Posts Tagged ‘spine’
Globally, lower backs ache for treatment
MONASH U. (AUS) — Low back pain is the highest contributor to disability in the world, according to a new international study. Continue…
Friday, December 14, 2012 11:40 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Dec 7, 2012 12:59 - 8 Comments
To ease severe back pain, quit smoking
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Quitting smoking offers significant relief to people suffering from severe back pain, new research suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 6, 2012 9:27 - 1 Comment
‘Pixie dust’ limits post-surgery spine infections
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Scattering a gram of a powdered antibiotic directly into a spinal surgery wound appears to be a safe, cost-effective way to achieve low post-operative infection rates, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 7, 2011 12:18 - 1 Comment
Grow neck vertebrae from adult stem cells
UC DAVIS (US) — Neurosurgeons are using a new stem cell therapy to promote the growth of bone tissue following the removal of cervical discs—to help treat chronic, debilitating pain. (more…)
