How long will I live with kidney disease? Will I die if I dont do dialysis? Learn from health care professionals the factors that influence the lifespan of an individual on dialysis.
For more information on kidney disease, treatment options, and kidney disease support, visit http://www.renalinfo.com/us.
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If you’re suffering from back pain, and the pain medications, physical therapy, and injections aren’t working, then you should consider surgery. That may be a frightening thought, however with this new and innovative approach to treating back pain, you should never fear the thought of spine surgery again!
Using the worlds most advanced minimally invasive technique, Dr. Rothstein uses his Accurascope equipped with a tiny laser and camera, and by entering the spinal canal through the natural opening of the sacral hiatus, he is able to see in live, 3D color the redness and inflammation brought on by a herniated or bulging disc, and simultaneously vaporize the obstruction with his laser, thus immediately taking that pressure off the nerves, and producing immediate relief.
For more information, visit www.NorthAmericanSpine.com
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There’s new hope tonight for millions of people who suffer from a kidney disease. The only treatment is dialysis or transplant but new research right here in Wisconsin may soon find a cure.
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What does a dialysis access look like? See a number of real dialysis accesses including a fistula, hemodialysis catheter and a peritoneal dialysis catheter. A home hemodialysis and a peritoneal dialysis patient will tell you and show you their access.
For more information on kidney disease, treatment options, and kidney disease support, visit http://www.renalinfo.com/us.
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Peritoneal dialysis is a form of kidney disease treatment that utilizes the peritoneal membrane to filter out the blood of individuals who have renal disease.
For more information on kidney disease, treatment options, and kidney disease support, visit http://www.renalinfo.com/us.
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The future treatment of Parkinson’s disease may target the spinal cord instead of the brain to help alleviate the slow, rigid movements and tremors that are the hallmarks of the disease. Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have developed and tested a first-of-its-kind device that rapidly restored motor function in mice with the symptoms of Parkinsons disease.
Miguel Nicolelis, M.D., Ph.D., senior study investigator and Anne W. Deane Professor of Neuroscience:
“We have discovered a new, semi-invasive way to produce a relief of Parkinson’s disease motor symptoms that is very consistent, can last for long periods of time, that reduces significantly the risks for these patients, and can be done in the early stages of the disease in combination with small doses of pharmacological therapy.”
The prosthetic device applies electrical stimulation to the part of the spinal cord that carries tactile information from the body to the brain. Researchers attached the device to the surface of the spinal cord in mice and rats with depleted levels of the chemical dopamine to mimic the biologic characteristics of someone with Parkinsons disease which produced impaired motor skills.
When the device was turned on (could have the video timed to have the mouse become active here), the researchers saw an almost immediate and dramatic change in the animals ability to move.
Miguel Nicolelis, M.D., Ph.D., senior study investigator and Anne W. Deane Professor of Neuroscience:
“This shows that a very unexpected pathway can have a very profound effect on the way the motor system operates. I don’t think anybody though about treating Parkinson’s disease with stimulation of the spinal cord, particularly the sensory component of the spinal cord. That shows to me that the interaction between sensory and motor component is much closer than anticipated in the past. it’s part of the same system.”
Researcher said this work addresses an important need because medication eventually stops working
in later stages of Parkinsons disease and an invasive surgery to stimulate neurons in the brain is the only other option for some patients.
The findings appear in the latest issue of the journal Science.
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Patients with chronic kidney disease known as end-stage renal disease need renal replacement therapy.
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