Lumbar Spine Fusion for Degenerative Disc Disease

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Steve had Degenerative Disc Disease and was afraid of Lumbar Fusion Surgery |

buschchiropractic.com — “Steve was diagnosed with Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD), and the solution was to have surgery – a lumbar fusion. He was a middle-aged, active guy and wayView full resource at buschchiropractic.com

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Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) is a diagnosis that can be helped! http://t.co/LFbEh8aj

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What is Degenerative Disc Disease

spineuniverse.com — “Degenerative disc disease is more common in older people, but people as young as 20 can develop this disc-related spine condition. But is usually occurs because of the effects of the natural aging process on your lumbar or cervical spine.View full resource at spineuniverse.com

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What Is Degenerative Disc Disease

spineuniverse.com — “Degenerative disc disease is more common in older people, but people as young as 20 can develop this disc-related spine condition. It usually occurs because of the effects of the natural aging process on your lumbar or cervical spine.View full resource at spineuniverse.com

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Here's what you need to know about degenerative disc disease http://ow.ly/5TlfC

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Artificial discs a viable alternative to fusion surgery for two-level lumbar degenerative disc disease

news-medical.net — “When two adjacent discs in the low back wear out, become compressed and cause unmanageable pain, numbness or other symptoms, replacement with artificial discs can be a viable alternative to standard fusion surgery, based on two-year post-surgery data from a randomized, multicenter trial recently published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.View full resource at news-medical.net

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Artificial discs a viable alternative to fusion surgery for two-level lumbar degenerative disc disease: When two... http://bit.ly/mahLFk

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Symptoms of Degenerative Disc Disease

spineuniverse.com — “Back or neck pain is a common symptom of degenerative disc disease. Where pain is felt depends on the region of the spine affected by DDD.View full resource at spineuniverse.com

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Common signs and symptoms of degenerative disc disease: http://ow.ly/41n41

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Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease

spine-health.com — “In addition to neck pain or stiffness, many patients with cervical disc degeneration have numbness, tingling or weakness in the neck, arms and/or shoulders.View full resource at spine-health.com

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Degenerative disc disease in the neck is less common than in the lower regions. It usually feels like a stiff neck... http://fb.me/QrtiNN9E

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Degenerative Disc Disease: Treatment Beyond Six Weeks

spineuniverse.com — “Cervical or lumbar degenerative disc disease is common in aging adults. Although few patients require surgery, what should patients expect during the first 6 weeks of treatment? If symptoms last longer, what else should spine patients know?View full resource at spineuniverse.com

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New Artificial Lumbar Disc Shows Promise Compared to Currently Available Discs

spine-health.com — “Small scale study shows less disability and back pain with new Physio-L Artificial Disc Mar 12, 2010 (Spine-Health) -- Degenerative disc disease is one of the most common causes of low back pain in adults, resulting from inflammation and instabilityView full resource at spine-health.com

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New Artificial Lumbar Disc Shows Promise Compared to Currently Available Discs http://bit.ly/d9O1GE

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Video Series: Exercises for Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease - Learn 4 Back Stretches and Exercises

spineuniverse.com — “Watch this video series to learn easy back stretches and back exercises to help with lumbar degenerative disc disease. SpineUniverse offers several simple stretches and exercises that may help lessen your low back pain and other symptoms, includingView full resource at spineuniverse.com

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Video Series: Exercises for Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease http://dlvr.it/Ggky1

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Video Series: Exercises for Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease - Learn 4 Back Stretches and Exercises

spineuniverse.com — “Watch this video series to learn easy back stretches and back exercises to help with lumbar degenerative disc disease. SpineUniverse offers several simple stretches and exercises that may help lessen your low back pain and other symptoms, includingView full resource at spineuniverse.com

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4 back stretches for degenerative disc disease: http://ow.ly/53Mix

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Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review | CMS Draft Policy Denies Multi-Level Lumbar Fusions Coverage in Florida

beckersorthopedicandspine.com — “A recent policy draft from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services and First Coast with Local Coverage Determination affecting the state of Florida concludes that Medicare will no longer cover multi-level lumbar fusion for symptomatic degenerative disc disease.View full resource at beckersorthopedicandspine.com

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Patient care will suffer...CMS Draft Policy Denies Multi-Level Lumbar Fusions Coverage in Florida: http://t.co/FfRBKFk via @AddThis

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Study Tests Unilateral Versus Bilateral Lumbar Fusion

painlive.com — “For patients with degenerative lumbar diseases, the unilateral pedicle screw (PS) instrumented transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) procedure results in shorter operative time, less blood loss, and reduced implant costs compared with a bilateral PS instrumented TLIF procedure, according to research published in the March issue of The Spine Journal.View full resource at painlive.com

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Study Tests Unilateral Versus Bilateral Lumbar Fusion http://t.co/nIzELMot

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Degenerative Disc Disease Treatment Options- Celling Treatment Centers

cellingtreatmentcenters.com — “Degenerative disc disease treatment options include spinal disc regeneration with RegenaDISC - stem cell therapy and laser spine surgery for regeneration of degenerating discs. RegenaDISC - spine disc regeneration for cervical spine discs, thoracic spine discs and lumbar spine discs.View full resource at cellingtreatmentcenters.com

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Spinal Fusion is a Patient's Decision

spine-health.com — “The decision to have a spine fusion procedure done to treat low back pain is a very personal one, and it is entirely the patient's decision. Degenerative disc disease is for the most part a non-crippling, non-progressive type...View full resource at spine-health.com

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Minimally Invasive Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery Information on MedicineNet.com

medicinenet.com — “Minimally invasive lumbar spinal fusion is an operation that is less invasive to the traditional lumbar spinal fusion to treat degenerative disc disease and other vertebral problems. There are advantages and disadvantages to the procedure.View full resource at medicinenet.com

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