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Causes/Treatments
There are two different types of back and neck pain, acute and chronic. Acute pain has a sudden onset and can be caused by trauma, arthritis, fractures, infections around the spine and internal organ disease and cancer. Chronic back pain lasts for months with no relief and can have a myriad of causes.
The following are some of the most common causes and diagnoses of back pain and neck pain:
Mechanical Disorders
Degenerative Disc Disease, Facet Arthropathy, Failed Back Syndrome (FBS), Herniated Discs, Myelopathy, Spondylolisthesis, Spondylolysis, Stenosis and Strains and Sprains
Developmental Disorders
Sacral Agenesis, Scheuermann's Kyphosis and Scoliosis
Inflammatory and Infectious Disorders
Ankylosing Spondylitis, Arachnoiditis, Discitis, Osteoporosis and Sacroiliitis
Tumors
Benign and Malignant
Trauma
Fractures, Ligamentous Injuries and
Musculoskeletal Injuries
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