Melissa Gilbert says she’s ‘turned a corner’ in her recovery from revolutionary spinal surgery after years of pain By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 02:26 GMT, 9 December 2020 | Updated: 02:26 GMT, 9 December 2020 She underwent a fourth spinal surgery last month after enduring years of pain. And on Tuesday, Melissa Gilbert appeared … Read more
Pioneering smart display device that attaches to a surgeon’s glasses and displays images in front of their eyes ‘could make spinal operations safer and quicker’ Spinal surgeons use real-time X-ray scans during operations to guide their work However, such images are typically displayed on monitors in the operating room This forces surgeons to look away … Read more
A woman who suffered a spinal fracture after a fall while out walking with her boyfriend has told how an app helped emergency services rescue her. Laura Moreton, 28, an occupational therapist from South Wales, was out on a rural walk with her boyfriend Lewis George, 30, on 26 June when she fell and suffered the … Read more
A drug created by British scientists could repair damage to the brain and spinal cord by improving messaging between cells. Scientists led by Cambridge University created a synthetic version of a protein known as Cerebellin-1 that links brain messaging neurons together. The compound, called CPTX, acts like a ‘bridge’ where connections have been lost due … Read more