Spine Research - RUSH University

Can bacteria in your gut lead to back pain? Researchers at @RUOrthoResearch have discovered for the first time that an unhealthy gut #microbiome that promotes inflammatory bacteria may lead to painful spine conditions necessitating #surgery. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Is gut health related to the development of a painful spine condition? 🌟Our @NIH_NIAMS funded study finds significant association of GUT MICROBIOME dysbiosis related to lumbar degenerative “Spondylolisthesis” in patients requiring surgery! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… @JorSpine

SAVE THE DATE ! - October 16, 2024 Join the Department’s Dr. Ana Chee as she hosts a webinar addressing “Trans Colleagues in Research”, sponsored by the Orthopaedic Research Society @ORSsociety, @OrsSpineSection, @ors_tendon, @OrsMeniscus, @isfrfractures

Congratulations to the amazing orthopaedic surgeon @khaledboushaala for successfully defending his PhD work focusing on the role of the Microbiome and Painful Spine Disorders - a @NIH_NIAMS funded initiative. My honor to have served as his PhD advisor throughout his journey.

New “treatment” for “painful” lumbar disc herniations finds: ✅100% of discs resorbed & quick ✅100% of patients had no pain ✅100% no surgery By “preserving inflammation”, the disc can heal. Congrats to @DinoSamartzis, @doctornevrolog et al link.springer.com/article/10.100…

@PhillipMcKegg Please contact @DinoSamartzis

🔥🔥Discovery of blood biomarkers associated with potential “vertebrogenic” origins of back pain in patients by @khaledboushaala, Howard S. An, Dino Samartzis et al link.springer.com/article/10.100… @EurSpineJournal @DinoSamartzis @RUOrthoResearch @OrsSpineSection @ISSLS_Society

Are we programmed? - Single and multi-level symptomatic lumbar Disc Herniations "Resorb" and "Heal " at the same rate ! Check out our prospective, 1-year, multi-imaging study by @al_hornung, @SamuelRudisill, @AlexanderTkac11, @DinoSamartzis et al journals.lww.com/spinejournal/a…

Are #antibiotics a viable treatment option for patients with chronic low #backpain who have specific structural changes of the spine ? For a comprehensive evidence-based analyses, check out the study by @arnoldwongPT et al in @JorSpine onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/js…

Great work ⁦@HaglundLisbet⁩ ⁦@DinoSamartzis⁩ and John Martin. Hope this becomes a starting point for meaningful changes link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Evidence that Bullying, Harassment, and Discrimination of Musculoskeletal Researchers is a real issue ! Ethical misconduct is a real issue. link.springer.com/article/10.100… @AOSpine @EUROSPINESoc @EurSpineJournal @ORSsociety @AAOS1 @SRS_org @NASSspine @DinoSamartzis #bullying

New concepts and evidence that calcification "within" the disc proper may be implicated with inflammation, endplate/Modic changes and PAIN. Considerations for novel targeted therapeutics for #lowbackpain. nature.com/articles/s4158… @NatRevRheumatol @OrsSpineSection @ISSLS_Society

Congratulations to 2 "LEGENDS" in the spine world - Robert Gunzburg and Marek Szpalski - the 2022 ISSLS Wiltse Lifetime Achievement Award recipients ! The epitome of friendship and collaboration in the field. journals.lww.com/spinejournal/A…

Is this where big data is headed ? If so, we best prepare. Exciting stuff. @AOSpine @AOSpineNA @AOFoundation @OrsSpineSection @NASSspine @AAOS1

EXCITING stuff ! Check out our NEW study - "Oral Zoledronic acid bisphosphonate for the TREATMENT of chronic low #backpain with associated Modic changes: a pilot randomized controlled trial" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jo… @JOrthopRes @OrsSpineSection @ORSsociety @jaro_karppinen #spine

Attending the 2022 ORS Annual Meeting ? Check out our study: "Bullying, Harassment, And Discrimination Of Musculoskeletal Researchers And The Impact Of The #COVID19 Pandemic: an International Study" It's time for the community to be proactive & make change! @OrsSpineSection

Check out our new publication from our International #AI Spine Team - "#Artificial_Intelligence and spine imaging: limitations, regulatory issues and future direction" dlvr.it/SHwQ5h @EurSpineJournal @spinesurgerydoc @SpinalNewsInt @ORSsociety @Ryortho1

Very timely and important article in the first 2022 issue of the @GlobalSpineJ journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… @TheBackLetter @GlobalSpineJ @AOSpine @WorldSpineCare @SpinalNewsInt @ISSLS_Society @BacpacReach @ORSsociety #BackPain

Exciting new publication by our team Peter Udby, @jaro_karppinen, Leah and Mikkel, and Mike Modic - "A definition and clinical grading of Modic changes" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10… @JOrthopRes @OrsSpineSection @ISSLS_Society #spine #backpain #MRI

Check out our new evidence-based study - "Are Changes in Sleep Quality/Quantity or Baseline Sleep Parameters Related to Changes in Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Non-specific Chronic Low #BackPain?" journals.lww.com/clinicalpain/A… @ClinJrnlPain @arnoldwongPT #sleepy #Spine