Spine. Conditions

The research into the environmental causes of scoliosis continues, and while there are some provocative findings, the connections between a medication, a drug, or environmental factors are not established clearly yet. Read More

Polio was one of the most common neurological causes of scoliosis. Certainly, in the ’30s, ’40s, and ’50s, when the great epidemics of polio occurred, there were more children with scoliosis. Now there are many of those polio patients in clinics with adult scoliosis as a result of their paralytic condition. Read More

Children can get scoliosis as a result of a spinal cord injury/trauma or as a result of a degenerative neurological condition that affects some unfortunate children. Often, kids who’ve either had a car accident or a motorcycle accident or some other trauma are treated. And as a result of a loss of normal muscle control […] Read More

Some experts believe that genetics play an important part in causing Scoliosis. It’s a result of the expression of multiple genes, but it has something that’s called variable penetrance, meaning that in each generation variability in how strongly the genes are expressed — specifically how severe the curve appears. A valid question to ask is: […] Read More

This question occurs very often. Scoliosis is a disorder of the spine where the vertebrae rotate, creating a spinal curve either in the upper or the lower back. Read More

There are several types of spinal cord injuries that can affect the lumbar spine: Sacralization Where lumbarization is the presence of an extra bone in the lumbar spinal column due to the failure of the first and second sacral spine to fuse, sacralization is the fusing of the L5 vertebra with the sacral spine. This […] Read More

The most common causes of spinal cord injuries at the lumbar level are: Motor vehicle accidents; Trauma; Falls; Birth defect; Degeneration; Osteoporosis. Read More

Injuries to the lumbar spine are severe but not life-threatening. Early treatment is important to the prognosis of lumbar spinal cord damage. Patients with a lumbar spinal cord injury can be independent and care for their own mobility and hygienic needs. Many patients are able to maneuver around in their manual wheelchair and may even […] Read More

While most people have only five lumbar vertebrae, there are cases where someone could have an extra lumbar vertebra. This is called lumbarization. It is usually the result of the first and second parts of the sacrum failing to fuse, creating an extra bone in the spinal column. In the majority of cases, this condition […] Read More

An injury that affects the C1 vertebrae is often referred to as an upper cervical spinal injury. If the cervical spine injury is a fracture that affects the anterior and posterior arches of the C1 vertebra, it is commonly referred to as an Atlas fracture (because the C1 vertebra is known as the Atlas) or […] Read More