News tagged with degenerative disk disease

MRI abundance may lead to excess in back surgeries, study shows

Patients reporting new low-back pain are more likely to undergo surgery if treated in an area with a higher-than-average concentration of magnetic resonance imaging machines, according to research from the Stanford University ...

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Researchers find stem cells in degenerating spinal discs, potential for repair

Orthopedic researchers at Jefferson Medical College have for the first time found stem cells in the intervertebral discs of the human spine, suggesting that such cells might someday be used to help repair degenerating discs ...

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created Nov 01, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

FDA approves cervical disk device

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Tuesday announced approval of the first device designed to treat cervical degenerative disc disease.

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created Jul 17, 2007 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Snail toxins reveal novel way to fight severe nerve pain

A brand new approach to treating severe nerve pain – by aiming drugs at a previously unrecognized molecular target – has been discovered by University of Utah scientists who study the venoms of deadly, sea-dwelling ...

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created Nov 13, 2006 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (16) | comments 0


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