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A new study suggests that not only are low vitamin D levels common among people about to undergo spinal surgery, but also having low levels of this vitamin that helps with calcium absorption could hinder patients’ recoveries after surgery. Researchers, who presented their findings November 3, 2011 at the 26th Annual Meeting of the [...] A study published September 7, 2011 in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery looks at a database of back surgery patients to identify complications from surgery and risk factors for those complications. This is great information for people who are thinking about having back surgery. It not only reveals what could go wrong, but also offers insight about how to avoid spine surgery complications. [...] Readers Digest Magazine reported August 17, 2011 on four over-prescribed treatments and tests. The first listed was imaging for lower-back pain. [...] In a study of 30,000 women and men, researchers found that those who were obese had about 20 percent increased risk for chronic pain in the low back and neck/shoulder area. Exercising for as little as one hour a week or more helped to lower that increased chronic pain risk. [...] |
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