Open discectomy is the most common surgical treatment for ruptured or herniated discs of the lumbar spine.

Lumbago is a seldom used term to mean mild to severe low back pain.

If you’ve ever had lower back pain stop you from doing what you want, you’re not alone.

Almost everyone will experience low back pain at some point in their lives. This pain can vary from mild to severe.

A laminectomy, or removal of the lamina, provides access to the inside of the spinal canal, and allows more room to remove a herniated disc or to open up a tight nerve hole (foramen).

Laminoplasty is a surgical technique for the cervical spine, which gives more room to the spinal cord in the neck when it is compressed by disc material, bone spurs, or ligaments.

Even though hyperkyphosis is the term for an abnormal curve, doctors tend to use "kyphosis” for both normal and abnormal curvature.

Kyphosis is a spinal disorder in which an excessive outward curve of the spine results in an abnormal rounding of the upper back.

Baastrup’s sign is known by other names including, Baastrup’s syndrome, Baastrup’s disease, Kissing spine syndrome or interspinous bursitis.

This article provides answers to questions parents and their children often have when first diagnosed with scoliosis, including information about causes, screenings and current research.