The SpineApp vs Spine Physics

What is THE SPINE APP? THE SPINE APP is a multilingual application designed to help patients from all over the world to get in-depth information about spine diseases including the causes, possible treatments, and protocols for decision making regarding surgery. The Spine App can be used to prepare for a doctor's appointment or to help understand a doctor's recommendation. THE SPINE APP is now available in English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, and Bulgarian. More languages are soon to follow. Enhance your medical knowledge With THE SPINE APP you will have a comprehensive guide to the most common spine diseases. Created by a vetted spine doctor THE SPINE APP has been created by an active neurosurgeon with decades of clinical practice. As a result, you get to have up-to-date information regarding spine problems. Links to significant research papers provide readers with the opportunity to doublecheck the information provided in the app. Features: - Learn when you need to contact a doctor - Find information about the treatment of spine disease - Understand how decisions about surgery are being made - Receive information about the most common spinal problems like: DEGENERATIVE SPINE DISEASE Cervical Disc Herniation Thoracic Disc Herniation Lumbar Disc Herniation Cervical spinal canal stenosis Lumbar spinal canal stenosis Lumbar epidural spinal canal lipomatosis Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) Synovial Facet Cyst Degenerative spondylolisthesis in the lumbar spine Facet joint pain Cervical facet joint pain Thoracic facet joint pain Lumbar facet joint pain Sacroiliac joint pain Baastrup syndrome Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis SPINAL TRAUMA Fractures of the condyles (C0) Fractures of the atlas (C1) Traumatic occipitocervical dislocation Acquired occipitocervical instability Fractures of the axis (C2) Fractures of the odontoid proces of the axis (C2) Hangman fractures Fractures of the vertebral arches of C2 Fractures of the cervical vertebral bodies C3-C7 Clay-shoveler fracture Cervical Facet Dislocations & Fractures Chance Fracture (flexion-distraction injury) Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture Traumatic spondylolisthesis Postsurgical spondylolisthesis Pathologic fracture Bleeding in the spinal canal INFLAMMA TORY SPINE DISEASE Spinal abscess Spondylodiscitis Basilar invagination Ankylosing spondylitis (Bechterew's disease) Morbus Scheuermann Inflammatory myelitis SPINAL TUMORS Osteoid osteoma/osteoblastoma Chondroma Osteochondroma Chondroblastoma Chondromyxoid fibroma Hemangioma Benign fibrous histiocytoma Aneurysmal cyst Eosinophilic granuloma Giant cell tumor (osteoclastoma) Ependymoma Spinal neurinoma Meningoma Myeloma/Plasmacytoma/Plasmacytoma Astrocytoma Ganglioneuroblastoma Ganglioneuroma Chest tumor Epidermoid cyst Metastasis Paraganglioma Sarcoma Hemangiopericytoma Lymphoma Neuroblastoma DEFORMITIES & MALFORMATIONS Congenital scoliosis Neuromuscular scoliosis Infantile idiopathic scoliosis Juvenile idiopathic scoliosis Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis Tethered cord syndrome Myelomeningocele Spina bifida Syringomyelia Dysplastic spondylolisthesis in the lumbar spine Isthmitic spondylolisthesis in the lumbar spine Arteriovenous malformation (AVM)

Spine Physics visualizes the effects of obesity on the body. The analogy of the spine to a teeter totter shows the importance of keeping the abdominal girth small and light. As a surgeon, I draw this all the time for my patients to educate them. ***Disclaimer*** No advice: This app (“App)” provides only information, is not medical or treatment advice and may not be treated as such by the user. As such, this App may not be relied upon for the purposes of medical diagnosis or as a recommendation for medical care or treatment. The information on this App is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. All content, including text, graphics, images and information, contained on or available through this App is for general information purposes only Professional Medical Advice and Assistance: You are strongly encouraged to confirm any information obtained from or through this App with your physician or another professional healthcare provider and to review all information regarding any medical condition or treatment with your physician or other a professional healthcare provider. No Reliance: YOU MUST NEVER RELY ON ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED USING THIS APP FOR ANY DIAGNOSIS OR RECOMMENDATION FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT. YOU MUST NEVER RELY ON THE INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THIS APP AS ALTERNATIVE TO MEDICAL ADVICE FROM YOUR PHYSICIAN OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. YOU MUST NEVER DISREGARD PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE OR DELAY SEEKING MEDICAL TREATMENT AS RESULT OF ANY INFORMATION YOU HAVE SEEN ON OR ACCESSED THROUGH THIS APP. IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY MEDICAL MATTER YOU SHOULD CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. IF YOU THINK YOU MAY BE SUFFERING FROM ANY MEDICAL CONDITION YOU SHOULD SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. No Warranty: The information provided by this App is provided “as is” without any representations or warranties, express or implied. This App makes no representations or warranties in relation to the medical or other information in this App.