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Posted on Jun 13, 2018
Whether you've suffered an illness, injury or are recovering from surgery, you might need rehabilitation. Rehabilitation medicine helps restore strength and improve quality of life. At Weill ...
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Posted on Jun 13, 2018
It’s no exaggeration to say that Charles Bieler was leading an active life one year ago. He was busy traveling the world expanding his wine business, building his success in a challenging ...
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Posted on May 30, 2018
The importance of the human spine to overall health begins with a flexible support structure and extends to every nerve in the body. Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine offers ...
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Posted on Mar 16, 2018
Athletes push their bodies to the limit every day. Weekend warriors carry out a less rigorous training schedule, but they too face the risk of injury every time they lace up their running shoes or hit ...
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Posted on Mar 9, 2018
Dr. Neel Mehta, assistant professor of anesthesiology and medical director of Pain Management at Weill Cornell Medicine, shared his insights on pain management and the the nation's opioid crisis ...
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Posted on Jun 16, 2017
A spine injection is a non-invasive method for relieving chronic back pain. While pain injections have been around for many years, medical advances continue to improve outcomes and widen the scope of ...
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Posted on Jun 7, 2017
There are all types of different conditions you might suffer from, which may lead you to wonder whether invasive spine surgery is the best decision. If you are in constant pain and discomfort, have ...
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Posted on Jun 7, 2017
Just as there’s no single cause of back pain, so there can be no single approach to treating or managing it. The key, as pain management doctor Neel Mehta, MD understands, is to customize a ...
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Posted on Apr 19, 2017
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Posted on Mar 29, 2017
The Center for Comprehensive Spine Care’s own Dr. Fu explains in a recent article on Spine-health.com that spinal fusion surgery to treat scoliosis should be considered as a patient’s ...
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Posted on Mar 10, 2017
Spinal cord stimulation, often referred to as neurostimulation therapy, is a chronic pain therapy that’s been shown to be effective and safe for patients experiencing spine pain who have not ...
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Posted on Feb 12, 2017
Cornell Chronicle Bacteria Links Crohn's Disease, Arthritis, Researchers Find By Jen Singer February 9 * Dr. Randy Longman, director of the Jill Roberts Institute Longman Lab and assistant ...
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Posted on Feb 11, 2017
Cornell Chronicle Spine Care Center Has New Care Model, In-House Specialists By Timothy Malcolm February 9 * Dr. Roger Härtl, Director of Spinal Surgery and Neurotrauma and Co-Director of the ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2017
St. Louis Post Dispatch Once Hammertoe Process Begins, Treatment Is Necessary By Dr. Keith Roach February 10 * Dr. Keith Roach, associate professor of clinical medicine * ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2017
Gulf News Journal Carnegie Mellon On The Job At Education Career Fair February 9 * Weill Cornell Medicine in Qatar * ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2017
Newport This Week February 9 * Dr. Lewis C. Cantley, Meyer Director of the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center and professor of cancer biology in medicine * ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2017
SELF Magazine How to Know When Bleeding During Sex Is NBD and When It's a Problem By Amy Marturana February 9 * Dr. Jacques L. Moritz, affiliate assistant professor of clinical obstetrics and ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2017
Healio Psychiatric Annals Top Anxiety News For Psychiatrists February 10 * Dr. John T. Walkup, DeWitt Wallace Senior Scholar and professor of psychiatry * ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2017
Reader's Digest 10 Ways to Erase Broken Capillaries-and Prevent Them Completely By Lyndsay Cohn February 10 * Dr. Mark H. Schwartz provides commentary on how to prevent and treat telangiectasia, ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2017
Becker's Spine Review Weill Cornell's Spine Care Center Leverages Multidisciplinary Approach: 6 Highlights By Megan Wood February 9 * The new Center for Comprehensive Spine Care at Weill ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2017
Specialty Pharma Journal Research Uncovers Bacteria Linking Crohn's Disease to Arthritis By Nicole Watkins February 7 * Dr. Randy Longman's new study, published in Science Translational ...
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Posted on Feb 9, 2017
No matter who you are, you’ll most likely experience lower back pain at some point in your adult life. Most of the time, the pain goes away within a few weeks, but what happens if it lingers and ...
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Posted on Feb 8, 2017
Becker’s Spine Review Dr. Roger Härtl: Innovations In Microscopic Spine Surgery By Laura Dyrda February 6 · Dr. Roger Härtl discusses recent innovations in minimally invasive ...
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Posted on Feb 3, 2017
It’s one of the most common complaints among Americans. It doesn’t discriminate based on race. It doesn’t favor a certain gender. Lower back pain will afflict 80 percent of all ...
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