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Bone Spurs (Osteophytes) and Back Pain
This site provides very thorough information regarding bone spurs. It is part of the spine-health.com portal, who's goal is, “…to provide users with a comprehensive, highly informative and useful resource for understanding, preventing, and seeking appropriate treatment for back and neck pain and related conditions” It aims to educate patients through peer reviewed material. Everyday language is used to describe what osteophytes are, as well as related conditions and symptoms. It has been included in this section, as bone spurs often occur in those with spinal stenosis.
Lumbar and Cervical Spinal Stenosis
At this site, a complete discussion of spinal stenosis is provided. The chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of California prepared it. It includes descriptions of the various techniques used to diagnose this disorder and discussion regarding surgical and non-surgical treatment options.
Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis: A Common Cause of Back and Leg Pain
This page is provided by The American Academy of Family Physicians. It is a general overview of spinal stenosis and its relation to back and leg pain. Information is not in depth and is provided in very simple terms.
Orthospine Medical Topics – Spinal Stenosis
“An educational site developed for the understanding of spinal problems.” The spinal stenosis page contains information on the anatomy of stenosis including diagrams for easy comprehension. There is also a link provided for some frequently asked questions about the disorder. Moderately in depth information is provided and this is a good starting point for learning more about spinal stenosis.
Questions and Answers About Spinal Stenosis
Presented by the National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), this page provides thirteen questions and answers about spinal stenosis, including questions about treatment options and their related risk factors, long-term outcomes and research that is ongoing by NIAMS.
Spinal Stenosis
This site is provided through Medline Plus, from the U.S. National Library of Medicine. The information provided includes an extensive “Questions and Answers” section on spinal stenosis, the anatomy of the spine, clinical trials, treatment information, directories of both neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons, a list of organizations relevant to spinal stenosis, and a number of documents on specific aspects of the disorder.
Spinal Stenosis
An About.com weekly feature on spinal stenosis. This page provides answers to the following: “what is spinal stenosis?”, “who gets spinal stenosis?”, “what causes spinal stenosis?”, “what are other causes of spinal stenosis?”, “what are the symptoms of spinal stenosis?”, “how is spinal stenosis diagnosed?”, and “what is the treatment for spinal stenosis?”. The information provided is moderately in depth and contains diagrams for easier understanding. There are excessive links to other topics and sponsors of the web site making the page difficult to navigate.
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