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There are many things we find important to the world of healthcare and neuromonitoring. Here we post helpful information for our patients, hospitals, and surgeons.

Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring for Brainstem Tumor Surgeries

August 27, 2020

Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (IONM) is routinely utilized to detect and prevent injuries to the nervous system during surgeries. IONM can be used to map and monitor cranial nerves that may be...

More to Consider with COVID

By Admin on August 11, 2020

There's no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost every aspect of our daily lives, from working to seeing others and buying groceries. One other consequence of COVID-19 is how and how much we sit, which has had significant impacts on lower back health. 

Lumbar Spondylosis Could Mean Surgery

By Admin on August 11, 2020

Living with pain and stiffness in the lower back and shrugging it off as a result of sitting too long, poor posture, or an uncomfortable chair? While these things can certainly contribute to lower back pain, stiffness, and also affect your mobility, there may be something more serious happening: lumbar spondylosis.

Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (IONM) Role in Tibial and Fibular Osteotomy in Pediatric Surgeries

By Admin on July 30, 2020

Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (IONM) is not used routinely during tibial and fibular osteotomy procedures. Pediatric patients who present with Tibia Vara (Blount's disease), juvenile osteochondrosis, and Genu Valgum (Knock-Knees), etc. are surgically treated with tibial and fibular osteotomy. These patients have a high risk of...

Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (IONM) During Peripheral Nerve Hand Surgeries

By Admin on June 03, 2020

This case report illustrates the benefit of utilizing Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (IONM)
during the peripheral nerve surgeries involving the hand.

Lowering the Risk of Lumbar Procedure.

By Admin on May 11, 2020

Would you be surprised to learn that the leading cause of activity limitation and absence from work around the world is lower back pain?

This fact may not be too surprising if you're one of the millions of people across the globe who experience lower back pain regularly.

An Unassuming, but Common Bad Habit Can Lead to a Range of Back Problems.

By Admin on May 04, 2020

A vast majority of these individuals have injured their back at the workplace, but not from heavy lifting or exerting themselves in some extreme manner. They've hurt themselves from an activity that seems relatively benign and not very active at all...

Does Intraoperative Neuromonitoring make a difference in Spinal Surgery Procedures for Spinal Stenosis?

By Admin on April 30, 2020

This may sound like the beginning of a joke, but what do a professional wrestler and a 57-year-old female with a history of bilateral leg, groin and buttock pain with numbness and weakness have in common?

Mapping of the Somatosensory Cortex

By Admin on April 09, 2020

Intraoperative sensory cortical mapping is a reliable and safe method for the functional localization of the central sulcus (CS). It is utilized during neurosurgical procedures performed near eloquent brain tissue.

Bulbocavernosus Reflex (BCR) Monitoring During Intramedullary Conus Tumor Surgery

By Admin on March 13, 2020

A T10 to L2 spinal cord tumor exploration and biopsy was performed with intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) on a 75-year-old male diagnosed with an intradural intramedullary appearing spinal cord lesion with no other lesions in the central nervous system, chest, abdomen or pelvis.

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