The Spine

just our spines that shrink as we age. Pip Harry finds out which body parts lose a few sizes over a lifetime and what you can do to protect yourself. The Spine Spinal surgeon Dr Randolph Gray from Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney says we can all expect to lose a few centimetres from our height as we grow older. "The average loss of height from 30 to 70 years is around 3cm in men and 5cm in women. This then increases to 5cm in men and 8cm in women in the next decade of life." The spine…

Middle/ Thoracic Spine The thoracic spine joins the cervical spine and extends down past the bottom of the shoulder blades, where it connects with the lumbar spine. The thoracic spine made up of twelve vertebrae, labelled T1-T12 is built for stability, holding the body upright and providing protection for the vital organs in the chest. The most common cause of thoracic back pain is due to muscular irritation or other soft tissue problems, caused by lack of strength, poor posture, prolonged…

post is really informative, thank you for sharing such a great information. I agree on your statement that most common injury level of cervical spine are C6-C7. Cervical spine injury is the most frequent injury in all spinal cord injury, shown 55% of all spinal cord injury (Torretti and Sengupta, 2007). The most widely recognized missed fracture in the spine are at C1-C2 and C6-C7, the reason being deficient radiological examination as the body structure systems isn't all around envisioned at…

help they need to live the highest quality of life achievable. He specializes in minimally invasive endoscopic spine surgery and is one of a few neurosurgeons in the state experienced in both this technique and interventional pain management. As a result, he brings a unique perspective to each case, one that help him determine the optimal treatment for the individual patient. "Endoscopic spine surgery offers numerous benefits over traditional back surgery. First and foremost, patients find…

If you’re a long time sufferer of back pain or you’ve been looking for laser spine surgery in LA but are still having reservations about a relatively new surgical method, here are some facts about laser spine surgery to give you peace of mind and help you make an informed decision: Fact 1: Lasers only play a small role in the procedure. The main role of the laser is to act in place of the scalpel used in traditional surgery to make incisions. The rest of the surgery is generally carried out with…

Reality hits home Santiago Nazarian is a Brazilian born writer who wrote the short story “Fish Spine” (960, Charters). “Fish Spine” starts off as a simple story about a boy named Hua, who sells fish at his parents’ local market. Hua is a very hard worker and helps his parents tremendously at the stall; he cleans, wraps, freezes, and sells fish on a day-to-day basis. Although he helps out in the family business, Hua hopes to do something more with his life in the near future as he has a crush on…

guidelines set out in the NEXUS criteria and The Canadian C-spine Rule do not always fit into a prehospital context. As a result of this ambulance services created their own guidelines to follow based upon the Canadian C-Spine Rule and the NEXUS criteria. An example of these is the cervical spine immobilisation procedure from Wellington Free Ambulance. This set of guidelines is based off the NEXUS criteria with influences from the Canadian C-spine rule and are used to determine whether a…

Cervical spine cord injury Life is unpredictable. Imagine waking up and not be able to feel your arms or your legs. This paper will provide you a highlight of a case of a cervical spine injury patient. Building on this case-study, it will provide the pathology of the injury, the clinical manifestation, the normal progression of treatment, the precautions which need to be taken and detailed OT interventions to help the patient who sustained the injury. A male patient in his early 20s had an…

“The brain is important in the human body because it allows a person to think, feel and store memories, and it controls and coordinates the body’s actions and reactions,” states the Atlanta Brain and Spine Care. Because of the great importance of the brain, our body has many different parts and way of working to protect it against any harm or damage. The protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord are called the meninges. The meninges consist of three layers, the dura mater,…

Introduction: The human spine is made out of 33 vertebrae that unite together to form a singular structure usually known as the vertebral column. It provides structural support, flexibility, and balance to maintain a vertical upright posture. A healthy normal vertebral column is straight and has front to back curves. The curve in the neck area is called the cervical spine, the curve in the upper back is called the thoracic spine, and the curve located in the lower back is known as the lumbar…