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In February, Dr. Issada Thongtrangan, with Valley Orthopedics, educated Arizona Workers Compensation Association (AWCCA) members on the warning signs they need to look out for to determine if their employee’s back pain is something serious or not. Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) February 27, 2013 Dr. Thongtrangan educates AWCCA members on the red flags of back pain and when additional treatment is necessary Most back pain that Dr. Thongtrangan sees is benign, but some isn’t. “Five or six times...

CuraLase Therapy is an unconventional, yet effective treatment for back pain sufferers; now available in multiple locations. Myrtle Beach, SC (PRWEB) February 27, 2013 Statistics show 8 out of every 10 adults will suffer with back pain at some time in their life. This includes sciatica and lumbar pain. The treatment options vary. They range from simple changes in daily activity to non-invasive treatments and sometimes advance to surgery, none of which have guarantees of success. The...

A new CuraLase location is available for individuals suffering with chronic pain. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (PRWEB) February 27, 2013 CuraLase Global, Inc., located in Myrtle Beach, SC, is a franchisor of the CuraLase therapy for the treatment of pain. CuraLase Global, Inc. opened a new CuraLase franchise in Mt. Pleasant, SC in October 2012. William Greene MD, Medical Director and owner of the new franchise, looks forward to helping patients become pain-free without surgical...

RF Induced Thermal Treatment of Tissue Pain FREDERICK, Md., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BioElectronics Corporation (OTC Pink: BIEL), the maker of unique inexpensive, patented, anti-inflammatory pain reliever devices, announced today that the World Intellectual Property Organization has published the International Patent Application for RF Induced Thermal Treatment of Tissue Pain. While pulsed shortwave therapy is an established medical therapy, this patent provides for a method...

Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Therapeutic Following Total Knee Arthroplasty SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Adynxx, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing a first-in-class platform of therapeutics to address pain at its molecular roots, announced today that the first patient was dosed in a Phase 2 study of its lead investigational drug candidate for the prevention of post-surgical pain, AYX1. The 90-patient, placebo-controlled study will evaluate...

Medicine in Motion's Austin sport medicine doctors have six tips for better back health Austin, Texas (PRWEB) February 22, 2013 Sports medicine is a broad branch of health care that is used by a variety of health care professionals including physical therapists, personal trainers, massage therapists, dieticians/nutritionists, chiropractors, surgeons, acupuncturists and more. While each discipline approaches sports medicine from a different angle, they all have the same goal of...

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The European Association of Research Groups for Spinal Osteosinthesis (ArgoSpine for short) recently had its 17(th) International ArgoSpine Symposium in Paris, France. ArgoSpine's website explains that the group was founded in 1996 to "encourage applied research in the area of spinal surgery" with the symposium serving as a great way to foster open interaction and innovation within the orthopedic and back pain treatment community. The...

Minimally invasive spine surgery expert will perform AccuraScope® procedures in San Antonio area San Antonio, TX (PRWEB) February 17, 2013 North American Spine is pleased to announce that Dr. Michael S. McKee has joined its growing network of partner physicians. Dr. McKee will perform AccuraScope® procedures at Victory Medical Center San Antonio. In a common variation of the AccuraScope procedures, a physician inserts a very thin endoscope, holding a high-definition camera and a...

Attorneys can now search the online directory PowerLiens.com to find Pain Management doctors who work on a lien. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 16, 2013 As of February, PowerLiens.com continued to expand its directory by adding a new specialty that attorneys have long sought out for their cases. Pain Management doctors are in constant demand by personal injury attorneys who are searching for doctors to work with them on their injury cases. This sub-specialty of the medical field is at...

CuraLase is launching a new website to educate patients on a non-invasive therapy to alleviate the pain associated with many conditions. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (PRWEB) February 06, 2013 Locally owned CuraLase Global, Inc. is launching a new website, http://www.curalase.com. For those seeking an effective treatment for the pain associated with many conditions, the new website will be a valuable tool to find answers to their questions. Including the frequently asked question of how...