Monthly Archives: July 2010

Know Your Back: Back Pain Causes: Degeneration

Greetings! I will say “Back Pain” and I am absolutely certain that your reaction will be” I know about it….. Through personal experience obviously!” The truth is back pain, like tooth decay and the common cold, is an affliction that … Continue reading

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“Back 2 Work” seminar at Calsoft Inc., Pune

Pune, Maharashtra,   July 23, 2010.   In an endeavor to create awareness about alarmingly increasing Neck, Back and Joint related problems in IT Sector, Spinalogy Clinic conducted a “Back 2 Work” seminar at Calsoft Inc. campus at Baner road, Pune.   The seminar was … Continue reading

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Know Your Back: The Backbone – Vertebrae

The spinal column is composed of 33 vertebrae, which are distributed as: Cervical vertebrae – 7 Thoracic vertebrae – 12 Lumbar vertebrae – 5 Sacrum – 5 Coccyx – 4 The vertebrae from the cervical, thoracic and lumbar are distinct … Continue reading

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A Painful Journey !!!

Pune is city known for its dense traffic of two wheelers. As common as the riders, is the riding related back and neck pain. A rider trying to find comfort on his bike seat and stretching and twisting to relieve … Continue reading

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It’s Raining: and my Back hurts!

It is an age old and established belief that weather change or weather conditions affect joint pain. This is particularly true regarding storms and other major weather events. The tennis star Monica Seles had mentioned about her stab injury reacting … Continue reading

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Know Your Back: The Backbone – an Introduction (3)

Welcome to the Spinalogy blog! The spine is supported and stabilised through a variety of mechanisms. The spinal architecture itself is a part of the stabilisation mechanism. In the transition to being bipedal, the spine had to be stabilised against … Continue reading

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Know Your Back: The Backbone – an Introduction (2)

Welcome to the Spinalogy Blog! The intervertebral disc has been the focus of investigations and treatment, particularly surgery, in back pain. It is a structure that is responsible for load bearing and shock absorption and hence is extremely prone to … Continue reading

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Know Your Back: The Backbone – an Introduction (1)

Welcome to the Spinalogy blog! The most important function, the major role of the spinal column is to protect the spinal cord. The very existence of the backbone is to throw a protective ring around the spinal cord. This all … Continue reading

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Know Your Back: Back Structures – an Overview (contd.)

Welcome back to the Spinalogy blog! The spine is a reverse S-shaped structure divided into various regions curved opposite to each other. The regions are curved to mirror each other to maintain a symmetry that results into an almost straight column. … Continue reading

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Know Your Back: Back Structures – an Overview

Greetings from the team of Spinalogy clinic! Welcome to the Spinalogy blog! Today, we are starting with a series of blogs on “Know Your Back”. This is the first blog in this series. Our backbone- the spine is a fascinating … Continue reading

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