Articles, tagged with "spinal canal", page 5
21st May 2010
Spine Conditions
Overview
What is Spondylolysis?
Cervical spondylolysis is a disorder that narrows the spinal canal in the neck compressing the spinal cord or spinal nerve roots. It's a fracture or defect in a portion of the bone between the ba...
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Wecare Health Services
21st May 2010
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF)
Overview
What is it?
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF) is a back surgery that involves approaching the spine through an incision in the abdomen. A portion of the affected disc space is removed from ...
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Wecare Health Services
21st May 2010
Spinal Stenosis
Overview
What Is Spinal Stenosis ?
Spinal stenosis is a condition in which there is narrowing of the spinal cord causing nerve pinching which leads to persistent pain in the buttocks, limping, lack of feeling in the lower extrem...
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Wecare Health Services
21st May 2010
Anatomy Of Spine
Overview
Spine Anatomy, India Anatomy Spine Surgery, Human Spine Anatomy India, Spine Surgery, Human Spinal Cord, Spine Surgery, Spine Treatment, Spine Surgery Hospitals, Spine Treatment Hospitals
The spinal column is one of ...
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Wecare Health Services
17th May 2010
Osteoarthritis (OA), also known as degenerative joint disease, is a chronic condition which involves the destruction of joint cartilage, resulting in stiffness, pain and limited or loss of movement in the affected joint(s). Spinal stenosis is a narrowing ...
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Age Blasters
12th May 2010
If you're suffering from chronic lower back pain and past your college years you may want your doctor to check for spinal stenosis. But if your doctor suggests spinal fusion surgery you may want to think twice.
So first of all, what is spinal stenosis?...
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Author:
cannone
27th April 2010
Back Pain CausesCurrently 80% of American's have gone through neck or back pain sometime in their life, this is the most common claim for disability in the modern workplace. The reasons can be uncertain also there can be more than one contributing factor,...
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Desmond Strickland
25th March 2010
Discs are soft cushions found between the vertebrae that make up the spinal column (your backbone). In the middle of the spinal column is the spinal canal, a hollow space that contains the spinal cord. The nerves that supply the arms, leg, and torso come...
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Lino Rivas
19th March 2010
If you look at the spine from the side, you will see that it consists of four curves. The cervical and lumbar areas curve forwards are convex internally, while the thoracic and sacral areas curve backwards are concave internally. These gentle curves are...
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Paul Kramer
25th February 2010
Fuji has long been a company famous for its film products, and has been at the forefront of the creation of digital x-ray currently offering a broad digital image division that creates the Fujifilm CR systems. CR systems are digital medical image capture...
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Jonothan Blocker
23rd February 2010
Dallas, TX (January 5, 2010) - If you have Back Pain or been told you need open back surgery you now have options. North American Spine's Physicians are leaders in their field and are now performing North American Spine's exclusive AccuraScope™ proc...
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Johnson SMith
16th February 2010
What Is a herniated disc? Some people have back pain because of a herniated disc. You may have this condition if you have had a spinal disc rupture. When a spinal disc ruptures, some of the disc moves outside of its normal boundaries. A spinal disc usuall...
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J. Pal
11th February 2010
Cervical spondylosis is the set of changes resulting from osteoarthritis of the cervical spine. With age, intervertebral discs lose their elasticity, by progressive loss of its water content. When the nutrition of the disc becomes insufficient, there is l...
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herbalcure30
05th February 2010
OsteophytesOsteophytes, also referred to as bone spurs, a build-up of bone on the vertebrae, are blamed for pinched nerves and for the narrowing of the spinal canal called spinal stenosis, among other things. Very common, and increasing in number and size...
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Author:
healthydetoxdi
01st February 2010
Burning, shooting pain. Weak, numb feelings. For those who live with sciatica the effects range from mild to debilitating. If you're looking for sciatica solutions from a Lawrenceville GA chiropractor, here are answers to the most frequently asked questio...
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Author:
Dr. James Roman