Back and Neck Treatments Info Tutorial

A few weeks ago, I blogged about the face lift we here at About.com are having, and how you can get the most information from the new Symptoms/Conditions Tab (above). As promised, I am continuing the tutorial, this time with the TreatmentsTab. (And by the way, I reorganized the Treatment Tab for this very occasion, so it has the most recent links possible. It's a good time to explore back and neck pain treatments!)

The Treatment Tab, located above, is the 3rd one in from the left. As you've probably guessed, this page is chock full of links to articles and other resources solely about back and neck pain treatments. There are tabs on every article in the Back and Neck Pain Site, so you will never get lost.

If you want to look up a treatment, such as at-home back care or conservative care, or implantable drug pumps, this is the tab you will go to. At the very top is a set of links to general areas of treatment, such as types of treatment, preventing back pain, alternative medicine for back pain and more. Click any of these links for specific treatments in those categories. Or, you can just scroll through the page and browse or pick out things individually.

Let's try a couple of examples. Today, I am looking for general information on treatments - I just want to get a feel for what's out there. So I go to the Treatment Tab. I see the section links at the top and notice Types of Back and Neck Treatments, and click on that. It brings me to the part of the treatments page with links to the various treatment articles. I need to figure out which type of doctor I need an appointment with, so I click on Which Doctors Treat Back Pain?.

Here's another example. I've heard a lot about alternative medicine, and how more and more people are getting great results with things like yoga and acupuncture. I want to learn more, so I go to the top of the treatment page by clicking on the Treatment Tab above. I know the top set of links are the sections. I look through the list and see Alt Medicine and Bodywork (on the bottom left,) and click it, which brings me to all the links on alternative medicine treatments.