Vertebrae in Medical News

Pourquié Lab uncovers mechanism contributing to appropriate formation of the spine

... develop the appropriate number of vertebrae. vertebrae are formed from their embryonic precursors, ... that the control of both body elongation and vertebrae precursor size accounts for the different numbers of vertebrae in each of these species the smaller ...

BiomagScience Introduces Breakthrough Health Therapy Kits

... back pain relief was to develop a therapy that helped heal and expand the vertebrae from pinching the nerves while strengthening the muscles so the vertebrae would remain in a healthy position. Seeing the results from a number of ...

Artificial Cervical Disc Surgery Cheaper Than Fusion

... cervical degenerative disc disease by surgically implanting an artificial vertebrae onto one's spine may cost more initially than a traditional disc fusion ... roots. The most common involves spinal fusion surgery to unify two or more vertebrae in an effort to strengthen the spine and alleviate chronic neck pain. ...

Adapting to pregnancy played key role in human evolution, study shows

... forward curve in the lumbar region, but the curve extends across more vertebrae in females. That helps offset harmful forces that might occur on the spine ... to balance the weight of the fetus, Shapiro said. The joints between the vertebrae also are larger in females and angled differently than in males to better ...

Evolution Tips the Balance in Mom's Favor

... prone to injury. Instead, the female back has evolved to allow three lower vertebrae to form a larger curve to support the growing fetus. In men, only two vertebrae form this curve, called lordosis, she explained. Females also have a ...

Engineers developing new cements to heal spinal fractures

... in joint replacement surgery, are already being used to strengthen damaged vertebrae of patients with diseases such as osteoporosis, in a procedure known as ... with osteoporosis, who tend to be older, can develop fractures in the vertebrae adjacent to those treated with vertebroplasty. We think this may be ...

Novel Cooling Therapy May Have Aided Injured Football Player

... fatal fracture/dislocation between the third and fourth cervical vertebrae in the neck. On Sunday night, he underwent emergency decompressive surgery ... spinal cord. During the operation, surgeons repaired the break in the vertebrae and also reduced pressure on the spinal cord. They also made a bone graft ...

Los Angeles Surgeon Dr. Rezaian - Pioneers Cutting Edge Laser Back Surgery (laserbacksurgery.com)

... who has experienced the pain involved with a herniated spinal disc knows that it can be excruciating. Since cartilage discs separate the spinal vertebrae and provide cushioning for the impact involved in daily movement, a herniated disc results in extreme pain that can cause immobility. Herniated discs ...

National Insurance Carriers Now Cover Artificial Cervical Disc Surgery

... the cervical spine is spinal fusion. In this procedure, a surgeon removes the damaged disc, then implants a bone graft and metal plate to fuse the vertebrae together. Challenges of spinal fusion include longer recovery time, pain management and the possibility of adjacent-level surgery in the future. ...

Dr. Joseph Sweere Receives Educator of the Year Award

... suffering from concentration problems and attention deficit disorder (ADD). A Chicago-area study of 50 individuals with misaligned Atlas vertebrae (located high in the neck) documents reduced blood pressure following one specialized chiropractic "adjustment" and continued results after eight ...

SIMPONI(TM) (golimumab) Receives FDA Approval as First Once-Monthly Anti-TNF for Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis

... . Ankylosing spondylitis is a painful and progressive form of spinal arthritis. In severe cases, the disease can result in fusing of the spinal vertebrae and cause structural damage to hips and other joints. An estimated 500,000 people in the U.S. are living with ankylosing spondylitis. For more ...

Singapore Adopts Advanced Genetic Engineering in Orthopedic Surgery

... - could only look forward to a painful surgical procedure called spinal fusion, which aims to stabilize the spine by fusing together two or more vertebrae using bone grafts and metal implants. The implants, which include titanium rods, screws or cages, act as supports for the spine while the bones ...

Grapefruit juice boosts drug's anti-cancer effects

... July." Duggan, mother of four, has a rare cancer, an epitheliod hemangioendothelioma that originated in the liver and subsequently spread to two vertebrae in the neck and to the lymph nodes. She had surgery and radiation therapy and was evaluated for a liver transplant, but evidence of cancer beyond the ...

Physical therapy is effective for management of low-back pain

... develops when a disc weakens (often due to repetitive strain), is injured, or deteriorates from aging. As a result, the disc is unable to hold the vertebrae as it should and the lack of stability can cause back pain. The review details the different treatment methods for symptomatic lumbar degenerative ...

During National Wise Health Consumer Month: Consumers Seek Cost-Effective Health Care

... suffering from concentration problems and attention deficit disorder (ADD). A Chicago-area study of 50 individuals with misaligned Atlas vertebrae (located high in the neck) documents reduced blood pressure following one specialized chiropractic "adjustment" and continued results after eight ...

Avoiding Surgery for Low Back Pain

... when a disc weakens, often due to the effects of aging, repetitive strain or injury to the disc space. The result is that the disc cannot hold the vertebrae as well as it used to, and that lack of stability can cause low back pain. In some cases, the pain is great enough that the patient may seek ...

Medtronic, Inc. and Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. Sued for Product Liability and Promoting the Off-Label Use of Infuse(R) Bone Graft Product, According to Page Perry, LLC

... Antonelli, of Amsterdam, N.Y. The suit alleges that Mr. Antonelli was injured during a failed January 2006 procedure at a New York hospital to fuse vertebrae in his spine. "The Antonelli family has suffered tremendously, and Mr. Antonelli remains in agonizing pain," said James A. Dunlap, one of the ...

Unique skeletal muscle design contributes to spine stability

... to best preserve their function. The lower back, or lumbar spine, can be vulnerable to many pain-causing injuries or disorders because the lumbar vertebrae carry the most body weight and are subject to the most force and stress along the spine. Muscular instability is a risk factor in many injuries and ...

Advanced imaging technology used at Mayo Clinic improves spinal surgery outcome

... Almost half of the patients in the Mayo study had a previous spine surgery. "This technique allows us to have the best view possible of the vertebrae as we operate," Dr. Nottmeier says. Based on the success of the technique, the image guidance system is now used in all spinal screw operations at ...

New Surgical Approach Shows Promise in Treatment of Scoliosis

... and instrumentation without fusion, which is sometimes performed in small children, in which metal rods are attached to the spine without fusing the vertebrae together. While many patients have had success with such procedures, the negative effects can be great, La Marca says. Stripping the muscles ...

Centocor, Inc. Submits Application to FDA Requesting Approval of Golimumab for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis

... often first present in people before age 35. It typically begins in the late teens and early twenties and in severe cases may result in fusing spinal vertebrae and may cause structural damage to hips and other joints. Often misdiagnosed as "just back pain" or undifferentiated arthritis, AS is a ...

Football Can Shrink Players

... catch or a blocked field goal," Campbell said. He noted that hydration may play a role in this height loss through the release of fluid from the vertebrae via osmosis. Future research is required to pinpoint why football players lose height during a game, Campbell said. The study was presented this ...

Protecting Those Who Protect America... Border Patrol Agent Luis Pena Now Quadriplegic From 'Roof Crush' in Rollover

... that he may have tried to avoid hitting either a horse or cattle when his vehicle rolled over. As a result of injuries sustained in the rollover, his vertebrae was dislocated and his spinal cord, pulled out and partially ripped; rendering him a quadriplegic. Luis Pena remarked on the similarities of his ...

'Cool' New Treatment for Hot Flashes in Breast Cancer Survivors

... and therefore may affect quality of sleep. The block, used by practitioners for over 60 years, is an injection of a numbing solution near the C6 vertebrae that can be performed under either local anesthesia or with "twilight" sedation. The injection is given with the aid of fluoroscopy (guided X-ray) to ...

'Cool' new treatment for hot flashes in breast cancer survivors

... and therefore may affect quality of sleep. The block, used by practitioners for over 60 years, is an injection of a numbing solution near the C6 vertebrae that can be performed under either local anesthesia or with twilight sedation. The injection is given with the aid of fluoroscopy (guided X-ray) to ...

Procedure developed at Yale creates new bone

... of Medicine this month in Tissue Engineering. "This could radically change the way patients are currently treated for weakened or fractured hips, vertebrae and acute traumatic long bone fractures," said senior author Agns Vignery , associate professor of orthopedics . She said currently available ...

Lower Blood Pressure Without Drugs

... in the Journal of Human Hypertension has proved him right. The study revealed that chiropractic adjustments to correct misalignment of the atlas vertebrae can actually lower blood pressure. "A misaligned spine can affect all body functions," said Dr. Masoud, chiropractor for more than 13 years. "It ...

NuVasive Licenses Its 'Insert and Rotate' Technology

... in exchange for royalty payments to be made to NuVasive. The patented "insert and rotate" method is a means of inserting a device between adjacent vertebrae and then rotating the device for the purpose of separating and stabilizing those vertebrae. Commenting on the patent license agreement, Alexis V. ...

RSB Spine, LLC Announces FDA Clearance of New InterPlate(TM) Indications

... and orthopedic spine surgeons. The InterPlate is designed to facilitate rapid fusion and is used in conjunction with graft material to fuse spinal vertebrae together. Previously the InterPlate had only been approved for use as a vertebral body replacement in the thoraco-lumbar spine. John A. Redmond, ...

Figure Skater Peggy Fleming, HealthSaver Says: Take Pains For Back Strains, 2nd Most Common Doctor Complaint

... lifting, keep your back straight and do not twist. Twisting while lifting can cause a herniated disk, which occurs when a disk between your vertebrae slips out of place and places too much pressure on the nerves. -- Stand tall. Proper posture puts the least strain on your back's muscles ...

FDA Approves First Artificial Cervical Disc

... life. The disc is a flexible material between the vertebrae that holds the bones together while still ... of bone and plate with screws to fuse the two vertebrae together. The Prestige Cervical Disc would ... the artificial disc is attached to the adjacent vertebrae with bone screws. FDA based approval on the ...

Spacer Insertion May Offer Less Invasive Option for Lumbar Problems

... Implanting a small spacer between lumbar vertebrae during a procedure called interspinous process ... stenosis is a narrowing of the openings in the vertebrae that contain the spinal cord and nerve roots. The ... cord, which can include fusing two or more of the vertebrae together. Spacer insertion has a potential ...

Novel Technique To Revolutionize Treatment Of Spinal Tumors

... A new technique that could treat fractured vertebrae associated with spinal tumors has been developed ... at the University of California. Fracture of the vertebrae is a common feature in 5 to 10 % of patients with ... utilize bone cement to stabilize the fractured vertebrae – are also risky when a tumor is present, because ...

Cyberkinetics Requests FDA to Sell Nerve Growth Stimulation System

... with six electrical leads. Three of the leads are attached to the vertebrae at a distance of two disk-segments above the area of injury, and three are attached to the vertebrae at a distance of two disk-segments below the injury. By applying an ...

Surgery- Very Effective for Common Back Pain

... better results than nonsurgical alternatives. Degenerative spondylolisthesis is a condition in which breakdown of the cartilage between the vertebrae of the spine causes one vertebra to slip over the one below. This can result in narrowing of the spinal column (spinal stenosis), which can put ...

30-year-old Woman Survives 'internal Decapitation'

... and it left her with no control over her head. Surgeons said her injuries were different from a broken neck, which usually occurs when vertebrae in the neck are cracked or broken. In her case, her skull had been knocked completely off the top of the spinal column. The spinal cord ...

Stress-Related Health Problems Haunts Sanjay Dutt

... close friend told IANS. The actor is suffering from a serious back problem and is in a state of acute pain. 'Two of the bones in his vertebrae have collapsed suddenly. Sanju had to have them attended to immediately. Now he needs to go for physiotherapy every afternoon to Nanavati hospital, ...

More Americans Suffer from Vertebral Compression Fractures

... basis, although some patients stay in the hospital overnight. Vertebroplasty takes from one to two hours to perform, depending on the number of vertebrae being treated. The procedure may be performed with a local anesthetic and intravenous sedation or general anesthesia. Using x-ray guidance, a small ...

Surgery vs. Non-surgical treatment for back disorders

... can be effectively treated by other physical therapy as well says the study . Patients with a herniated disc, where the soft tissue between the vertebrae of the spinal column juts out and presses on nerves that run along the spine, suffer from excruciating back pain.Pain may shoot down to the legs as ...