Recommended Web Sites

Back Pain Patient Outcomes Assessment - A report which analyzes back surgery practice variations and examines the relative effectiveness of alternate ways of diagnosing and treating low back pain.

Back Pain from the Mayo Clinic - Excellent articles on the common and uncommon causes of back pain, treatment options and daily care for your back and neck.

Back Pain - Excellent chapter from an electronic book on back pain authored by professors at several medical schools; use the buttons at the bottom of the screen to move to the different chapters on this topic.

Diagnosis and Management of Acute Low Back Pain - An excellent article from the medical journal American Family Physician.

Low Back Pain - The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons supplies this information on the causes, diagnosis and treatment of low back pain.

MEDLINEPlus: Back Pain - Information on the anatomy, physiology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of back pain linked by the National Library of Medicine.

Spine/Back Health - A quick review of the spine and low back pain from one of the doctors on NetWellness.

SpineUniverse - This web site offers quite a bit of information on all types of back and spinal problems.