There are many things we find important to the world of healthcare and neuromonitoring. Here we post helpful information for our patients, hospitals, and surgeons.
September 05, 2019
Stress fractures can be the bane of the backs of young athletes - in particular, stress fractures that occur in the lower back. These injuries can...
By Admin on September 05, 2019
Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first spinal tether device designed to treat children and teenagers living with scoliosis.
The device, known as The Tether - Vertebral Body Tethering System, is intended to correct the most common form of scoliosis, called idiopathic scoliosis, in patients who have not responded to other conventional treatment options, including external bracing.
August 06, 2019
Case Report Faisal R Jahangiri, MD, CNIM, D.ABNM, FASNM Introduction: Sensory and motor functions might be at risk during various hip surger...
August 05, 2019
More young people are having strokes, according to statistics from the National Stroke Association. Hospitalization rates for young stroke suffere...
August 05, 2019
Most people think hip replacements are just for older people. Well, they used to be, but not so much now. Today, younger people are facing hip repl...
By Admin on August 05, 2019
Low cholesterol is supposed to be a good thing, right?
Unless it's too low, according to a new study published July 2 in the journal Neurology.
The study, performed by researchers at Penn State University, has added more evidence to the idea of a link between low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels and an increased risk of intracerebral hemorrhage. Intracerebral hemorrhage, or ICH, is caused by bleeding within the brain tissue itself and can be life-threatening. During an ICH, the brain is deprived of critical oxygen and blood supply, leaving sufferers at risk of brain damage.
August 05, 2019
Ever bend over to reach something and suddenly experience lower back pain? Is it just the pain of getting older or being out of shape, or is it som...
July 31, 2019
Researchers at Marshall University's Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine in Huntington, West Virginia, have joined a clinical study to test a new device designed to give lumbar fusion patients more motion after spinal surgery.
Marshall is one of just 30 health care organizations in the United States to test this particular device system. The system is a mechanical device that is designed to restore the spine's motion in all directions after spinal fusion procedures.
July 29, 2019
Faisal R Jahangiri, MD, CNIM, D.ABNM, FASNM Introduction: Sensory and motor functions are at risk during spine surgeries. This case report de...
By Charlie Patric on July 15, 2019
A 27-year-old law student went in for an eye exam and ended up having brain surgery. Find out how neuromonitoring can help keep patients safe during brain surgery and other procedures by calling AXIS Neuromonitoring in Richardson, Texas, at 888-344-2947.