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Spinal Restoration moves to phase three of chronic back pain trial

February 4, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Spinal Restoration moves to phase three of chronic back pain trial
Spinal Restoration Inc. will begin the third testing phase for its chronic lower back pain treatment, the Biostat System. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)

Factors Help Predict Continued Opioid Use for Back Pain

January 31, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Factors Help Predict Continued Opioid Use for Back Pain
Patients with chronic back pain are more likely to use opioid analgesics long term if they smoke and had non-surgical treatment, according to a study in the January issue of the Journal of Pain. (Source: Modern Medicine)

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9th Circuit: Record Supports Insurer’s Denial Of Disability Benefits

January 5, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

9th Circuit: Record Supports Insurer’s Denial Of Disability Benefits
SAN FRANCISCO - The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 18 found no abuse of discretion in a group disability insurer’s decision to terminate benefits to a claimant with sleep apnea and chronic back pain (Mark A. Eppler v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Co., No. 08-16986, 9th Cir.; 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 27888). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Disability Insurance Legal News)

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Why Hanging Upside Down May Help Your Back - Inversion Table For Life

December 25, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Why Hanging Upside Down May Help Your Back - Inversion Table For Life
Millions of people suffer from neck and back pain each year. Whether it is the result of a car accident or just old age, people with chronic back pain can barely function in their daily duties. If you are one of the millions who fit this category, and inversion table may be of interest to you.

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Back Problems? Try Cold Laser Therapy Solutions!

November 26, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Back Problems? Try Cold Laser Therapy Solutions!
The newest treatment for back problems is hitting the medical field with astounding results. Chiropractors are choosing Cold Laser Therapy as a solution to patients’ chronic back pains. There are many benefits of laser therapy over traditional invasive surgeries or simple pain medications, and it is surprising how naturally the lasers actually work on the body’s cell tissues.

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62-Year-Old Man Becomes First Patient In China Implanted With Rechargeable Neurostimulator For Chronic Pain

November 21, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

62-Year-Old Man Becomes First Patient In China Implanted With Rechargeable Neurostimulator For Chronic Pain
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) announced that a 62-year-old man from Shenzhen, Guangdong province has become the first patient in China to be implanted with the Eon™ neurostimulator, a rechargeable device used to help manage chronic pain. Despite prior back surgeries, the patient suffered from chronic back pain for more than a decade. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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Yoga ‘effective at treating back pain’

November 17, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Yoga ‘effective at treating back pain’
The Indian practice of Yoga could be more effective in treating chronic back pain in minority populations than traditional methods, a new study has found. (Source: Arthritis Research Campaign)

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Randomized controlled pilot study: Quantitative sensory testing in patients with back pain before and after Gua Sha massage

November 15, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Randomized controlled pilot study: Quantitative sensory testing in patients with back pain before and after Gua Sha massage
Question: Permanent nociceptive influx may lead to functional changes in the nervous system, i.e. hyperalgesia and allodynia occur. These processes are suspected to contribute substantially to the ongoing pain process. Reflex therapies, like the Gua Sha, a traditional Chinese massage technique preferentially used in the treatment of back pain, are supposed to affect the transmission and processing of sensory information on receptor and spinal level . If so one could assume that the Gua Sha massage should not only decrease the pain level itself, but also change sensory thresholds in the affected areas. In order to test this, we applied the Gua Sha massage in patients with chronic back pain and evaluated sensory threshold changes.Methods: Thirty patients with chronic back pain (mean age 50.3…

Disrupted Working Body Schema Of The Trunk In People With Back Pain.

November 12, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Disrupted Working Body Schema Of The Trunk In People With Back Pain.
DISCUSSION: Chronic back pain is associated with disruption of the working body schema of the trunk. This might be an important contributor to motor control abnormalities seen in this population. PMID: 19887441 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Sports Medicine)

Lower Back Muscle Pain - Identify the Cause and Then Eliminate It

November 9, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Lower Back Muscle Pain - Identify the Cause and Then Eliminate It
When you woke up this morning, how did your lower back feel? Did you feel ready to jump out of bed or was it a little more painful than that? Do you ever suffer from lower back muscle pain and cannot figure out how to make it go away? Then you are not alone, because almost everyone suffers from some kind of back pain at some point in their lives. To make matters worse, as people age, they can have chronic back pain, where they are suffering for several days a week with lower back muscle pain.

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