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  • What Are Your Treatment Options for Advanced Ankylosing Spondylitis

    Advanced AS is often treated with stronger medicines, including corticosteroids, conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), biologic drugs, and JAK inhibitors. AS treatment might also include surgery and treatment of disease complications.
    On : 13-May-2021
    - Source : Verywell Health

  • Cannabis use disorder tied to spine surgery complications

    Cannabis abuse appears to be associated with worse spine surgery outcomes, according to a study published online March 23 in Spine.
    On : 13-May-2021
    - Source : Medical Xpress

  • Back pain shows association with increased mortality risk in women

    New research from Boston Medical Center identifies elevated mortality risk for women with back pain when compared to women without back pain.
    On : 13-May-2021
    - Source : Medical Xpress

  • New proposal for the management of low back pain with a proprioceptive approach

    Low back pain in the elderly is the result of poor 'proprioception,' or the body's ability to perceive its own position in space, caused by a deterioration of sensory receptors in their muscles called proprioceptors. In a new study, researchers demonstrate a protocol for the ...
    On : 13-May-2021
    - Source : Science Daily

  • Powered prosthetic ankles can restore a wide range of functions for amputees

    A recent case study demonstrates that, with training, neural control of a powered prosthetic ankle can restore a wide range of abilities, including standing on very challenging surfaces and squatting. The researchers are currently working with a larger group of study participants to see how broadly ...
    On : 13-May-2021
    - Source : Science Daily

  • Hardsoled shoe was noninferior to short leg cast for avulsion fractures

    Published results showed weight-bearing as tolerated in a hard-soled shoe was noninferior to use of a short leg cast for treatment of fifth metatarsal base avulsion fractures.
    On : 13-May-2021
    - Source : Healio

  • What You Should Know About the Forefoot

    You may be surprised to learn that your forefoot carries and balances nearly half of the body's total weight, and is designed to handle significant force and wear-and-tear.
    On : 13-May-2021
    - Source : Verywell Health

  • What Is Trench Foot

    Trench foot is an injury that occurs when feet are exposed to cold and wet conditions, but it is not due to freezing (as in frostbite). It is one of three types of immersion foot, with the other two types being warm water immersion foot and tropical immersion foot.
    On : 13-May-2021
    - Source : Verywell Health

  • 3 Tips to Avoid Foot and Ankle Injuries This Spring

    Foot and ankle orthopaedic surgeons, who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of injuries, diseases, and other conditions of the foot and ankle, give tips to those looking to stay active while keeping their feet healthy and injury-free.
    On : 13-May-2021
    - Source : AOFAS

  • 8 Causes of Foot Pain at Night and How to Treat Them

    For some people, foot pain only occurs at night or when they re asleep. This can interrupt sleep and make high-quality sleep difficult.
    On : 13-May-2021
    - Source : Healthline