A 69-year-old lady presented with back pain for 5 days associated with spiking temperatures, lower limb weakness and urinary retention. Urgent MRI showed discitis at the disc between cervical vertebra ...

When it comes to making a long-term difference to Hull patients’ lives, physiotherapist Jenna Ellis and senior occupational therapist Jen Ross have proved themselves to be a cut above. Recently, the ...

Dr. Arun L. Naik warns that diabetes can silently harm the spine, causing microvascular damage and stiffening. High blood sugar accelerates disc degeneration, nerve inflammation, and infection risk.

Is it possible that the many ibuprofens I have taken over a year (maximum doses) led to me becoming quite deaf? Ann Burgess, East Sussex. Dr Martin Scurr replies: I'm afraid to say you may well be ...

Spinal infections are rare but can be deadly, so you need to get a proper diagnosis as soon as possible if you have spinal pain. Read on to learn more about what spinal infections are, the types of ...

The MRI image shows a cervical spine with normal age-related changes; however, the thoracic spine has findings suggestive of discitis at T9 to T10 (third intervertebral space up from the bottom of the ...

icotec is honored to be the first and only company in the United States with FDA 510(k) clearance for stabilizing the spine in de novo spinal infections, including discitis, osteomyelitis, pyogenic ...

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- icotec is proud to announce that it has received FDA clearance for the use of BlackArmor® implants in the treatment of de novo spinal infections.

FLORENCE — Scotty Jones, 58, has had four back operations in the past three years. His last two surgeries have been 12- and 10-hours long. The Florence native is the son of Ronald Jones. He has two ...

Objective: Cervical spondylodiscitis is a rare pathology, with an incidence of 0.5–2.5 per 100,000 population, posing significant potential risks. This type of infection can lead to neurological ...

An antalgic gait occurs when you walk with a limp because of pain. It’s a common problem and usually caused by minor injuries. Sometimes, though, it can have a more serious cause. Your gait is your ...

Imaging aided in diagnosing a man with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria and a spinal infection likely caused by a dental infection. The case report was published on December ...