by Tejasvit Kour | Apr 3, 2014 | Advanced
Where Does Back Pain Come From? In 1934, William Mixter, MD and Joseph Barr, MD, established that herniation of the lumbar disc could put pressure on the nerve root or the cauda equina, resulting in sciatica. Their paper on the topic appeared in 1934 in the New...
by Tejasvit Kour | Apr 1, 2014 | Advanced
THE INFLAMMATION MODEL A light bulb uses electrical energy to generate light. But, the electrical energy is not created by the light bulb. The electrical energy is created in a location far away and brought to the light bulb using electrical wires. Pain is an...
by Tejasvit Kour | Mar 5, 2014 | Advanced
A Review of the Works of Neurosurgeon Emil Seletz, MD Dr. Emil Seletz (b. 1907; d. 1999) was a neurosurgeon in Beverly Hills, California. His publications indicate that he worked at the Los Angeles General Hospital, and he was faculty at the University of California,...
by Tejasvit Kour | Mar 4, 2014 | Advanced
Fibromyalgia Syndrome is the third most commonly diagnosed rheumatologic disorder, following osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Fibromyalgia is characterized by widespread pain and tenderness, fatigue, morning stiffness, and sleep disturbance. Fibromyalgia is...
by Tejasvit Kour | Mar 2, 2014 | Advanced
The 2010 Olympic gold-medal downhill skier Lindsey Vonn was recently (March 8, 2010) interviewed in the magazine Time. Lindsey Vonn was the first American woman to win gold in an Olympic downhill, and she did so while being injured. One of the questions posed to her...
by Tejasvit Kour | Mar 1, 2014 | Advanced
The headlines in the lay press are troubling and disturbing. A front section full-page in the newspaper Wall Street Journal showing a person clenching their back while proclaiming (1): “More Than 100 Million American Adults Live with Chronic Pain” Another cover study...
