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Thursday, Dec 3
What Is Back Pain? What Causes Back Pain?
Back pain is a very common complaint. According to the Mayo Clinic, USA, approximately 80% of all Americans will have low back pain at least once in their lives. Back pain is a common reason for absence from work, or visiting the doctor's. According to the NHS (National Health Service), UK, ba...
Thursday, Nov 5
Yoga May Be Effective For Chronic Low Back Pain In Minority Populations
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center found that yoga may be more effective than standard treatment for reducing chronic low back pain in minority populations. This study appears in the November issue of Alternative Therapies in Healt...
Thursday, Oct 8
Recovery In Four Out Of Ten Back Pain Sufferers Within A Year
Research published on bmj.com today reports that over a third (35 percent) of patients will recover from chronic low back pain within nine months and four out of 10 (41 percent) will do so within a year. This groundbreaking study reveals findings that are contrary to the broad theory that re...
Four Out Of 10 Back Pain Sufferers Will Recover Within A Year
Over a third (35%) of patients will recover from chronic low back pain within nine months and four out of 10 (41%) will do so within a year, according to research published on BMJ.com. This is the first study of its kind and the results go against the common view that recovery from an episode of c...
Saturday, Sep 12
New Data Show Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain Maintained Pain Reduction On Cymbalta(R)
New data show patients with chronic low back pain on Cymbalta(R) (duloxetine HCl) maintained reductions in pain for 41 weeks.(1) In patients who initially responded to duloxetine, this maintenance of pain reduction was accompanied by further reduction in pain that was statistically...
Thursday, Sep 10
Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB) Proprietary Stem Cells Successfully Repair/Regenerate Damaged Intervertebral Disc Cartilage
Australia's regenerative medicine company, Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB)(PINK:MBLTY), today announced highly successful preclinical trial results of its adult stem cells in the treatment of degenerative intervertebral disc disease, the leading cause of low back pain.
Wednesday, Jun 24
Promise For Treating Low Back Pain - Radiofrequency A Trusted Technique With A New Application
Who suffers from low back pain; my brother, my boss's brother, my neighbor, a friend on the golf course and recently the media reports Regis Philbin and Jeff Gordon suffer from low back pain. Sacroiliac Pain is caused by inflammation or abnormal function of the joint which can lead to sacra...
Thursday, Jun 11
Lumbar Matrix(TM) Scan From SpineMatrix(R) Revolutionizes The Diagnosis Of Low Back Pain
A new technology that revolutionizes the way low back pain is diagnosed and treated, while also significantly reducing healthcare costs, has been introduced by SpineMatrix(R) Inc., an Akron, Ohio-based medical technology company that specializes in advanced spinal diagnostics.
Friday, Jun 5
CE Mark Extended For Disc Dynamics' DASCOR(R) Disc Arthroplasty System
Disc Dynamics, Inc., a leading developer of minimally invasive treatment options for low back pain caused by degenerative disc disease (DDD), announced that the CE Mark received in the European Union for its DASCOR® Disc Arthroplasty System has been expanded to incorporate a posterio...
Tuesday, Mar 17
Surveyed Experts Expect Tanezumab Will Have Advantages Over Oxycodone In The Treatment Of Chronic Low Back Pain
Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that surveyed primary care physicians identify a therapy's effect on causing a statistically significant improvement in pain symptoms as the attribute that...
