News tagged with spinal curvature
Elderly women with 'dowager's hump' may be at higher risk of earlier death
(PhysOrg.com) -- Hyperkyphosis, or "dowager's hump" -- the exaggerated forward curvature of the upper spine seen commonly in elderly women -- may predict earlier death in women whether or not they have vertebral osteoporosis, ...
May 21, 2009 |
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Innovative spinal stapling leads to astonishing outcome for little girl
Four-year-old Grace Rego had been complaining about back pain for several months. She had trouble sitting in the car, even for short periods of time, and told her parents Jennifer and Chad her back felt “spicy” ...
Sep 01, 2011 |
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How does microgravity affect astronauts?
Anyone over 40 knows firsthand the effects of gravity's constant downward pull on our faces and bodies. It is an immutable force that Einstein called a “curvature of space-time” -- but the curvature ...
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Aug 04, 2011 |
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Study finds some patients with cerebral palsy have asymmetric pelvic bones
Johns Hopkins Children's Center researchers have discovered that most children with severe cerebral palsy have starkly asymmetric pelvic bones. The newly identified misalignment can affect how surgeries of the pelvis, spine ...
Mar 10, 2011 |
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For select adolescents, breast reduction surgery safe, effective
When a grown woman experiences significant back and neck pain from macromastia – or very large breasts – it is common practice for plastic surgeons to relieve her pain by performing breast reduction surgery. Breast ...
Feb 25, 2011 |
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Marfan, a 'look-alike' disorder, or neither?
Johns Hopkins researchers have compiled what they believe are reliable lists of tell-tale physical signs to help doctors recognize children with Marfan and Loeys-Dietz syndromes. Timely and early diagnosis ...
Aug 04, 2010 |
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Overtreated: Surgery too often fails for back pain
(AP) -- "Why did they cut you?" The shocking question came from a respected spine surgeon tracked down by Keith Swenson, who was still in severe pain after an earlier back operation.
Jun 08, 2010 |
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Study: Riskier surgeries for back pain raise costs
(AP) -- A study of Medicare patients shows that costlier, more complex spinal fusion surgeries are on the rise - and sometimes done unnecessarily - for a common lower back condition caused by aging and arthritis.
Apr 06, 2010 |
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Height loss in postmenopausal women may indicate spinal fracture
Loss of height in postmenopausal women may indicate a vertebral fracture, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Mar 22, 2010 |
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Scoliosis in Teenagers: To Brace or Not to Brace Is Still a Question
The use of braces to correct excessive curvature of the spine, or scoliosis, in adolescents is still an area of controversy — and is likely to remain that way until there is better evidence, concludes a new review of published ...
Jan 22, 2010 |
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Where Surgery Was the Standard, Casting May Be the Future (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) may lead doctors to choose to tweak an old technology ? casting ? over using high-tech implantable devices for children ...
Sep 28, 2009 |
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