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Low Back Pain
Degenerative Conditions
Injuries
Spinal Cord Injuries
Sports Injuries
Whiplash
Infections and Tumors
Scoliosis
Back Pain and Emotional Distress
Injuries
Spinal Cord Injuries
The spinal column contains and protects the spinal cord. Some injuries to the spine affect only the spinal column while others affect the spinal cord and nerve roots.
Sports Injuries
Sports-related spine injuries among adult and young athletes can include stingers, muscular strains, ligament sprains, spondylolysis, spondylolysthesis, Scheuermann's disease or disc injury.
Whiplash & Whiplash Associated Disorder
Whiplash is most commonly caused by a motor vehicle accident. The main symptom is neck pain; other symptoms may be associated.