Back Fusion Surgery News
- Judge Throws Out 'Bad Faith' Claim Against Texas Mutual Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 10:32AMA judge in Guadalupe County, Texas, has dismissed a case alleging that Texas Mutual Insurance Company acted in "bad faith" in a workers' compensation case involving a pre-existing medical condition.
- New procedure helps with common ailment: Bulging discs Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 7:58PMBradley Scott woke up pain-free a couple weeks ago for the first time in two years. The stabbing pain in his leg is gone. He now walks more than a mile a day.
- New procedure helps with common ailment: Bulging discs Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 7:58PMBradley Scott woke up pain-free a couple weeks ago for the first time in two years. The stabbing pain in his leg is gone. He now walks more than a mile a day.
- Judge Rules in Texas Mutuals Favor, Throws Out Claim of Bad Faith Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 5:04PM AUSTIN, Texas----A judge in Guadalupe County, Texas dismissed a case alleging that Texas Mutual Insurance Company acted in “bad faith” in a workers’ compensation case involving a pre-existing medical condition.
- New procedure helps with common ailment: bulging discs Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 3:39PMBradley Scott woke up pain-free a couple weeks ago for the first time in two years. The stabbing pain in his leg is gone. He now walks more than a mile a day.
- Feds investigating Medtronic over bone graft product Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 12:30PMThe company says it is complying with the Justice Department regarding use of its popular bone graft product in ways not approved by federal regulators.
- New technique improves spine surgery Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 1:14AMIt's being called a major improvement in spine surgery. A new technique allows doctors to operate through the patient's side, instead of the back.
- World's First Totality MIS Corpectomy Procedure with Globus XPand(R) Cage Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 1:02PM Globus Medical, Inc., the largest privately held spinal implant manufacturer in the world, today announced that its XPand® expandable corpectomy cage was utilized in a totally MIS corpectomy procedure.
- Tailbone spine surgery Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 9:51AMBy Jen Christensen Monday, November 17, 2008 at 9:40 a.m. Back Pain: Degenerative Disc Disease Back pain is a very common complaint. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons estimates 80 percent of Americans will experience back pain at some point in their lives.
- Throw Out Your Pack: Help Your Back Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 2:17AM In honor of the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout (GASO), the Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch (CINN) is distributing a complimentary back pain brochure with smoking-cessation tips . The brochure is available as a download from its website. (PRWeb Nov 17, 2008) Read the full story at ...
- Throw Out Your Pack: Help Your Back Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 1:01AM In honor of the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout (GASO), the Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch (CINN) is distributing a complimentary back pain brochure with smoking-cessation tips. The brochure is available as a download from its website.
- 'Invasiveness Index' Helps in Assessing Risks of Spinal Surgery Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 11:28PMA new "invasiveness index" is closely related to key measures of the magnitude of spinal surgery, reports a study in the November 15 issue of Spine.
- WellPoint to initiate medical tourism plan Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 5:13AMINDIANAPOLIS – Health insurer WellPoint Inc. will dabble in medical tourism next year when it launches a pilot program that sends patients to India for some surgeries.
- Four year wait for surgery Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 3:10AMAmong the more than 8,000 Tasmanians waiting for elective surgery, are some who have waited more than three years longer than is clinically recommended.
- WellPoint to launch medical tourism pilot program Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 4:12PM Health insurer WellPoint Inc. will dabble in medical tourism next year when it launches a pilot program that sends patients to India for some surgeries.
- Top Tennis Comes to Town Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 3:53PMTennis happens to be just about my favorite sport. So I am delighted by the prospect that more top-flight tennis is coming to Knoxville over the next few weeks than during any short span in the city’s history.
- Pennsylvania Judges Testify in Retired Judge's Insurance Fraud Case Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 9:17AMSeveral Pennsylvania judges appeared in a federal courtroom Monday to defend one of their own: retired Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce. Joyce, 59, is being tried on mail fraud and money launderi
- Laser Spine Institute Helping Patients to "Stand Up and Be Free" from Debilitating Back Pain Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 8:20AM Laser-assisted technology and a 5-day process give patients a new lease on life.
- WellPoint will try out 'medical tourism' Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 1:02AMAre you in need of a new knee? WellPoint is testing the concept of arranging and paying for you and a companion to travel to India for a joint-replacement procedure that could cost a fraction of what it would at your local hospital.
- WellPoint will try 'medical tourism' Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 1:02AMAre you in need of a new knee? WellPoint is testing the concept of arranging and paying for you and a companion to travel to India for a joint-replacement procedure that could cost a fraction of what it would at your local hospital.
- Pa. judges defend one of their own Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 4:14AMPITTSBURGH - Several Pennsylvania judges appeared in a federal courtroom yesterday to defend one of their own, retired Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce.
- Pa. judges testify in retired Erie judge's fraud case Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 3:33AMPITTSBURGH (AP) -- Several Pennsylvania judges appeared in a federal courtroom Monday to defend one of their own: retired Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce.
- All in for 'High School Musical' Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 1:57AMCASPER - Open your eyes, Cheyenne. She'd like to. She really would. But how can she when Troy is getting ready for the biggest basketball game of his high school life? ...
- Pa. judges testify in retired judge's fraud case Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 2:40PMSeveral Pennsylvania judges appeared in a federal courtroom Monday to defend one of their own: retired Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce.
- Pa. judges testify in retired judge's fraud case Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 2:40PMSeveral Pennsylvania judges appeared in a federal courtroom Monday to defend one of their own: retired Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce.
- Pa. judges testify in retired judge's fraud case Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 2:40PMSeveral Pennsylvania judges appeared in a federal courtroom Monday to defend one of their own: retired Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce.
- Pa. judges testify in retired judge's fraud case Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 2:40PMSeveral Pennsylvania judges appeared in a federal courtroom Monday to defend one of their own: retired Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce.
- 3 fun classes that get you in shape Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 2:33PMMost of us work out harder and smarter with the encouragement of an instructor and the camaraderie of fellow exercisers. Throw in some good music and working out almost feels like fun. So find a class that works for you. Here are three new exercise options for your consideration.
- 3 fun classes that get you in shape Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 2:33PMMost of us work out harder and smarter with the encouragement of an instructor and the camaraderie of fellow exercisers. Throw in some good music and working out almost feels like fun. So find a class that works for you. Here are three new exercise options for your consideration.
- 3 fun classes that get you in shape Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 2:33PMMost of us work out harder and smarter with the encouragement of an instructor and the camaraderie of fellow exercisers. Throw in some good music and working out almost feels like fun. So find a class that works for you. Here are three new exercise options for your consideration.
- 3 fun classes that get you in shape Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 2:33PMMost of us work out harder and smarter with the encouragement of an instructor and the camaraderie of fellow exercisers. Throw in some good music and working out almost feels like fun. So find a class that works for you. Here are three new exercise options for your consideration.
- Letters to the Editor Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 12:18PMThe article in the October 23rd issue of The Argonaut, "Cuban ballet comes to the Blankenship," said that our church, the 20th Church of Christ Scientist, had been "rarely used since 1937."
- Letters to the Editor Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 12:18PMThe article in the October 23rd issue of The Argonaut, "Cuban ballet comes to the Blankenship," said that our church, the 20th Church of Christ Scientist, had been "rarely used since 1937."
- Letters to the Editor Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 12:18PMThe article in the October 23rd issue of The Argonaut, "Cuban ballet comes to the Blankenship," said that our church, the 20th Church of Christ Scientist, had been "rarely used since 1937."
- Letters to the Editor Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 12:18PMThe article in the October 23rd issue of The Argonaut, "Cuban ballet comes to the Blankenship," said that our church, the 20th Church of Christ Scientist, had been "rarely used since 1937."
- Painkiller helps with bulging discs, but insurers may say no Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 2:26AMThe introduction of the Disc-FX procedure is the latest refinement in techniques for herniated or so-called bulging discs, one of the most common health problems in America.
- Painkiller helps with bulging discs, but insurers may say no Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 2:26AMThe introduction of the Disc-FX procedure is the latest refinement in techniques for herniated or so-called bulging discs, one of the most common health problems in America.
- Painkiller helps with bulging discs, but insurers may say no Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 2:26AMThe introduction of the Disc-FX procedure is the latest refinement in techniques for herniated or so-called bulging discs, one of the most common health problems in America.
- Painkiller helps with bulging discs, but insurers may say no Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 2:26AMThe introduction of the Disc-FX procedure is the latest refinement in techniques for herniated or so-called bulging discs, one of the most common health problems in America.
- Americans travel abroad for crucial surgery Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 2:17AM Paula Peter, shown with her son Justin, is going with her husband to Mumbai, India, where a fertility clinic will assist them in having a surrogate carry their baby to term. The total cost will be $30,000 to $35,000, she said - about half of what it would cost in the United States. Before getting two artificial disks to ease the grinding pain in his back, Wayne King asked prospective ...
- Americans travel abroad for crucial surgery Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 2:17AM Paula Peter, shown with her son Justin, is going with her husband to Mumbai, India, where a fertility clinic will assist them in having a surrogate carry their baby to term. The total cost will be $30,000 to $35,000, she said - about half of what it would cost in the United States. Before getting two artificial disks to ease the grinding pain in his back, Wayne King asked prospective ...
- Americans travel abroad for crucial surgery Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 2:17AM Paula Peter, shown with her son Justin, is going with her husband to Mumbai, India, where a fertility clinic will assist them in having a surrogate carry their baby to term. The total cost will be $30,000 to $35,000, she said - about half of what it would cost in the United States. Before getting two artificial disks to ease the grinding pain in his back, Wayne King asked prospective ...
- Americans travel abroad for crucial surgery Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 2:17AM Paula Peter, shown with her son Justin, is going with her husband to Mumbai, India, where a fertility clinic will assist them in having a surrogate carry their baby to term. The total cost will be $30,000 to $35,000, she said - about half of what it would cost in the United States. Before getting two artificial disks to ease the grinding pain in his back, Wayne King asked prospective ...
- I-Team: Denied In The Line Of Duty Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 11:03PMOur I-Team discovered more than one case where police officers have faced long battles with the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation as they fought to get medical care.
- I-Team: Denied In The Line Of Duty Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 11:03PMOur I-Team discovered more than one case where police officers have faced long battles with the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation as they fought to get medical care.
- I-Team: Denied In The Line Of Duty Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 11:03PMOur I-Team discovered more than one case where police officers have faced long battles with the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation as they fought to get medical care.
- I-Team: Denied In The Line Of Duty Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 11:03PMOur I-Team discovered more than one case where police officers have faced long battles with the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation as they fought to get medical care.
- Tapping the spinal market Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 11:02PMPrize-winning entrepreneurs at CoreSpine Technologies are developing new tools for the booming market in back surgeries.
- Tapping the spinal market Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 11:02PMPrize-winning entrepreneurs at CoreSpine Technologies are developing new tools for the booming market in back surgeries.
- Tapping the spinal market Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 11:02PMPrize-winning entrepreneurs at CoreSpine Technologies are developing new tools for the booming market in back surgeries.
