Spine Education

Back Basics

Knowing the parts of your spine and how they're put together - and what can go wrong - can help you understand your diagnosis and treatment options. It can also help you protect your spine in the future.

• Back Basics

Pain Management

Pain in your back or neck pain is common, and many different conditions and injuries can cause it. Most pain is temporary, but it can reoccur.

• Pain Management

Patient Resources

Many resources exist to assist you as you learn more about your spinal disorder and the various treatment options.

Intermountain Healthcare Resources

• Intermountain Healthcare Spine Care Guide

Non-surgical Procedures Fact Sheets

• Trigger Point Injections
• Sacroiliac (SI) Joint Injections
• Discogram
• Radiofrequency Rhizotomy (RF)

Surgical Procedures Fact Sheets

• Microdiscectomy
• Laminotomy (Decompression)
• Spinal Fusion
• Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)

Additional Spine Websites

• North American Spine Society
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons
• AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves
• International Spine Intervention Society
• National Association of Spine Specialists
• Americian Chronic Pain Association
• American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
• American Pain Society