Michael Salasky, Attorney at Law

12/22/2021

Having chronic pain? And the doctor, so far, can't tell you where it's coming from? Glia cell dysfunction may be the source of your pain.

New science is rewriting the book on chronic pain — and may make treatment more accessible

10/27/2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/26/science/drosophila-fly-brain-connectome.html

In this study, they can trace the path of individual neurons, and see how they connect through synapses to neighboring neurons, and even follow the movement that comes from all these impulses. People who sustain traumatic brain injuries experience profound injuries when these same neurons are over-stretched and severed during crashes. As neuroscience progresses, their injuries will be easier to prove.

An enormous new analysis of the wiring of the fruit fly brain is a milestone for the young field of modern connectomics, scientists say.

10/27/2021

Insurance companies believe that fibromyalgia does not exist, since diagnostic tests usually don't show abnormal results. So accident victims who are diagnosed with fibromyalgia must endure not only pain, but must also endure being labeled as "crazy". Maybe this step in Israel will help fix this, and preserve the dignity of these folks who are hurting.

Patients once sidelined by skeptical doctors now given right to claim state allowance; decision impacts many in south whose illness is thought to be brought on by Hamas rockets

06/25/2021

An amazing achievement!

Diagnostic tool being piloted by NHS England shows ‘impressive results’ in spotting tumours in early stages

07/24/2020

Your spine has to last a lifetime. But the passage of time leaves its mark.

The bulging of the disc is very common as you get more mature, and almost everyone has some disc bulging in their spines.

07/24/2020

A spine with lumbar disc disease can't easily tolerate a car crash. So everyone benefits if we follow simple traffic rules.

Lumbar disk disease is caused by a change in the structure of a spinal disk. Most of the time, disk disease is a result of aging and the degeneration that occurs within the disk.

07/24/2020

Advice from Johns Hopkins-

Back pain is considered chronic if it lasts three months or longer. It can come and go, often bringing temporary relief, followed by frustration.

07/03/2020

We only get one brain (no upgrades allowed, unless you're a patient of Dr. Frankenstein) and it has to last a lifetime.

Head injuries and concussion can have devastating, lifelong consequences, so can we afford to not keep searching for ways to keep our brains safe?

06/23/2020

Justice for George Floyd, who was exterminated before our eyes.

02/17/2020

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