About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 55. Chapters: 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, Sacrococcygeal symphysis, Spondylosis, Spondylolysis, Pott disease, Intervertebral disc, Atlanto-axial joint, Schmorl's nodes, Discitis, Body of vertebra, Posterior sacrococcygeal ligament, Cauda equina, Ligamenta flava, 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, Nuchal ligament, Supraspinous ligament, Spondylitis, Cruciate ligament of atlas, Lumbosacral joint, Tectorial membrane of atlanto-axial joint, Sacral nerves, Interspinal ligament, Alar ligament, Anterior atlantoaxial ligament, Apical ligament of dens, Root of the mesentery, Vertebral arch, Posterior atlantoaxial ligament, Transverse foramen, Intervertebral disc space, Cervical spinal stenosis, Disc protrusion, Spondylopathy. Excerpt: Scoliosis (from Greek: skoli sis 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. Scoliosis is typically classified as either congenital (caused by vertebral anomalies present at birth), idiopathic (cause unknown, subclassified as infantile, juvenile, adolescent, or adult, according to when onset occurred), or neuromuscular (having developed as a secondary symptom of another condition, such as spina bifida, cerebral palsy...
