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It was the tweak felt around the Southland. As Kobe Bryant writhed and wrenched through lower-back spasms during the Lakers&#39; playoff loss against the Utah Jazz on Sunday, it was an injury with which many across California and the country could empathize. <a href="workfiles/News/Kobe_article_5-08.pdf">(pdf) more &gt;&gt; </a>
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<em>by Sue Pascoe, Staff Writer, Palisadian-Post </em><br />
When Pacific Palisades resident Nancy Howell started having back pain two years ago, she had never heard of lumbar spinal stenosis, which most commonly affects the middle-aged and elderly. <a href="workfiles/News/Palisadian_Post_Nancy_Howell_X_Stop.pdf" target="_blank">(pdf) more &gt;&gt; </a>
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<h3><a href="workfiles/News/Prevention_April_08_Traveling.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>HAPPY, HEALTHY TRAVELS<br />
EXACTLY WHAT TO DO TO AVOID COMMON VACATION PITFALLS AND FEEL GREAT ON YOUR NEXT GETAWAY </strong></a></h3>
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<em>by Shannon Rouss, freelance writer in New York City</em><br />
One of the perks of getting older is that you finally have more time to see the world. But while a weeklong vacation is rejuvenating, it can also take a toll on your body. <a href="workfiles/News/Prevention_April_08_Traveling.pdf" target="_blank">(pdf) more &gt;&gt; </a>
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<h3><a href="workfiles/News/Primed_West_Flyer.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS SYMPTOMS &amp; DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT OPTIONS, AND THE X-STOP&reg; IPD&reg; SYSTEM </strong></a></h3>
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<em>by MEDTRONIC</em> <br />
Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is the most common reason for spine surgery in people over the age of 65 in the United States.1 This program will cover the clinical issues around LSS: clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatments. <a href="workfiles/News/Primed_West_Flyer.pdf" target="_blank">(pdf) more &gt;&gt; </a>
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<h3><a href="workfiles/News/Pro_Tennis_player_MRI_study.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>CONSTANT POWER PLAYS<br />
YOUNG TENNIS PLAYERS WHO PRACTICE HARD FOR HOURS A DAY MAY SUFFER SPINAL INJURIES BUT SHOW NO SYMPTOMS, AN MRI STUDY FINDS. </strong></a></h3>
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<em>by By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer </em><br />
SPENDING hours a day playing tennis may give young, elite players a competitive edge, but all that activity may come with a price -- spinal injuries. <a href="workfiles/News/Pro_Tennis_player_MRI_study.pdf" target="_blank">(pdf) more &gt;&gt; </a>
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<h3><a href="workfiles/News/SMTODAY-summer06.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>SANTA MONICA-UCLA TODAY - NEW NETHERCUTT EMERGENCY CENTER, HOSPITAL ON THE HORIZON</strong></a> </h3>
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<em>by Editor, Ted Braun, Contributing Writers, Kim Irwin, Steven Wagner</em><br />
Project officials now expect that construction of the new Nethercutt Emergency Center at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center will be completed in late 2006, with move-in targeted for early 2007. <a href="workfiles/News/SMTODAY-summer06.pdf" target="_blank">(pdf) more &gt;&gt; </a>
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<h3><a href="workfiles/News/SecA11-03-06_page6.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>DR. WANG, A YOUNG MEDICAL INVENTOR </strong></a></h3>
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<em>by Ulysses Sabuco</em> <br />
One would not pass without noticing the remarkable feat and successes of Jeffrey Wang in the field of medicine. Wang, a Chinese-American, is known to his peers throughout the nation as the inventor of the artificial disk used during spine procedure. <a href="workfiles/News/SecA11-03-06_page6.pdf" target="_blank">(pdf) more &gt;&gt; </a>
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<h3><a href="workfiles/News/SecA11-03-06_page1.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>GOVERNOR: PRAYERS PREVAILED </strong></a></h3>
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<em>by Ulysses Sabuco</em> <br />
With a neck brace, Gov. Benigno R. Fitial lighted up the room when he first sat on his hospital bed after a critical four-hour operation. It was a poignant moment according to First Lady Josie, describing how the chief executive showed signs of fast recovery.<a href="workfiles/News/SecA11-03-06_page1.pdf" target="_blank"> (pdf) more &gt;&gt; </a>
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<h3><a href="workfiles/News/SecA11-03-06_page1.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>NURSE RAISES THE BAR ON PHILANTHROPY </strong></a></h3>
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<em>by Aldwin Farjardo <br />
</em>Mauro Sipin grew up not knowing how it feels like to have anything material that may be considered valuable-at least nothing fancier than three square meals a day. Deep in his heart, though, he knew he was headed to something bigger than he could ever hope for. <a href="workfiles/News/SecA11-03-06_page1.pdf" target="_blank">(pdf) more &gt;&gt; </a>
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<h3><a href="workfiles/News/x-stop_Implant_Article.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>NEW X-STOP IMPLANT PUTS A HALT TO PAIN </strong></a></h3>
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<em>by Steven Wagner </em><br />
After 2-1/2 years of suffering with painful spinal stenosis, Molly Taguchi was losing hope. She had undergone various treatments, including epidural-like injections, but the pain in her legs and buttocks always returned. Then Dr. Arya &quot;Nick&quot; Shamie, a spine surgeon at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery and neurosurgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, entered the picture. <a href="workfiles/News/x-stop_Implant_Article.pdf" target="_blank">(pdf) more &gt;&gt; </a>
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<h3><a href="workfiles/News/GHK0906BackPain.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>BACK TALK </strong></a></h3>
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New treatments can mean an end to pain. Sit up (straight!) and read on. 
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<em>by Susan Ince </em><br />
Your grandmother may have called it lumbago-that grabbing, aching, stiffening, or shooting pain that hits the lower back. But even if the name is out of fashion, the condition is no less common today: Over their lifetimes, an estimated 80 percent of adults will suffer from backache-some for a few days, some with recurrent bouts, and still others with pain that takes up residence and just never seems to leave.<a href="workfiles/News/GHK0906BackPain.pdf" target="_blank"> (pdf) more &gt;&gt;</a> 
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