AAN: Repeat Head Injuries Do Not Affect Motor Skills in NFL Players
Study aimed to see if former pro football players faced the same fate as many professional boxers
Higher ASA Class Not Tied to 30-Day Morbidity in Spinal Surgery
No higher 30-day morbidity with ASA >II in single-level elective anterior cervical discectomy, fusion
Patient Complaints of Surgeon Attitude Tied to Worse Outcomes
Patients treated by surgeons with most complaints had more complications in month after surgery
Health Care Spending Expected to Grow 5.6% Annually to 2025
National health expenditures expected to represent 19.9 percent of gross domestic product by 2025
Patient Knowledge of Radiation Involved in Spinal Imaging Poor
Patients underestimate radiation dose for CT scans of cervical and lumbar spine, views of lumbar spine
Evidence of CTE Identified in Former Soccer Players
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy rate among former soccer players higher than in general population
ACP Issues Guideline for Treating Acute, Subacute, Chronic LBP
Recommendations state opioids should be last resort for pain
Yoga Linked to Low Back Pain Relief, Improvement in Function
Review of 12 studies found small improvements in pain levels, function after 3 to 6 months
Treatment of Hips Beneficial in Patients With Low Back Pain
Prescriptive tx of bilateral hips, in addition to pragmatic tx of lumbar spine has clinical value
Comorbidities Up Resource Use in Pediatric Spinal Fusion
For children undergoing spinal fusion, respiratory insufficiency, bladder dysfunction up LOS, cost
