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  Engineers Conceive Disc Replacement to Treat Chronic Low Back Pain

  June 12, 2012 — A new biomedical device to surgically treat chronic back pain – an artificial spinal disc that duplicates the natural motion of the spine – has been ... > full story
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  Should Spinal Manipulation for Neck Pain Be Abandoned?

  June 7, 2012 — The effectiveness of spinal manipulation divides medical opinion. Experts debate whether spinal manipulation for neck pain should be ... > full story
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  Humanoid Robot Works Side by Side With People

  May 22, 2012 — The first robots reached the world of industry over 60 years ago. Since then, for security reasons, they have performed their work isolated in cages, and that prevented collaboration between workers ... > full story
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  Training the Brain Could Help Reduce Pain

  May 17, 2012 — Training the brain to reduce pain could be a promising approach for treating phantom limb pain and complex regional pain syndrome, according to s neuroscience ... > full story
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  Surgeons Restore Some Hand Function to Quadriplegic Patient

  May 15, 2012 — Surgeons have restored some hand function in a quadriplegic patient with a spinal cord injury at the C7 vertebra, the lowest bone in the neck. Instead of operating on the spine itself, the surgeons ... > full story
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  Back Pain Improves in First Six Weeks of Treatment but Lingering Effects at One Year, Study Suggests

  May 14, 2012 — For people receiving health care for acute and persistent low-back pain, symptoms will improve significantly in the first six weeks, but pain and disability may linger even after one year, states a ... > full story
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  Change in Attitude May Ease Chronic Pain by Aiding Sleep, Study Suggests

  April 26, 2012 — Chronic pain sufferers who learn to dwell less on their ailments may sleep better and experience less day-to-day pain, according to results of research conducted on people with chronic face and jaw ... > full story
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  Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapy Combined With Conventional Medical Care May Significantly Improve Treatment of Lower Back Pain

  April 24, 2012 — Many patients suffering from persistent low back pain might benefit significantly from an individualized, team-based model of care that includes access to licensed complementary care practitioners in ... > full story
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  Genetically Engineered Compound for Back Pain Falls Short

  April 16, 2012 — Despite the great promise that injecting a new type of anti-inflammatory pain medicine into the spine could relieve the severe leg and lower back pain of sciatica, a new study has found that the ... > full story
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  Danger of Grill Brushes Identified

  March 28, 2012 — Physicians have identified a number of cases of accidental ingestion of wire grill brush bristles that required endoscopic or surgical ... > full story

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