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KARLSRUHE, Germany, April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- April is the month of international workshops for joimax(R) - with its holistic Education Program and 4 cadaver workshops in total in the US and Germany the leading provider of instruments and techniques for minimally invasive endoscopic spine surgery starts into spring. The starting signal sounded on 5th April in Irvine, California, where the subsidiary joimax(R), Inc. is located. The two-day cadaver lab attended by 10...

FARMINGDALE, N.Y., March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Misonix, Inc. (NasdaqGM: MSON), an international surgical device company that designs, manufactures and markets innovative therapeutic ultrasonic products for spine surgery, skull-based surgery, neurosurgery, wound debridement, cosmetic surgery, laparoscopic surgery and other surgical applications, announces a new clinical paper accepted for publication by "Neurosurgery," the journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, a...

Besides the dieting required to shimmy into them, skinny jeans pose another health risk. If they are worn too tight, these jeans can cause a nerve disorder called Meralgia Paresthetica, which occurs when one of the nerves that runs in the outer part of a thigh gets compressed. Here is a tip, the remedy is simple: stop wearing skinny jeans. But the cure is more complicated for the 13 million Americans that go to the doctor annually for chronic back pain, often the result of a pinched...

Dr. Michael Gleiber, a Board Certified, Fellowship Trained Spinal Surgeon in South Florida, is honored by Becker's Spine Review as having one of The Top 50 Spine Surgery Practices To Know in America. Dr. Gleiber specializes in the latest minimally invasive and motion preserving spinal procedures. Jupiter, Florida (PRWEB) July 03, 2012 Michael A. Gleiber, MD, is the founding partner and president of his spine surgery practice which includes locations in Jupiter and Boca Raton, Florida....

NEW YORK, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New York Spinal Specialists and Sebastian Lattuga, M.D., are proud to announce their new state of the art office in mid town Manhattan. Dr. Sebastian Lattuga's new office space will be officially opened for patients as early 2012. The new office will serve as the flag ship office for one of New York City's top Spinal Surgeons. Joining Dr. Lattuga will be his team at New York Spine Specialists including Sukhbir Guram,M.D., Orthopaedic...

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Baxano, Inc., a Silicon Valley based medical device company and manufacturer of the iO-Flex® System for spinal decompression surgery, announces enrollment of the first patient into its post-market STRiDE (Spondylolisthesis Treated with an iO-Flex® System enabled Decompression) trial. The study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the system in treating patients having moderate to severe lumbar spinal stenosis with stable grade I...

Recently, top surgeon Dr. Kaixuan Liu explained the importance of early diagnosis when treating spinal stenosis. He was quoted as saying "spinal stenosis occurs most often in people over 60, and there are about 400,000 60-plus Americans who have it right now." Edison, NJ (PRWEB) August 24, 2011 Add this to the list of not-so-great things that happen as we age: spinal stenosis. It’s a narrowing of the spinal cord and nerves that can trigger pain, numbness, and weakness in...

Dr. Joshua Rovner of Aces Premier Orthopaedics, located at 1255 Broad Street in Bloomfield, NJ, now offers less invasive alternatives to his patients. Significant advances have been made over the years to make spinal surgery safer, more predictable, and more effective. Recently, minimally invasive procedures are being used more often to further benefit patients with spine related pain. While there are multiple different forms of minimally invasive procedures, most use smaller incisions...

Dr. Fardad Mobin, founder of Spine Surgeon LA launches a new interactive website, with articles, videos and tools to educate anyone with back and/or neck issues. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 05, 2011 Dr. Fardad Mobin, founder of Spine Surgeon LA has just launched his exciting website with a strong emphasis on interactive, educational video clips dedicated to demystifying many spinal disorders. The website is easy to use and highly informative, providing numerous testimonials from...

CARLSBAD, Calif., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Spinal Elements® announced today the first surgery with its new Axxion(TM) Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Retractor System for lumbar spine surgery. The surgeon who performed the procedure is Zak Ibrahim, MD of South Denver Spine in Parker, Colorado. The Axxion system features a unique blade configuration which slides directly into a 2 cm incision without the need for sequential tissue dilation. The system then expands to facilitate excellent...