Dr. G. Ty Thaiyananthan recalls how he performs the spinal cord stimulator implant procedure to treat his patients' back pain.
Accidents happen around us all the time. There are those which are unavoidable and then again there are those which had proper measures had been taken would have avoided life changing injuries such as brain damage and spinal cord trauma....
Spinal surgery is quite common in today\'s world. The higher the spinal cord injury one person gets, the more dysfunctional the person will become. Examples of medical malpractice that result from spinal surgery are many....
About 200,000 people worldwide suffer from spinal cord injury. An injury to the spine often causes the victims to suffer from very serious complications, which always leave him helpless....
The cause, symptoms and treatment for Spinal Stenosis....
Accidents are not just accidents, in as much there are some that are unavoidable some are just due to shear negligence on the part of somebody....
Approximately 262,000 persons are living with spinal cord injuries (2009) in the US and 80% of those suffering a spinal cord injury are males. SCI can have life changing impact and victim may need assistance in the form of financial, social or legal help in order to cope with their economic reality....
The present invention relates to a spinal implant, and to a method of using the spinal implant to fuse together adjacent vertebrae of a spinal column....
As football season gears up this year, it\\\'s a good time to focus on a better understanding of and proper treatment for spinal cord injuries. Traumatic spinal cord injuries are an unfortunate reality of the game \\\"�\\\" and they\\\'re not exclusive to the formidable players of the NFL. In high school, college and beyond, this popular sport presents a risk to those who participate....
Patients with incomplete spinal injuries tend to have some limited control of the body parts affected by their injury -- a condition called hemiplegia may exist wherein one side of the body is affected more seriously than the other. Incomplete spinal cord injury law tends to focus on the idea of spinal cord rehabilitation, which is far more successful than the same attempts made on a patient with a complete injury....
The vertebrae which make up the spinal column surrounds the spinal cord giving it protection as well support to the body. In the event of car crashes, motorcycle accidents, rollovers, and other vehicular accidents, trauma may occur and the spinal cord may be subjected to excessive stretching, laceration, bruising or severance....