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Protein Responsible for Sleepiness Plays a Vital Role in Bone Formation
Researchers have found that a protein blamed for daytime sleepiness plays a crucial role in bone formation. The findings could potentially give rise to new treatments for osteoporosis, the researchers...
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Patients Dissatisfied With Outcomes of Opioid Use Prior to Spine Surgery
The use of opiod pain relievers has been linked to less improvement and higher levels of dissatisfaction after a spinal surgery, a new study has found. Between 1999 and 2010, a greater focus on pain...
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Back Pain Treatment Made Easier With Digital Spine Analysis
Back pain is a common condition experienced by almost all people at some point in their lifetime, and the spine has been the least measured and considered the most amazing engineering phenomenon in...
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Anti-Clotting Medications Not Needed Following Spine Surgery
Most patients need nothing more than vigilant monitoring following a surgery and should be spared costly and risky anti-clotting medications since blood clots rarely occur, a new study has found....
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Link Between Mental Disorders and Dendritic Spine Loss Identified
Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia have been associated with dendritic spine loss in the brain, says research. The dendritic spines play a role in a variety of brain functions. Previous studies have...
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Daily 'Yoga Pose' to Reduce Spine Problem in Adolescents
A basic yoga pose, done for 90 seconds a day, six days a week for two months, can reduce idiopathic scoliosis curves by 32 percent for adolescent and adult patients, reveals a new research....
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American Spine and Pain Center Opens at Hyderabad
The American Spine and Pain Center has been launched in Hyderabad at Road No-12, Banjara Hills by a group of seven American fellowship trained Telugu physicians specialized in interventional spine...
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Are You Suffering from Lower Back Pain? Your Spine Maybe Similar to Chimpanzees
Lower back pain among humans may have ties to the last common ancestor with chimpanzees, reveals a new study. The findings showed that the vertebrae of humans with disc problems are closer in shape to...
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British Man Survives After His Head Got Ripped Off from Spine in Car Accident
A British man who had his head ripped off from his spine in a car crash has survived, reveals a media report. Indian-origin neuro-surgeon Anant Kamat re-attached Tony Cowan's skull to his spine with a...
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Spine Surgery Reduces Pain Associated With Rheumatoid Arthritis in...
An 82-year-old patient suffering from stiffening and immobility of joints, ankylosing spondylitis also known as bamboo spine has got a new lease of life after a minimal access spine surgery at Global...
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Australian Woman Treated With Cell-Based Therapy in India Regains Sensory...
In a rare surgery, a 35-year-old Australian woman with a spinal injury for 14 long years regained her sensory ability after undergoing a new cell-based therapy, doctors said. The Human Embryonic Stem...
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Minimal Invasive Surgery in Mumbai Cures Hollywood Film Producer's Spine...
Sipped or herniated disc is a condition in which one of the discs in the spine ruptures and the gel inside leaks out. It causes numbness and pain along the route of the affected nerve. In severe...
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Former Rugby Players At Higher Risk Of Developing Cervical Spine Degeneration
To determine whether retired professional rugby players experience more serious symptoms of cervical spine degeneration than people in the general population, French researchers used clinical...
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Study Quantifies Risk of Cardiac Arrest in Pediatric Spine Surgeries
The vast majority of children with scoliosis have mild forms and do not need early corrections or surgery at all. However, children with forms of scoliosis tied to neuromuscular disease tend to have...
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Herniated Disks in Children Linked to Spine Malformations
A study in the December issue of iNeurosurgery/i, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, published by Wolters Kluwer reports that most children and adolescents with herniated disks...
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Bionic Spine Enables Paralyzed Patients to Walk Again With Thoughts
A new device called "bionic spine" will enable paralyzed patients to walk again, revealed Australian researchers. The new device, developed by scientists in Melbourne, is the size of a paper clip and...
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Amitabh Bachchan Discloses His Battle With Tuberculosis of the Spine
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan reveals his struggles with spine tuberculosis when he was hosting the first season of the popular television show, "Kaun Banega Crorepati"."I used to have a lot of...
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Possible Treatment for Suppressed Immunity From High Level Spine Injuries
People with high-level spinal cord injury develop what is known as spinal cord injury-induced immune suppression syndrome (SCI-IDS). As the body rushes to react to spinal cord damage, new but abnormal...
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Thoracic Spine Curvature can be Passed on from Parents to Offspring
Hyperkyphosis is a serious condition characterized by extreme forward curvature of the upper spine. It affects as many as 20-40% of older individuals. However, the causes are poorly understood....
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Delay in Osteoarthritis Surgery Affects Spine
Health experts suggest that delay in knee surgeries during severe osteoarthritis adversely affects the spine. "It is commonly observed that people delay their knee surgery till the last stage without...
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Long Duration In Spaceflights Affects The Spine Of Astronauts - NASA Study
bHighlights/b ul class="group-list punch-points"liAstronauts on long space mission experience severe backache and spinal disc conditions./liliThis can be attributed to atrophy of paraspinal muscles...
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Osteolectin's Role in New Bone Formation and Maintaining Adult Bone Mass
Osteoporosis, a progressive bone disease characterized by decreased bone mass and an increase in fractures, affects over 200 million people worldwide. Most existing therapies such as bisphosphonate...
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Is Your Low Back Pain Coming from Your Hip, Spine or Both?
Lower back pain can be caused by a variety of problems. Many patients live with low back pain that radiates to the buttock, groin, thigh, and even knees. The challenge for patients, and often their...
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Improvement Following Spine Surgery Similar in Older Adults and Young Patients
For most patients, the natural course of a herniated lumbar disk is favorable, and the consensus is that surgical treatment is offered if the pain in the lower back and radiating down the legs...
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Use of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins in Children's Spine Surgery
Bone morphogenetic proteins, commonly used off-label to enhance pediatric spinal fusion (spinal arthrodesis), did not improve revision rates for pediatric spinal fusion, according to a study presented...
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Delhi's First Advanced Workshop on Spine Deformities To Be Hosted by...
A two-day advanced spine course will be conducted for over 500 spine surgeons from various parts of India. The workshop will be hosted by the Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College (VMMC) and Safdarjung...
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Music Therapy Helps In Pain Management Post Spine Surgery
bHighlights/b ul class="group-list punch-points" liDuring the postoperative period, patients experience increased pain and anxiety./li liPain management, which is mainly pharmacological, in patients...
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Lower Back Spine Surgery In Older Adults Show Good Outcomes
Herniated disc surgery for a slipped disc poses benefit for older adults, according to the results of a study conducted by Mattis A. Madsbu, a medical student at the Norwegian University of Science...
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Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: Romosozumab Drug Could Reduce Spine Fracture Risk
bHighlights:/b ul class="group-list punch-points"liOsteoporosis is a disease that weakens the bone and causes fractures./li liA new drug called Romosozumab has found to be effective in treating...
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Key for Cells During Bone Formation is Networking
Bone cells organise during bone formation this could open the door to a better understanding of diseases such as osteoporosis. The research, led by the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces...
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Rapamycin Treatment Prevents Crippling Abnormal Bone Formation
Heterotopic ossification (HO) is the presence of bone in soft tissue where bone normally does not exist. People who experience severe injuries to their extremities, whether due to military combat or...
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World Spine Day - Remain Active For A Healthy Spine
h2Highlights:/h2ul class="group-list punch-points"liBack pain is one of the most common reasons for absenteeism from work with loss of productivity./li liWorld Spine Day observed annually on the...
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Nearly 40% People Ignore Spine Related Diseases
Nearly 20% of the young population in the bracket of 16-34 age group are treated for back and spine conditions today. The most affected age-groups and common problems faced by people are in these four...
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Bone Marrow Edema Occurs Mostly in the Joints of Lower Spine
Bone marrow edema (BME) is common among young athletes. BME occurs more often in the joints of the lower spine or in the the posterior lower ilium of sacroiliac joints, reveals a new study. The new...
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Highly Advanced Equipment Unveiled for Spine and Neurosurgery
The risk factors involved in the spine and neurosurgery procedure can be substantially limited by an advanced surgical imaging equipment and navigation system. This system is highly accurate and...
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Helmet Use Reduces Risk of Cervical Spine Injury During Motorcycle Accidents
Helmet use lowers the likelihood of cervical spine injury (CSI), particularly fractures of the cervical vertebrae during motorcycle accidents, revealed researchers from the University of Wisconsin...
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First Robotic Device for Treating Spine Deformities Developed
A new device called Robotic Spine Exoskeleton (RoSE) has been developed for the first time, which helps measure 3-D stiffness of human torso in children who have spine deformities, reveals a new...
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Preoperative Opioid Use may Increase Continued Use after Spine Surgery
Patients known for long-term use of opioids before spinal surgery are more likely to continue using opioids several months after surgery, reports a study. The findings of the study are published in...
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Mind Rehabilitation May Help Treat Patients With Spine Injury
Rehabilitating the mind along with the body matters more in spinal cord injury patients says a study. Researchers from IbHeriot-Watt University/b/I claims that the rate of recovery can be increased in...
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Preoperative Opioid Use: Major Risk Factor for Opioid Use After Spine Surgery
Patients taking opioids for at least three months before lower spinal fusion surgery are more likely to continue taking opioids one year after surgery, reports a new study. The findings of the study...
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New Potential Treatment Can Prevent Knee and Spine Osteoarthritis
Novel therapeutic treatment can prevent knee and spine osteoarthritis, according to a new study led by scientists at the Krembil Research Institute. A team led by Principal Investigator Dr. Mohit...
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CT Scan Before Spine Fusion Finds Undiagnosed Osteoporosis
Patients who are thinking about spinal fusion surgery to get rid of pain, bone health is an important consideration. If they have low bone density before surgery, it could affect the treatment plan...
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Patients could not Understand their Lumbar Spine MRI Reports
Radiology reports have been accessed online by an increasing number of people, finds a study. The study's findings published in the iAmerican Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)/i analyse how patients...
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CT Scans Could Be Reduced Half By Screening For Cervical Spine Risk Factors
Checking children affected from blunt trauma for CSI (cervical spine injury) risk factors could cut unnecessary computed tomography (CT) scans and radiation exposure by half. An estimated 8 million...
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Spine Surgery is Safe in Elderly Patients: Study
New multicenter, prospective study of spine surgeries conducted in patients aged above 80 years proved that there were no major systemic complications or deaths, although the overall perioperative...
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Sleep Apnea Linked to Higher Spine Fracture in Women
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may negatively affect bone health in women, according to a new study. The results are published in the iJournal of Bone and Mineral Research/i. Women with a history of...
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Predicting Poor Pain Control Following Elective Spine Surgery: Study
New study developed and validated a clinical prediction scale that can be used to conclude which patients are more likely to encounter inadequate pain control following elective spine surgery. Spine...
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World Spine Day 2021 - Healthy Lifestyle is a Key to a Healthy Spine
bWorld Spine Day observed on October 16/b aims at spreading awareness about the importance of reducing the burden of spine problems. An estimated one billion people worldwide suffer from spinal pain....
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Can Inhibiting an Enzyme Promote Bone Formation
In mouse osteoblasts researchers have discovered two key enzymes MERTK and Typo3, so-called receptor tyrosine kinases that regulate bone formation and curb the development of bone metastases. Bones...
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World Spine Day: Prioritizing Spinal Health for a Better Tomorrow
bHighlights:/bul class="group-list punch-points"li Poor posture can lead to spondylitis, migraines, and chronic neck and back pain/li liLearn key tips to improve posture, including regular breaks,...
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