Back Pain Relief

Eight Ways to Prevent Back Pain

hareyan — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:59:17 -0500

Did you know that most cases of back pain can be prevented? What's more, most cases of back pain go away by themselves - without special prescription drugs, doctor-prescribed physical therapy, and especially without surgery.

Here are eight steps you can take to prevent back pain from occurring at all and to help your back pain heal more quickly.

Is Financial Crisis The Reason For Your Back Pain?

ruzik_tuzik — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:53:55 -0500

Is Wall Street to blame for your back pain?

If you've been suffering from back, neck or shoulder pain lately, much of it could be a direct result of the financial crisis gripping the world, says pain specialist Norman Marcus, M.D., who offers suggestions to help you deal with that pain. They include talking, walking, laughing and sex.

Dr. Marcus is Clinical Associate Professor in Anesthesiology and Psychiatry and Director of Muscle Pain Research at the N.Y.U. School of Medicine and a past president of the American Academy of Pain Medicine

Exercise Helps Reduce Pain, Disability After Lower Back Surgery

ruzik_tuzik — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:55:38 -0500

Lumbar spine (lower back) surgery is a common treatment for a herniated or "slipped" disk, and patients need to know whether it is better to sit still or get moving during their recovery period.

An updated review from the Netherlands suggests that exercise programs starting four to six weeks after the operation could lead to more rapid pain relief and a quicker recovery from disability — without increasing the risk of additional surgery.

Long-Term Back Pain Relief Possible With Alexander Technique

hareyan — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:44:00 -0500

Alexander technique lessons in combination with an exercise programme offer long-term effective treatment for chronic back pain, according to a study published on BMJ.com today.

Back pain causes more disability than almost any other condition in Western societies, but very few effective long-term treatments are available to patients.

Previous research shows that the Alexander technique* and massage may help relieve back pain in the short-term, but little is known about the long-term outcomes.

World’s First Genome-Wide Spinal Cord Atlas Unveiled

hareyan — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:23:11 -0500

The ALS Association has joined a funding consortium of non-profit and private organizations to fund the Allen Spinal Cord Atlas, which was unveiled as the world’s first genome-wide map of the mouse spinal cord, key to the study of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other diseases, disorders and traumatic injuries of the spinal cord.

Created by the Seattle, Wash.-based Allen Institute for Brain Science, the atlas enables researchers to access the free online data to advance their research surrounding these conditions.

Spinal Cord Map Released

hareyan — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:06:11 -0500

A major part of the map of spinal cords of mice is released by researchers from Allen Institute for Brain Science in Fremont.

Researchers were working several months in creating a map, which is to describe spinal cord of mice. The major part of the two-dimensional map is ready and it includes about 2000 genes. The map shows which gene is involved in spinal cord and clarifies functions for each gene.

Biomechanical Comparison Of Lumbar Spine Instability

hareyan — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:11:07 -0500

A lumbar spine with posterior complex integrity is less likely to develop segment instability than a lumbar spine with a destroyed anchoring point for supraspinous ligament. Biomechanical comparison of lumbar spine instability between laminectomy and bilateral laminotomy for spinal stenosis syndrome- an experimental study in porcine model.

Syndicom SpineConnect Improves Practice Of Spine Surgery

hareyan — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:59:15 -0500

Web-based peer-to-peer collaboration has many advantages for participating surgeons, including convenience and immediate feedback from other spine surgeons.

Lumbar Supports Not Particularly Effective For Low Back Pain

hareyan — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:05:48 -0500

Lumbar or lower back supports - those large belts that people wear around their waists when they lift or carry heavy objects - are not very useful for preventing low back pain.

Dynatronics Introduces New DynaPro Spinal Health System

hareyan — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:36:24 -0500

Dynatronics Corporation introduced two new products: the DynaPro Spinal Health System for treating back pain and the Dynatron X5 "Turbo" soft-tissue oscillation therapy unit.