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FREDERICK, Md., Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 25, 2012, orthopedic spine surgeon, Dr. Said Osman, performed percutaneous cervical endoscopic discectomy (CED) at American Spine Center, for herniated cervical spine disc, and thus avoided the more invasive open cervical decompression and fusion. A percutaneous cervical endoscopic discectomy procedure is often performed in an outpatient or day surgery facility. Endoscopic surgery of the spine, is a minimally invasive technique...
Belltown Spine and Wellness treats water sports enthusiasts for back pain, neck pain, spinal and musculoskeletal injuries with customized programs that include the latest technologies in chiropractic care, massage therapy and acupuncture. Seattle, WA (PRWEB) September 28, 2012 Being dragged behind a boat or hurtling down a churning river are two exciting and popular ways to enjoy the Pacific Northwest's warm summer months. Water skiing, wake boarding, white-water rafting and kayaking...
New clinic to accommodate more patients needing spinal pain treatment throughout Southern California. Chino Hills, CA (PRWEB) September 27, 2012 The Brain and Spine Institute of California has opened a new clinic location in Chino Hills, extending their spinal treatment program to an even wider range of Southern California patients. The new location at 15944 Los Serranos Country Club Drive #270 in Chino Hills, California, opened on August 16th, 2012 and is under the medical direction of...
NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a recent appearance on Fox 5 News, Certified New York City (NYC) Chiropractic and Sports Physician, Dr. Rolland Nemirovsky of Manhattan Sports Therapy, shared the musculoskeletal rationale behind the prevalence of kinesiology tape among athletes. Increasing in popularity over the 2008 and 2012 Olympic games, kinesiology taping is used for sports performance, as well as back pain treatment, neck pain treatment, herniated discs, shoulder...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Most of us suffer from lower back pain at some point in our lives. Good posture and sitting up straight might help, but depending on your genes, they may not. A new study, published in the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, says that your genes, specifically the Park2 gene, play a key role in lumber disc degeneration (LDD). LDD has long been thought to be the number one cause of chronic back pain. With LDD, the discs in your back,...
Texas Back Institute surgeons report that investing time in core strength is more important that walking, the preferred exercise according to a new CDC study. Plano, TX (PRWEB) September 07, 2012 A new CDC study indicates more Americans are walking as regular exercise. Unfortunately, the same research shows that fewer than half engage in the minimum recommended 2.5 hours of regular exercise per week. While any exercise is good, according to orthopedic surgeons at Texas Back Institute,...
Top spine specialist Dr. Kaixuan Liu explains practice expansion. West Orange, NJ (PRWEB) September 05, 2012 Atlantic Spine Center, a national leader in endoscopic spine surgery, announces the opening of its new offices at 475 Prospect Avenue, Suite 110, West Orange, NJ 07052, 973-419-0200. http://www.atlanticspinecenter.com. “The new offices are large and comfortable, allowing for maximum convenience for our patients,” notes Dr. Kaixuan Liu, MD, PhD, chief surgeon and founder of...
One in ten Americans will suffer from sciatica or similar conditions in their lifetime: Lower back pain affects more than forty million people in the United States alone and is the leading cause of disability in people under age 45 worldwide, according to a study in April’s Annals of Internal Medicine. Edison, NJ (PRWEB) August 29, 2012 One in ten Americans will suffer from sciatica or similar conditions in their lifetime: Lower back pain affects more than forty million people in the...
TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Christian Apfel, MD, PhD, of the University of California has agreed to accept the position as Acting Medical Director of Excite Medical(TM) to continue the already extensive DRX9000® Research. Dr. Apfel is a nationally and internationally recognized Key Opinion Leader with over 75 peer reviewed publications in top journals, including The New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Apfel is best suited to continue the DRX9000® research due to...
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- If you're looking for an orthopedic surgeon in Los Angeles because of intense back or spinal pain, you're hardly alone. During this searing hot summer, the sports pages are full of stories about athletes plagued by back pain. Indeed, everyone from middle aged office workers to elderly retirees and young students are plagued by chronic and sometimes seemingly intractable back and spinal pain. Even when the problem is a herniated disc and...
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Laminotomy is a procedure that works to decompress the spinal nerve root and/ or spinal cord by removing part of a lamina of the vertebral arch. This started as a hemilaminectomy which is the removal of half of the lamina, left or right, but now is the removal of portions of both sides of the lamina to allow for vertebral stability. Laminotomy is most often accompanied by a facetectomy which is the decompression of a spinal nerve root. How it is Performed When a laminotomy is...
