Spinal Health Care Introduces the London Cannabis Clinic
Spinal Health Care is pleased to confirm that the London Cannabis Clinic is accepting patients. The London Pain Clinic is staffed by a team of doctors who are specialists in pain management and can provide…
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Lower Back Pain: Fear Of An MRI Scan
Patients who have chronic lower back pain will very often declare that they are absolutely sick of the pain and they are determined to alleviate it somehow. If the pain cannot be ‘pinpointed’ then an…
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Beware Miracle Cures For Sciatica
One of the most amazing things about the internet is the way that it has revolutionised information and made it accessible to all, in a way that was simply impossible a few years ago. We…
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When Is Cervical Facet Joint Denervation Carried Out By Radiofrequency?
Cervical facet joint denervation is a technique that is used to alleviate specific pain originating from the cervical facet joints. These joints are extremely important, because they relate to the top and neck of the…
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Who Might Benefit From Pulsed Radiofrequency As A Nerve Root Treatment
Many people who are experiencing chronic pain have tried various treatments and options, but find that they are unable to elicit any relief. However, there are some particular benefits from using the technique of pulsed…
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Botox: Paravertebral Botox In Refractory Back Pain
When people get back pain that is really resistant to conservative or traditional treatments, there used to be very little that could be done to bring about significant improvement, but then up pops Botox and…
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Medicolegal Services at Spinal Healthcare
Medicolegal services are often assumed to be about medical malpractice or medical negligence, but in fact there are many cases involving a personal injury claim, where the individual is suing another individual or company on…
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Ischiogluteal Bursitis (Truly A Pain In The Bottom): Diagnostic Issues
Ischiogluteal bursitis is often referred to as being a classic case of a pain in the bottom. The pain is experienced in the bottom and is often caused by having sat in the one position…
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Why Is Surgery Not A Conservative Treatment for a Prolapsed Disc?
Why Is Surgery Not A Conservative Treatment for a Prolapsed Disc? When someone has a prolapsed disc, which can also be referred to as a disc prolapsed, is without a shadow of doubt, a very…
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Having An MRI Scan For Neck Pain: Anxiety and Claustrophobia
An MRI scan is a very routine, safe and non-invasive procedure that is simply used to diagnose certain neck conditions that will simply not show up in an X Ray or even a CT scan. So…
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Conservative Treatments For A Prolapsed Disc: Exercise!
Anyone who is over 40 may assume that any advice about having a prolapsed disc will stress bed rest and the need to do nothing. However, the general advice now is that anyone who has…
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Lumbar Facet Joint Blocks: Allergic Reactions and Infections Put In Context!
Lumbar Facet Joint Blocks: Allergic Reactions and Infections Put In Context!As a procedure, having a lumbar facet joint block is extremely safe. It is a procedure that is minimally invasive in the sense that surgery…
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Paravertebral Botox and Lower Back Pain
Paravertebral Botox and Lower Back PainWithin the UK, the use of Botox is still seen as an innovative and somewhat novel approach to treating pain relief. Patients are often desperate to seek a remedy to…
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MRI Scans: Their Use and Benefits
MRI Scans: Their Use and Benefits Generally an MRI scan is not the first option for patients who present with lower back pain. Often the basic root causes of pain in the lower back are…
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What Is ‘Pseudo’Sciatica’?
What Is ‘Pseudo’Sciatica’?Sciatica is a very difficult condition to pinpoint exactly. It is at heart, a condition that is a symptom of the sciatic nerve being compressed, usually by a disc that has slipped or may…
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Medicolegal Services From Spinal Healthcare: Experts To Help You
Medicolegal Services From Spinal Healthcare Spinal Healthcare is very proud of its medicolegal service and it is our expertise in terms of spinal healthcare that makes our service incredibly responsive to our patients. We care about…
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The Background To Using Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment As A Cervical Facet Joint Denervation Procedure
The Background To Using Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment As A Cervical Facet Joint Denervation Procedure Often, when patients are recommended to have a pulsed radiofrequency treatment as a means of ensuring that the nerves near the…
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Frequently Asked Questions About Cervical Facet Joint Injections
Frequently Asked Questions About Cervical Facet Joint InjectionsPatients may be recommended for a cervical facet joint injection after other types of traditional or conservative treatments have not been successful. Because they are not the initial treatment…
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Second Opinion Service From Spinal Healthcare
Second Opinion Service From Spinal Healthcare Patients are often reluctant to obtain a second opinion from a medical professional. There are concerns that the consultant who gave the first opinion will be offended or that they…
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Caudal Epidurals For Sciatica
Caudal Epidurals For Sciatica Sciatica, where an intervertebral disc in the lower part of the back becomes inflamed, which can then cause pain to be felt in the lower back and within the leg as…
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Treatment For Lower Back Pain Caused By Computer Use
Treatment For Lower Back Pain Caused By Computer Use Recently there has been much information disseminated about how to avoid lower back pain that is caused by computer use. However, it is hard to implement…
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Self Management Of Ischioglutal Bursitis
Self Management Of Ischioglutal Bursitis Ischioglutal bursitis is a condition that has been around for hundreds of years, since the industrial revolution, when weavers often contracted the condition after they had been sitting at…
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Different Types of Spinal Stenosis
Different Types of Spinal Stenosis Spinal stenosis is a painful condition which affects the spine. Generally it can develop in any region of the spine, although it is most usually found in the lumbar, central…
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Commonly Asked Questions About Having An MRI Scan For Neck Pain
Commonly Asked Questions About Having An MRI Scan For Neck Pain An MRI scan is often used for diagnostic purposes for people who are experiencing neck pain. Sometimes patients are slightly nervous about this procedure, which…
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Neck Pain and Computer Use
Neck Pain and Computer Use Anyone who uses a PC at all for any length of time is usually aware that it is a good idea to adopt proper posture, not to hunch over the…
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Should I Be Nervous About Having A Nerve Root Block Using Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment?
Should I Be Nervous About Having A Nerve Root Block Using Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment? If you are at all nervous about having a nerve root block using pulsed radiofrequency treatment, then you should rest…
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Piriformis Syndrome: Why A Medical Opinion Needs To Be Sought
Piriformis Syndrome: Why A Medical Opinion Needs To Be Sought Piriformis syndrome is a condition that causes pain in the buttock area, we well as in the hip and sometimes down the back of…
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Botox And Piriformis Syndrome
Botox And Piriformis Syndrome Recently the medicinal or clinical uses for Botox have received considerable media attention in the UK and Botox was, during 2009, portrayed in the media as almost being a ‘wonder…
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Self Managing Piriformis Syndrome
Self Managing Piriformis Syndrome Piriformis syndrome is named after the piriformis muscle that runs along the lower spine to the top part of the thigh bone. When the piriformis muscle puts pressure or presses on the…
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A Guide To Nerve Root Blocks
A Guide To Nerve Root Blocks The term ‘nerve root block’ is one that many patients regard with some considerable trepidation, simply because it sounds very complex and serious. In fact this procedure is very straightforward,…
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Epidural Steroid Injections For Sciatica: Preparation and Aftercare
Please accept marketing-cookies to watch this video. The procedure of administering epidural steroid injections for people who are experiencing sciatica is an extremely safe procedure, but there are also some steps that you can take…
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Less Common Causes of Whiplash
Less Common Causes of Whiplash Although most of us associate whiplash injury with a road traffic accident, there are other causes of whiplash, many of which are much less known. What Is Whiplash?…
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Lumbar Facet Joints: Radiofrequency Treatment/Denervation and After Care
Lumbar Facet Joints: Radiofrequency Treatment/Denervation and After Care Treating the lumbar facet joints with radiofrequency is sometimes referred to as ‘lumbar facet joints denervation’ since effectively the nerves that are causing the pain will…
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After A Lumbar Facet Joint Block Has Been Carried Out
After A Lumbar Facet Joint Block Has Been Carried Out A lumbar facet joint block is a procedure that is minimally invasive, with an injection containing a steroid and local anaesthetic being injected into…
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Diagnostic Tools for Lower Back Pain: An MRI Scan
Diagnostic Tools for Lower Back Pain: An MRI Scan Patients who are experiencing lower back pain often find that it can be a very frustrating experience, as there is no definitive, single problem that…
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Botox Versus Medication For Refractory Back Pain: Which Elicits The Most Favourable Outcomes?
Botox Versus Medication For Refractory Back Pain: Which Elicits The Most Favourable Outcomes There has been much media coverage of the use of Botox to control pain and especially in the area of lower back…
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The Importance Of Physiotherapy In Treating A Disc Prolapsed
The Importance Of Physiotherapy In Treating A Disc Prolapsed A ‘disc prolapsed’ or a ‘prolapsed disc’ is the medical phrase used to describe a slipped disc. Most people will know someone who has experienced having…
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Self-Help For Sciatica
If you suspect that you have sciatica, it is important to get a medical diagnosis, rather than simply rely on ‘self-help’. This is due to the fact that the sciatica may be caused by a…
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Medicolegal Services From Spinal Healthcare
Medicolegal Services From Spinal Healthcare Increasingly the demand for medicolegal services is ever more pressing as more and more cases of litigation are being brought. However, when requesting a medicolegal report, there are several issues…
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Functional Restoration Programmes For Back Pain: The Patient’s Perspective
Functional Restoration Programmes For Back Pain: The Patient’s Perspective A functional restoration programme is very much a patient focussed programme which is aimed at reducing pain levels experienced and improving quality of life, but many…
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An Overview of Cervical Facet Joint Injections
An Overview of Cervical Facet Joint Injections Although cervical facet joint injections tend to be tried after other treatments have been used and have not been successful, it is an extremely useful procedure that…
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Caudal Epidurals With Steroids As A Treatment For Sciatica
Caudal Epidurals With Steroids As A Treatment For Sciatica Caudal epidurals are not a standard option for treating sciatica, but where the pain is refractory in the sense that it will not respond to…
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Spinal Healthcare: Second Opinion Service For Lower Back Pain
Spinal Healthcare: Second Opinion Service For Lower Back Pain Lower back pain is notoriously hard to treat, since the back and spine is a very complex area and there are many conditions that are not…
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Helping Ease Lower Back Pain Caused By Computer Use
Helping Ease Lower Back Pain Caused By Computer Use The use of computers has long since been identified as a cause of back pain, particularly at the top of the back, where the spine…
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Treatment of Ischioglutal Bursitis
Treatment of Ischioglutal Burstitis Although not well known as a condition, ischioglutal burstitis is a condition that affects more people than is generally thought and it can be quite a painful condition. The term…
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MRI: An Effective Diagnostic Tool For Diagnosing The Cause Of Neck Pain
MRI: An Effective Diagnostic Tool For Diagnosing The Cause Of Neck Pain Undertaking an MRI scan can be one of the most effective tools for diagnosing neck pain. Although this is often not the first…
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Spinal Stenosis: Definition and Causes
Spinal Stenosis: Definition and Causes Spinal stenosis is a very painful condition that occurs, as a rule, within the lower back. It is basically a condition that affects the spine when the spinal structure closes in…
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The Benefits Of Pulsed Radiofrequency As A Nerve Root Treatment
The Benefits Of Pulsed Radiofrequency As A Nerve Root Treatment Although radiofrequency techniques have been around for some time and nerve root blocks are also relatively widespread, not that many people are aware of the…
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Neck Pain And Computer Use: Exacerbated By Stress?
Neck Pain And Computer Use: Exacerbated By Stress? Many people who use PCs on a regular basis may find that they develop neck pain as a direct result. Usually neck pain can be experienced where patients…
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Botox Injection Treatments For Piriformis Syndrome
Botox Injection Treatments For Piriformis Syndrome Piriformis syndrome is a painful condition that occurs when the sciatic nerve is trapped or impeded by the piriformis muscle or tendon (a separate article detailing this condition…
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Piriformis Syndrome: An Introduction
Piriformis syndrome is a little known syndrome under this name, however, the pain that it creates is very real to patients and it can cause significant levels of pain, particularly in the buttocks and then…
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An Overview Of Whiplash Syndrome
An Overview Of Whiplash Syndrome Most people are familiar with the concept of whiplash. Usually it occurs where a person has been involved in a car crash, usually with the impact being from behind, as…
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Sciatica: Treatment With Epidural Steroids
Sciatica: Treatment With Epidural Steroids Sciatica is a very painful condition that generally results from a nerve being pinched or even trapped in the lower back. Sciatica can often be treated with physiotherapy, the patient…
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Lumbar Facet Joint RadioFrequency Treatment: An Overview
Lumbar Facet Joint Radiofrequency Treatment: An Overview Lumbar facet joint radiofrequency treatment is an option for pain consultants when conservative treatment for lumbar facet joint pain has not been successful. Conservative treatment (i.e. treatment that…
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The Use Of Paravertebral Botox in Treating Refractory Back Pain
The Use Of Paravertebral Botox in Treating Refractory Back Pain Although we commonly associate botox with beauty treatment to ensure everyone looks young, the medicinal use of botox as a method of controlling pain is…
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Treatment After A Lumber Facet Joint Block Has Been Undertaken
Treatment After A Lumbar Facet Joint Block Has Been Undertaken The term ‘lumbar facet joint block’ can seem quite frightening, but in fact it is a very safe procedure that is undertaken to significantly reduce…
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The Use Of MRI Scans In Diagnosing Lower Back Pain
Lower back pain can often be exceptionally difficult to diagnose. It is often the case that a patient may be in chronic pain, but a specific diagnosis may be elusive. This is where an MRI…
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Sciatica: Getting To The Root Of The Problem
Sciatica: Getting To The Root Of The Problem Anyone who has had sciatica will know how painful it can be. During the day you experience pain that can feel quite debilitating and then at night,…
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The Conservative Treatment for a Prolapsed Disc
The Conservative Treatment for a Prolapsed Disc Anyone who has ever experienced a prolapsed disc will tell you that it is an exceptionally painful condition. Indeed, if you have ever seen anyone with a prolapsed…
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The Ethos and Philosophy Behind Spinal Healthcare's Medicolegal Services
Spinal Healthcare's Medicolegal Services: The Ethos and Philosophy Spinal Healthcare are committed to ensuring wherever possible, that clients are able to return to work and that they are able to live their lives in a…
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Pain from Thoracic Facet joints and its treatment
Thoracic Facet Joint Pain The facet joints are the small joints located at the back of the spine that connect the vertebrae. The thoracic facet joints are those that are located at the middle…
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Spine Health Services
Spine Health offers a range of services including:Spine Assessments Spine Health offers an initial comprehensive assessment including a full history and examination. Investigations and treatment planning is then undertaken. Spine Assessment Package Spine Health offers…
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What is pain?
Pain is what the patient says it is. Pain is always subjective. “An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage.” A bridge from the…
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Vista Diagnostics
Affordable & Accessible MRI Patient Information The premise of our organisation is to provide you with affordable MRI. Reported scans are available daily from £250 for one region (£375 for two regions, £500 for three…
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Case Report 14.05.07
Case Report I reviewed a 49 year old gentleman who had a previous history of neck pain including pain and paraesthesia, particularly in the left arm, with pins and needles in the left hand. These…
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Case Report 25.05.07
Case ReportA 62 year old gentleman was seen in the Pain Clinic with neck pain. The pain started in the neck but then went down the right arm. He got occasional pins and needles in…
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Low Back Pain
Low back pain is pain affecting the lower part of the back. It is described as: Acute if it has lasted less than 6 weeks. Sub-acute if it has lasted 6-12 weeks. Chronic if it…
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Safety Check for MRI Scans
Do you have a cardiac pacemaker?(Yes/No) Do you have an intracranial aneurysm clip/programmable ventriculoperitoneal shunt? (Yes/No) Have you had a cochlear implant/neurotransmitter? (Yes/No) Are you known to have renal (kidney) problems? (Yes/No) Have you had…
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Kyphoplasty
What is Kyphoplasty?Kyphoplasty is a new minimally invasive technique in vertebral compression fractures. It is primarily performed for patients who suffer vertebral fracture due to diminished bone strength. Patients who benefit the most from kyphoplasty…
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Facet joint injections
IntroductionFacet joints are defined as the small joints located in pairs at each segment on the posterior or back of the spine. These joints are a little larger than the size of the thumb nails…
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Epidural
IntroductionAn Epidural Steroid Injection (ESI) is an anesthetic injection given into the epidural space in the spine, between the bony outer walls of the spinal canal and the membrane which covers the spinal cord. The…
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Exercises for lower back pain
IntroductionWhen an episode of low back pain lasts for more than six weeks, it becomes highly crucial for the patient to consider back pain exercises and physical therapy for treatment. Aims of Exercise Exercises for…
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Whiplash
DefinitionWhiplash is defined as an injury to the soft tissues of the neck, usually caused by a sudden extension and flexion of the neck, a quick movement back and forth. Research indicates that up to…
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Spinal Stenosis
IntroductionSpinal stenosis is a medical condition characterized by the narrowing of the spinal canal that occurs when excessive growth of bone and/or tissue reduces the size of the openings in the spinal bones. The process…
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Piriformis Syndrome
Introduction Piriformis Syndrome is defined as a neuromuscular disorder that occurs when the piriformis muscle compresses or irritates the sciatic nerve, the largest nerve in the body. The piriformis muscle is a narrow muscle found…
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Strategies for minimizing NSAIDs side effects
Introduction Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a class of drugs with analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory properties. These NSAIDs are mainly used for reducing pain, fever and inflammation. There are three main categories of NSAIDs, including:…
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COX2 Inhibitors
IntroductionThe cyclo-oxygenase 2 (COX-2) inhibitors are a new form of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) that are considered to produce fewer gastro-intestinal side effects than the older non-selective drugs. Successive data raised substantive concerns of an…
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