Posted on March 8th, 2012 by Dr. Sinner
NPR: “Too many complex back surgeries are being done and people are suffering as a result, according to a study in the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. The general tendency noted in the study — that many patients and doctors think more medical care is always better — has implications [...]
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Posted on February 22nd, 2012 by Dr. Sinner
A study in the journal Spine shows that in many cases surgery can backfire, leaving patients in more pain. “Researchers reviewed records from 1,450 patients in the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation database who had diagnoses of disc degeneration, disc herniation or radiculopathy, a nerve condition that causes tingling and weakness of the limbs. Half [...]
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Posted on February 2nd, 2012 by Dr. Sinner
Chronic pain related to conditions such as degenerative disc disease (DDD), failed back surgery, neuropathy, and thoracic outlet syndrome are among those which the medical marijuana industry lists as using medical marijuana to treat. The list of potentially treatable conditions is fairly extensive: Acute Gastritis Alzheimer’s Amyloidosis Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Anaphylactic or Reaction Anorexia [...]
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Posted on December 12th, 2011 by Dr. Sinner
Frail and elderly patients, among the most vulnerable members in society, were subjected to serious safety risks and the public trust in the medical device and pharmaceutical industry has been violated by the makers of a medical device commonly called “bone cement” for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures (VCF’s). Vertebral compression fractures of the [...]
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Posted on October 20th, 2011 by Dr. Sinner
Spinal Fusions Face an Uncertain Future Written by Laura Miller| January 19, 2011 In December, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina announced beginning Jan. 1, the company would no longer cover lumbar fusions for patients with degenerative disc disease. This announcement hit a nerve with many spine surgeons who have been performing successful lumbar [...]
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Posted on August 6th, 2011 by Dr. Sinner
Bea had suffered for sixteen years with back and leg pain and was diagnosed with Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD), was having difficulty sitting for any length of time in her graduate classes at the University of Washington. She had received dozens of injections. Multiple course of physical therapy were so painful for Bea that she was advised to [...]
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