David Caraway MD, PhD, pain management specialist and board member for the North American Neuromodulation Society, talks about five concepts that will be discussed at the 2011 North American Neuromodulation Society Meeting in Las Vegas this week.
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Spinal Modulation, an international medical device company, has received the CE Mark for its Spinal Modulation Neurostimulator System for the management of chronic intractable pain, according to a news release.
FDA approved Boston Scientific's Infinion 16 Percutaneous Lead for its Precision Plus Spinal Cord Stimulator system, according to a news release.
A team of concussion specialists led by Paul S. Echlin, a physician in Ontario, Canada, recently launched the Sport Concussion Library, which includes information about concussion management and prevention, according to a New York Times report.
James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., recently performed elbow surgery on former Indians pitcher Hector Rondon, according to a report from ESPN MLB.
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A new app challenge, issued by the Office of the Surgeon General and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, aims to help consumers get involved in their own healthcare, according to a Health IT Buzz report.
Allen Craig, an outfielder for St. Louis Cardinals, recently received knee surgery at The Steadman Clinic, according to a St. Louis Today report.
A new study involving primarily veterans supports injecting a local anesthetic into the necks of patients with post-traumatic stress disorder to relieve symptoms, according to a news release.
Joseph Scordino, MD, recently joined Pen Bay Orthopaedics in Rockport, Maine, according to a Knox Village Soup news report.
A group of 12 former professional football players have filed a lawsuit against the National Football League with allegations that it failed to protect players from long-term brain injuries despite evidence showing on-field concussions can lead to such injuries, according…