Department Spine Clinic

People generally have 25 pieces of backbone, divided into four major parts as follows:  

• Neck    7 Pieces
• Chest 12 Pieces
• Waist   5 Pieces
• Breech 1 Piece

     Each piece of backbone is placed in order, being parallel to the body and connected by joints and discs. There are gaps between the pieces, accommodating spinal nerve trunk. Meanwhile, the joint of each bone will have opening for spinal nerve divided from spinal nerve trunk. Thus, in case of abnormalities of spine, joint or disk, the spinal nerve will be harmful.   

     When you experience back pain during movement, sitting or walking, you will feel uncomfortable. About 90 percent of neck pain and backache will disappear automatically within one or two weeks. Teamwork for treatment of spine diseases comprises orthopedists, neurosurgeons and rehabilitation medicine specialists, being responsible for providing care and diagnosis, including medications, physiotherapy, alternative medicine or surgery.  

     Backache is caused by several reasons, such as accident, movement or wrong sitting position. Spine diseases lead to damaged spine. People may experience backache someday. Acute backache may recover during 1-7 days by rest, medications and exercise, including positioning sleeping, standing and sitting. Some people may experience chronic backache although they receive treatments continuously. You play a vital role in prevention and treatment by exercising to assure healthy muscles for supporting backbone.    

The symptoms are as follows:  

• Acute or Chronic Neck Pain, Backache and Shoulder Pain
• Neck Pain, Headache and Limb Pain
• Shoulder or Elbow Pain especially during sleep
• Numbness in the arms, legs, or trunk muscles
• Walking Difficulty, Short Walk and Calf Pain and Leg Pain 
• cervical vertebrae or deformed back part
• Back stiffness with neck pain, back pain, immediate or chronic coccyx pain
• Backache, that slowly spreading to thigh, leg and foot

  If you have the following symptoms, don’t hesitate, please contact the physicians for consultation.

Common Spinal Diseases

1. Disc Herniation
2. Degenerative Disc disease
3. Degenerative Spine With Nerve Compression
4. Spinal Stenosis
5. Spondylolisthesis
6. Spinal Deformities, Such as Scoliosis, Kyphosis
7. Spinal Tumors 
8. Spinal Infections
9. Spinal Injuries Due to an Accident

For more information, please contact Spine Clinic Department , 

            Open hours 08.00 - 20.00 hours, Daily 

            Tel : 0-2561-1111 Ext. 4142-43