia, Tessys method, Trapezius muscle, Meninges, Sacrococcygeal symphysis, Spondylosis, Discoid meniscus, Spondylolysis, Dorsal root ganglion, Pott disease, Intervertebral disc, Atlanto-axial joint, Schmorl's nodes, Discitis, Body of vertebra, Posterior sacrococcygeal ligament, Cauda equina, Ligamenta flava, Posterior root of spinal nerve, Anterior sacrococcygeal ligament, Posterior longitudinal ligament, Spinal canal, Zygapophysial joint, Lumbar provocative discography, Transverse ligament of atlas, Posterior mediastinum, Functional spinal unit, Anterior longitudinal ligament, Spinal tumor, Annulus fibrosus disci intervertebralis, Nuchal ligament, Levatores costarum muscles, Supraspinous ligament, Interspinales muscles, Anterior root of spinal nerve, Dimples of Venus, Spondylitis, Cruciate ligament of atlas, Lumbosacral joint, Sacral dimple, Tectorial membrane of atlanto-axial joint, Sacral nerves, Interspinal ligament, Alar ligament, Anterior atlantoaxial ligament, Marginal nucleus of spinal cord, Apical ligament of dens, Root of the mesentery, Vertebral arch, Posterior atlantoaxial ligament, Transverse foramen, Intervertebral disc space, Lateral costotransverse ligament, Cervical spinal stenosis, Disc protrusion, Spondylopathy. Excerpt: Scoliosis (from Greek: skoliōsis meaning from skolios, "crooked") is a medical condition in which a person's spine is curved from side to side. Although it is a complex three-dimensional deformity, on an X-ray, viewed from the rear, the spine of an individual with scoliosis may look more like an "S" or a "C" than a straight line. Sc...