NuVasive Expands Complex Spine Portfolio with Global Launch of Reline 3D for Pediatric Deformity
Launch of Reline 3D represents Company's continued commitment to innovation in the pediatric spine market
SAN DIEGO, June 18, 2020 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA), the leader in spine technology innovation, fo... Devices, Orthopaedic, Neurosurgery, Product Launch NuVasive, Reline 3D, posterior fixation, scoliosis (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - June 18, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Roche announces 2-year risdiplam data from SUNFISH and new data from JEWELFISH in infants, children and adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
Basel, 12 June 2020 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today presented two-year data from Part 1 of its pivotal SUNFISH trial in people aged 2-25 years with Type 2 or 3 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) at the virtual Cure SMA Annual Conference, 8-12 June, 2020. The results of an exploratory efficacy analysis show risdiplam significantly improved motor function after 24 months of treatment compared to natural history data. In addition, preliminary 12 month data from JEWELFISH, a trial in people with all types of SMA aged 6 months to 60 years previously treated with other SMA therapies, showed that treatment with risdiplam le...
Source: Roche Media News - June 12, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Roche announces 2-year risdiplam data from SUNFISH and new data from JEWELFISH in infants, children and adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
Basel, 12 June 2020 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today presented two-year data from Part 1 of its pivotal SUNFISH trial in people aged 2-25 years with Type 2 or 3 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) at the virtual Cure SMA Annual Conference, 8-12 June, 2020. The results of an exploratory efficacy analysis show risdiplam significantly improved motor function after 24 months of treatment compared to natural history data. In addition, preliminary 12 month data from JEWELFISH, a trial in people with all types of SMA aged 6 months to 60 years previously treated with other SMA therapies, showed that treatment with risdiplam le...
Source: Roche Investor Update - June 12, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
A Model for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Progression A Model for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Progression
Could this newly designed model accurately predict the progression of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?Spine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 28, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Orthopaedics Journal Article Source Type: news
Posterior Correction for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Posterior Correction for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Learn more about the various techniques for spinal deformity correction in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 11, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Orthopaedics Journal Article Source Type: news
Fragile X in the Family
Discussion
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) was first clinically described in 1943 by Martin-Bell and in 1969 Lubs found a fragility at the terminal end of the X chromosome. In 1991, three different research groups independently cloned the mutation for the FMR1 gene (Fragile X mental retardation type 1) which has a CGG triplet expansion. The FMR1 gene codes for the FMR protein which is a major regulator of synaptic plasticity and is expressed in the brain and spermatogonia mainly but many other tissues during fetal and early neonatal development. The number of triplets and methylation correlates with clinical expression (increased...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - April 27, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Getting Back Pain While Working From Home? An Ergonomics Expert Offers Advice
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, roughly 1 in 6 U.S. workers, some 26 million people, worked either partly or fully from home. Now that number has grown significantly, as states are requiring non-essential employees to stay home. If you’re one of these people, you may be noticing new aches and pains that you did not experience at the office. That’s because even though it isn’t mandated, many companies follow an ANSI-HFS standard in the design of their computer workstations, furnishing the office with the ergonomic furniture and accessories.
Most residential settings, however, simply don’t h...
Source: TIME: Health - April 15, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 feature Source Type: news
Scoliosis Screenings by a Trained Nurse vs a Spine Surgeon Scoliosis Screenings by a Trained Nurse vs a Spine Surgeon
Is a nurse with a smartphone app as accurate as a spinal surgeon in diagnosing scoliosis among middle school students?Spine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 2, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Spinal cord injury in infancy: activity-based therapy impact on health, function, and quality of life in chronic injury - Argetsinger LC, Singh G, Bickel SG, Calvery ML, Behrman AL.
We report ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 16, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Girl, 14, becomes first NHS patient to have her spine straightened by a robot surgeon
Emma Mayamine was diagnosed four years ago with scoliosis - a condition in which the spine starts to grow unevenly and curves to one side. After having the procedure last November, she's 2in taller. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kinematic comparison of the use of walking sticks versus a rolling walker during gait in adult degenerative scoliosis patients - Haddas R, Villarreal J, Lieberman IH.
STUDY DESIGN: A repeated-measurement, single-center, prospective study. OBJECTIVE: To compare the spatiotemporal and kinematic data using gait analysis in adult degenerative scoliosis (ADS) patients using walking sticks (WS) versus rolling walkers ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 7, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
High Failure Rate for Magnetic Rod System in Scoliosis Surgery High Failure Rate for Magnetic Rod System in Scoliosis Surgery
Authors recommend that surgeons gradually stretch the spine when using the magnetic rod system in kids with scoliosisMedscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - February 14, 2020 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Kyphosis and 3-year fall risk in community-dwelling older men - McDaniels-Davidson C, Nichols JF, Vaida F, Marshall LM, Kado DM.
Hyperkyhosis is thought to be a fall risk factor in older adults. This large study of older men found that fall risk increased with greater kyphosis measured with the blocks method, but did not find an association between kyphosis and falls when measured b... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 13, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Lumbar Lordosis
Title: Lumbar LordosisCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 2/3/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/3/2020 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General)
Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General - February 3, 2020 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Lumbar Lordosis: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, and Cure
Title: Lumbar Lordosis: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, and CureCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 2/3/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/3/2020 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General)
Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General - February 3, 2020 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
