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Degenerative disc disease happens due to deterioration of the spine’s intervertebral discs. Treatment is the best way to manage pain and improve patients' overall health.

Spinal stenosis causes a wide range of symptoms in the body. The treatment is developed based on the severity of the symptoms and individual needs of the patient.

As the spine loses its natural curves patients present with a “flatback”. If left untreated, patients will develop loss of spinal function, among other visible symptoms.

When retrolisthesis develops there is a vertebra shifting backward it can cause a range of odd symptoms. It can be treated with a proactive approach for better results.

If the vertebrae in the neck bend unnaturally, it creates issues to support the weight of the head. If it bends in the wrong direction that is a reversal of cervical lordosis.

Thoracic lordosis is a spine condition that gives a swayback appearance to the back. It is treatable and a healthy range can be accomplished if caught timely.

When the spine shows an excessive front-to-back curvature, that is referred to as kyphosis. How reversible it is will depend on the curve and if it is caught on time.

To properly treat kyphosis, regardless of the approach chosen, understanding its origins and the anatomy of its progression will always be the best way to start.

The loss of the spine’s healthy curves brings an array of conditions. Thoracic Kyphosis is one of these that can be reversed when treated proactively.

There are many different types of spinal conditions that involve developing an abnormal spinal curvature, such as lordosis, kyphosis, and scoliosis.

With the topic of swayback vs. lordosis, the former is a colloquial name given to a spinal condition medically known as ‘lordosis’ and/or ‘hyperlordosis’.

There are different abnormal curvatures a spine can develop. A kyphotic curve means the forward-rounding of the upper back and shoulders is exaggerated.

The spine’s healthy curvatures facilitate its overall health and function, but it can also develop unhealthy curves, such as an atypical cervical curvature.

Disc desiccation is a common feature of degenerative disc disease and refers to a loss of hydration in one or more of the spine’s intervertebral discs.

The spine’s curved design makes it stronger, more functional. Continue reading for a better understanding of the role of spinal curves, such as lumbar lordosis.

While human spines are naturally curved, too much of a curvature, as in hyperlordosis, can affect the overall health and biomechanics of the spine.

As such an important part of human anatomy, the spine performs many functions and can develop a number of conditions; spondylolisthesis is one such condition.

We will explore the second most common form of scoliosis, neuromuscular scoliosis, what causes it to develop, what are the symptoms, and treatment.