Science news articles about 'spine'

WASHINGTON, May 22 (UPI) -- Medtronic Spine, formerly Kyphon, agreed to pay $75 million to settle allegations of defrauding Medicare, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday.

... column development in animals offers insight into how the spine forms in humans. A better understanding of the process ...

... . You'll stand taller and feel more energized once your spine and hips have been loosened ...

... and sag in the lower back area. This compresses the spine and makes the exercise less effective. When you ...

... serves a critical function as a stabilizer of the lumbar spine. These findings could have implications for surgery, according to Steven R ... , the multifidus actually becomes stronger as it lengthens, when the spine flexes. "The length of the sarcomere—the structure within ...

... — followed by a fusion of the vertebrate bones to stabilize the spine. Even after all that effort, the patient's back will likely ...

... were injured and more than 41,000 lost their lives. Spine fractures are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality ...

... being built. One of the pieces, called the Backplane, is like a "spine" to the telescope. The Backplane is now being assembled by Alliant ...

... being built. One of the pieces, called the Backplane, is like a "spine" to the telescope. The Backplane is now being assembled by Alliant ...

... in the May 11, 2009 Archives of Internal Medicine. But the SPINE (Stimulating Points to Investigate Needling Efficacy ... ), part of the National Institutes of Health, funded the SPINE trial. "The findings of this research show that acupuncture ...

... men and women diagnosed with spondylolisthesis who were enrolled in the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT ... of this kind of painful back condition. "Degenerative spine disease can be a debilitating condition. When well informed ...

... of Americans are opting for expensive -- and possibly risky -- spine surgery to treat their aching backs, often ...

... , patients who have arthroplasty (disc replacement) or arthodesis (spine fusion) can be expected to have significant improvement in their headache ... headaches and only studied headaches associated with cervical spine disease. Additionally, study authors acknowledge ...

LONDON (Reuters) - It's not all in the mind -- the so-called placebo effect is real and reaches right down to the spine, German scientists said Thursday.

... in your back that run parallel to your spine. Start with just a small range of motion ...