Common Conditions	All Conditions
Degenerative Disc Disease Facet Arthritis Failed Back Surgery Herniated Disc Spinal Stenosis Sprains and Strains Spondylolisthesis	Black Disc Bone Spurs Bulging Disc Central Spinal Stenosis Curvature of the Spine Degenerative Disc Disease Desiccated Disc Facet Arthritis Failed Back Surgery Flat Back Foraminal Stenosis Herniated Disc Inflamed Disc Joint Out of Place Lateral Recess Stenosis Myelopathy Neurogenic Claudication Pinched Nerve Pulled Muscle Radiculopathy Ruptured Disc Sciatica Segmental Dysfunction Shifted Spine Slipped Disc Slipped Vertebrae Spinal Instability Spinal Stenosis Spondylolisthesis Spondylosis Sprains and Strains Stiff Back Thrown Back Trigger Point

Non Surgical	Pain Management	Surgical
Acupuncture Aerobic Conditioning & Training Bracing Core Exercise Program Gyrotonic Heat Ice Massage and Massotherapy OTC Meds Physical Therapy Power Plate Rest Rx Meds Spinal Manipulation Stretching Traction Water Exercises	Caudal-Epidural Epidural Prolo/Sclero Facet Injection Radio Frequency Nerve Ablation Selective Nerve Block Transforaminal Epidural Trigger Point Injection	Artificial Disc Replacement Artificial Facet Replacement IDET Implantable Morphine Pump Indirect Spinal Distraction Decompression Laminaplasty Laminectomy Laminotomy Laser Spine Surgery Major Spine Reconstruction MED Microdecompression Laminaplasty Microdiscectomy Nucleus Replacement Percutaneous Laser Discectomy Percutaneous Nucleoplasty Coblation Percutaneous Spinal Fusion Spinal Column Stimulation Spinal Fusion no Instrumentation Spinal Fusion with Instrumentation Transforaminal Micro Decompression Transforaminal Micro Discectomy

Stiff Back

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A “stiff back” is what patients general describe as a functional problem. It is usually due to spondylosis or facet arthritis. The term spinal stenosis may be used interchangeably with a stiff back because patients complain they can’t stand straight-up, they have a hard time getting out of bed in the morning, they can’t walk distances, or, they cannot swing a golf club or bend to “tee it up” – to name a few. The “stiffness” is usually due to the bone spurs and arthritis but spinal stenosis may certainly be contributing to the problems as well.

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Stiff Back

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