With Good Reason

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Back pain is the leading cause of disability among Americans who are less than forty-five years of age. A new therapy offers what could be the answer to the prayers of many suffering from the pain of degenerating discs. Micheal Depalma (Virginia Commonwealth University Spine Center) is participating in cutting edge research involving the use of a new bone protein that can help encourage the discs to “regrow.”   Also: John Reavey-Cantwell (Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine) is among the first physicians in the country to treat brain aneurysms with a minimally invasive procedure that fills an aneurysm with a liquid that prevents it from rupturing or increasing in size.