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FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME (FBSS)
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS): What It Is and How to Avoid Pain after Surgery
Anterior lumbar interbody fusionadvances in spinal fusion technology | AORN Journal | Find Articles at BNET
The “Transitional Syndrome”
Why Spine Surgery Fails
“Failed back surgery syndrome” — Talbot 327 (7421): 985 — BMJ
Etiologies of failed back surgery syndrome. [Pain Med. 2002] – PubMed result
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome | Bone and Spine
Potential protection against failed back surgery syndrome
BioMed Central | Full text | Long-term experience with implanted intrathecal drug administration systems for failed back syndrome and chronic mechanical low back pain
SpringerLink – Journal Article
spinal cord stimulation for FBSS
Spinal Fusion :: statistics & numerical data
An international comparison of back surgery rates. [Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1994] – PubMed result
SPINE SURGERY VIDEO
News – Failed Back Syndrome: The Disturbing Statistics: Presented at DG DISPATCH – AAPM
Surgery Statistics, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ, 08903
Surgery Statistics
Hospital Statistics
Annals of Medicine: A Knife in the Back : The New Yorker
Ed’s Chronic Pain Site,support and resource pages
“Failed back surgery syndrome” — Talbot 327 (7421): 985 — BMJ
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: Unfortunate Reality or a Malpractice Cover-up? | InjuryBoard Bentonville
IngentaConnect Etiologies of Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
News – Failed Back Syndrome: The Disturbing Statistics: Presented at DG DISPATCH – AAPM
NHDS – National Hospital Discharge Survey Homepage
Management of back pain in patients with previous … [Am J Med. 2008] – PubMed result
Scar tissue and pain after back surgery
Complications Of Lumbar Fusion Surgery | LIVESTRONG.COM
lowbackpain & FBSS
What is Failed Back Surgery Syndrome – FBSS?
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
Predicting FBSS
Intractable Chronic Pain in Patient with Post-laminectomy Syndrome (Failed Back Surgery
Post Laminectomy Syndrome – Medical Disability Guidelines
Spinal surgery and alleged medical negligence. [J R Coll Surg Edinb. 1997] – PubMed result
CT evaluation of the failed back surgery syndrome. [Orthop Clin North Am. 1985] – PubMed result
The Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
Back Surgery for Back Pain
Pathology of Failed Back Surgical Syndrome
Bad Backs :: Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS)
Pain Treatments & Procedures | Austin TX – Interventional Pain Associates
Top Spine Surgeons Reap Royalties, Medicare Bounty – WSJ.com
It’s time Medicare clamps down on fraud | Healthcare Finance News
Association For Medical Ethics
Failed Back Surgery Resources
Why Spine Surgery Fails
Back Surgery Results Very Disappointing
Costs and effects in lumbar spinal fusion. A follow-up study in 136 consecutive patients with chronic low back pain
Neck Pain, Back Pain, and Sciatica Relief and Treatment Strategies!
When Pain Remains
Watch The Truth About Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: How to Cure Back P Video | Break.com
Intractable Chronic Pain in Patient with Post-laminectomy Syndrome (Failed Back Surgery
Economic Impact of Failed Back Surgery
Diagnosed W/ Failed Back Syndrome Or Post-laminectomy Syndrome – Quadriplegic & Paraplegic Spinal Cord Injuries
Failed back surgery syndrome Or Post Laminectomy Syndrome
Failed back surgery syndrome: casuistic and etiolo… [Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2006] – PubMed result
Etiologies of failed back surgery syndrome. [Pain Med. 2002] – PubMed result
Clinical outcome of surgical treatment of failed b… [Surg Neurol. 2005] – PubMed result
“Failed back surgery syndrome”: Back Pain Community – Support Group
Failed Back Syndrome: The Disturbing Statistics | DocGuide
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
First Choice Healthcare, P.C. • failed back pain surgery • Florence and Hartsville, SC
BACK INJURY DATA
Back injury – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Low Back Pain Fact Sheet: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Back Pain Affects Work
Hospital Stay Statistics
MEDICATIONS / OPIOIDS
Drug Detox Q&A: Opioid Pain Killers Actually Cause Pain, Say Researchers
Opioid-induced hyperalgesia – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Opioid-Induced Hyperalgesia
Opioid-induced hyperalgesia: pathophysiology and c… [J Opioid Manag. 2008 May-Jun] – PubMed result
Dilaudin-prialt interactions – Prescription Drug Discussion Forums
Disability Statistics
Do You Know… Opioids-CAMH
FDA Approves New Pain Medication – CBS News
Opiates in Litigation
Prialt (ziconotide) therapy
Intrathecal Fentanyl therapy
Global Opioid Consumption
Intrathecal therapy with ziconotide
Intrathecal ziconotide for severe chronic pain
Maprotiline, Ludiomil Pharmacology
Medical service use and financial charges among opioid users
Neurontin (gabapentin)
Morphine with Prialt intrathecal therapy
Opioid contracts
Opiate / Opioid Facts
Prialt (Ziconotide) In Severe Chronic Pain
Neurontin clinical trials
Testosterone FAQs – Testosterone Replacement | Low Testosterone
Ziconotide infusion for severe chronic pain
Opioids: a 10 year perspective
NUCYNTA (Tapentadol Immediate Release) Versus Oxycodone Immediate Release in the Treatment of Acute Low Back Pain
Medtronic Personal Therapy Manager (PTM)
Opioids: Past, Present, and Future
Bupivacaine Official FDA information, side effects and uses.
Polyanalgesic Consensus Conference 2007:Neuromodulation…Intrathecal Medication
Pain Clinical Trial: Bupivacaine for pain
Use of Intrathecal Bupivacaine in Refractory Chronic Nonmalignant Pain
Ziconotide
Pain Management Patient Self-Help
Nucynta
Chronic Pain Fact Sheet The Two Faces of Pain
Mortality in Opioid-Maintained Patients after Release from an Addiction Clinic
OHP Chronic Pain Management Manual
Phase II, open-label, multicenter study of combine… [Pain Med. 2008] – PubMed result
Some Anesthesiologists Subjected to Drug Tests
Ziconotide (Intrathecal Route) – MayoClinic.com
Medtronic Personal Therapy Manager (PTM)
Bupivacaine Official FDA information, side effects and uses.
European Journal of Pain : Long-term intrathecal of bupivicaine
Pain medicine and management: just … – Google Books
http://www.foresttennant.com/pdfs/IntractablePainSurvival.pdf
Drug Interactions Checker Results – Drugs.com
Ziconotide: new drug. Limited analgesic – PubMed Mobile
Pfizer Settles Neurontin Off-Label Marketing Lawsuit for $427M — LegalNewsWatch
Neurontin’s deception accusation
FOX News – Top Stories – Report Finds Major SurgeIn Prescription Drug Deaths – Page 1 of 4
FDA Opioid Education
FDA Opioid Drugs and Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS)
Opioid Complications and Side Effects
America: Consuming 80% of the World Global Opioid Supply
Painkiller 10x stronger than Vicodin
Opioids: A Ten Year Perspective
BL-7050; Non-Opioid painkiller
FDA rejects new combination narcotic painkiller: Moxduo
Zohydro may spark another addiction epidemic
Long-Term Opioid Use Questioned for Chronic Pain by FDA
The National Institutes on Drug Abuse: Opioids
Narcotic Medication Comparison
Complete List of Controlled Substances
Opioid prescribing by Dentists
Prevention of prescription opioid abuse: the role of the Dentist
Painkiller prescription rates vary among states
Opioids drives continued increase in drug overdose deaths
Analysis of opioid prescription practices
CDC-Prescription Painkiller Overdoses
The Use of Opioids for Non-malignant Pain
Opioid Conversion Calculations
Research gaps on use of opioids for Chronic non-cancer Pain
FDA tighter rein on Painkillers
Opioids and the Treatment of Chronic Pain
Opioid 10-Year Longevity Study
Big Pharma Profits from Lifelong Disease
America’s addiction to Opioids
CDC-Prescription Painkiller Overdoses Policy Impact Brief
Grim Stats for Opioid Related Deaths
Opioid Painkiller Prescribing-CDC
Opioids: Past, Present and Future
D.E.A. to Allow Return of Unused Pills to Pharmacies
CDC-Prescription Drug Abuse Public Policy
FDA Outpatient Prescription Opioid Use 2000-2009
Most Common Drugs among 12th graders
Opioid Use Among High Schoolers
Opioid Use Soars, No Evidence of Improved Treatment-John Hopkins
Consumer Dangers; Protecting Consumers
CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines for Chronic Pain
List of Chronic Pain Medications
PAIN
Current Statistics on Chronic Pain – “Beyond Chronic Pain: Presented by Rebecca Rengo”
Chronic Pain
Pain Is An Epidemic
New Survey Presents Alarming Statistics for Employees Who Work Despite Chronic Pain
NIH Pain Consortium – NIH Pain Research
Overtreating Chronic Back Pain: Time to Back Off?
Pain and how you sense it
Precautions for patient with back pain
Chronic Pain
Facts about Pain
Pain Poll: Many Americans Suffer Chronic Pain
Economic effects of Back Pain
What Is ASIA Score and How It Helps In Classification of Spinal Injury
Chronic Pain – New York Presbyterian Hospital
Chronic Pain Fact Sheet The Two Faces of Pain
Back Surgery
What is Chronic Pain
Gate Theory of Chronic Pain
Pain Facts & Figures
Dermatomes & Myotomes
Back pain: Finding source of back pain is complicated, but options abound – Los Angeles Times
Your Independent Medical Evaluation
Dermatome Map of the Body
Interventional techniques for pain
What should we be doing to prevent Chronic Pain?
Adverse effects of testosterone products
DEPRESSION
Depression More Pervasive Among Back Pain Sufferers, A Study By Spine-Health.Com Reveals
Signs & Symptoms of Depression
Does medication help Depression?
Can I treat depression on my own?
DISABILITY
Trades Union Congress – 4.9 million lost work days is a pain in the back
National Health Statistics Report
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Disability Definition: Social Security Administration
Functional Capacity Evaluation and Disability
Disability, chronic pain and depression
Disability and financial distress
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Disability Statistics
Economic effects of back pain
100 Million Work Days Lost to Employers Due to Back Pain
National Health Statistics Report
Disability Statistics
Impairment Rating and Disability Determination
Disability and the Independent Medical Evaluation
World Facts and Statistics on Disabilities
SPINAL CORD STIMULATION
Relief of Chronic Low Back Pain from Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
Multidisciplinary Pain Management
RestoreUltra for Spinal Cord Stimulation
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic BAck Pain after Lumbar Surgery
History Of Neuromodulation
Neurological Devices Classification
Neurostimulation stimulater implant :: HealingWell.com Forum
Medtronic: Living with a Spinal Cord Stimulator
Medtronic Spinal Cord Stimulation – Indications, Safety, and Warnings
2011 Product Performance Report from Medtronic
INTRATHECAL PUMP
Intrathecal Pump System Failure
Intrathecal Pump personal therapy manager (PTM)
Medtronic Healthcare Professional Website
pumpsters – Yahoo! Search Results
Medtronic SynchroMed® II Drug Infusion System, Models 8637-20 and 8637-40 Programmers & Accessories from Medtronic
Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition
Intrathecal Pump Highlights and Updates
New Intrathecal Pump Technology
Intrathecal Pumps: Pros and Cons
Intrathecal Pump Detailed Information
Intrathecal Pump Complication Rates in the Pediatric Population
Medtronic Intrathecal Drug Therapy
Flowonix Prometra Intrathecal Pump
The Diagnosis of Intrathecal Infusion Pump System Failure
ORTHOTICS
Spinal Rehab – Frequently Asked Questions
Cervical-Stim is a noninvasive, bone growth stimulator for spine surgery
BOA w/ Chairback – BREG
Orthotrac Pneumatic Vest from Orthofix, Inc – Orthopedics Product Details – Medcompare
Pneumatic Bracing
ACUPUNCTURE
MAGNETIC THERAPY
How does Magnetic Therapy work?
LITIGATION
Opiates In Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation process
Medical Malpractice Litigation process
The Medical Malpractice Center
INSURANCE
Short term disability insurance
Long term disability insurance
Workers compensation insurance
Social Security disability insurance
Medicare Payments to Providers
SURGERY / INVASIVE INTERVENTION
Overtreating chronic back pain
Increasing rates of cervical and lumbar spine surgery
Epidemiology of Spinal Surgery: Rates and Trends
Surgery statistics
Increase in Lumbar Fusion
Unnecessary Surgeries
Interbody Fusion Cages in Reconstructive Operations on the Spine
Quality of life in chronic low back pain patients after surgery
Controversies about instrumented surgery and pain
Assessment of spine surgery outcomes: inconsistencies
The Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
Taking Note: Where There’s Back Pain There’s Sure to be Profit
Does anyone have any experience of spinal fusion (back surgery) and what the outome is like?
Back Surgery
Neurologic Clinics
Effect of Adverse Events on Low Back Surgery Outcome
Lumbar spine internal fixation system
Illiac Bone graft for spinal fusion surgery
Long-term outcomes of lumbar fusion
Spinal Fusion Surgery Provides Worse Outcomes in Workers’ Compensation Patients
Studies on Spinal Fusion Success Rates
Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT)
Infectious Risks of Chronic Pain Treatments
Spinal Fusion: What is it?
Spinal Fusion
Spinal Fusion: From a – z.
The History Of Spinal Stabilization
Latest Findings Spine –Patient Outcomes Research
Research Study Details :: Midwest Spine Institute
Long-term outcomes of lumbar fusion
AxiaLIF Spine Surgery
Practical pain management
Policy Statement on Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery
Check out this book……..Back Surgery Avoid the Nightmare
NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE
Naturopathic Medicine
Types of naturopathic medicine?
BACK INJURIES
Bureau of Labor: Back injuries #1 Workplace problems
Causes and Prevention of Back Injuries
OSHA Back Disorders and Injuries
CHILDREN’S PREVENTION
Backpack Safety
Preventing Children’s Sports Injuries
Managing Chronic Pain in Children
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
Precautions for patient with back pain
Can I Exercise after Spine Surgery
Working out after back surgery [Archive] – HealthBoards Message Boards
Weightlifting After Back Surgery [Forums]
Strength Training for back pain
Strength & Conditioning for rehabilitation
Walking to help ease back pain
Water exercise and aquatic therapy for back pain
Yoga, Stretching to ease back pain
Tai Chi for posture and back pain
Recumbent bikes to ease back pain
Pilates exercises for back pain
Inversion therapy & traction to ease back pain
Weightlifting to help bad backs
Decompression / Traction to ease back-neck pain
Relieving pain through exercise, not medication
PSYCHIATRY / BIOFEEDBACK
What is Biofeedback?
MMPI as a predictor
Behavioral Modification / Dialectical behavior therapy
Relieving chronic pain through Visualizations
Hypnosis, Meditation, and Relaxation for pain treatment
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
Medical ripoffs, 10 overused tests and treatments
Dollars for Docs
Doctors Accused Of Kickbacks By Whistleblower
Whistleblower lawsuit
Hooked: Ethics, Medicine, and Pharma: Highest Rolling Spine Surgeons: Digging Out the Truth
Medtronic divulges it paid docs over $15.7 million in royalties, consulting fees – FierceHealthcare
Lumbar Fusion Has Long-term Benefits, Study Suggests
Hospital stays involving musculoskeletal procedures
Back pain is behind a debate – USATODAY.com
Spinal Fusions Face an Uncertain Future
WebMD Spine Surgery Chat Transcript
Three- to six-year follow-up of BAK cages
Back Surgery Success Rates and Risks
Are lumbar spine reoperation rates fallin or rising?
United States’ trends and regional variations in lumbar surgeries
Spinal Surgery Report
Spinal Fusion :: statistics & numerical data
Problems with Medtronic spinal fusion product
Price Comparison – Compare Prices for Spinal Surgery and Other Spine Treatments Worldwide
Is this medicine or confusion ?
A review of lumbar spinal instrumentation: evidence and controversy
Spinal Tap: Medtronic, Doctors and Strip Clubs
Spinal Fusion Controversy Underscores Extent of Conflicts of Interest
Your Back Pain May Be Worse after Having Back Surgery | Curing Chronic Pain
Medtronic Whistleblower lawsuits
Surgeon makes millions from Device Manufacturer
Kids getting Codeine in the ER
Most expensive conditions by Payee-2011
Doctors perform thousands of unnecessary surgeries
Treatments of low back pain-Exploring the Costs
US Healthcare: Most expensive, Worst performing
Big Pharma Advertising Spending
Drug Approvals Top 2014, But R & D Returns Still Struggle
Dollars for Doctors-search Big Pharma & Medical Device Mfg. payments to Docs
Should Doctors Also Act as Device Sellers?
SPINE BUBBLE
When is the Spine Bubble Going to Burst?
About Us – HealthpointCapital
Purpose, Themes & Values – HealthpointCapital
Venture Capital Firms Active in the Medical Device Field
Orthopedic manufacturers
Worldwide orthopedic manufacturers
US Spinal Surgery Devices Market: Increasing Procedures to Drive Growth
How Does Spinal Fusion Stop Back Pain?
Growing Neuromodulation Market Shows Staying Power
Breaking Developments In Neurodevice Technologies
OIG comes down on Physician-owned distributorships
Spinal Fusion Controversy Underscores Extent of Conflicts of Interest
2010-2017: 10% Growth for Spinal Fusion Devices | Orthotec
Medtronic Inversion
http://www.espicom.com/web3.nsf/structure/FBR_Tocs03/$File/spinal08_toc.pdf
SUPPORT SITES
Back Pain Community: Support Group
Lina’s failed back surgery
Lowbackpain.tv
FAILED BACK SURGERY…I guess I’m not alone
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome – Dr. @ fault? – Drugs.com
American Academy of Pain Medicine
Consumer Dangers; Protecting Consumers
Understand Someone with Chronic Pain
INTRACTABLE PAIN
What Is Acute, Chronc And Intractable Pain?
Intractable Pain Survival
HYPERALGESIA
Cases: Opioid-Induced Hyperalgesia
Mechanisms of Opioid-Induced Tolerance and Hyperalgesia: Opioid-Induced Hyperalgesia
Opioid Induced Hyperalgesia-comprehensive review
Opioid Induced Hyperalgesia-IASP
ICM CODES
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code Groups (ICD-9, ICD9, ICD9CM) – Medical Codes
Post Laminectomy Syndrome – Medical Disability Guidelines
FAMOUS SPINE SURGERIES
famous people in pain?
George Clooney reveals his back pain
NUTRITION
Disability Happens » Pain relief protein discovered in blood
Cell Protein Suppresses Pain Eight Times More Effectively Than Morphine
Atkins Diet ~ High Protein Diet ~ Diabetes
Plant-Based (Vegan) Sources of Protein vs. Animal Sources of Protein
Hemp Protein Powder Recipes | Hemp Protein Guide
Drink water to reduce back pain
Best and Worst: Top 10 Most Inflammatory and Anti-Inflammatory Foods
Nutrition and Back Pain
Find Anti-Inflammatory Foods with Inflammation Factor Ratings | The Conscious Life
Chronic Pain and Nutrition | eorthopod.com
Nutrition Articles – The Relationship between Weight Gain and Medications for Depression and Seizures
Those Extra Pounds Could Harm Your Back
Anti-Inflammation Diet for Dummies
Why Not Drinking Enough Water Can Cause Chronic Back Pain
Top 6 Inflammatory Foods to Avoid
Reducing Pain and Inflammation with Diet
The Paleo Diet is an anti-inflammatory Diet
Foods that Chronic Pain Sufferers need to Avoid
5 things you should know about water
Low Carb Beats Low Fat for Weight Loss, CV Risk
EMPOWERMENT
Patient-Centered Care for Empowerment
CERVICAL SPINE
Cervical Neck pain
Herniated Disc in the Neck I Cervical Disc Herniation
Neck Traction | Cervical Traction
Cervical Spine Anatomy and Neck Pain
Cervical Spondylosis (Arthritis of the Neck)
Cervical Neck Surgical Treatment Options
Cervical Neck Surgery without Fusion
Long term Outcome of anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF)
Neck and Back Surgery Treatment Options
MEDICAL SITES
American Academy of Pain Management
Degenerative Disk and Spondylolisthesis
IDET: A new Procedure for Back Pain
Int’l Spinal Injection Society
International Spinal Development & Research Foundation
Institute for Low Back and Neck Care
Laparoscopic Anterior Spinal Fusion
Lateral Disc Herniation
Low Back Pain
Mayfield Clinic-Spine Disorders
RxList
The Spine Universe
Spinal Fusion
Twin Cities Spine Center
Valley Spine
Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty
What is Pain?
What is Pain Management?
Consumer Dangers; Protecting Consumers
Wheeless’ Textbook of Orthopedics
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