AOA Orthopedic Specialists Blog

Twisted Neck

Joseph Lucas
Twisted Neck

Home » Search » hip pain » Congenital Torticollis (Twisted Neck) What is Congenital Torticollis? Congenital muscular torticollis, also called twisted neck or wryneck, is a condition in which an infant holds their head tilted to one side, causing difficulty turning the...

Spine – Cervical Spondylosis

Joseph Lucas

Home » Search » hip pain » Cervical Spondylosis What is Cervical Spondylosis? Neck pain is extremely common. It can be caused by many things, and is most often related to getting older. Cervical spondylosis is the degeneration of the joints in the neck. It becomes...

Spine – Spinal Stenosis

Home » Search » hip pain » Spinal Stenosis The narrowing of bony canals in which the spinal cord and its innervations travel through can disrupt nerve conduction and cause an array of issues throughout the body.  Physicians refer to this narrowing as spinal stenosis. ...

Spine – Scoliosis

Joseph Lucas

Home » Search » hip pain » Scoliosis ​A sideways curvature of the spine observed in 3% of adolescents, Scoliosis typically presents itself in growing children. A parent may not know that the child has scoliosis and the child may not exhibit symptoms until puberty....

Spinal Fractures

Joseph Lucas

Compression Fractures of the Spine What are Compression Fractures of the Spine? As we get older, our bones thin and our bone strength decreases. Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become very weak and more likely to break. It often develops unnoticed over many...