Lumbar Spine Articles & Analysis
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The research is the punctate midline myelotomy to reduce pain response in rats model of lumbar spine pain. Punctate midline myelotomy (PMM) is considered a procedure to treat severe intractable visceral pain by interrupting the postsynaptic dorsal column pathway (PSDC) of the spinal cord. ...
Practice Good Posture Slumped over or asymmetrical (leaning over to one side) creates an imbalance in the spine and supportive muscles and joints. This often creates a problem with the shoulder. ...
An article from Health in Action features mild® Provider, Dr. Kiran Patel and reviews key data from the Mobility Matters Landmark Survey as well as the Know Your Back Story health awareness campaign. Key points: Count yourself lucky if you’ve never groaned about your back. It is estimated that roughly a quarter of us- more than 72.3 million U.S. adults- are currently experiencing ...
The SIAP study investigates the effect of using Ergotrics' Inflatable Prone Support (IPS) on intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) during spine surgery. Study background The objective of this study is to demonstrate the ability of the inflatable Prone Supports (IPS) to lower the IAP of patients in the prone position. Whenever the patients’ position is changed to prone, the IAP is increased due to ...
The pelvic floor physical therapy system is a therapeutic method that uses physical therapy concepts to recondition the pelvic floor muscles in a systematic, effective, and safe manner. The treatment’s purpose is to increase the strength and function of the pelvic floor muscles, as well as to relieve discomfort, weakness, and inefficiency. A qualified physical therapist accesses the muscles ...
According to our Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Advisory Board, imaging review, a key aspect of mild® patient candidate identification, is often not included in initial schooling. To help APPs learn the basics of image review, become more familiar with identifying anatomical landmarks, and understand how to confirm if a patient is a candidate for the mild® Procedure, we asked James ...
What is Lumbar Spinal Stenosis? Lumbar spinal stenosis, or LSS, is a common condition in which the lower spinal canal narrows and compresses the nerves in the lower back. Lumbar spinal stenosis is generally caused by aging and natural wear and tear on the spine. With lumbar spinal stenosis, thickened ligament, ...
mild® Provider, Dr. Shawn Puri | Double Board-Certified Anesthesiologist and Pain Medicine Specialist | Relievus Pain Management This case study highlights a female patient, age 67, with debilitating back pain that prevented her from completing tasks of daily living and decreased her quality of life. Despite multiple interventions, including epidural steroid injections (ESIs) and medication ...
Introduction Abaloparatide (ABL) is a bone-forming analog of human parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP) that is indicated for the treatment of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis (PMO) at high risk of fracture.(1) In the pivotal phase 3 ACTIVE study in women with PMO, 18 months of ABL treatment increased areal bone mineral density (aBMD) at the total hip, femoral neck, and ...
The bone mineral density (BMD) of the lumbar spine (LS), femoral neck, total hip (TH), and 1/3 radius was assessed using DXA, and trabecular volumetric BMD (vBMD), cortical vBMD, integral vBMD, cortical thickness, and cortical surface BMD at TH were assessed using a 3D-DXA software and TBS at LS. ...
Keywords Chronic low back pain durability functional segmental stability multifidus muscle restorative neurostimulation Introduction Most cases of acute low back pain resolve spontaneously without treatment, but for chronic low back pain (CLBP), the prognosis is not favorable.1 Patients with CLBP often endure impaired quality of life, depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbance.2,3 ...
Injections falling short? Advanced IPM practices are moving beyond epidural steroid injections (ESIs) to offer the gold standard of care for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) patients. Review the new data where study researchers compared the medical records of participants who had received either just one or no steroid injection prior to the mild® Procedure, to participants who received two or ...
As part of a head-to-head comparison between the Fusion Robotics (using Micromate™) system and the Medtronic Mazor-X™ Stealth Edition robot, Micromate™ has shown a comparably high accuracy (100%) on the placement of pedicle screws on the lumbar spine, with a significantly shorter procedure time. Main drivers of efficiency have been reported to ...
Also known as “regenerative injection therapy” (RIT), prolotherapy is a procedure used to treat musculoskeletal conditions including tendinopathies, osteoarthritis, and chronic pain of the cervical spine, lumbar spine, and pelvis (Sit et al. 2017). The procedure involves the administration of a therapeutic solution injected into the ...
However, they are actively involved in spinal (or lumbar spine) stabilisation, and also in several biological processes [1]. ...
Methods: Generally-healthy men (≥45 years), with low lumbar spine (LS) and/or proximal femur areal bone mineral density (aBMD), were recruited from the community. ...