News tagged with spine disease
Back to normal: Surgery improves outcomes for spine patients
Jun 01, 2009 |
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People with the spine disease called degenerative spondylolisthesis* -- who choose surgical treatment -- experience substantially greater relief from pain over time compared to those who do not have surgery, according to ...
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Overweight children may develop back pain and spinal abnormalities
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Being overweight as a child could lead to early degeneration in the spine, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Artificial disc replacement as good or better than spinal fusion surgery (Audio)
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Spine surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other U.S. centers are reporting that artificial disc replacement works as well and often better than spinal fusion surgery. The two procedures are ...
APP -- Good, bad or both?
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 18, 2009 |
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New data about amyloid precursor protein, or APP, a protein implicated in development of Alzheimer's disease, suggests it also may have a positive role -- directly affecting learning and memory during brain development. So ...
Researcher unveils new approach to treat lower back pain
Dec 08, 2009 |
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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 ...
Neck surgery for cervical spine disorders found to alleviate associated headaches
Aug 03, 2009 |
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A new study published in the August 2009 issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) finds that two years after anterior cervical neck operations, patients who have arthroplasty (disc replacement) or arthodesis (spine ...
Researcher tags genes linked to disc degeneration
Mar 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Lumbar disc degeneration is an uncomfortable condition that affects millions of people, but two University of Alberta researchers have identified some of the genes that are causing problems. ...
Study examines relationship between bone density and erosion in arthritis
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, affects almost three percent of people over age 65. RA patients experience pain, functional limitations and two forms of disabling bone disease: focal ...
Aching Back? Cholesterol Medication Might Help
Feb 23, 2009 |
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Back pain, a hallmark of degenerative disc disease, sends millions of people to their doctor. In fact, more than 80 percent of patients who undergo spine surgery do so because of disc degeneration. And part of the answer ...
Researchers find stem cells in degenerating spinal discs, potential for repair
Nov 01, 2007 |
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Orthopedic researchers at Jefferson Medical College have for the first time found stem cells in the intervertebral discs of the human spine, suggesting that such cells might someday be used to help repair degenerating discs ...
Neurotransmitter defect may trigger autoimmune disease
Oct 06, 2008 |
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A potentially blinding neurological disorder, often confused with multiple sclerosis (MS), has now become a little less mysterious. A new study by researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, may have uncovered ...
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