Health and Medical Guide to Functions and Dysfunctions of the Brain and Nervous System Back Pain Health information topics about Back Pain: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Spine American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=91&topcategory=Spin... Children 1. Backpacks Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/school_stuff/backpack.html 2. Backpack Safety Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/home/backpack.html 3. Back Pain in Children National Pain Foundation http://www.painconnection.org/MyTreatment/articles/Back_Children.asp Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Back Pain National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D001416&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Lower Back Pain American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/531.xml Directories 1. Find an Orthopaedist American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www6.aaos.org/memdir/public/memdir.asp Health Check Tools 1. Test Your Back Health IQ American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation http://www.aapmr.org/condtreat/lbpquiz/lbpquiz.htm National Institutes of Health 1. Back Pain National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/backpain/backpain.htm 2. Low Back Pain National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/backpain/detail_backpain.htm Organizations 1. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeleta http://www.niams.nih.gov/ 2. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www.aaos.org/ 3. American Chiropractic Association http://www.acatoday.com/ 4. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and S http://www.ninds.nih.gov/ Overviews 1. Low Back Pain American Association of Neurological Surgeons http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/what/patient_e/low.asp 2. Back Pain Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00171 Prevention/Screening 1. Taking Care of Your Back American Physical Therapy Association http://www.apta.org/Consumer/ptandyourbody/back 2. Maintaining a Healthy Back with Exercise and Rest National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/od/ors/ds/ergonomics/backstrength.html 3. Low Back Pain: Tips on Pain Relief and Prevention American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/117.xml 4. Don't Let Housework Be a Pain in Your Back American Chiropractic Association http://www.amerchiro.org/media/tips/housework.shtml Rehabilitation/Recovery 1. Household Chores to Build Functional Fitness American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation http://www.aapmr.org/condtreat/pain/hsehold.htm 2. Low Back Exercise Guide American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/booklet/view_exercise.cfm?Thread_ID=18&topcategor... Related Issues 1. Secret of Good Posture American Physical Therapy Association http://www.apta.org/Consumer/ptandyourbody/posture 2. Repetitive Motion Disorders National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/repetitive_motion/repetitive_motion.htm 3. Lifting Techniques for Home Caregivers American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=6&topcategory=Gener... Research 1. Acupuncture for the Treatment of Low Back Pain American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/8/I-76 2. Best Types of Exercise for Low Back Pain American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/9/I-72 3. Exercise for Low Back Pain American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/9/I-71 Specific Conditions 1. Types of Back Pain National Pain Foundation http://www.painconnection.org/MyTreatment/articles/Back_Types.asp 2. Lumbar Sprain and Strain American Association of Neurological Surgeons http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/what/patient_e/sprain.asp 3. Back Pain: Uncommon Causes Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00297 4. Back Pain at Work: Strategies to Prevent Aches, Pa Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00955 Teenagers 1. Backpack Basics Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/school/backpack.html Treatment 1. Back Surgery: When Is It a Good Idea? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00305 2. FDA Approves Artificial Disc; Another Alternative Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2004/ANS01320.html 3. IDET (Intradiscal Electrothermal Annuloplasty) American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=339&topcategory=Spi... 4. Low Back Surgery American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/booklet/thr_report.cfm?thread_id=10&topcategory=s... 5. Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF) Proc slp 3D http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=133 Women 1. Back Pain during Pregnancy North American Spine Society http://www.spine.org/articles/backpain_pregnancy.cfm 2. Preventing Back Pain: Tips for New Moms American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=338&topcategory=Spi...   Recommended Resources: [CaRP] Can't open cache file. [CaRP] Unable to create/open RSS cache file. [CaRP] Failed to open file: /home/brainand/public_html/carp/autocache/f60627ca1db8c2ae253c816eedcd460e [CaRP] Can't open remote newsfeed.