http://backandneck.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Back & Neck Pain GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-05-07T21:58:42Z hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://backandneck.about.com/b/2008/05/08/a-core-reason-for-strengthening-your-abs.htm Illustration: ADAM Strong, functional ab muscles are a cornerstone to maintaining a healthy back – any back doctor, physical therapist, fitness trainer or chiropractor will tell you that. But being... http://backandneck.about.com/b/2008/05/08/a-core-reason-for-strengthening-your-abs.htm 2008-05-08T16:58:15Z http://backandneck.about.com/b/2008/05/07/the-botox-standard.htm Photo: Luis Alvarez A few months ago, I blogged about an FDA safety warning for the use of Botox to treat spasticity in children. Since that time the American Academy... http://backandneck.about.com/b/2008/05/07/the-botox-standard.htm 2008-05-07T21:58:42Z http://backandneck.about.com/b/2008/05/06/watch-out-for-vertebral-artery-injury.htm One rare complication of neck surgery is called vertebral artery injury (VAI). According to a journal report published in the April 1, 2008 edition of Spine Journal, certain procedures... http://backandneck.about.com/b/2008/05/06/watch-out-for-vertebral-artery-injury.htm 2008-05-06T11:58:22Z http://backandneck.about.com/b/2008/05/01/neurosurgery-awareness-week.htm Photo: Adam Ciesielski Today marks the last day of Neurosurgery Awareness Week, and the end of a week long annual meeting for neurosurgeons in Chicago, Illinois. The meeting was hosted... http://backandneck.about.com/b/2008/05/01/neurosurgery-awareness-week.htm 2008-05-01T21:58:08Z http://backandneck.about.com/b/2008/04/29/acute-into-chronic-back-pain.htm There is a difference between acute and chronic pain. There is also potential for relationship between the two. Symptoms of acute low back pain are often nearly the... http://backandneck.about.com/b/2008/04/29/acute-into-chronic-back-pain.htm 2008-04-29T17:14:19Z http://backandneck.about.com/b/2008/04/26/back-problems-percentages-and-numbers.htm Most experts sources estimate that around 80% of Americans will experience back pain at some point in their lives. Fortunately for many, the bulk of such problems are musculoskeletal... http://backandneck.about.com/b/2008/04/26/back-problems-percentages-and-numbers.htm 2008-04-26T09:58:04Z http://backandneck.about.com/b/2008/04/15/frida-khalo-the-spine-as-a-crumbling-column.htm Frida Kahlo(Mexican, 1907-1954) The Broken Column, 1944 Oil on canvas 15 11/16 x 12 in.(40 x 30.5 cm) Collection Museo Dolores Olmedo PatiñoMexico City © 2007 Banco de MéxicoDiego Rivera &Frida Kahlo Museums Trust Recently, I... http://backandneck.about.com/b/2008/04/15/frida-khalo-the-spine-as-a-crumbling-column.htm 2008-04-15T15:58:29Z http://backandneck.about.com/b/2008/04/05/spinal-flexibility-with-yoga.htm Interested in limbering up your spine? Here's a free E-Course that can help you adapt a yoga program to your back problem.... http://backandneck.about.com/b/2008/04/05/spinal-flexibility-with-yoga.htm 2008-04-05T10:58:12Z http://backandneck.about.com/b/2008/03/30/spinal-cord-injury-resources.htm People who injure their spinal cords are thrown into a new world with what is probably, to them, a very negative future staring them in the face. It may be... http://backandneck.about.com/b/2008/03/30/spinal-cord-injury-resources.htm 2008-03-30T12:58:20Z http://backandneck.about.com/b/2008/03/25/vertebroplasty-surgery-for-spinal-fracture.htm Illustration: ADAM Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are two minimally invasive spine surgeries commonly used to treat compression fractures of the vertebrae. While spinal fractures can be extremely painful, these surgeries are... http://backandneck.about.com/b/2008/03/25/vertebroplasty-surgery-for-spinal-fracture.htm 2008-03-25T17:58:28Z