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Hargreaves Test-A Brief Overview
The Hargreaves test is one of the classic experiments used to detect thermal pain responses in rodents. The test is commonly used to quantify the thermal threshold to radiation or infrared thermal stimulation in the hind paw of mice and rats. In the Hargreaves test, a radiant or infrared heat source is usually placed underneath the rodent and aimed at the plantar surface of the rodent's hind ...
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Shoulder Subluxations (aka Slipped Shoulders) After Stroke
Introduction: What Is A Subluxation? Following the onset of a stroke, it is common that the hemiparetic arm may experience something called a subluxation or “slipped shoulder”. This is a ...
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Differences Between Spinal Blocks & Epidurals
The biggest difference between spinal blocks vs epidurals is their amount of pain relief: spinal blocks provide total pain relief, while epidurals provide partial pain relief. The reason for this difference is that the former is an anesthetic, ...
Wenzel Spine Announces Publication of Case Series Detailing Endoscopic Transforaminal Decompression and Fusion Technique with VariLift-LX
Possible Side Effects of Local Anesthesia
Empirical Spine Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for the LimiFlex Device Targeting Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
Empirical Spine Initiates PMA Submission Process for FDA Approval of Limiflex for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
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Mono- or multi-segmental fixation of the thoracic and lumbar spine in cases of: Degenerative instabilities. Spinal cord syndromes. Spondylolistheses. Deformities. Canal stenosis. Supplementary internal fixation of fractures treated by an intercorporal fusion or external fixation.