...Scoliosis is an abnormal curve of the spine, or backbone. Each of us spine are naturally curves a bit. But people with scoliosis have a spine that curves too much. The spine might look like the letter “C” or “S”. Most of the time, the cause of scoliosis is unknown. This is called idiopathic scoliosis. It is the most common type and it is grouped by age. In children 3 years old and younger, it is called infantile scoliosis. 4 to 10 years old, it is called juvenile scoliosis. 11 through 18 years old, it is called adolescent scoliosis. Scoliosis most often affect girls than boys. Some people are more likely to have curving of the spine....
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...Laser spine surgery is just one of the many options available to relieve the symptoms and causes of spinal pain. If you require back surgery, your doctor can advise you on what will work best for your condition, but it helps to know a little bit yourself so here are a few facts about this type of surgery. How Does Laser Spine Surgery Work? In a nutshell, a laser spine surgeon uses a laser, similar to the one used in eye surgery, rather than a scalpel to make incisions and remove damaged tissue using the heat of the laser (not the light itself as is commonly assumed). Lasers aren’t used for the entire procedure, sometimes they are only needed for a very short time during the operation and used alongside other minimally invasive surgical techniques....
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...Given the mechanical stress and motion that the back must endure every day, it is one of nature's marvels. However, one type of stress it was never meant to endure, is the violent jarring of a car accident. Unlike lifting a heavy object, the forces of an accident don't occur gradually but with a split-second suddenness. This can happen unexpectedly from any of a variety of directions depending on the collision. Back injuries can result in pain that may only require a few weeks of recovery, or may cause a lifetime of chronic pain and disability. If you have experienced set-backs because of a back injury sustained in a car accident, you should discuss your legal options with an Alaska car accident attorney. When you are feeling back pain after...
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...In the articles “Keep Your Head Up: “Text Neck’ Takes a Toll on the Spine” by Laura Sullivan and “OMG You’re Texting Your Way to Back Pain” written by Jessica Firger, both explain reasons why people experience spinal pain linked to improper posture, how gravity plays a role, and how the hours spent in certain angles can also impact your health. Spinal pain can be linked to a lot of different areas, but the most common way is through improper posture. Posture, is used to describe how your body is positioned when you're sitting, standing and lying down. In an intrusive definition, researchers cited in “Keep Your Head Up; “Text Next’ Takes a Toll on the Spine, good posture is “ears aligned with the shoulders and the ‘angel wings,’ or the shoulder blades, retracted.” (Sullivan 9). While poor posture, quoted from Dr. Hansraj, chief of spine surgery at New York Spine Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, actually adds pressure to the spine. The increased weight makes “the cranium become heaver the more you bend your neck.” (Firger 3). Essentially, unnatural positioning of your neck puts you at a higher risk of spinal injury. Millions of people spend hours on their phones doing simple tasks like taking selfies, surfing the net, and texting. With people spending at least “2 to 4 hours each day with their neck bent’’ (Firger 2). in an unnatural angle, they are without knowing are putting extra pressure on their spine and consequentially, pulling it out of alignment. A study done by Dr...
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...more than three million patients per year in the United States. Scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine. Whoever suffers from scoliosis has their backbone curve to the side. The angle of the curve may be small, large or somewhere in between. It can form a “c” or a “s” into someone's back. The curve that forms a “c” or a “s” may not directly look at the spine but one way is to notice the way someone is standing. The way someone is standing is very important because it will let you know whether they have scoliosis. There are three different type of scoliosis. The first one is called nonstructural scoliosis which is when your spine works normally but looks curved. This happens because such one legs being...
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...Some countries were allowing lumbar disc replacement, also termed arthroplasty, to be performed. The Charité disc was developed in Germany. It had been used in over 6,000 patients in Europe with satisfactory results. The disc was a three piece composite, with a metallic top and bottom, and a polyurethane central member that was intended to help simulate the normal motion of the spine when the patient would bend their back. Success rates in Europe were reported to be as high as 90% of patients with “Good” or “Excellent” outcomes. Clinical Studies would be required for approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Depuy Spine, a division of Johnson and Johnson, bought the Link Spine Group, LLC for 325 Million USD in order to acquire rights to the Charité. They sponsored a clinical trial, and were granted approval by the U.S. FDA in October of 2004 by a unanimous vote. It was estimated that the U.S. market alone for disc replacements could reach 1 Billion dollars by 2010. The device was to be rolled out with a surgeon training campaign, at a price of 11,500.00 per disc. The cost of devices used in spine surgery for a one-disc fusion, the alternative procedure, varies widely, but is...
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...station means that her cervix has shortened and thinned out 100%, widened to 9 cm and the baby has descent and is presenting in her false pelvis which is above the ischial spines. 3. Being a multipara means that her progress in labor could be reduced to one to two hours. 4. It means that her cervix has widened and thinned out enough to break her water, also now it has exposed her to uterine infections. 5. The most important action is to continue monitoring FHR, document time and color of fluid. 6. It means that the baby is not getting enough oxygen, the baby is in some kind of distress. 7. The fluid being clear and green means that the baby has passed meconium and is exposed. 8. The cause of her deceleration was from the uteroplacental insufficiency 9. Early deceleration caused by fetal head compression. 10. No action needed at this time. 11. A vaginal examination is done to make sure she is 10cm dilated. Notify Dr. and assist Ileana in a comfortable position and encourage her to push, as she likes to push, as her body is telling her. 12. Encourage parents to express their feelings as to why they wanted a boy rather than a girl and explain sometimes that the ultrasound may be wrong in determining the sex of the baby, because of fetal position in utero. Across 7. -2 station _____ Ischial spine 8. Cause of deceleration is _____insufficiency Down 1. 100% effaced means? (2 words) 2. Fluid clear and green 3. Ileana is 9cm dilated meaning? 4. What stage of labor...
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...low risk of injury can undergo 3-projection cervical spine radiography.13 Plain-film radiographs can be insensitive for cervical spine injuries, with inadequate imaging rates of 37% to 72%. Inadequate images can occur due to, overlapping of the shoulder girdle and rib cage on the lateral projection, Suboptimal images, Patient size and body habitus, incorrect interpretations by physicians and incomplete visualization of the cervical spine from the skull base to T1. Some studies have also stated that NEXUS and CCR are inadequate and cervical spine fractures cannot be excluded without CT. CT imaging is the preferred method due to its high accuracy, speed, and ability to reconstruct images in the coronal...
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...While exercising and participating in sports is an important part of a healthy lifestyle, injuries often occur during these activities. Injuries sometimes result from trying a new sport, engaging in too strenuous of an exercise routine or improperly performing exercises. Although some injuries can be prevented, participating in contact sports raises the likelihood of an injury. The spine can greatly be impacted from sports injuries, including cervical spine injuries, thoracic pain and disc injuries. Cervical Spine Injuries Approximately half of all serious spine injuries occur in the cervical spine, which is the neck portion of the spine. It is comprised of seven vertebrae and houses the spinal cord. These type of injuries most often happen...
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...Congenital anomalies of the Cervical Spine are very rare and the findings of them are only incidental, because they are usually asymptomatic. These abnormalities are very important for either vascular surgery in the neck region or in cases of intravascular disease and cerebral aneurysms. (1) Congenital vertebral anomalies can lead to spinal deformity and scoliosis. Nevertheless they are relatively rarely seen in the cervical vertebrae. (3) In 2009, the case of Tracey Edwards, my mother, she went to the doctor with left shoulder pain. Dr. Greg Wood confirmed she had an osteophytic disk complex on the left at C4-5. While going through the work-up for the surgery she had a CT, MRI and Myelogram. Throughout these exams they were looking for anything that would be causing her discomfort. But, what the Radiologist found was that she had an anomalous vertebral artery on the right at the level of C4 with medialization in the C4 vertebral body. My mother’s anomaly was the first one Dr. Wood had ever seen in one of his patients at this time. After her...
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...Perhaps you have heard about minimally invasive spine surgery as an alternative to open spine surgery before, but weren't quite sure what it is or what it entails. True, minimally invasive surgery is an alternative to open surgery, and is becoming more and more prevalent. However, the sudden surge of this type of surgery is not because it is a type of surgery recently discovered and suddenly utilized. In fact, minimally invasive spine surgeries have been performed for decades now, and the practice is well beyond anything that could be considered exploratory or experimental. If you've thought seriously about minimally invasive surgery, you probably want to learn as much about it as possible, and the following seeks to do just that for you. A Few Minor Distinctions Open spine surgery and minimally invasive spine surgery differ in many ways, some of which are discussed in greater detail below. In a general sense, minimally invasive surgeries can be completed on an outpatient basis, meaning that no overnight hospital stay is required; open surgeries typically require at least one night's stay in a hospital or medical center. Furthermore, open spine surgeries tend to require general anesthesia to completely sedate patients throughout the course of the operation; minimally invasive spine surgeries typically use only local anesthesia...
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...Forensic Significance of Radiography in Evaluation of Gunshot Wounds to the Spine Samantha Lawson Introduction Gunshot wounds cases are continuing to increase across the country. One of the most severe cases of gunshot wounds is the spinal injuries as a result of penetration of bullet fragments towards the spinal column. Determining the projectile of the bullet and its position is vital for physicians to treat such an injury. Forensic Radiography is a technique that can be used in medical facilities to determine the exact position of the bullet fragments. Forensic Radiography is quite useful in the medical profession. Understanding the right type of radiography is vital in ensuring that physicians are able to make sound decisions in treating patients with spinal injuries as a...
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...The Basic ABCs of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (MISS) is neither new nor experimental. Advanced technology provides surgeons with the tools to alleviate the debilitating neck and back pain felt by their patients. The main reasons that people have MISS are to either stabilize an unusual or abnormal movement within the spine or to decompress some spinal cord or pinched nerve pain and pressure. MISS successfully treats a number of spinal disorders while offering several advantages over traditional open surgery. With MISS there is little scarring, less post-operative discomfort and pain, lower risk of post-operative infections, less muscle and tendon damage, and a quicker recovery time. Depending on the reason for the operation, most MISS patients are able to resume their normal daily activities within a few weeks. Some patients will need physical therapy to regain their spinal strength while other patients may require less movement...
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...Searing pain shot through my spine. It went from the top of my back to the tips of my toes. It was the most agonizing pain I have ever felt in my life; it happened while I was doing a deadlift. I pretended the pain was not there and kept pushing through the exercise; I am an athlete and that is what athletes do. If I had known that pushing through the pain was going to make my pain worse, I would have stopped. I had been playing soccer for nearly fourteen years and one rule that I set for myself is to play through the pain. I have always been a very accident prone person, so I was used to being told I was not allowed to play because I could make my injury worse. After being told that time after time, I started to hide the fact that I was hurt...
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...cutting board with the skin down. Hold the knife in a horizontal/slanting position and cut in with the tip of the blade along the backbone from the head to tail. Trim off the dorsal fin. Deboning It is important to know the exact location of the spines most especially the the intermascular spines. Total number of spines 196-208(don’t be silly. don’t count the spines. I just put it for illustration purposes:-). Place fish in the shallow tray. With the end of the mosquito forceps, start removing the spines. 1. Rib bones. The bones are located in the belly cavity. They are visible and superficially embedded thus easy to pull out. 2. Dorsal intermascular spines. Make a superficial slit from head to tail along the dent of the dorsal muscle. Pull out the embedded intermascular spines one at a time.The spines on the head portion are branched spines while the rest are unbranched. The spines on the tail portion are very much attached to the muscle tendon, making it difficult to remove. It is necessary to make a horizontal slit on this portion for easier removal of these spines. Lateral intermascular spines. Area located in-between the dorsal and ventral muscles. Pull out first the large arch-shaped spines at the base of the operculum. Proceed puling out the...
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