Consumer Resource Center

• Acupuncture
• Acute Low Back Pain
• Bone Graft Alternatives
• Cervical Stenosis & Myelopathy
• Chronic Low Back Pain
• Discectomy 
• Discography
• Electrodiagnostic Testing
• Exercise: The Backbone of Spine Health
• Fusion 
• Herbal Supplements: Natural Doesn't Always Mean Safe
• Herniated Cervical Disc
• Herniated Lumbar Disc
• Laminectomy or Laminotomy
• Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
• Lumbar Zygapophysial (Facet) Joint Injections
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• NSAIDS
• Open Discectomy
• Osteoporosis
• Radiographic Assessment for Back Pain
• Scoliosis, Adolescent Idiopathic
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Spinal Fusion
• Spinal Infections
• Spinal Injections
• Spinal Tumors
• Spondylolysis & Spondylolisthesis
• Sports Injuries
• Stenosis, Lumbar Spinal
• Stingers
• Treatment of Young Athletes
• Whiplash & Whiplash Associated Disorders 

• Know Your Back!
• Back Quiz For Women
• Seven Back Pain Warning Signs
• Back Pain Risk Scale
• Are You at Risk for Osteoporosis?

• Back Pain Basics
• Preventing Back Pack Injuries
• Spine Fitness
• Ten Tips for a Healthy Back
• Back Pain in Pregnancy
• Exercises for a Healthy Back
• Strength Training for the Elderly

New Technologies

• Artificial Discs
• Bone Morphogenetic Protein
• Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET)
• Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation

Patient Safety

• Patient Safety: Tips to Help You Safeguard Your Health
• AHRQ Patient Fact Sheet: Five Steps to Safer Health Care
• AHRQ Patient Tip Sheet: How to Protect Yourself and Your Family from Medical Errors! 

Free Brochures and Handouts 

• Patient Advocacy
• Legislative Action Center
• Spine Advocates