Researchers compare drugs used to prevent osteoporosis
...placebo. Bone mineral density was measured in the spine and in the femur (a large bone in the leg). The study lasted three years. The researchers found that bone density declined by two percent in the placebo group, was stable in the two raloxifene groups, and increased by 4.6 percent in the CEE group. ...Disc replacement in neck relieves pain, restores mobility
...igned to act as a pivot point, which may allow the spine to move more naturally. Loyola is one of 20 centers nationwide evaluating the device under a U.S. Food and Drug Administration protocol. "Although anecdotal, several disc recipients in the clinical trial have been involved in serious motor vehicle ...UCSF/Baylor team uses new method to measure bone loss in astronauts flying long mission
...y, the research team compared heel measurements to spine and hip measurements in ISS crew members to see if this was the case. Results did not support the use of heel measurements as indicators for what is occurring in the hip and spine, said Lang. While the study provides new information regarding how bon...Study moves in on why astronauts suffer bone loss
...ght-bearing bones of the body such as those in the spine and leg, are relieved of their burden, a condition known as skeletal unloading. When skeletal unloading persists for several weeks, bones start to deteriorate: the number of bone cells decreases, movement into the bone of such minerals as calcium and...Doctors at Northwestern Memorial are studying next generation surgery for back pain sufferers
...ar the spinal cord," says Srdjan Mirkovic, M.D., a spine surgeon at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, assista...is that, while fusing two or more vertebrae in the spine together can eliminate pain, it does have drawbacks," explains Dr. Mirkovic. "The bone does not alw...Electrical stimulation in patients with paralysis and spinal cord injury
... Study compared four cervical orthoses in limiting spine motion. Twenty volunteers were tested in bending and reaching with and without orthosis. All four orthoses significantly reduced cervical motion. Study findings will help clinicians select the optimum cervical orthosis for nonsurgical and postsurgery...MRI shows back trouble may begin before puberty
...pinal canal. "We found degenerative changes in the spine much earlier than we ever would have suspected," said lead author Francis W. Smith, M.D., consultant radiologist and sports medicine physician at Woodend Hospital in Aberdeen, Scotland. "This study revises our thoughts on when we should begin preven...Wanted: people to test orgasmatron
...edure,two electrodes are inserted in the patient's spine and tiny pulses of electricity are applied. Patien...ire the brain. Women with complete injuries to the spine can still experience orgasm." Paula Hall, a sex therapist with the counselling service Relate in th...Criminalising medical mistakes is questionable
...ervising the mistaken injection of a drug into the spine of a teenager with cancer, Jon Holbrook argues that he was not seeking to harm his patient. In fact he was intending to further his recovery. His "crime" was that he made a mistake; he confused a drug that is injected intravenously with a drug that i...NCCAM funds Developmental Centers for Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine
...ffects of chiropractic manipulation (adjusting the spine from different positions using varying degrees of force), especially for the common problem of low back pain. Scientists at the Palmer Chiropractic University will collaborate with investigators at the University of Iowa, Kansas State University, th...PTH and Alendronate: combining treatments shows no bone density advantage
...ional Institutes of Health, both tested BMD in the spine and hip. BMD, a common indicator of bone health, i...involving 238 postmenopausal women with low hip or spine BMD, was carried out at four centers and coordinated at the University of California San Francisco b...New evidence eases some concerns about bone fracture risk with breast cancer drug
...e analyses were repeated for fractures of the hip, spine and wrist. Prof. Howell, a medical oncologist at t...re were similar patterns for fractures of the hip, spine and wrist." Prof. Howell said: "Anastrozole does lead to an increased bone fracture incidence compar...Combining osteoporosis treatments does not produce better results
...h combination therapy improved bone density in the spine more than alendronate alone, neither improved spine bone density as much as PTH alone. Similar results were seen at the neck of the femur. At the shaf...Amphetamine or cocaine exposure may limit brain changes that occur with life experiences
...re analyzed for changes in dendritic branching and spine density. Specifically, the researchers examined th...that amphetamine increased dendritic branching and spine density in the nucleus accumbens, and decreased spine density in the parietal cortex. Exposure to th...UC Davis neurosurgeon implanting artificial cervical discs
...tive disc disease. "We are seeing an evolution in spine surgery," said Kee Kim, assistant professor and ch...ther crude in that it changes the mechanics of the spine and may cause stiffness in the neck. The artificial implant is designed to preserve motion, and coul...Research reveals no benefit of rapid MRI over X-rays in patients with low back pain
...crease medical costs because of a higher number of spine operations. So concludes a new study in which 380 ... group vs. four in the radiograph group had lumbar spine operations," the authors wrote. "The rapid MRI strategy had a mean cost of $2,380 vs. $2,059 for the...Kids' backpacks may not cause back pain after all
...id not carry their backpacks between classes. "The spine may be able to handle heavy loads for short interv...me, which may not be enough time for damage to the spine to occur. The length of time a backpack is worn likely has an impact on whether a person develops pa...Allentown chemist wins national award for plastic polymer inventions
...ce scarring by some 95 percent, to reinforcing the spine in babies born with spina bifida," he said. "It's also used on the football field, for example as a formable shield for a quarterback's rib injury." Robeson's orthopedic compound is only one of many polymers he has developed to solve problems. In the...Surgeons perform nation's first Zeus robotics system-assisted gastric bypass surgery
...odernized operating room suite, primarily used for spine procedures. The second redesigned room, which houses Zeus, is used for an array of surgical cases performed by general surgeons, urologists, cardiac surgeons and pediatric surgeons. Not only does this reinvented operating room increase efficiency an...Brain study of back pain sufferers yields intriguing results
...isks that act as cushions between the bones of the spine -- all causes that don't show up well on X-rays but often can be seen on CT or conventional MRI scans. These physical causes often disappear after a few weeks, but many patients have chronic or recurring lower-back pain. In the study, the lower-back...