Back Injuries

Anatomy/Physiology

1.	Spine American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=91&topcategory=Spin...

Clinical Trials

1.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Back Injuries National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D019567&recruiting...

Diagnosis/Symptoms

1.	Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): Spine Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/spinemr.htm




2.	MR Imaging (MRI): Musculoskeletal American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/mr_musculoskeletal.htm

Directories

1.	Find an Orthopaedist American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www6.aaos.org/memdir/public/memdir.asp

Organizations

1.	National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeleta http://www.niams.nih.gov/




2.	American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www.aaos.org/

Overviews

1.	Back Pain at Work: Strategies to Prevent Aches, Pa Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00955

Prevention/Screening

1.	Taking Care of Your Back American Physical Therapy Association http://www.apta.org/Consumer/ptandyourbody/back




2.	Lifting Safety: Tips To Help Prevent Back Injuries American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/174.xml




3.	Maintain a Healthy Back National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Services, Division of Safety http://www.nih.gov/od/ors/ds/ergonomics/wellbackhealth.html

Related Issues

1.	Shovel Snow Safely: Get the Scoop Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01398

Research

1.	Back Belts National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/backfs.html

Specific Conditions

1.	Lumbar Sprain and Strain American Association of Neurological Surgeons http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/what/patient_e/sprain.asp




2.	Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=155&topcategory=Spi...




3.	Fracture of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=299&topcategory=Spi...

Treatment

1.	Low Back Surgery American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/booklet/thr_report.cfm?thread_id=10&topcategory=s...




2.	Low Back Exercise Guide American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/booklet/view_exercise.cfm?Thread_ID=18&topcategor...




3.	Back Surgery: When Is It a Good Idea? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00305