Correction of lumbar coronal plane deformity using unilateral cage placement.

Correction of lumbar coronal plane deformity using unilateral cage placement.
Authors: Heary RF, Karimi RJ The authors describe a surgical technique for the correction of symptomatic degenerative lumbar scoliosis. Using a single, unilateral, interbody cage placed on the concave side of the coronal deformity, combined with a dorsal decompression and instrumented posterolateral fusion, this technique has resulted in excellent curve correction, fusion results, and clinical outcomes in a series of 4 patients. Each of these patients presented with intractable, axial low-back pain and symptomatic unilateral nerve root compression on the concave side of a lumbar scoliotic deformity. The management is described in detail. PMID: 20192720 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Neurosurgical Focus)

DSC Study of Collagen in Disc Disease

DSC Study of Collagen in Disc Disease
Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) has been used to estimate the effect of disc disease on the collagen helix-coil transition and morphology for tissue extracted from patients during surgical operation. Forty discs were obtained from patients with degenerative disc disease undergoing surgery for low back pain. The patients were in the age between 20 and 70 years old. The specimens were kept wet during DSC experiment. The data allow the comparison between thermal stability of collagen tissue from healthy patients and from patients suffering from disc disease. In the paper the comparison between thermal helix-coil transition for collagen fibers from patients suffering from disc disease and collagen fibers from healthy organisms has been discussed. The heating rate has an influence on th…

Chiropractic - Back Pain Relief

Chiropractic - Back Pain Relief
If you are one of 65 million Americans who suffer from back pain, chiropractic care can give you a non-drug, non-surgical approach to pain relief. Using a variety of techniques, chiropractors help to relieve pressure on the spine, which can give you pain relief.

Factors Help Predict Continued Opioid Use for Back Pain

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)

Magnetic resonance imaging for low back pain: indications and limitations

Magnetic resonance imaging for low back pain: indications and limitations
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the preferred investigation for most spinal diseases and is increasingly requested for people with low back pain (LBP). However, determining the cause of back pain is complicated as it is often multifactorial and anatomical abnormalities are common in the spine and may not necessarily translate into clinical symptoms. Thus, national guidelines discourage the use of MRI in non-specific LBP and recommend reserving it for the investigation of severe or progressive neurological deficits or for those cases in which serious underlying pathology is suspected. It also has an acknowledged role in planning surgical management in cases of radiculopathy and spinal stenosis. This review summarises the indications for MRI in LBP and calls for improved education of pat…

New Interdisciplinary Approach To Treating Lower Back Pain Unveiled By MSU Researcher

New Interdisciplinary Approach To Treating Lower Back Pain Unveiled By MSU Researcher
Using a branch of science that crosses disciplines to study complex problems, a Michigan State University researcher is introducing a new way to understand and treat lower back pain, a condition affecting more than 40 million Americans and costing billions of dollars each year. N. Peter Reeves, a researcher in Osteopathic Surgical Specialties in MSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, is studying the spine using systems science, which became popular in the early 20th century… (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Chronic lumbar paraspinal compartment syndrome: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE.

Chronic lumbar paraspinal compartment syndrome: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE.
Authors: Xu YM, Bai YH, Li QT, Yu H, Cao ML A 25-year-old male weightlifter felt increasing intractable low back pain during training but denied any acute injury. The physical examination, blood parameters, radiographs and MRI were unremarkable. He had been treated non-operatively by various means, with only temporary relief. The pressures in the lumbar paraspinal compartment were abnormally high and he was treated by surgical decompression. This gave rapid relief, he returned to training, and one year later the pain had not recurred. PMID: 19949129 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume)

Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Gains Ground At NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia

Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Gains Ground At NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia
Minimally invasive techniques have become standard for many procedures, from the removal of the gallbladder to angioplasty, but the approach is now only beginning to be available to patients with spinal conditions. The surgical team at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center’s Spine Center aims to bring the benefits of minimally invasive surgery for patients with intractable back pain, stenosis, spinal deformity, even spinal cancer… (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging And Low Back Pain Care For Medicare Patients [Web Exclusives]

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a technology frequently used to evaluate low back pain, despite evidence that challenges the usefulness of routine MRI and the surgical interventions it may trigger. We analyze the relationship between MRI supply and care for fee-for-service Medicare patients with low back pain. We find that increases in MRI supply are related to higher use of both low back MRI and surgery. This is worrisome, and careful attention should be paid to assessing the outcomes for patients. [Health Aff (Millwood). 2009;28(6):w1133-40 (published online 14 October 2009; 10.1377/hlthaff.28.6.w1133)] (Source: Health Affairs)

The empire strikes back pain (or how a surgical wedge ended this Star Wars actor’s agony)

The empire strikes back pain (or how a surgical wedge ended this Star Wars actor’s agony)
Actor Richard Le Parmentier, 63, (best known as Admiral Motti from Star Wars) underwent a new treatment for severe neck pain, as he explains to JUDY HOBSON. (Source: the Mail online | Health)

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