Hawaii had the lowest rate of lumbar spine MRIs performed for lower back pain between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023, according to CMS data released Feb. 19. CMS measures the percentage of ...

Dr. Arthur L. Jenkins III, a board-certified neurosurgeon in New York — who is also fellowship-trained in spinal surgery and CEO of Jenkins NeuroSpine — blamed slouching and poor posture for ...

Doctors can use MRI to examine a person’s lower spine, lumbar region, and surrounding tissues. MRI of the spine can show spinal alignment, lumbar disk herniation, inflammation, and more.

What Is a Spinal MRI? A spinal MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, uses powerful magnets, radio waves, and a computer to make clear, detailed pictures of your spine. The MRI may scan your whole ...

A way of imaging the spinal cord at the neck and where it joins the brain, as well as the bony spine and surrounding tissues. There are no X-rays, and therefore no danger of irradiation. It uses a ...

Specifically, the proportion of patients undergoing lumbar spine reoperation was 7% in the chiropractic spinal manipulation group, significantly lower than the 13% in the usual medical care group.

This guideline covers spinal metastases and metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC). NICE has produced visual summaries of the recommendations on: ensure clear care pathways for referral, diagnosis, ...

Your spinal cord needs a steady blood supply to function properly. This helps it send nerve impulses to the rest of your body. The impulses are like signals or messages that help you with vital ...

Chicago: DeepTek, a health tech startup in the radiology AI space, announced the global launch of DeepSpine, an AI-powered lumbar spine quantification and metrics tool designed to analyse MRI ...