Smoking, Back Pain and Surgery \n");
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document.write(" 04-28-2008 \n");
document.write(" Smoking has been clearly shown to be correlated with increased rates of low back pain. Smoking and serum nicotine adversely affect the small blood vessels, microvasculature, leading to poorer intervertebral disc nutrition and increased rates of degenerative changes.
Newsletter Volume II Issue III December 2007 \n");
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document.write(" 01-21-2008 \n");
document.write(" Degenerative Disc Disease - Primary Structural Spinal Pain and its NonSurgical Treatment. Past articles in our series on degenerative disc disease have discussed general concepts, pathologies and the diagnostic strategies utilized for patients suffering from degenerative disc problems. Here we will focus on the treatment available for DDD based on specific spinal pathologies. In reality, patients with degenerative spinal problems often display a combination of these pathologies and need treatment plans that are more complex than those described below.\n");
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Quarterly News Letter Volume III Issue 2 \n");
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document.write(" 06-19-2007 \n");
document.write(" Degenerative Disc Disease, what causes the pain? Meet Gordon D. Donald III, MD FACS, FAAOS. Surgery favored in latest SPORT data. Vertebral Augmentation procedure for the treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture.
Quarterly News Letter - Volume II, Issue I \n");
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document.write(" 02-19-2007 \n");
document.write(" The second of New Jersey Spine Group's Quarterly News Letter was released on February 19, 2007. The Quarterly News Letter can be delivered directly to your email by clicking the spineinfo@nj-spine.com and providing your contact information.
Intorduction To Chiropractics \n");
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document.write(" Spinal Manipulation is the central treatment component in chiropractic medicine. Chiropractic medicine has been practiced throughout histroy dating back to the Egyptians.
Exercise and a Helath Back \n");
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document.write(" 12-01-2006 \n");
document.write(" Whether one is rehabilitating a spinal ailment or practicing preventative health to ward off back pain, exercise has proven to be a necessary and major factor in accomplishing this.
Quarterly News Letter \n");
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document.write(" 11-30-2006 \n");
document.write(" The first of New Jersey Spine Group's Quarterly News Letter was released on Nov. 30, 2006. The Quarterly News Letter can be delivered directly to your email by clicking the spineinfo@nj-spine.com and providing your contact information.
Understanding Degenerative Disc Disease- \n");
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document.write(" 10-18-2006 \n");
document.write(" (In the first of our series on Degenerative Disc Disease, we outlined the “the basics” of this common spinal problem that may result in multiple symptoms, predominantly pain.)
NEWS RELEASE \n");
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document.write(" 10-16-2006 \n");
document.write(" (New Procedure Helps Prevent Recurrent Disc Herniation. Dr. Gordon Donald pioneers new technique.)\n");
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Spine Health Day \n");
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document.write(" 10-15-2006 \n");
document.write(" (October 16th has been designated National Spinal Health Day by the International Bone and Joint Decade)
Charitable Giving \n");
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document.write(" 08-28-2006 \n");
document.write(" (As reflected in our mission statement, the physicians and staff at NJ Spine Group have dedicated a significant amount of time and money for charitable giving and services.)
Understanding Degenerative Disc Disease- \n");
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document.write(" 08-28-2006 \n");
document.write(" (Degenerative disc disease is a term that is frequently used and often misunderstood or misused when speaking of patients with spinal pain.)
New Procedure \n");
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document.write(" 08-16-2006 \n");
document.write(" (This procedure allows for the placement of a device that “plugs” the defect in the annulus preventing an easy exit for the vitally remaining disc material necessary for good spinal function.)
Chiropractic Manipulation of Acute Back Pain \n");
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document.write(" 08-28-2006 \n");
document.write(" (Chiropractic manipulation in the treatment of acute back pain and sciatica with disc protrusion: A random double-blind clinical trial of active and simulated spinal manipulations.)