Related Conditions

Providence Regional Spine Services

  • Back and neck pain

    Most people have back and neck pain from time to time. Some people have ongoing pain that gets in the way of their everyday activities. Either way, ou...
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  • Sciatica

    Sciatica is pain caused by irritation or pressure against the nerve roots of the sciatic nerve. People with sciatica usually have a shooting pain down...
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  • Herniated disk

    The bones (vertebrae) that form the spine in your back are cushioned by small, spongy disks. When these disks are healthy, they act as shock absorbers...
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  • Degenerative disc disease

    Degenerative disk disease (DDD) is not really a disease but a term used to describe the normal changes of the disks in the spine as a person ages. The...
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  • Spinal stenosis

    Spinal stenosis is the narrowing of the spinal canal caused by excessive bone growth, thickening of tissue in the canal (such as ligaments or cartilag...
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  • Scoliosis

    Scoliosis is a problem with the curve in your spine. Some curves in your spine are normal. But a few people have spines that make a large curve from...
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  • Compression fractures

    A compression fracture occurs when an injury to a spinal bone (vertebra) causes it to fracture and collapse (compress). A weakened vertebra may coll...
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  • Spondylosis

    Spondylosis is degeneration of the spine....
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  • Spondylolisthesis

    Spondylolysis is a defect or fracture of one or both of the wing-shaped parts of a vertebra. These "wings" help keep the vertebrae in place....
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  • Chiari malformation

    Arnold-Chiari malformation is a rare malformation of the brain that is sometimes, but not always, apparent at birth. It is characterized by abnormal...
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  • Spinal cord injury

    A spinal cord injury is damage to the spinal cord. The spinal cord is a soft bundle of nerves that extends from the base of the brain to the lower bac...
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  • Headaches

    Headaches are one of the most common pain-related health problems in both children and adults. You may have a headache along with another minor heal...
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