Back Pain News

Life is still about "firsts" for 8-month-old Maria Underhill of Canal Winchester.

My patients often bring a CD to their first visit that has MRI studies of their problem area, usually the low back.

Zalicus will have data in the second half of this year that will provide important insights into the potential of its lead drug candidate, Z160, to be a breakthrough new class of non-opioid analgesic for the treatment of both chronic and acute neuropathic pain.

Mazor Robotics Ltd. , a developer of innovative surgical robots and complementary products, today announced that its Russia distribution partner, Neuroproject, placed an order for a Renaissancea system to be used at the N. N. Blokhin Cancer Research Center, located in Moscow.

Titan Spine, a medical device surface technology company focused on developing innovative spinal interbody fusion implants, announced today that it has named two spine surgeons to its Key Opinion Leader Advisory Team, Dr.

With over 300 million sufferers worldwide, neck pain, along with other musculoskeletal conditions, is a growing concern globally.

People who endure chronic migraines or back pain are more likely to attempt suicide, whether or not they also suffer from depression or another psychiatric condition, according to a new study.

KAST is being conducted to support a 510 application for market clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration , which Benvenue Medical expects to submit in the third quarter of 2013.

Charlottesville, VA . Surgeons investigated sexual function in 62 patients, 50 years and older, who had received extensive spinal-pelvic instrumentation for spinal deformity at the University of Virginia Health Center.

Specialists who deal with back pain have long known that infections are sometimes to blame, but these cases were thought to be exceptional.

With almost 50 million uninsured Americans in today's world and roughly three million living below the poverty level, healthcare providers have an obligation and duty to help patients of all ages, economical status levels, with and without insurance; but how many providers do? Chiropractors can benefit by reaching out to lower income communities by ... (more)

May 10, 2013 - Taking antibiotics could relieve symptoms of chronic lower back pain for up to 40% of people, according to a new study.

The presence of retrolisthesis in patients undergoing decompressive surgery for a lumbar disc herniation may result in significantly worse lower back pain and physical function over four years, according to a study published in the April issue of The Spine Journal .

Hopefully you missed CBS 5's "investigation" into the state's medical-marijuana program, in which they claim that "young, healthy" people are getting medical-marijuana cards.

Park Ridge Health is pleased to announce that Laura Fleck, M.D., board-certified neurologist, has joined its extensive family of primary care providers and specialists.

Natalie Royle, 17, from Grasscroft, Oldham, was diagnosed with scoliosis - curvature of the spine - and the condition gradually worsened over a 12-month period until her spine was bent at a 100-degree angle.

I'Vve had varying degrees of back pain for more than 10 years now, mostly I think, due to spending my career in front of a computer.

Combination therapy with teriparatide and the monoclonal antibody denosumab increases bone mineral density to a greater extent than either drug alone in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis, according to an industry-funded study in the Lancet .

Main Category: Bones / Orthopedics Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health ; Genetics ; Neurology / Neuroscience Article Date: 14 May 2013 - 1:00 PDT Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Japan have identified the first gene to be associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis across Asian and Caucasian ... (more)

May 10, 2013 -- Taking antibiotics could relieve symptoms of chronic lower back pain for up to 40% of people, according to a new study.