Medical Reference related to back pain

1. Exercises for lower back pain
   

   If you suffer from lower back pain, the NHS says people who remain active are likely to recover more quickly.

2. Lower back strain
   

   Learn more about lower back strain, which is caused by tiny tears in the muscles and ligaments that support the spinal cord.

3. Spinal cord injury and pain
   

   Get the facts about spinal cord injury, including pain, diagnosis and treatment.

4. Spinal disc problems: Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
   

   Learn about symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of spinal disc problems, such as slipped disc.

5. Ankylosing spondylitis: Causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
   

   Ankylosing spondylitis is a form of arthritis that mainly targets the spine. Over time ankylosing spondylitis can cause your spine to become stiffer, and eventually the vertebrae (bones in your spine) may fuse together.

6. Cauda equina syndrome overview
   

   BootsWebMD explains the symptoms, causes, treatments and prognosis of cauda equina syndrome.

7. Back pain: Finding help
   

   Back pain help at your fingertips.

8. Percutaneous discectomy
   

   There isn't much evidence about this type of surgery, and different studies had different results. More research is needed to know whether or not this type of surgery works. We do know that people who have this kind of surgery have a high chance of needing to have the same operation again.

9. Laser disc surgery
   

   he National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), says that the surgery can be used as a treatment for disc problems, but patients must be told that doctors are still uncertain about how well the treatment works and how safe it is.

10. Things that can go wrong when you have a discectomy
    

    Problems can happen if you have standard surgery for a slipped disc: the surgical wound on your back may become infected, the nerves that come out of your spine can be damaged, the sheath that surrounds your spinal cord might be damaged during surgery, it is also possible, but rare, for your blood vessels to become damaged during surgery.