NeuroTalk Support Groups

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- Spinal Disorders & Back Pain (https://www.neurotalk.org/spinal-disorders-and-back-pain/)

- - Useful Sites (https://www.neurotalk.org/spinal-disorders-and-back-pain/171-useful-sites.html)

googled spine images = if you click on the picture it will take you to the website and more info.

cervical spine-
http://images.google.com/images?svnu...e+&btnG=Search

thoracic spine http://images.google.com/images?svnu...e+&btnG=Search

lumbar spine -
http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...=Search+Images

sacrum & coccyx -
http://images.google.com/images?svnu...yx&btnG=Search

Video of Examination of the Cervical Spine by James Farmer, MD, Spinal Surgeon at HSS

Video of Examination of the Cervical Spine by James Farmer, MD, Spinal Surgeon at HSS
http://www.hss.edu/professional-conditions_13653.asp

Neck and Shoulder Conditions for the Primary Care Physician: Cervical Spine Exam
Exam videos
James C. Farmer, MD
Assistant Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery

Assistant Professor of Othropedic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

In this video presentation, James C. Farmer, MD, demonstrates a general physical examination of the cervical spine.

Please click the video icon to the right to view the video.
(Windows Media format, 9 min, 03 sec)
Video may take several minutes to load.

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/pi...pictureid=5102

You might need to make the page larger to read it (CTRL +), or save it to your hard drive and re size it for future reference .

Tapping into controversial back surgeries

This article/video includes a downloadable database (MS Excel Spreadsheet) of spine surgeons in the US with statistical information. It should be of value to anyone contemplating surgery and looking for information about their prospective surgeon(s).

Quote:

For this six month investigation, CBS News exclusively obtained part of a government database. We asked for, among other things, the number of spinal fusions each doctor in the country billed to Medicare from 2011-2012, under codes most commonly used for "degenerative" conditions that cause lower back pain. We put the entire database online and made it easily searchable by the public. We also provided guidance on how to interpret it and details about how it was compiled.

Tapping into controversial back surgeries

Doc

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Originally Posted by Dr. Smith (Post 1070672)

Along with surgeons in US info; another post I found really informative was a post by GJZH on 10/01/06 with definitions for new people: PLIF, ALIF & TLIF. I already had L4-5 laminectomy fusion with instrumentation in 2006. I was amazed seeing the x-ray of the 58 year old woman that showed the instrumentation, etc. at the L4-5 level. That x-ray looked almost identical to the one I had post fusion.

Also found quite interesting and informative was a post by Jo*mar of 12/2/2010 showing spine from C1 thru L5, including sacrum & coccyx. I myself, learned for the first time the definition of L4 and L5. Again, this would be especially good info for all those contemplating fusion surgery.

Gerry