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We’ve come to rely on computers in many aspects of our lives — from scheduling appointments to dictating a text to finding us the quickest driving route home. So why not employ them to sol...

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can accurately detect vertebral fractures on CT images containing the spine, enabling opportunistic screening of these patients, according to research present...

New imaging technology may assist clinicians by creating three-dimensional maps of the spine to treat patients with scoliosis. Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York are enrolling pat...

The holidays are a busy time and many don't realize that there are common activities that can lead to back pain. Here's what you can do.

Have you ever wondered what it feels like to have fibromyalgia? For many, the experience looks something like this. You might be fine one day and wake up the next in relentless pain from head-to-toe....

Dubai Health Authority’s Rashid Hospital successfully treated 40 patients suffering from herniated cervical discs using a self-locking cage for the first time in the UAE.Dr Abdulla Qassim, Consu...

The main risk factors for back pain are being overweight, poor muscle tone, poor posture, sedentary lifestyle and  lack of mental well-being; and it’s no wonder so many of us suffer from ba...

Managing inflammatory back pain (IBP) usually requires some form of prescription medication — typically a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID).The good news is, if you stick to the treatm...

A novel lateral expandable fusion device allows surgeons to achieve up to 30 degrees of sagittal spinal correction in skeletally mature patients. Interbody devices are designed to replace the interver...

For a condition that is so common, back pain is yet to be fully understood. If it is not triggered by obvious physiological reasons, its causes can be difficult, inscrutable, even impossible to diagno...

Why curcumin? It’s a naturally occurring substance, discovered within the spice turmeric, that has anti-inflammatory results. Its use has been advocated for cardiovascular well being, arthritis,...

Meniscus and cartilage injuries, peripheral neuropathy, rotator cuff problems, sciatica, herniated discs, carpal tunnel, osteoarthritis. The pain of these ailments can be eased by stem cell treatments...