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Postmenopausal women suffered significant bone density loss in their hip after they were treated with an epidural steroid injection for back pain relief, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study. Bone density loss after six months was six times greater when compared to the typical bone density loss seen in a year in a postmenopausal woman who doesn't receive steroid injection, researchers say. Shlomo Mandel, M.D., a Henry Ford orthopedic physician and the study's lead author, says...

WOBURN, Mass., Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Intrinsic Therapeutics, a Medical Device Spine company, today announced a key milestone in a clinical study of its Barricaid® Prosthesis: 300 patients are now enrolled in a prospective, randomized, multi-center trial to definitively establish the safety and effectiveness of the implant. This Level 1 controlled study is being conducted across five countries in Europe and is expected to include 400-650 patients. "We believe this is the...

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Many back pain sufferers have become alarmed due to internationally reported news stories tracing October's meningitis outbreak to steroidal treatments for pain and other issues. Renowned orthopedic surgeon, Seyed M. Rezaian, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.S., F.I.C.S. strongly recommends using his trademark endoscopic discectomy technique to directly eliminate the causes of back pain. While steroids and other temporary stop gap measures may be...

Saint Luke's Neurosurgeon performs first Bryan Disc surgery in Missouri, Kansas and Iowa KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For many years cervical fusion was the only surgical option for patients suffering from chronic neck pain or single cervical disc degeneration. The recent creation and approval of artificial discs have offered patients a new treatment option which allows greater mobility and range of motion and dramatically improved recovery times....

NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tom Chi, The Pain Whisperer, Is Highly Regarded Among the Medical Community, Hollywood Celebrities and Patients Battling Pain Symptoms for Decades. He is uniquely known for curing patients with difficult and chronic pain problems even after years of therapy and failed surgeries. He tells us that Surgery is the wrong answer for Derek Hough's neck pain because herniations are caused by injured muscles in the neck which pull the vertebrae too...

KARLSRUHE, Germany, November 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- joimax(R) as the recognized pioneer in endoscopic spine surgery has launched the transforaminal access to the spinal canal under the brand name TESSYS(R) in 2004. Since then the company has consistently extended its product range and covers the complete array of therapies for spinal disorders with its systems today. TESSYS(R) and iLESSYS(R) are applied especially for the treatment of disc herniations and stenosis...

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Oct. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The mild(®) procedure, an innovative outpatient back-pain treatment from Vertos Medical Inc., has received approval to be marketed and sold throughout Europe. Vertos received the CE Mark this summer, which signifies that it has complied with all legal and safety requirements to sell its mild device kit in the 30 countries of the European Economic Area (27 European Union countries and 3 European Free Trade Association countries) plus...

BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As many as 90% of Americans suffer back pain at some point in their lives. Back pain is second only to the common cold as a cause of lost days at work and it is one of the most common reasons to visit a doctor's office or a hospital's emergency department. Justin Pilcher was working as a trainer in a gym for 8-12 hours per day and ruptured a disc. "I suffered with the pain for two months because I did not want to have surgery. I heard...

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SI-BONE, Inc. (San Jose, California), a medical device company that is pioneering the use of a minimally invasive surgical (MIS) device to fuse the sacroiliac (SI) joint announced today that it has achieved another significant milestone exceeding 4,000 patients implanted with the iFuse Implant System(®). In 2013, the company expects to treat over 5,000 additional patients. SI-BONE has received dozens of emails from patients from all...

BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- One out of ten people suffers from debilitating pain as a result of a spine injury or condition. As a result of recent advances in spine, patients can now be treated with minimally invasive spine surgery techniques or non-operative therapies, yet many patients are unaware of these options. With this in mind, The Feldman Institute of Baton Rouge, LA, a local leader in minimally invasive spine surgery and interventional pain management,...