Spine
Flexibility Tests
What is a Flexibility Test and what is its Purpose? Flexibility is defined as the range of movement in a joint or a series of joints and is also the length of muscles that induce a bending motion or movement. Flexibility is the capacity of a joint, or certain joints in your body to move […]
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Nutrition for Spine Health
You’ve often heard about brain food, foods that can boost your immune system, or diets that will make you healthy, right? But what about nutrition for spine health? Do you know that our spine is what makes us stand and gives us the flexibility to bend and twist? What is spine? The spine also referred to […]
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Spine Care and Back Health
What is Spine Care and how does it affect Back Health? Spine care is simply caring for your spinal cord, whether it is in the form of exercises, medications, or proper posture and diet. Spine care greatly affects back health or the overall health condition of your back. This is because your spine is the […]
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January 31, 2022
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Spine conditions
By AGE2B team
In the “Conditions” part we provide the most complete and credible information on spine diseases and other conditions. All articles are reviewed and approved by our doctors. In this section, you will find all necessary information about typical signs and symptoms, a prevalence of diseases and conditions, and, of course, most up-to-date approaches to their diagnostics […]
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Doppler Ultrasound
A Doppler ultrasound is a relatively safe test that is used to estimate the blood flow in the vessels of your body. A Doppler ultrasound uses high-frequency sound waves in order to measure the amount of blood flow in your body. This is technically the same method used by an ultrasound procedure, but the difference […]
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Laboratory tests
Laboratory tests are medical procedures that are ordered by your doctor and involve the examination of small samples of urine, blood, or other bodily fluids, tissues or other substances found in the body. A medical test is a procedure used by medical professionals to diagnose, detect or monitor diseases, a person’s susceptibility to diseases, disease […]
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Spine Symptoms
In order to properly delve into the various spine problems, it’s important to know more about the spine. The spine, or otherwise known as the backbone, and vertebral column, is a network of bones, tissues, and nerves in your body that is composed of 33 interlocking bones that are called vertebrae. These bones or vertebrae […]
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Corpectomy
A Corpectomy is a surgical procedure that involves removing either only a portion or all of the vertebral body is called a Corpectomy. This operation is usually performed to decompress or remove pressure from the spinal cord and the nerves. Corpectomy is often done in combination with another procedure to remove all or part of […]
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Laminoplasty
If the spinal canal is narrowed, such as in the case of spinal stenosis, the spinal cord and the nerves can become pinched or compressed. This causes irritation, pain and can lead to other serious complications. A Laminoplasty is a surgical procedure that makes more room in the spinal canal for the nerves and the […]
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January 31, 2022
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Minimally invasive spine surgery
By Editorial Team (2)
Spinal surgery is performed traditionally using a long incision, but advances in technology are allowing more neck and back disorders to be treated using minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS). Since minimally invasive spine surgery avoids the need for an extensive incision, it does not involve injury to the tissues that surround the surgical site. In […]
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