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Your Spine Treatment Calculator: Instructions for filling out the questions to calculate how well you might do depending on your diagnosis and how you choose to treat your condition.
SPORT articles from JAMA: These are the first articles reporting the results of the SPORT disk herniation study.
Shared Decision-Making Resources: The Shared Decision-Making Center at DHMC has many resources to help you make informed decisions about your medical treatment.
Would I benefit from surgery?: Assess whether or not you would gain from having surgery by answering a few questions about your preferences.
The SPORT Guide to Non-operative Care: Download the guide SPORT patients were given to help them treat their back pain non-operatively.
The SPORT Guide to Surgery: Download the guide SPORT patients were given to explain what to expect during their surgical care.
SPORT In the News: Read what others are saying about SPORT

SPORT is funded in part by The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (U01-AR45444-01A1) and the Office of Research on Women's Health, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Center in Musculoskeletal Diseases is funded by NIAMS (P60-AR048094-01A1).