Electrical Pulses May Ease Pain From 'Slipped' Disc
A new treatment that aims electrical pulses at irritated nerves around the spinal cord appears effective at relieving chronic lower back pain and sciatica, a preliminary study suggests. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - November 29, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Electrical Pulses May Ease Pain From'Slipped' Disc
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2017 -- A new treatment that aims electrical pulses at irritated nerves around the spinal cord appears effective at relieving chronic lower back pain and sciatica, a preliminary study suggests.
The minimally invasive procedure,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 29, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Paralyzed Reuters reporter tests SuitX ’ s Phoenix exoskeleton
A Reuters reporter who’s been paralyzed for 21 years recently got a chance to use SuitX’s experimental Phoenix mobility exoskeleton in a 2-week trial program, according to a new report.
The suit, developed at the University of California, Berkeley, is being commercialized by SuitX which is headed by Berkeley Robotics and Human Engineering Lab director Homayoon Kazerooni.
Reporter Andrei Khalip joined a 2 week program testing the device and despite a rocky start was able to use the system to walk under assistance, according to Reuters.
During his involvement in the program, Khalip said he was able to increase his mobili...
Source: Mass Device - October 27, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Prosthetics suitx Source Type: news
Cannabis oil ends misery of a sciatica patient from Orkney
Brenda Davidson, 55, from Kirkwall, Orkney, was frequently reduced to tears by her condition, as strong painkillers proved ineffective. But she has been left virtually pain-free since taking cannabis oil. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 26, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Recent Research is Saying About Sciatica Treatments
When an injury or other condition places internal pressure on the sciatic nerve, a large nerve which runs from the lower back down the back of each leg, it can result in tingling, weakness, numbness, discomfort, and even pain. Some patients may actually incur damage to the nerve itself, not just pressure, either from an injury like a pelvic fracture or slipped disk, or a foreign body like the growth of a tumor.
(Source: Orthogate - Latest News)
Source: Orthogate - Latest News - October 15, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Featured Viewpoints News Source Type: news
Sciatica is the topic of a Rob Lowe-hosted " Success Files " ...
A new episode of the program will touch on the condition.(PRWeb October 13, 2017)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/10/prweb14797865.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - October 13, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Lower back pain? THIS medication could be ineffective and cause side effects
LOWER back pain can be extremely debilitating - caused by everything from poor posture, slipped discs, sciatica and osteoporosis. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 16, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Walking and Biking May Lower Risk of Being Hospitalized With Sciatica Walking and Biking May Lower Risk of Being Hospitalized With Sciatica
Lifestyle factors like obesity and smoking are known to raise people ’ s risk of developing sciatica, but a new study finds that regular walking and biking may have an opposite, and just as powerful, effect.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines - August 7, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Orthopaedics News Source Type: news
Walking and biking tied to lower risk of hospitalization with sciatica
(This August 3rd story has been refiled to add dropped "of" to headline) (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Walking and biking tied to lower risk hospitalization with sciatica
(Reuters Health) - Lifestyle factors like obesity and smoking are known to raise people ’s risk of developing sciatica, but a new study finds that regular walking and biking may have an opposite, and just as powerful effect. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 3, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Pregabalin No Better Than Placebo in Sciatica
No abstract available (Source: Lippincott's Bone and Joint Newsletter)
Source: Lippincott's Bone and Joint Newsletter - June 17, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Trends and Innovations Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Six sciatica stretches for pain relief
Sciatica can be an uncomfortable symptom of back, pelvis, or hip problems. In this article, we look at stretches which can help manage the pain. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 14, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pain / Anesthetics Source Type: news
Letter to the Editor: Not Aortic Dissection, But Sciatica?
No abstract available (Source: Emergency Medicine News)
Source: Emergency Medicine News - June 1, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: news
Freedom at last – Lisa ’ s story
I was 12 when the pains first started. Excruciating pains such that I would count the hours between pain killers and hide at the back of the class trying not to cry. I watched my mother go through the same thing so I figured it was normal. Periods were to be feared each and every month. They were never on time, never when I expected them and always left me tired. But I carried on.
As I approached my twenties, and boys came into my life, so did the contraceptive pill and at last the periods were bearable. Each month the pain was bad but I could cope – they were always on schedule and the pain lasted fewer days and cou...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - May 28, 2017 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health adenomyosis endometriosis fibroids hysterectomy stories Source Type: news
Freedom at last – Lisa ’ s story
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I was 12 when the pains first started. Excruciating pains such that I would count the hours between pain killers and hide at the back of the class trying not to cry. I watched my mother go through the same thing so I figured it was normal. Periods were to be feared each and every month. They were never on time, never when I expected them and always left me tired. But I carried on.
As I approached my twenties, and boys came into my life, so did the contraceptive pill and at last the periods were bearable. Each month the pain was ...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - May 28, 2017 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Tags: Your Stories adenomyosis endometriosis fibroids Source Type: news
