Inflammation and stiffness between your vertebrae. Causes include infection injury normal aging, ankylosing spondylitis. Symptoms include pain, stiffness, or tenderness in the neck, mid-back, lower back, hip, pelvis and other joints of the body. Diagnosis with x-ray or MRI scan, further testing may be needed based off exam.
Treatments can consist of exercise, medication, physical therapy, medical procedure such as Epidural Steroid injection (ESI) or require spinal surgery.
