- Anatomy of The Spine
- Back Pain in Children
- Caring for your Spine
- Emerging Spinecare Trends
- Evaluation of Spinal Disorders
- Exercise and The Spine
- Intervention - Spinal Disorders
- Intervertebral Disc
- Non Surgical Options
- Nutrition and Spinecare
- Options for Spine Treatments
- Pregnancy and Back Pain
- Prevalence of Spine Disorders
- Sleep and the Spine
- Spinecare Introduction
- Spinehealth and Disease
- Surgical Interventions
- Treatment with Medications
- Understanding Back Pain
Spinecare Topics
Spinal Canal
The
bony ring on each vertebra of the spinal column when stacked together form a
continuous channel referred to as the spinal canal. This spinal canal contains
the spinal cord, spinal nerve roots, blood vessels fat and cerebrospinal fluid.
The bony elements of the vertebral which surround the spinal canal help to
protect the spinal cord and the rest of the contents within the spinal canal.
The spinal cord runs through this canal to the level of the lower thoracic or
upper lumbar region at which time, it tapers off. The spinal cord is comprised of intricate
network of countless nerves, which connect the brain with the nerves of the
body. The spinal cord serves to provide
the channels with relay of information from the brain to the body, and from the
body back to the brain.
