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There may be relief for back injuriesbeyond common medical procedures.

A prominent yoga instructor has conducted workshops in Vail, Colorado, teaching for a weekend at a time. He himself is an athlete who suffered injuries and found ways to help heal himself through yoga. The instructor was once a competitive swimmer who suffered major spinal and shoulder injuries while training and competing. He knows all about the athletic life and what it takes to overcome injuries others might consider debilitating.

“We are really excited to have [the instructor] come back to us…” the yoga director at the spa told a reporter. “He knows how to zero in on low back pain and heal aching joints from overuse injuries through his system of teaching. I hope you come and experience his depth of knowledge.”

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One of the most fascinating things about the human body is the central nervous system. Although when speaking of the central nervous system, there are many whom almost automatically think of the brain. While the brain is an integral part of this system, it is in almost constant communication with the rest of the body by means of the spinal cord.

The spinal cord could be considered as the body’s super highway since this is where all of the body’s signals must pass either going to or from the brain. It is also on this highway that some massive congestion could occur if any of the roads are damaged for any reason. While there may be some obvious signs of damage, much of it actually occurs over time. From the time, we are infants making our way through the birthing process our spines are subjected to trauma. Each time we fall down the stairs, or from our bicycles, we experience trauma. Most of this trauma remains unknown and unfelt until we begin to accumulate some age under our belts.

If you have noticed how the aged slumps over with their backs bent crooked, have you thought that old age had just crept upon them? Have you wondered why the seniors spend so much time at a doctor’s office or require so much pain medication for their joints that just do not seem to work right anymore? These are the evidence of spinal damagethat has been accumulating since the moment of our births. This is the damage that has both weakened and thrown our systems out of focus. Unfortunately, the only sure remedy for continuing to grow older is death. For most that is something to be delayed as long as possible.

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New figures show that back injurypatients are far less likely to die if they are operated on. The research presented at a conference suggests that surgery reduces the likelihood of death by up to 44% of spinal fracture sufferers. This study is in comparison to those who are just given bed rest and painkillers.

In the pioneering procedure, balloons are inserted into the fractures before the cavity is filled with bone cement; it is shown to have high survival rates. Experts in Manhattan and Long Island working with the study say that the first thing they want to prove is the benefits of the surgery in spinal fractures, and it will lead to better future treatments.

The Consultant Orthopedic and Trauma Surgeon at Croydon University Hospital said: “We’ve known for a long time about the benefits of minimally invasive surgical intervention in the reduction of pain but this is the first time we seem to have robust data showing that it can highly contribute to saving lives. Treating vertebral fractures by balloon kyphoplasty is cost effective and prevents people from lingering in pain. We now have even more compelling reasons to make sure that this procedure becomes the standard of care for spinal fractures and ensure more patients have access to it.”

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An Ohio police officer underwent surgery for major spinal cord injury after a hit-and-run incident, in which he was run over by a truck.

The 32-year-old officer was hit while he and a deputy with the Summit County Sherriff’s Office were searching the road for drugs that were thrown from a vehicle during a pursuit. As the officer returned to his cruiser, which had the emergency lights on, a pickup truck cross the center line and hit the officer hard enough to flip him into the air.

The officer sustained a broken vertebra. It is too early to tell what the long-term effects of the injury will be.

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In a very long case that transpired from March 2002 until May 2010, Angelina Perez a child was represented by her father Jose Lopez in a claim for damages. After discovery was conducted between the parties, and mediation in October and November 2007, it was sent out to trial. It was scheduled for November 30, 2007, but it was transferred to determine a guardian ad litem as counsel for Mr. Lopez. According to a report, a guardian ad litem is a party that is assigned by the court to act in a lawsuit in behalf of another party like a child or an incapacitated adult. In the instance of an adult, he has to be deemed as incapable of representing himself. Mr. Lopez appeared to have some cognitive impairment that requires him to have a guardian. The cased stayed in that question until the Court sent out an Order to Show Cause on December 3, 2007. This was for the appointment of the guardian ad litem. In the order, they were told to appear in the court by December 20, 2007 and said that the trial to determine the guardian is in thirty days. It as well said that the parties’ should exchange Civil Practice Law Rules requirements. Robert Kruger, Esq. was appointed as the guardian of Jose Lopez, but his request for a stay in the trial was denied.

The following trial was on February 4, 2008. It was again adjourned and delayed as Mr. Lopez did not exchange his Civil Practice Law Rules 3101, which is the disclosure from a medical expert. This is what they need to establish liability, says a source. It was not addressed by Mr. Lopez until they received a letter from his wife to the court, and all the parties dated July 9, 2009 that advised the court that the firm handling the case had dissolved, and the lawyers were their case was transferred refused to handle the case. This was fixed by a conference by the court where Herbert Rodriquez, Jr., a member of the dissolved firm took responsibility of the case. They were not able to find any other lawyer either in Queens or Staten Island. The guardian was also replaced and was changed to Denise Kranz, Esq.

To give Mr. Rodriguez enough time to recreate the case, and for the Angelina Lopez and her mother to get additional Electron Beam Tomograpy (EBT), the next trial date was scheduled on April 19, 2010. A source said, the court also asked for them to provide medical records and doctor’s reports. The additional EBT had to be limited to the physical condition and the last medical treatments. The doctor to do it was to be chosen by the defendants.

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A United States Army soldier could carry as much as 127 pounds in the field and more than 60 pounds even while in combat, doctors learned. An Army colonel studied the effects of carrying so much weight, with the intent of reducing spinal injuries to soldiers that could otherwise be avoided.

“If an aggressive … weight-loss program is not undertaken by the Army,” the colonel told a source, “the soldier’s combat load will continue to increase and his physical performance will continue to be even more severely degraded.”

The Army responded by attempting to develop lighter gear. This proved especially difficult, since they were also looking for ways to reduce casualties by making body armor stronger and other measures that would likely increase the weight of a soldier’s gear. Lumbar spinal injuries are very common.

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A new research study by a Canadian researcher is learning new details about some previously unknown information about the human spinal cord, a researcher recalls. While there have been several spinal research studies over the years, what sets this study apart is that he has learned something that could improve the way in which lumbar spinal cord injuries are treated.

The researcher has stated that the spinal cord is described in physiology books as a relay system. However, according to his research, the spinal cord processes information in similar fashion as the brain. The scientist also learned that his research seeks to examine the spinal cord injury, more specifically the areas above and below the injury in order to “map” the area to determine the injuries nature and be able to measure how effective the treatment is.

His research is expected to be a guide to future spinal cord injury treatment procedures once the methods do become available. An as of yet unknown method of bridging a spinal cord injury, called bridging, is hoped to become available once research has advanced enough to learn how it can be done. The current research that is sometimes referred to as “spinal mapping” is expected to be instrumental in accurately locating the spinal cord injury that needs to be bridged.

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Healing only begins with the surgery to the lumbar area in the thoracic spine. Rehabilitation is an important part of getting the individual back into the swing of things, a doctor said. Their life will never be as it was in the past, but rehabilitation can help make the transition easier.

Rehabilitation must address every aspect of the individual’s life from their home, work, school, and community life. The rehabilitation will depend on the severity of the spinal injury and the extent the spinal cord is affected. The fracture must be considered before rehabilitation is begun. The body must be well enough to relearn, a recent study stated.

Some areas will need to be more thoroughly addressed than others are. Rehabilitation is about relearning and doing the activities to the best of the individual’s ability. Motor, sensory, autonomic function, psychosocial, and occupational incidences are all addressed.

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Many soldiers have suffered from the pain of carrying packs that could weight more than 100 pounds through difficult terrain, doctors have learned. Army medical personal have often turned to opiates to alleviate pain, but they are trying to reduce that tendency in recent years. An Army report even recommended some alternative measures, like chiropractic care, massage, meditation, and acupuncture.

A doctor trained in acupuncture told a confidant that these treatments have been a great help to many patients, helping them not only suffer less spinal pain, but use fewer narcotics.

“This has been more than what I hoped for,” the doctor told a colleague. One of her patients is a soldier who developed bone spurs and an arthritic condition due to carrying his heavy equipment load. The doctor inserted needles a quarter-inch deep into his neck and shoulder muscles, then hooked the needles to a mild electrical current, while shining an infrared lamp on him. The whole process only lasted 15 minutes.

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Adam Potter is becoming a household name after the 36-year-old Glasgow man fell a startling 1,000 feet and lived to tell about it. Potter and his companions had reached the summit of Sgurr Coinnich Mor (3,589 feet) when Potter somehow lost his footing and began to fall down a rocky, steep eastern slope of the mountain. According to a New York Spinal Injury Lawyer, a helicopter was nearby on training exercises and arrived on the scene thirty minutes after being called and began searching immediately.

The helicopter was able to spot the climbers that had been with Potter, who were able to point out the direction that the helicopter should search. The crew of the Helicopter became confused when the only person they could spot at the bottom was a man, standing up and reading a map. After retracing the route he fell off the mountain, they ascertained that it must be who they were looking forward. The paramedic who was lowered to Potter initially diagnosed him with a chest injury and superficial cuts and bruises, as well as emotional shock.

A reporter stated that after coming aboard the helicopter, Potter’s injuries were reassessed by a doctor who was on the helicopter due to the training mission. They immediately transferred Potter to the Glasgow’s Southern General Hospital.

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