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Get Rid of Your Back Pain With Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery

August 22, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Get Rid of Your Back Pain With Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
Are you not able to get relief from your back pain? Are you still relying on heating pads or ice packs to get relief from it? Are all your home medications providing you with just temporary relief? It’s time for you to arrange a visit to a physician!

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The Only True Way to Eliminate Your Occasional Back Pain Or Sciatica

August 19, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

The Only True Way to Eliminate Your Occasional Back Pain Or Sciatica
There are a lot of people that fear back pain and its debilitating effects. They think it means a trip to the doctor, painkillers or even that dreaded word-surgery. There is only one true way to eliminate occasional back pain or sciatica.

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Safety and efficacy of a new percutaneously implantable interspinous process device

August 14, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Safety and efficacy of a new percutaneously implantable interspinous process device
Conclusions  The In-space is a percutaneous treatment option of claudication in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. Compared with microsurgical decompression surgery, recurrence rate within 1 year is, however, high and the device seems not suitable for the treatment of low back pain. Therefore, the authors suggest that the device should presently be used primarily in controlled clinical trials in order to get more information concerning the optimal indication. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Clinical ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00701-010-0740-4Authors Sven Rainer Kantelhardt, Technical University Munich Department of Neurosurgery Ismaninger Straße 22 81675 Munich GermanyElisabeth Török, Technical University Munich Department of Neurosurgery Ismaninger Straße…

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Centered, Low Back Pain - Symptoms, Treatment & Relief Options - Special Report

August 10, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Centered, Low Back Pain - Symptoms, Treatment & Relief Options - Special Report
If you suffer from lower back pain in the center of your spine, then this article was written for you. This free information can help you achieve pain relief without having surgery.

Research methods for subgrouping low back pain

July 22, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Research methods for subgrouping low back pain
This article proposes a research method framework for studies of subgroups in low back pain. Research designs and statistical methods appropriate for sequential phases in this research are discussed, with an emphasis on those suitable for hypothesis-setting studies of subgroups of people seeking care. (Source: BMC Medical Research Methodology - Latest articles)

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Clinical Prediction Rules Currently Fail to Predict

July 22, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Clinical Prediction Rules Currently Fail to Predict
Many musculoskeletal conditions represent only symptoms related to a myriad of possible underlying pathologies. For example, due to the many underlying causes of low back pain, no single treatment option including drugs, surgery, exercise or spinal manipulation successfully treats all patients. (Source: ChiroACCESS: Tools for Better Patient Care)

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Spinescope

July 17, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Spinescope
Recently, a clinical predictive rule has been developed and validated that identifies patients with low back pain who are likely to respond rapidly and dramatically to thrust manipulation. Cleland et al performed a randomized clinical trial to examine the generalizability of 3 different manual therapy techniques in a patient population with low back pain. (Source: Seminars in Spine Surgery)

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Literature Review Discusses Lower Back Pain And Surgery

July 10, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Literature Review Discusses Lower Back Pain And Surgery
A literature review, led by Dr. Joseph Lee, published in the June 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS) suggests that a herniated disk is one of the most frequent causes of low back and leg pain in adults, but surgery is not for everyone. Between 60 and 80 percent of people will experience low back pain at some point in their lives Disks, which are strong shock absorbers between the vertebrae, can begin to herniate or weaken when their jelly-like nucleus pushes against the outer ring due to aging or a sudden injury… (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Does minimally invasive lumbar disc surgery result in less muscle injury than conventional surgery? A randomized controlled trial

July 6, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Does minimally invasive lumbar disc surgery result in less muscle injury than conventional surgery? A randomized controlled trial
In conclusion, tubular discectomy compared with conventional microdiscectomy did not result in reduced muscle injury. Postoperative evaluation of CPK and the multifidus muscle showed similar results in both groups, although patients who underwent tubular discectomy reported more low-back pain during the first year after surgery. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00586-010-1482-yAuthors Mark Arts, Medical Center Haaglanden Department of Neurosurgery PO Box 432 2501 CK The Hague The NetherlandsRonald Brand, Leiden University Medical Center Department of Medical Statistics and BioInformatics Leiden The NetherlandsBas van der Kallen, Medical Center Haaglanden Department of Radiology The Hague The NetherlandsGeert Lycklama à Nijeholt, Medical Center Haa…

Lower back pain and surgery

July 3, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Lower back pain and surgery
(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) A literature review, led by Dr. Joseph Lee, published in the June 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons suggests that a herniated disk is one of the most frequent causes of low back and leg pain in adults, but surgery is not for everyone. Between 60 and 80 percent of people will experience low back pain at some point in their lives. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)

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