Spinal disorders

The spine is a system of small bones, muscles, nerves, blood vessels, membranes and cerebrospinal fluid that protects the spinal cord and nerves. Besides its protective role, the spine also has a dynamic function, providing mobility through its 33–34 vertebrae, most of which are separated by intervertebral discs. The spine has a central canal as well as small joints called facet, or zygapophyseal, joints. As such a complex system, the spine can be affected by a whole range of traumatic, inflammatory, degenerative and metabolic diseases, as well as hereditary developmental diseases and anomalies. See your doctor, a specialist physiatrist, who will suggest and carry out the best treatment after an examination and diagnostic work-up.

The complex complaints the spine can cause, from tingling and pain to weakness and disturbed reflexes, significantly disrupt your life. You can turn to Faktor Zdravlje Polyclinic with confidence.