In comparison with men, women generally lead a healthier lifestyle and are more rarely over weight, have less stressful jobs, or are not employed outside of the home. Nevertheless, women have a higher prevalence of back pain.
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In comparison with men, women generally lead a healthier lifestyle and are more rarely over weight, have less stressful jobs, or are not employed outside of the home. Nevertheless, women have a higher prevalence of back pain.
Sports season is in full swing, and while winning is always the goal, sports injuries are always a threat. Injuries may occur when people suddenly increase the intensity or frequency of their sport.
Dr. Kushwaha’s recent scientific article entitled ‘Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF) Augmented with rhBMP-2’ assesses clinical and radiographic outcomes of 77 patients treated with one or two level instrumented transforaminal interbody fusions augmented with interbody recombinent human bone morphogenic protein (rhBMP-2) and allograft for treatment of symptomatic spondylolisthesis or degenerative disc disease.
Autologous Adult Stem Cells (ASCs) are found in specialized areas of many tissues, including bone marrow, heart, and brain. During the natural course of one’s life, they are recruited to replace cells lost over time, and facilitate repair due to injury. Advances in regenerative medicine have allowed clinicians to tap into the healing potential provided by these cells.
Pain is our friendliest enemy, it keeps us out of trouble even though it often seems to actually be the problem. The body ‘locates’ pain near the surface quite well but has trouble indicating the source when the pain is deep. Chronic back pain from deep injuries, diseases or infections of organs, such as the heart, stomach, lungs and back may seem to come from somewhere else nearby or may radiate into multiple places.
Back pain is the most commonly reported pain condition in America with over 59 million people suffering from a recent episode and 80% of the population experiencing back pain at some time in their life. There are several causes of back including injury, muscle strain, accidents, bad habits and degeneration due to aging.