Fusion is a surgical technique in which one or more of the vertebrae of the spine are united together (“fused”) so that motion no longer occurs between them.

This animation describes spinal stenosis, a condition in which degenerative changes in the spine lead to pain and weakness in the back and legs.

For patients with degenerative spinal conditions, one cause of their back pain may be synovial cysts.

A spinal tumor is an abnormal growth of tissue. The tumor’s cells may multiply slowly or very quickly.

Spinal refers to the spine. Stenosis is a medical term used to describe a condition where a normal-size opening has become narrow.

Spinal fractures occur when an injury is sustained to the spine resulting in a break or disruption of the spinal vertebrae or the attached ligaments.

Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has become a standard of care for people with chronic back and neck pain.

A spinal fracture is when you break a bone in your spine—that's the basic definition.

Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) is an option for treating complex low back, neck or related leg or arm pain when other treatments, including surgery, have failed to significantly improve the symptoms, or when the risks of surgery may outweigh the potential benefits.

It’s not how much you lift, it’s how well you lift.