October 20, 2011 | Posted by Scott Pollock
Back pain always comes at the most inopportune times. When you are busy with your work, an important deadline, house cleaning for a visitor in less than an hour or playing your favorite sport, all of a sudden you feel a terrible pain in your lower back and no matter what you do, nothing seems to help. Whatever it is that you are doing, you have no choice but to stop as the pain starts to turn from an annoyance to a steady throb before becoming a debilitating, searing pain.
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August 7, 2011 | Posted by David Greene, MD, CEO
Deciding whether or not to have surgery for degenerative disc disease is an elective decision. No one ever died from having severe degenerative disc disease (DDD), so in that regard it is similar to arthritis.
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July 14, 2011 | Posted by David Greene, MD, CEO
A wide variety of musculoskeletal problems are treated successfully by chiropractors. A lot of people don’t quite realize the extent of these conditions, here are 10 of them.
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June 30, 2011 | Posted by David Greene, MD, CEO
Each year, over 250,000 back surgeries are done in the US. The successful outcomes from these surgeries overall depend on how well it’s performed and the reasons for it being done.
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June 29, 2011 | Posted by David Greene, MD, CEO
Neck pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal complaints in the US. It may result from a car accident which can be associated with whiplash. The chronic neck pain may be coming from arthritis. A neck sprain or strain may result from a sports injury, or maybe someone just slept wrong and woke up with substantial pain.
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January 9, 2011 | Posted by Jeffrey Arnold
Your surgeon can have a 3-D model of your anatomy before your operation. How much smoother would your spine surgery go if the orthopedic doctor had an precise duplicate of your spine before making one incision? Your surgical professional can make important decisions on how to proceed with correcting your spinal cord injury before entering the operating room. These innovative models are accurate to 1/35th mm.
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January 8, 2011 | Posted by Jeffrey Arnold
Scoliosis is a painful debilitating condition of the spine that affects more than 20 million people in the United States. Treatment of scoliosis of the spine ranges from observation, to physical therapy, to bracing and in the most advanced cases, anterior or posterior spinal fusion surgery. Surgery is recommended if the progression of the disease is more than 40-50 degrees. Spinal fusion is the most common type of scoliosis surgery performed. This surgical treatment for scoliosis involves placing grafted bone in the vertebral column so that the column becomes fused. Planning for this surgery involved the surgical professional reviewing X-rays to determine a plan of care.
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January 6, 2011 | Posted by Jeffrey Arnold
Numerous types of ailments could be the source of your back ache. It could be as simple as scoliosis, a curvature of the spine commonly found in juveniles. Or it could be as complicated as herniated discs, the cushions between your vertebrae that have compressed to the point of eruption and are pressing against nerves or are deteriorated to the point that bone rubs on bone. There are many other conditions to consider that could be the pain-causing culprit, such as bulging discs, displacement, or fissures.
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January 3, 2011 | Posted by Jeffrey Arnold
Back pain is one of the most debilitating conditions imaginable. When you are in pain it is impossible to focus on your employment, family, home or life. For some patients back surgery is vital for a return to a productive life. It is important that you know how recent changes in 3-D models for back surgery can improve your chances for recovery.
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January 1, 2011 | Posted by Jeffrey Arnold
In the quest for better methods to treat scoliosis of the spine, the innovative people at ACRM Corp have developed three-dimensional Model technology that can greatly enhance the surgical professional’s ability to fully analyze the effect of scoliosis on the patient’s spine, thereby giving the surgical professional an edge that those without three-dimensional technology lack. As a new technology many surgeons who perform scoliosis surgeries may not be aware of this valuable resource as yet. As a patient seeking scoliosis treatment you should ask your surgeon if he is aware of this new innovation and if not he/she should consider it.
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