- 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
Anatomy of The Spine
The Spinal Cord
The Spinal Cord
The spinal
cord is essentially a “cable� of specialized nerves and nervous tissues which
extending from the brain down through a bony tunnel (spinal canal) in the
spinal column. The spinal cord is the main “cable� in the body. The spinal
column is formed by the vertebrae and the intervertebral discs. A pair of nerve
roots divides off of the spinal cord and exits though an opening on each side
of the spine referred to as neuroforamen. The spinal nerves exit the spine to
supply the trunk, arms and legs. Each spinal nerve consists of nerve fibers
that go to muscle (motor fibers) and nerve fibers which carry sensory
information to the brain.
