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Big Insurers Consider NuVasive Spine Surgery Procedure Experimental But Laser Spine Is Ok With United Healthcare by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted Wed 02 Dec 2009 10:39pm states here the big guys are out as far as paying for it.  In the meantime, press release came out today that Laser Spine has a big contract with United Healthcare.  I am... on the spine through small incisions in the side rather than through a large incision in the back — as "experimental." That means the insurers will not reimburse surgeons who Read on »
The Spine by Angus Patient Expert Posted Fri 12 Sep 2008 10:35am If you still have doubts about why there is so much concern about the NHS Programme for IT, the Spine, then readhere. Read on »
Spine of Thorns Tattoo by Vanessa R. Patient Expert Posted Thu 08 Jan 2009 4:26pm The Bather (2007) 100 x 160cm Gorgeous spine tattoo photographed by multidisciplinary artist Stéphane Lallemand. [spotted by the wonderful Heather ] Read on »
The Importance of Thoracic Spine Mobility by Mark S. Healthy Living Professional Posted Thu 06 May 2010 9:51am vertebrae. They know about the spine, and imagine it to be a uniform vertebral column, equally capable of bending, twisting, and rotating along its length. This is totally... or dangerous. Words describing anatomy, anatomy that figures prominently into dynamic human movement pattern, require special care. The human spinal column is composed of five segments Read on »
How Maintaining your Spine Angles helps to Maintain your Health! by Nav J. Patient ExpertHealth MavenFacebook Posted Sun 19 Sep 2010 12:00am Your spine has a “C” curve in the neck, then the spine changes angles and has a bigger “C” angle going the other way, and then back to a “C” type angle of the low back. In the dorsal spine or mid-back and in the lumbar spine or low back the angle is more of an elliptical shape. Keep in mind that the whole spine works together Read on »
SPINE BASICS- for all of us who have chronic back pain by ckmiletti Patient Expert Posted Sat 18 Dec 2010 11:11am connect your vertebrae and help keep the spinal column in position. Healthy intervertebral disk (cross-section view). Intervertebral disks sit in between the vertebrae... Spine Basics Understanding your spine and how it works can help you better understand some of the problems that occur from aging or injury. Many demands Read on »
Spine Metaphor by Courtney P. Patient ExpertComplimentary & Alternative Medicine Posted Fri 12 Sep 2008 10:11pm "Spine Hawk," mixed media, 4" x 6" Alright, creative wonderfuls, I know that you think about your spine. I just do. It's rare that someone comes to me for massage... that is how I know you think about your spine. Or at least you spend a portion of each day feeling and interpreting sensations in your back and spine. So I invite you to tinker Read on »
Spine force on TV! by Dr. Shoshany Facebook Posted Tue 21 Oct 2008 12:00am SpineForce on CBS "The Doctors" Thursday October 23: SpineForce 3-D Rehab Exercise Technology is being highlighted on Thursday's episode of CBS "The Doctors," as a revolutionary device that is helping people with MS and other spinal cord afflictions to walk again. SpineForce was selected as one of the "Top 10 Medical Devices that Can Change Your Read on »
How our Spine works. by Greg U. Patient Expert Posted Sun 07 Sep 2008 8:36pm of the spinal column are the seven cervical or neck vertebrae. These blocks of bone or vertebrae gradually increase in size from the top down to the base - rather like a columnar pyramid... The main job the spine has to do is to act as a foundation or frame for the other parts of our body to hang from. Since we now walk upright our spine also has to carry Read on »