Spinal Antomy

In order to comprehend the concepts presented in this book it is essential to acquire a clear understanding of the vertebral column's basic anatomy. Since this book is not intended to be an all-encompassing re-creation of the great anatomical textbooks, I have chosen to limit discussion to only those anatomical terms and features that have a direct bearing upon the understanding of The O'Connor Technique (tm). For a more extensive elaboration of spinal features, the reader is directed to any medical school anatomy textbook by which they choose to be bored.

Don't be intimidated by a few new terms. It takes only a few minutes to quickly learn them and be able to employ them in the context of the ensuing discussions. I have intentionally limited the technical aspects of the book to a minimum because it is more important that the layman understands what is going on than for me to be able to market this book as the definitive reference on the spine to my physician colleagues. If, at first, it is hard to keep the terms straight, just refer to the diagrams every time you need to refresh your mind as you read on. I have made a distinct effort to repeat and clarify whenever technical terms are used that aren't readily known by most people. So, don't get bogged down trying to memorize all the names of the body parts because you erroneously believe that you must commit them to memory before you can understand the remainder of the book. Keep reading, look at the diagrams, and refer back to the definitions whenever you are not certain about a particular term or technical name.

Unfortunately, unique things have unique names and to understand a novel topic, you must be prepared to learn a few new words. Referring to a particular anatomical structure as "the little thing in the back," would only denigrate the accuracy of what is presented here and make things more confusing. So, just don't look upon it as a burden, and settle in to learn a few new words if you already don't know them. Assuming that the reader is not immediately technically oriented, I have made an effort to repeat the definitions in the text so that as it is read, the positional anatomy is clarified until the reader is sufficiently familiar with the terms.

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Further Reading:

Spinal Anatomy
Directional Terminology
Structural Anatomy
Functional Anatomy
Pathological Anatomy
Disc Hydraulics / Mechanics
Compression Forces
Correlation of Mechanical Anatomy with Disc Pain
Traction Forces

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