SPINE PROBLEMS

Kyphosis

• Angular curvature of the spine pointing backward, usually situated in the thoracic region and involving a number of vertebrae.

Pott’s Disease

• Tuberculosis of the spine.

Sciatica

• Pain sensation which radiates down the sciatic nerve into the posterior thigh and leg.

Scoliosis

• Lateral curvature of the spine.

Slipped Disc

• Rupture of one of the pads of the cartilage that acts as shock absorbers between the spinal vertebrae. Or out-pouching of a disc.

Spondylolisthesis (Slipped Vertebrae)

• Forward displacement of one vertebra over another, usually the fifth lumbar over the sacrum or the fourth lumbar vertebra over the fifth.

Torticollis (Wry Neck)

• A spasmodic turning of the head to one side due to jerky contractions of the large muscle of the neck.

Whiplash Injury

• Injury of the surrounding tissues of the cervical spine( neck region) caused by head jerks backward and forward or sudden and powerful force.

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