Back Pain

Anatomy/Physiology

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

Children

1.	Backpacks Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/school_stuff/backpack.html




2.	Backpack Safety Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/home/backpack.html




3.	Back Pain in Children National Pain Foundation http://www.painconnection.org/MyTreatment/articles/Back_Children.asp

Clinical Trials

1.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Back Pain National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D001416&recruiting...

Diagnosis/Symptoms

1.	Lower Back Pain American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/531.xml

Directories

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

Health Check Tools

1.	Test Your Back Health IQ American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation http://www.aapmr.org/condtreat/lbpquiz/lbpquiz.htm

National Institutes of Health

1.	Back Pain National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/backpain/backpain.htm




2.	Low Back Pain National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/backpain/detail_backpain.htm

Organizations

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




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




3.	American Chiropractic Association http://www.acatoday.com/




4.	National Institute of Neurological Disorders and S http://www.ninds.nih.gov/

Overviews

1.	Low Back Pain American Association of Neurological Surgeons http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/what/patient_e/low.asp




2.	Back Pain Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00171

Prevention/Screening

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




2.	Maintaining a Healthy Back with Exercise and Rest National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/od/ors/ds/ergonomics/backstrength.html




3.	Low Back Pain: Tips on Pain Relief and Prevention American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/117.xml




4.	Don't Let Housework Be a Pain in Your Back American Chiropractic Association http://www.amerchiro.org/media/tips/housework.shtml

Rehabilitation/Recovery

1.	Household Chores to Build Functional Fitness American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation http://www.aapmr.org/condtreat/pain/hsehold.htm




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

Related Issues

1.	Secret of Good Posture American Physical Therapy Association http://www.apta.org/Consumer/ptandyourbody/posture




2.	Repetitive Motion Disorders National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/repetitive_motion/repetitive_motion.htm




3.	Lifting Techniques for Home Caregivers American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=6&topcategory=Gener...

Research

1.	Acupuncture for the Treatment of Low Back Pain American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/8/I-76




2.	Best Types of Exercise for Low Back Pain American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/9/I-72




3.	Exercise for Low Back Pain American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/9/I-71

Specific Conditions

1.	Types of Back Pain National Pain Foundation http://www.painconnection.org/MyTreatment/articles/Back_Types.asp




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




3.	Back Pain: Uncommon Causes Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00297




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

Teenagers

1.	Backpack Basics Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/school/backpack.html

Treatment

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




2.	FDA Approves Artificial Disc; Another Alternative Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2004/ANS01320.html




3.	IDET (Intradiscal Electrothermal Annuloplasty) American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=339&topcategory=Spi...




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




5.	Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF) Proc slp 3D http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=133

Women

1.	Back Pain during Pregnancy North American Spine Society http://www.spine.org/articles/backpain_pregnancy.cfm




2.	Preventing Back Pain: Tips for New Moms American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=338&topcategory=Spi...