Orthopedics
An iPain in the Neck
Tablet computers are popular and convenient and really bad for your back and neck...unless you know how to adjust them...
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February 06, 2012
Bone Glue Speeds Recovery
What a new bone cement called Kryptonite may be able to do for people recovering from open heart surgery...
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November 15, 2010
Spinal Fusions On the Rise
Operations to relieve the back and leg pains associated with disc problems have risen dramatically. Are they all necessary?...
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April 20, 2010
More Is Not Always Better
Having an MRI scan to determine the cause of lower back pain seems like a good thing. But a recent study shows that the scans often result in unnecessary and worse, unhelpful, surgeries...
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October 30, 2009
Revenge of The Cell Phones
Attention, all those folks with their cell phones permanently pasted to their ears: it's not good for you. While cell phone elbow is hardly epidemic, it's on the rise, and unnecessary...
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June 25, 2009
Ozone Therapy For Disc Injury
Injecting ozone into a bulging spinal disc can shrink the disc and relieve the pressure on spinal nerves, reducing the often intense pain of slipped or herniated discs...
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April 7, 2009