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12/10/2019

Very interesting info & perspective.

Fusion surgery often worsens spines by accelerating spine degeneration adjacent to the fusions. Accelerated disc degeneration caused by fusions is an unfortunate fact because anyone who understands that fusing the spine is accomplished with rods, plates, and screws knows that it must cause forces to be moved and increased elsewhere in the spine, thus accelerating the degeneration of discs above and below the fused level. Even “minimally invasive fusions” hurt adjacent discs.

Spine fusion outcomes are so poor that Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina stopped reimbursing for fusions based on the diagnosis of Degenerative Disc Disease, because of poor outcomes, high costs, and opioid addiction.

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10/05/2019

Go Viacyte!! 👏👏👏

ViaCyte, a beta cell replacement company long supported by JDRF, has shown—for the first time ever—that its PEC-Direct therapy helps people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) produce insulin again. Preliminary data from ViaCyte’s clinical trial show that when pancreatic precursor cells, called “PEC-...

09/21/2019

Good info!

While there is no cure for Alzheimer’s, you can take practical steps to lower your risk of developing the debilitating disease. Kenneth H. Cooper, MD, MPH, offers these suggestions to incorporate into your daily life, no matter your age.

READ: bit.ly/StepsReduceAlzheimers.

09/09/2019

Great story!

In Dallas, Dr. James Pinckney serves patients from his office in Preston Center.

06/26/2019

Congrats to Dr. Cooper!!!!

Honored for a lifelong career of contributing to the well-being of older adults. Congratulations to Dr. Kenneth Cooper, honored with the 2019 Trailblazers in Aging Lifetime Achievement Award. The National Council on Aging awarded this prestigious honor to Dr. Cooper in Washington, D.C. In his acceptance remarks, he noted “Lifestyle is the most underappreciated factor in aging.”

06/17/2019

Good advice!

Driving for long distances could be the root of your sciatica. If you take long drives often, and experience severe pain in the sciatic nerve, or pain running down your leg, this could be sciatica. Make sure you are taking breaks from driving by walking around rest stops and stretching; it could prevent sciatica!

06/01/2019

Yes!

The East African country's campaign to end cervical cancer through the HPV vaccine has had to overcome cultural taboos and rumors about infertility -- but it's saving lives.

03/20/2019

Today is National Kick Butts Day. If you still smoke it's time to quit the habit. Smoking ci******es causes about 1 in 5 deaths in the United States each year from lung cancer, stroke, and coronary heart disease.

03/12/2019

Our way of eating! 👏👏

It is hard to overstate the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet. Compared to the Western diet, it is linked to a lower risk of death from heart disease and cancer, and lower risk of metabolic syndrome.

03/06/2019

Excellent new technology & approach to hip replacement!

The anterior hip replacement is a relatively new surgical technique for replacing the hip joint. The surgeon makes an incision in the front portion of the hip through which the damaged joint is removed, and the new hip implant placed.

01/03/2019

Love this “diet!”

For the first time, the Mediterranean diet has won the coveted gold medal as 2019's best overall diet in rankings released today by US News and World Report.

12/18/2018

2018 info!

In November 2018, the national cholesterol treatment guidelines were updated for the first time in five years. Two esteemed physicians from UT Southwestern coauthored the guidelines, and in this week’s blog they discuss what the updates mean for patients.

12/07/2018

Greatness!

Today celebrates the 48th anniversary of Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper seeing his first patient at the Preston Center location in 1970. Still seeing patients to this day at Cooper Clinic, just up the street on the 30-acre Cooper Aerobics campus.

12/03/2018

The great UTSWMC!!

UT Southwestern Medical Center this week became the first hospital in Texas to perform single-incision, robotic surgery.

11/19/2018

Attn. dog & cat parents!

With Thanksgiving coming up we want everyone to have a safe and happy holiday.

11/15/2018

Carrell Clinic Frisco location is now open!

The new Carrell Clinic location at the STAR in Frisco is open for business! Now seeing patients at our new state of the art facility, conveniently located at The STAR in Frisco, Texas. The STAR is a 91 acre premier sports and entertainment district and the host of the world headquarters of the Dallas Cowboys. You will now be able to receive the highest level of Orthopedic care by the expert physicians of The Carrell Clinic in Collin County. We look forward to serving you. Visit https://www.carrellclinic.com/contact-us-frisco/

11/13/2018

We knew Dr. Cooper was great! What an honor!

When you think of great innovators in American life, many last names come to mind: Ford, Edison, Jobs. But how about Cooper?

11/09/2018

Excellent advice!

Click here to read the blog on exercises that can hurt more than help.