The Mercury

The Spinal Column: All bones in your spine are the same. Why do only some degenerate?

There is a serious condition that I see in my practice every single day – Osteoarthritis, Disc, and Spinal Degeneration. Believe it or not, it usually has a start ...
The Mercury

Spinal Column: Am I really cracking bones, you ask?

I’d like to explain how Chiropractic works and its true purpose. Through explaining how it works, you will gain an understanding of Chiropractic as health care. Sure, I want you to bend at the knees ...
Science Daily

Type 2 diabetes alters the behavior of discs in the vertebral column

Type 2 diabetes alters the behavior of discs in the vertebral column, making them stiffer, and also causes the discs to change shape earlier than normal. As a result, the disc's ability to withstand ...
Nature

Retropulsion of intervertebral discs associated with traumatic hyperextension of the cervical spine and absence of vertebral fracture: an uncommon mechanism of spinal cord injury

Study design: Case report of a 68-year-old male who sustained cervical trauma following a bodysurfing accident. Objective: To describe the pathology of a relatively uncommon mechanism of injury ...
Orlando Sentinel

SPINAL SURGERY BREAKTHROUGH

LEESBURG — Dr. Michael Hill peered through the large microscope above his patient and in meticulous motions whittled away the bone fragments inside her neck. Just a few hours earlier, pain was ...