Spine

For patients suffering from neck and back pain, Torrance, Calif.-based South Bay Pain & Wellness will offer a new spinal decompression table.

Orthopedic spine surgeon Kern Singh, MD, delivered the keynote speech at the Minimally Invasive Spine Society meeting in Tokyo, Japan, according to Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush.

The Wounded Warrior Project's advocacy efforts have resulted in more than $2.6 billion for veterans. Many veterans and their families experience financial struggles before their Department of Veterans Affairs disability payments start.

Orthopedic spine surgeons Kern Singh, MD, and Frank M. Phillips, MD, designed the Vital 5 ReLeaf Catheter. Vital 5 is a catheter company for post-surgical pain relief.

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Kaliq Chang, MD, of West Orange, N.J.-based Atlantic Spine Center, will present a seminar titled, "Stem Cells: An Effective Alternative to Spine Surgery."

Australian neurosurgeon Dr. Ralph Mobbs, of the Sydney Spine Clinic, implanted the first three-dimensional printed vertebra into a cancer patient, according to Daily Mail.

Old Bridge (N.J.) Spine and Wellness is celebrating its 16th anniversary by opening a new facility in late fall of 2016, according to pharmiweb.com.

Across the nation, numerous public health officials and academics are imploring the FDA to add a "black box" warning listing the potential risks of taking opioids alongside benzodiazepines, anti-anxiety drugs, according to The Washington Post.

A new study published in The Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques examines the radiation dosage during minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion compared with open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.