Table of Contents

Part I: Spine Health

• Chapter 1. Acute, Chronic, and Recurring: A Quick Tour of Neck & Back Pain

• Chapter 2. The Nature of Pain and How It Is Treated

• Chapter 3. Keeping the Spine Healthy: Ergonomics for Life

• Chapter 4. Renewal without Surgery: Schools of Therapy

• Chapter 5. Anatomy 101: From Bones, Disks, & Joints To Mind, Muscles, & Nerves

• Chapter 6. Disks, Spurs, Stenosis; Slippage, and Osteoporosis

• Chapter 7. Spinal Symptoms: Where Does That Pain Come From?

• Chapter 8. Accidents of the Embryo: Spina Bifida and Variations at Birth

• Chapter 9. Medical Imaging & Diagnostic Tests: X-Rays, Electrons, & Magnetic Spin

• Chapter 10. Recovery and Repair in the Nerves and Spinal Cord

Part II: Spine Surgery

• Chapter 11. Without an Incision: Percutaneous Procedures for Diagnosis & Treatment

• Chapter 12. Surgery: Before, During, & After – Common Elements You Should Know About

• Chapter 13. Surgery to Take Pressure off the Nerves

• Chapter 14. Surgery Inside the Spinal Dural Lining

• Chapter 15. Spine Carpentry: History & Principles of Rebuilding the Broken Spine

• Chapter 16. Fixing the Cervical Spine: Surgical Approaches for the Neck

• Chapter 17. Thoracic Spine Operations: The Surgical Approaches to Mid – & Upper Back Problems

• Chapter 18. Lumbar Implants & Fusion: Major Surgeries for the Low Back

• Chapter 19. Genes, Designer Proteins & Biomaterials: The Role of Biotechnology in Spinal Surgery

• Chapter 20. Risks, Outcomes, and Choices

• Chapter 21. Recovery after Surgery

• Chapter 22. Health Insurance and the Cost of Surgery