Study: One-fifth of spine surgery patients develop PTSD symptoms
Nearly 20 percent of people who underwent low back fusion surgery developed post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms associated with that surgery, according to a recent Oregon Health & Science University study published in ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 28, 2012 |
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IV acetaminophen eases post-spinal op pain for children
(HealthDay)—Children and adolescents given intravenously (IV)-administered acetaminophen after major spine surgery have significantly less postoperative pain, compared with those given placebo, but administration ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 23, 2012 |
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Judge weight and time worn to minimize backpack pain
(Medical Xpress)—As students of all ages load up their backpacks for the school year, they may be on their way to creating bad posture habits and increasing their risk for pain.
Health
Aug 31, 2012 |
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New decision aid for treatment of herniated disc beneficial
(HealthDay)—A new patient decision instrument meets the criteria of acceptability, reliability, and validity, and improves the quality of patient decision-making for treatment of a herniated disc, according ...
Other
Aug 23, 2012 |
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Workers counseled on back pain return to job sooner
(HealthDay) -- Workers on medical leave because of lower back pain are more likely to return to work if they receive reassurance and medical advice on how to stay active, according to a new study.
Health
Aug 09, 2012 |
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Project shows benefits of applying sex and gender analysis in research
In the United States and Europe, osteoporosis is considered primarily a "woman's disease" and men are rarely evaluated for the condition, which causes bones to become weak and brittle, and increases the risk ...
Medical research
Jul 27, 2012 |
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InteguSeal does not reduce scoliosis surgery infections
(HealthDay) -- Preoperative cyanoacrylate sealant (InteguSeal) application does not reduce the risk of surgical site infection for patients undergoing scoliosis surgery, according to a study published online ...
Surgery
Jul 26, 2012 |
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Pain, disability don't predict function in spinal stenosis
(HealthDay) -- For patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), subjective measures of pain and disability have limited ability to predict real-life ambulatory performance, according to a study published in ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 16, 2012 |
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Newly isolated 'beige fat' cells could help fight obesity
Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have isolated a new type of energy-burning fat cell in adult humans which they say may have therapeutic potential for treating obesity.
Medical research
Jul 12, 2012 |
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Prolonged disability predictors identified for low back pain
(HealthDay) -- In patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain (LBP), impaired fasting glucose tolerance, greater pain-related disability, higher body mass index, and lower quality of life (QoL) at baseline ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 28, 2012 |
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Epilepsy drugs increase risk of fractures and falls
(Medical Xpress) -- New research has shed light on the high risk of fractures, falls, and osteoporosis among epilepsy patients using antiepileptic drugs with most patients unaware of the risks associated with taking the drugs.
Neuroscience
Jun 28, 2012 |
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Incomplete recovery of lumbar discs two years after bed rest
(HealthDay) -- Recovery of the lumbar intervertebral discs following a 60-day period of bed rest is a lengthy process, with recovery incomplete at two years, according to a study published in the June 15 issue ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 22, 2012 |
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BYU engineers conceive disc replacement to treat chronic low back pain
In between the vertebrae of the human spine are 23 Oreo-sized, cartilage-filled discs that hold the vertebrae together and allow for spine movement.
Surgery
Jun 12, 2012 |
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Should spinal manipulation for neck pain be abandoned?
The effectiveness of spinal manipulation divides medical opinion. On BMJ today, experts debate whether spinal manipulation for neck pain should be abandoned.
Other
Jun 07, 2012 |
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Morbid obesity ups complication rate in spinal fusion surgery
(HealthDay) -- Morbid obesity increases the risk of multiple complications in spinal fusion surgery, particularly in patients undergoing anterior cervical or posterior lumbar procedures, according to research ...
Overweight and Obesity
Jun 05, 2012 |
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