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Spine and joint surgery patients aren't taking advantage of common pain relievers like Tylenol or Motrin during their recovery, researchers say.
Source: Health Day
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One third of people aged 40-59 have evidence of degenerative disc disease
Researchers have reported that one-third of people 40-59 years have image-based evidence of moderate to severe degenerative disc disease and more than half had moderate to severe spinal osteoarthritis.
Source: Science Daily
Neuroinflammation seen in spinal cord, nerve roots of patients with chronic sciatica
Location of inflammation may determine which patients are successfully treated with steroid injections
Source: Science Daily
What to know about hyperlordosis
Hyperlordosis is a condition in which there is an excessive spine curvature in the lower back.
Source: Medical News Today
What a pain: The iPad neck plagues women more
Gender and posture -- not screen time -- are biggest factors behind developing 'iPad neck' and shoulder pain, new study finds.
Source: Science Daily
How to treat a crick in the neck
A crick in the neck makes the neck feel stiff and less mobile than usual. Some people report that a crick also feels like something in the neck needs to pop into place.
Source: Medical News Today
First dynamic spine brace—robotic spine exoskeleton—characterizes spine deformities
Researchers have invented a new Robotic Spine Exoskeleton, a dynamic spine brace that enabled them to conduct the first study that looks at in vivo measurements of torso stiffness and characterizes the three-dimensional stiffness of the human torso. This device may solve current bracing limitations and lead to new treatments for children with spine deformities such as idiopathic scoliosis and kyphosis.
Source: Science Daily
More than just a cosmetic procedure- ‘tummy tuck’ reduces back pain and incontinence
In addition to restoring the pre-pregnancy shape of the abdomen, abdominoplasty (‘tummy tuck’) surgery with muscle repair can improve back pain and urinary incontinence after childbearing, reports a new study.
Source: Science Daily
Young athletes commonly have bone marrow edema in lower spine, study shows
New research indicates that young recreational and elite athletes commonly accumulate excess fluid in the bone marrow around the joint that connects the spine with the pelvis. The Arthritis & Rheumatology findings may help define what amount of fluid detected on imaging tests may be considered ‘background noise’ in physically active healthy individuals compared with patients who have axial spondyloarthropathy (axial Spa), an inflammatory disease with low back pain as its main symptom.
Source: News Medical
Rocker bottom shoes help reduce chronic low back pain
Researchers of the Sports Physiotherapy master’s degree at Valencia’s CEU Cardenal Herrera university have confirmed, in a new study of their research work into back pain, that unstable shoes improve the strength of back muscles in order to maintain balance and stability when walking.
Source: Sciencedaily
