Back Pain News and Research

Latest Back Pain News and Research

Smokers more likely to report problems with persistent musculoskeletal pain

Smokers are much more likely to report problems with persistent musculoskeletal pain than non-smokers, according to a new study reported in the Journal of Pain, published by the American Pain Society.

24 Aug 2011

USPTO issues Notice of Allowance for Spinal Restoration's Biostat System

Spinal Restoration, Inc. announced today that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for claims concerning the delivery device and method of use of the Biostat System for the treatment of discogenic low back pain.

24 Aug 2011

Amgen to present data from several Prolia studies at ASBMR 2011 meeting

Amgen today announced that it will present data from several Prolia (denosumab) studies, including eight year efficacy and safety data from a Phase 2 extension study in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis with low bone mineral density (BMD), at the 2011 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) Annual Meeting in San Diego, Calif. from Sept. 16-20, 2011.

19 Aug 2011

Study: U.S. health care workers often use complementary and alternative medicine

U.S. health care workers, especially doctors and nurses, use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) far more than do workers in other fields, according to a new study. CAM includes diverse therapies outside the realm of conventional medicine.

19 Aug 2011

Zyga receives FDA approval to update indications for use of SImmetry system

Zyga Technology, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company's request to update the indications for use of its SImmetry Sacroiliac Joint Fusion System.

19 Aug 2011

Endo terminates collaboration and axomadol development program with Grunenthal

Endo Pharmaceuticals announced today that it is terminating its research program and collaboration related to the development of axomadol.

18 Aug 2011

Study finds clear link between clinic accessibility and emergency room visits

David Jones, a graduate student in the University of Alberta's School of Public Health, along with Linda Carroll, professor in the School of Public Health, and Leonard Frank, executive director of the Leduc Beaumont Devon Primary Care Network, recently completed a study that examined whether or not there was a clear association between the number of visits to the emergency department and the availability of an after-hours care clinic in Leduc, Alberta.

11 Aug 2011

Biomarker may signal whether common back pain treatment will work

A new study from researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine has identified a unique protein complex that can be used to predict whether an epidural steroid injection will help relieve pain caused by a herniated disc in the lower spine.

10 Aug 2011

Acorda Therapeutics receives U.S. patent allowance for aminopyridine compositions

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has allowed U.S. Patent Application No. 11/102,559 entitled "Method of Using Sustained Release Aminopyridine Compositions."

10 Aug 2011

FDA approves Relievant IDE for Intracept System to treat chronic low back pain

Relievant Medsystems, Inc. today announced the company has received Food and Drug Administration approval of an Investigational Device Exemption to begin their SMART pivotal trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Intracept System for treatment of chronic low back pain.

8 Aug 2011

AstraZeneca recruits patients for KODIAC Phase III trial in opioid-induced constipation

AstraZeneca today announced that study centers across the U.S. are recruiting patients for a clinical study to examine whether an investigational drug is safe and effective in treating opioid-induced constipation.

2 Aug 2011

$VP, balloon kyphoplasty safe and effective for women with vertebral fractures$

VP, balloon kyphoplasty safe and effective for women with vertebral fractures

A working group of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has issued a literature review of prospective controlled studies comparing the efficacy and safety of two minimally invasive techniques for vertebral augmentation after spine fracture: vertebroplasty (VP) and balloon kyphoplasty.

2 Aug 2011

Pain intensity and location can predict chronic low back pain

By some estimates, up to 85 percent of Americans have experienced low back pain and research reported in The Journal of Pain showed that pain intensity ratings, pain location and sensory and affective variables differ among individuals with acute and chronic low back pain. In some cases, these factors might be predictive of which acute pain patients may develop chronic pain.

29 Jul 2011

Arterial spin labeling shows areas of brain activity in chronic low back pain patients

Research from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) uses a new imaging technique, arterial spin labeling, to show the areas of the brain that are activated when patients with low back pain have a worsening of their usual, chronic pain.

28 Jul 2011

Takeda resubmits alogliptin and fixed-dose combination therapy NDA to FDA

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited announced today that Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc., resubmitted two New Drug Applications to the United States Food and Drug Administration for alogliptin and the fixed-dose combination therapy alogliptin/pioglitazone, which combines alogliptin with pioglitazone in a single tablet.

26 Jul 2011

Bacterin anticipates 134% increase in revenue for second-quarter 2011

Bacterin International Holdings, Inc., a leader in the development of revolutionary bone graft material and anti-infective coatings for medical applications, expects to report its seventh consecutive quarter of record revenue growth.

18 Jul 2011

Bacterin forays into medical devices with acquisition of Robinson MedSurg

Bacterin International Holdings, Inc., a leader in the development of revolutionary bone graft material and anti-infective coatings for medical applications, has acquired the assets of Robinson MedSurg LLC (RMS), a medical device distribution company focused primarily on maxillofacial and craniofacial surgery devices.

18 Jul 2011

Back Pain News and Research

Latest Back Pain News and Research

Smokers more likely to report problems with persistent musculoskeletal pain

USPTO issues Notice of Allowance for Spinal Restoration's Biostat System

Amgen to present data from several Prolia studies at ASBMR 2011 meeting

Study: U.S. health care workers often use complementary and alternative medicine

Zyga receives FDA approval to update indications for use of SImmetry system

Endo terminates collaboration and axomadol development program with Grunenthal

Study finds clear link between clinic accessibility and emergency room visits

Biomarker may signal whether common back pain treatment will work

Acorda Therapeutics receives U.S. patent allowance for aminopyridine compositions

FDA approves Relievant IDE for Intracept System to treat chronic low back pain

AstraZeneca recruits patients for KODIAC Phase III trial in opioid-induced constipation

VP, balloon kyphoplasty safe and effective for women with vertebral fractures

Pain intensity and location can predict chronic low back pain

Arterial spin labeling shows areas of brain activity in chronic low back pain patients

Takeda resubmits alogliptin and fixed-dose combination therapy NDA to FDA

Bacterin anticipates 134% increase in revenue for second-quarter 2011

Bacterin forays into medical devices with acquisition of Robinson MedSurg

FDA clears St. Jude Medical's Epiducer lead delivery system for neurostimulation

Tel Aviv University researcher finds link between back pain and genetics

Massage therapy more effective for patients with chronic low back pain

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