Artificial discs available as replacements for damaged discs
Patients with damaged discs have traditionally been treated by removing a disc or placing a bone graft in the spine to fuse two bones together. Now, an artificial disc which is being studied as a replacement is in the second phase of trials. The phase one study that was recently completed compared ...Pilot study: Workplace yoga and meditation can lower feelings of stress
... life." The weekly sessions were supplemented by 20 minutes each day of movement and meditation guided by verbal cues and music provided on compact discs that Klatt designed and recorded. The entire intervention lasted six weeks. The study analyzed participants' responses to the intervention using da...Abaxis Reports Record Financial Performance for the First Quarter of Fiscal 2010
...easurements. The system consists of a compact, 5.1 kilogram (11.2 pounds), portable analyzer and a series of single-use plastic discs, called reagent discs that contain all the chemicals required to perform a panel of up to 13 tests on veterinary patients and 14 tests on human patients. The system can be...Los Angeles Surgeon Dr. Rezaian - Pioneers Cutting Edge Laser Back Surgery (laserbacksurgery.com)
...invasive laser back surgery to treat herniated discs in the spine. Anyone who has experienced the pain ...knows that it can be excruciating. Since cartilage discs separate the spinal vertebrae and provide cushioni... extreme pain that can cause immobility. Herniated discs also tend to push into the nerves surrounding the ...Abaxis to Report First Quarter Fiscal 2010 Financial Results Thursday, July 30, 2009
...easurements. The system consists of a compact, 5.1 kilogram (11.2 pounds), portable analyzer and a series of single-use plastic discs, called reagent discs that contain all the chemicals required to perform a panel of up to 13 tests on veterinary patients and 14 tests on human patients. The system can be...National Insurance Carriers Now Cover Artificial Cervical Disc Surgery
...e medication. She wanted her life back. In 1996, Virginia had two discs fused. Now a third disc was acting up, and she went hunting for answers. Sh...rrently, the most common surgical treatment for patients with degenerative discs in the cervical spine is spinal fusion. In this procedure, a surgeon remov...HealthSource of Chicago: New Techniques for Back Pain Relief in Chicago
...handle? It's those poor overstressed vertebra and discs that sit right on the belt line. They try to make ... Here's how spinal decompression works. People's discs are sort of like a cream-filled cookie. Over time,...nd imbalances, the "filling" between the discs can get squished out toward the edges where it pus...Stephen D. Faro Joins North American Spine as Chief Operating Officer
...the state-of-the-art, minimally invasive AccuraScope(TM) procedure. The procedure allows physicians to examine the inside of the spinal canal and the discs of the lower back to identify, diagnose and treat any tears, ruptures, herniations, bulges or other abnormalities - many of which may be undetecte...Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Surgery at the Olympia Medical Center
...tension at symptomatic disc levels. This clinical trial aims to measure the effectiveness of inserting an interspinous spacer between the problematic discs and whether this procedure is effective at relieving the pressure on the spinal nerve and preserving mobility. If approved by the FDA, this treatment ...Kenneth L. Reed, M.D. Performs First State of the Art AccuraScope(TM) Procedure in Dallas
...nsion. Dr. Reed is specially trained on the AccuraScope(TM) procedure which allows physicians to examine the inside of the spinal canal and the discs of the lower back to identify, diagnose and treat any tears, ruptures, herniations, bulges or other abnormalities - many of which may be undetecte...NJ-Based Surgeon Helps Pioneer Dramatic Advance in Treating Damaged Discs
Total Disc Replacement implant represents newest alternative surgical treatment Dr. Carl Giordano - based in Morristown - among first surgeons selected to provide operation Dramatic reduction in post-surgery pain and stiffness; quicker ...Aching Back? Cholesterol Medication Might Help
...ng. Spine surgeons at one German institute are already using cells from the discs of human patients for autologous cell transplantation (reimplanting cells b...ion is part of the normal aging of the spine. In this condition, the spinal discs (the pillow-like pads between the bones) lose their cushioning. When this h...Nexgen Spine Receives CE Mark Approval for the Physio-L(R) Artificial Disc
...prietary elastomeric disc technology." Dr. Clemow further added, "the fact that the Physio-L(R) is the first of the next generation elastomeric lumbar discs to receive a CE mark makes this approval even more exciting." The Physio-L(R) Artificial Disc is an elastomeric disc prosthesis designed to be used ...BDSI Announces Positive Phase III Clinical Trial Results for BEMA Fentanyl
... drug delivery technology consists of a dissolvable, dime-sized polymer disc for application to the mucosal (inner lining of cheek) membrane. BEMA(TM) discs deliver a rapid, reliable dose of drug across mucous membranes for time-critical conditions or trauma cases where intravenous lines or injections are ...BDSI Announces Positive Key Secondary Efficacy Endpoint Results for Bema Fentanyl
... drug delivery technology consists of a dissolvable, dime-sized polymer disc for application to the mucosal (inner lining of cheek) membrane. BEMA(TM) discs deliver a rapid, reliable dose of drug across mucous membranes for time-critical conditions or trauma cases where intravenous lines or injections are ...MODEL B.O.S.S. L25A HYPEREXTENSION TLSO WITH SWIVEL STERNAL PAD
Description:... Description: B.O.S.S. L-25A consists of an anterior thoracic and pelvic assembly, each of which is attached to serrated discs on the superior and inferior margins of the lateral uprights. The lateral uprights are padded and adjustable in length. A swivel sternal pad is attach...Boss Anteater Titanium Microdisectomy System
Description:... Boss Anteater Titanium Microdisectomy System for microscope-aided repair of herniated intervertebral discs provides for less invasive procedures with reduced patient trauma. Used in lumbar microdisectomy, decompression, laminoplasty, forminal HNP. The retra...Anteater Titanium Microdiscectomy System
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(PHILADELPHIA) Scientists at Jefferson Medical College have received a five-year, $1.7 million National Institutes of Health grant funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to study mechanisms regulating stem cell self-renewal and differentiation with the...International prize for Nottingham spine research
...of treating the degeneration of the intervertebral discs the soft discs in between the bones of the spine that allow it to...pact on the productivity of the UK economy. The discs form the biggest structure within the body which d...Biologists learn structure, mechanism of powerful 'molecular motor' in virus
...the virus can reproduce by infecting a host organism. Sun determined that the packaging motor is made of two ringlike structures, and both of these discs contain five segments made of a protein called gp17, for gene product 17. The researchers determined the atomic structure of these protein segments us...Cytori reports benefit of adipose-derived regenerative cells in spinal disc model
...urgery annually. 12 months following treatment, discs that received ADRCs in hyaluronic acid (HA) carrier compared to discs treated with HA only demonstrated significantly gr... collagen. Viable ADRCs were identified within the discs by histological examination identifying a potentia...Researchers use high tech in mold watermark to protect plastic products from piracy
...ocess. Professor Smith expects that the new technology will be of significant interest to a range of manufacturers products such as DVD s and other discs in the entertainment and computing markets to plastic containers used by a range of consumer industries. ...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Sept. 19, 2007
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.... Investigations have revealed that degenerated animal intervertebral discs containing the injected 'microgels' regain their mechanical properties. ...bility at the fused and adjacent discs. Degeneration of intervertebral discs causes holes in the load-bearing tissue of the disc, decreasing disc height...Findings advance use of adult stem cells for replacement bone
...medium themselves. The group, which included graduate student Quynh Pham and postdoctoral research associate Upma Sharma, accomplished this by seeding discs of titanium mesh with stem cells and encouraging them to form extracellular matrix, or ECM, the boney, calcified deposit that gives bone its structura...Ranier Technology Secures GBP8m Funding for its Cadisc Replacement Spinal Discs
CAMBRIDGE, England, February 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Ranier Technology, a Cambridge UK based spinal implant development company, has secured an GBP8 million ($16 million) investment from new and existing investors to further develop and commercialise its motion preserving spinal implant products. T...Abaxis to Report Third Quarter Fiscal 2009 Financial Results Thursday, January 29, 2009
...easurements. The system consists of a compact, 5.1 kilogram (11.2 pounds), portable analyzer and a series of single-use plastic discs, called reagent discs that contain all the chemicals required to perform a panel of up to 13 tests on veterinary patients and 14 tests on human patients. The system can be...ABAXIS Announces Worldwide Animal Health Licensing Agreement for Rapid Test Technology
...easurements. The system consists of a compact, 5.1 kilogram (11.2 pounds), portable analyzer and a series of single-use plastic discs, called reagent discs that contain all the chemicals required to perform a panel of up to 13 tests on veterinary patients and 14 tests on human patients. The system can be...Abaxis, Inc. to Present at the RBC Capital Markets 2008 Healthcare Conference
...measurements. The system consists of a compact, 5.1 kilogram (11.2 pounds), portable analyzer and a series of single-use plastic discs, called reagent discs that contain all the chemicals required to perform a panel of up to 13 tests on veterinary patients and 14 tests on human patients. The system can be ...Singapore Medicine - Singapore Doctors Use Hi-Tech Implant to Add Space to Narrowed Spinal Canals
...al procedure . It is the bane of many elderly folk -- buttocks and lower back pain. Also known as lumbar spinal stenosis, this is when spinal discs undergo wear and tear from natural degeneration. In the process, the spinal canals are narrowed and nerves may be impinged, causing the typical sympto...Abaxis Reports Record Revenues and Operating Income for the Second Quarter of Fiscal 2009
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