Pornthip: Several of Teohs injuries appeared inconsistent with fall Oct 22, 2009
She said the transferred injury to the skull due to the impact of the fall would typically cause a ring fracture at the base of the skull around the spinal column and not a cervical spine fracture as suffered by Teoh. Dr Pornthip said Teoh, 30, was probably alive when he hit the ground but might have been unconscious before the fall. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Kuroda not himself, to delight of Phillies Oct 20, 2009
It turned out to be a herniated disk in his cervical spine related to the line drive that struck him. He was not on the roster for the National League Division Series. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Phillies pounce on Dodgers, 11-0 Oct 20, 2009
Torre chose Kuroda over Chad Billingsley even though Kuroda was unavailable for the first-round series against St. Louis because of a herniation in his cervical spine. "They put me on the mound and I have to come through, but I didn't," Kuroda said through a translator. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Kuroda makes no excuses for ugly loss Oct 19, 2009
He missed his last start of the regular season because of a sore neck caused by a small herniation in his cervical spine. He threw 49 pitches in a simulated game in Arizona last Tuesday and manager Joe Torre felt confident about pitching him ahead of Randy Wolf in Game 3. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Kuroda Carrying Dodgers Hopes in Game 3 Oct 18, 2009
And set to make a final tuneup for the post season, he came up with a small disk herniation in his cervical spine while running in San Diego and was scrubbed from that start. He was left off the Division Series roster and for the third time fought back to so impress manager Joe Torre and pitching coach Rick Honeycutt with a start in the Arizona Fall League he not only gained a spot on the Championship Series roster, but a starting spot. (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
Kuroda gets call Oct 17, 2009
Kuroda missed his final start of the season and was kept off the Dodgers' NL Division Series roster because of a sore neck caused by a small herniation in his cervical spine. Heck of a season, huh. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Dodgers drop Garland, Weaver from NLCS roster Oct 16, 2009
Kuroda was unavailable for the NLDS with a herniation in his cervical spine ... Kuroda was unavailable for the division series against St. Louis because of a herniation in his cervical spine. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Dodgers add LHP Elbert, RHP Kuroda to roster Oct 16, 2009
Kuroda was unavailable for the division series against St. Louis because of a herniation in his cervical spine. Weaver got the victory in Game 1 of the division series. (ESPN -- Baseball)
Left in a Field: One year later, questions about crash still haunt families, investigators Oct 5, 2009
RealityChecker wrote on Oct 4, 2009 9:24 AM:" First off a little basic A&P. Your neck, AKA cervical spine is the thinnest and weakest point of your spine. Running through the middle of your spine is your spinal cord. If you break your cervical spine and severe the cord you are instantly paralyzed. You stop breathing, moving, talking, walking, and die within a couple of minutes. On top of the c-spine injury I guarantee there was massive associated head trauma which made death instantaneous. He... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Jimenez Sharp, Rockies Close Gap on Dodgers Oct 4, 2009
Dodgers RHP Hiroki Kuroda had an MRI exam that revealed a herniation in his cervical spine, so he is unavailable for the division series. He already has sat out two months with an oblique strain and another three weeks after he was struck by a line drive. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Dodgers Whiff Another Chance at NL Title Oct 4, 2009
Kuroda Has a Pain in His Neck The Dodgers lack of hitting has been a pain in manager Joe Torre's neck and now Hiroki Kuroda probably won't pitch in the National League Division Series next week because of a small disk herniation in his cervical spine. Its been that sort of a season for Kuroda, who missed two months this season because of muscle strain in his side and then three weeks after getting struck on the head by a line drive. (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
Physicians struggle with forms, reimbursements and lack of payment Oct 4, 2009
Dr. Alan Mitchell of Gillette Medical Imaging spends a morning looking over images of a cervical spine in the radiology reading room. - News-Record photo by Alton Strupp. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Dodgers won't have Kuroda for NLDS Oct 3, 2009
LOS ANGELES -- Hiroki Kuroda, the Dodgers' best starter in last year's postseason, won't pitch in the National League Division Series next week because of a small disk herniation in his cervical spine, manager Joe Torre announced Friday. Kuroda, who missed two months this season because of an oblique strain and three weeks after getting drilled on the head by a line drive, had an MRI on Thursday and the diagnosis was made by Dr. Robert Watkins Jr. Torre said surgery is not necessary, and he left... (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
How to Do a Standing Static Postura... Sep 12, 2009
Palpate the curves of the lumbar, thoracic, and cervical spine. Are they flat, neutral, excessively flexed, or excessively extended. (Suite101.com)
Tragic injuries are relatively rare in sports Sep 5, 2009
8 catastrophic cervical spine injuries occur annually in football alone. Injuries like that don t happen very often, Vaughn said. (Odessa American, TX)
Wife Sues Cops After Husband Put in Coma Sep 2, 2009
After a hit like that one, he could have very well have broken his neck and the movements the cop did to him could have displaced any trauma to the cervical spine. The cop was wrong, period. (CBS News)
Scituate man who broke neck diving shows signs of recovering Sep 1, 2009
After multiple surgeries last week to realign and stabilize his cervical spine, Donovan is off the ventilator, breathing on his own and has some sensation in at least one of his arms, his uncle wrote. Donovan, a 2006 graduate of Scituate High School, has fought for his life before. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Neck Surgery For Cervical Spine Disorders Found To Alleviate Associated Headaches Aug 28, 2009
This study does not include migraine headaches and only studied headaches associated with cervical spine disease. Additionally, study authors acknowledge there still is a lack of knowledge regarding the exact anatomical structures that cause headaches, which could be caused by the disc, joints, muscles, tissues or some combination of those. (Science Daily)
Woman dies in single-vehicle crash Aug 24, 2009
Calhoun County Coroner Donnie Porth said Ball, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the scene from a fractured cervical spine. There were no other occupants of the vehicle and no other vehicles were involved in the collision. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Cook’s latest thriller is less than stellar Aug 23, 2009
He autopsies the body of a young, healthy woman and discovers that she died because her chiropractor tore the delicate lining of her vertebral arteries by unnecessarily manipulating her cervical spine. This sends Stapleton on a crusade against alternative medicine, but his zeal fizzles almost immediately. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Disney death: Stuntman Anislav Varbanov dies in accident at Disney World Aug 19, 2009
The Orange-Osceola County Medical Examiner's Office ruled Tuesday that Varbanov died of a cervical spine fracture in his neck. A tumbling roll is a common acrobatic maneuver in the Indiana Jones show, Disney spokeswoman Zoraya Suarez said. (FOX61, CT)
NURSE’S NOTES: Time here to update student physicals Aug 12, 2009
Injuries of the neck, or cervical spine, can cause burners or stingers. These symptoms are due to irritation or stretching of nerves in the neck or shoulder. (Missoulian, MT)
Child car-seat warning to parents Jun 16, 2009
Dr Watson said: "Rear facing car seats cradle a child in an impact with any frontal component, and align the head, neck and spine, spreading the crash forces over all of these body areas. "In a forward facing car seat, a child's body is held back by the straps, while the head keeps moving forwards, and the relatively large head mass and differences in the cervical spine in young children can lead to excessive stretching of the spinal cord. " She added that many parents and healthcare providers... (BBC News -- Health)
Journal of Athletic Training issues guides on spinal injuries May 27, 2009
Understand how cervical spine injuries occur and be fully aware of the imporance of avoiding contact with the head in any sport ... Keep current on all pertinent safety rules enacted for the prevention of cervical spine injures. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Just For The Health Of It- Chiropractic care may improve infants sleep May 23, 2009
Most children had received adjustments to the upper cervical spine. This is an important finding that warrants more scientific and clinical research. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
Ocean-Related Cervical Spine Injuri... May 23, 2009
Ocean-Related Cervical Spine Injuries. Ocean-Related Cervical Spine Injuries ... Basic Cervical Spine Anatomy. (Suite101.com)
Doctors reviewing insurance cases still liable for suit May 1, 2009
Irvine said the appellate court "cannot envision a public benefit in encouraging a doctor with specialized individual knowledge not to investigate the symptoms of a cervical spine injury.". The appellate court acknowledged that Ritchie, prior to being seen by Krasner, signed an agreement saying there is no doctor-patient relationship, and that the results of the exam ordered by the insurer would not be provided to Ritchie. (AZCentral -- Business)
Twellman endures symptoms Mar 25, 2009
"I think 'neck pain' is just being generous and kind of vague, but at the end of the day, it's serious - I mean, in the sense that my cervical spine is out of whack," Twellman said. "I just have whiplash very severe from the collision last year that threw my body into a weird situation. I'm just trying to take care of it.". (Boston Globe)
Spring football: Linebacker thrilled to be back after getting extra year of eligibility (Today) Mar 20, 2009
" In the opening game against Bowling Green, Gunn broke his neck and was carried off the field on a backboard after a helmet-to-helmet collision with teammate Scott McKillop. Several weeks later, he had surgery that fused the fourth and fifth vertebrae of his cervical spine with a titanium plate held together by four screws, but there was no spinal cord damage. Gunn stuck to a rehabilitation program and was preparing to work out for pro scouts this week before he got the call on his extra year... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Artificial Disc Replacement As Good Or Better Than Spinal Fusion Surgery, Study Suggests Mar 6, 2009
"Those who received the artificial disc either did equally as well or a little bit better than those who had fusion surgery," says K. Daniel Riew, M.D., a cervical spine surgeon at Washington University Orthopedics and Barnes-Jewish Hospital ... Riew, the Mildred B. Simon Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, professor of neurological surgery and chief of the cervical spine service for Washington University Orthopedics, says people from outdoorsmen to couch potatoes have seemed to do... (Science Daily)
Broken, beaten and scarred Mar 2, 2009
The life of a professional athlete is played out moment by moment. Every tackle, every check, every play could be their last. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Ball State has spot for Love as student assistant Feb 25, 2009
Love suffered a cervical spine fracture last Sept. 20 against Indiana and was temporarily paralyzed. Although Love was able to gain the use of his extremities, doctors told him he'd never play football again. (ESPN -- College Football News)
Youth Center says it didn't violate worker's rights Feb 19, 2009
The resident attacked Jessica Rodgers and caused serious injury to her cervical spine on July 4, 2005, nearly six months after she started working at the center, according to her complaint filed Jan. 27 and the center's response filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Cheyenne. In its response filed by attorney Eric Nelson of Brown, Drew & Massey, the center denied it told Rodgers the position was no longer available, denied that her employment was terminated in violation of the ADA, denied that... (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Love has number retired at high school Feb 8, 2009
He suffered a cervical spine fracture and spinal cord injury during the first half of the contest. He ranked second in the nation in receiving yards per game with a 115. (BallStateInsider.com)
