At a recent continuing medical education program one of the speakers Dr. James Anderson discussed the assessment of low-back pain.  Dr. Anderson is a family practice physician in Greenfield.

During his presentation, Dr. Anderson highlighted a few spine wellness / patient education sites.  These sites provide spine eucation information as well as other health information on other topics.  These sites are  http://orthoinfo.aaos.org, http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/, and www.uptodate.com/patients.  A few books that he recommended include:  Kortz, JN, Parkinson, G. Heal Your Aching Back.  McGraw Hill, New York, 2007 and Dumhi, HA.  All You Need to Know About Your Back Pain.  Arthritis Foundation, Atlanta, 2002.

Additionally,this link on Indiana Spine Groups web site provides a listing of other useful spine related web sites.