Resources
AEGIS Orthopaedics
Resources for Patients
The Better Way Back provides hope, support, and information to patients
suffering from chronic back, leg, and neck pain.
Herniated disc
The tissues between the bones in your spine are called intervertebral discs. These
discs are composed of a soft gel-like centre and a tough outer lining.
Degenerative disc disease
Despite its name, degenerative disc disease isn’t actually a disease. But that doesn’t make the pain it causes any less real.
Spinal stenosis
Spinal stenosis is a condition caused by narrowing of the spinal canal. In medical terms, stenosis refers to a narrowing or stricture of a duct or passageway.
Spinal fractures
Spinal fractures are quite common. In Australia, there are an average of 4,000 patients treated for osteoporotic spinal fractures each year.1