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Katy Perry Biography & News
Katy Perry Details
Katy Perry Discography
Top 10 Katy Perry Songs
Album Name | Release Year |
Part of Me | 2012 |
Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection | 2012 |
The One That Got Away: The Remixes | 2011 |
Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) | 2011 |
California Gurls | 2010 |
If We Ever Meet Again | 2010 |
Teenage Dream | 2010 |
Not Like the Movies | 2010 |
Circle the Drain | 2010 |
Firework | 2010 |
I Wanna See Your Peacock: Peacock Remixes | 2010 |
The Hello Katy Australian Tour EP | 2009 |
Starstrukk | 2009 |
Thinking of You | 2009 |
Waking Up in Vegas | 2009 |
MTV Unplugged | 2009 |
I Kissed a Girl | 2008 |
One of the Boys | 2008 |
Hot N Cold | 2008 |
Ur So Gay | 2007 |
(A) Katy Perry | 2005 |
Rank | Track Name | Play Count | Listener Count |
1 | Firework | 604,801 | 157,776 |
2 | Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) | 582,022 | 148,199 |
3 | The One That Got Away | 877,789 | 144,624 |
4 | Teenage Dream | 557,406 | 142,518 |
5 | Part of Me | 1,395,640 | 130,305 |
7 | I Kissed a Girl | 308,972 | 96,926 |
8 | California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg) | 273,958 | 91,241 |
9 | Hot N Cold | 241,334 | 80,354 |
10 | Peacock | 330,154 | 70,474 |
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Katy Perry now 'Queen of Twitter' (Updated 2/13/14)
Life is a whirlwind these days for Katy Perry, and best explored through a 'Prism.'
Take, for example, that "Roar" made its debut as the lead single from "Prism," Perry's fourth studio album, back on August 10, 2013. The album itself followed a few months later, but in between she recorded and co-wrote a duet with her boyfriend John Mayer titled "Who You Love" for his album "Paradise Valley," then closed the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards with her first live performance of "Roar" under the Brooklyn Bridge.
Originally, Perry had talked about "Prism" becoming a vehicle for more "darker" elements and themes in her music. But instead she "let the light in" during the recording process, and the darkness was never an issue. Thus when the album bowed, it 'roared' to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, selling some 286,000 copies in its first week.
A marketing bonanza swept Perry from the iTunes Festival to "Saturday Night Live" (and everywhere in between). She also took part in a "The Beatles: The Night That Changed America" on February 9, 2014, alongside the likes of Mayer, Maroon 5, Keith Urban, John Legend, Stevie Wonder and many more.
Did you know that Perry is currently the queen of Twitter? She reached more than 50 million followers on the social media site on February 1. Fans can tweet all about her when she begins her third headlining tour, The Prismatic World Tour, on May 7, 2014. It will begin at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland and open with icona Pop. The first leg of the tour will also feature performances in Scotland and England before the second leg moves to North America.
Perry's darker side emerges (Updated April 3, 2013)
Katy Perry's going dark. No, we're not talking incognito, non-communicative or pulling some wild disappearing act into an extended hiatus. Instead, Perry has altered both her professional image and her musical style – moves apparently leading up to the eventual release of her fourth studio album, which currently has no set release date.
Perry's darker side came out in full force following her highly-publicized divorce from English comedian Russell Brand. Once famous for her colorful outfits, Perry stepped out at various awards shows sporting a Gothic look accentuated by dark purple hair and plum lipstick. Then there was the brooding video for the song "Wide Awake" in June 2012 in which the songstress wore the same get-up, this time teamed with a cape and dramatic makeup.
But not all of Perry's normally sunny disposition has been washed away. Her part-biopic part-concert 3D film titled "Katy Perry: Part of Me" was released to theaters in July 2012. Not only did it garner mostly positive reviews, but it grossed $30 million worldwide at the box office. Two months later, Perry was named "Woman of the Year" by Billboard magazine.
Things seemed to be going swimmingly for Perry into 2013… that is, until a tulmultuous split with John Mayer. Still, if she's nursing a broken heart it's pretty hard to tell. The pop star has been back in the recording studio in Los Angeles with "Teenage Dream" producer Greg Wells. She also recently received a Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Female Artist of 2013.
Katy Perry was born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson on October 25, 1984 in Santa Barbara, California to Christian pastor parents. She grew up listening only to gospel music, and started her singing career early by participating in the church choir as a child. Rather than endure four years of high school drama, Perry tested out, earning her G.E.D. after her freshman year.
It was drama, however, that would follow Perry in her early years as a musician. She released her first album under the name ?Katy Hudson,' but it failed to chart. Another solo album never saw the light of day outside a studio, and a deal inked with Capitol Music Group in 2007 made the label her fourth in seven years. It also marked the birth of ?Katy Perry,' the adopted stage name that would take the singer/songwriter to new heights.
The third time proved the charm for Katy's studio recordings, as 2008 saw the release of her first mainstream project, 'One of the Boys.' It produced three Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 songs ? 'I Kissed a Girl,' 'Hot n Cold' and 'Waking up in Vegas' ? and made her a bona fide star. 'I Kissed a Girl' would spend seven weeks at No. 1, and the track has eclipsed 3.8 million downloads. 'Hot n Cold' followed it with more than 4 million downloads to date.
If the aforementioned release made her a household name, then Perry's second album -- 2010's 'Teenage Dream' -- was the game-changer that made her a superstar. It's first single, 'California Gurls,' reigned for six weeks at the top of the Hot 100, smashing the record for most weekly plays in the 17-year history of Billboard's Pop Songs radio airplay chart. The follow-up singles, 'Teenage Dream' and 'Firework' would make her the first female in eleven years to have three consecutive number-ones from one album.Perry's live shows have also proved insanely popular, known for eye- popping performances, bright colors and outrageous costumes. Her 'California Dreams Tour' grossed nearly $60 million worldwide, with 124 shows in Europe, Australasia, Asia, North America and South America.
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Katy Perry was born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson on October 25, 1984 in Santa Barbara, California to Christian pastor parents. She grew up listening only to gospel music, and started her singing career early by participating in the church choir as a child. Rather than endure four years of high school drama, Perry tested out, earning her G.E.D. after her Freshman year.
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In 2001, Perry released a self-titled gospel album that went no where thanks to the record label closing. Perry continued to record, but none of her efforts made it out of the studio. In 2007, Perry signed with Capitol Music Group, adopted the stage name 'Katy Perry', and released her first single, 'Ur So Gay' shortly thereafter. It was not until the 2008 release of her second single, 'I Kissed a Girl' that Perry gained national attention. The single topped international charts, and the release of her album One of the Boys received platinum certification. Interestingly, 'I Kissed a Girl' and her next single 'Hot n Cold' both received multi-platinum certifications. Katy Perry tickets sold quickly. In fact, in 2010, the Guinness Book of World Records recognized Perry as the 'Best Start on the US Digital Chart by a Female Artist'. Perry's second album Teenage Dream was released in 2010, and its first single, 'California Gurls' reached number one on the Billboard Charts.
Katy Perry Tickets - Career
Katy Perry tickets have been very popular as she is known for eye-popping performances, including bright colors, outrageous costumes, and often feature Perry playing the guitar.In 2009, Perry announced that she was engaged to funny-man Russell Brand after a vacation in India. The pair returned to India in 2010 for their nuptials. Although Perry has been nominated for both MTV Music Awards and the coveted Grammy Awards, she has yet to claim a prize. Perry also enjoys acting, appean The Young and the Restless, The Simpsons, and How I Met Your Mother. Perry also filmed a Sesame Street episode in which she was to play pretend with Big Bird. The show was deemed too controversial for children's television. Perry also voiced Smurfette in the big screen debut of The Smurfs.
Katy Perry Summer 2011 Update
Katy Perry and Kanye West collaborated on her hit single, "E.T.", released in February 2011. The song hit the top of the charts in the US and 3 other countries. It will be one of the most anticipated songs when Perry's 2011 California Dreams tour hits the US this summer. Perry has enlisted the help of Pink's tour director to keep her show fresh and exciting. Perry also recently released the single "Last Friday Night"--its music video includes an appearance by teen youtube sensation Rebecca Black. The singer's ever increasing star-power is evident in her recent appearance on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine...in a Hershey's Kisses bikini. Wild.
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Hayes joined Florida A&M in January 2008 after serving as athletic director at North Carolina Central University for nearly five years. He also served as head football coach at N. C. A&T State University for 15 years after leaving WSSU in 1987. In addition to posting the most wins of any football coach at both WSSU and N.C. A&T, he led major fundraising efforts during his tenure as athletic director at both Florida A&M and N.C. Central.
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New thread for this show, is it just me or does it seem a bit early to be announcing and putting this on sale considering it is opening in march 2014? I can hardly commit to next month never mind what I'm dong in 14 months time.
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Paul Dini, the fan-favorite comic writer behind "Batman: Arkham Asylum" and "Batman: Arkham City," confirms he will not return for a third installment, explaining why he chose to pursue other projects.
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Paul Dini, the fan-favorite comic writer behind "Batman: Arkham Asylum" and "Batman: Arkham City," confirms he will not return for a third installment, explaining why he chose to pursue other projects.
Full article here.
While it does suck, I have faith in Rocksteady to deliver another great game.
Also, the gameplay itself is solid. Could always use some tweaking and improvements will happen as long as the core system isn't tampered with too much.
Those Combat Challenges are like crack.
Really not sure about this Silver Age JLA prequel game. Sounds a bit.......naff to me
I Will Raise my Throne above the Stars of your Gods
To be frank, Dini was not the reason those games were great, the gameplay was.
No idea if the preposterous overuse of the word 'bitch' was Dini's fault, but, uh, that was a problem.
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New/Uncanny/Young Avengers, Cap, Daredevil, FF, Hawkeye, Thor, Uncanny X-Force, Uncanny X-Men, WatXM
Saga, Unwritten
I only played the first one, but the writing was wildly inconsistent between what characters said in-game, the recordings you would find while playing, and the general visual tone of the game; there were times when it was just funny. It's saving grace was the fantastic gameplay, and fluent animation that made the fights look so wonderful.
I'm sad to see him go, but Dini isn't the only great Batman writer. If they could tap one of DC's heavyweight writers, that would be awesome.
Bruce Timm should write the next one.
Nightcrawler, Jean Grey, Gwen Stacy, Peter Parker, Professor X, Mar-Vell, Richard Rider- Bring Them Back!!!
I think a natural sequel to Arkham City would be a game adaptation of the story War Games. Gangs and Bat-rouges take over Gotham City and the police, Batman and the Bat-family bring order to the city. You could switch among different members (Batman, Nightwing, Batgirl, Huntress, Azreal) for different missions taking back part of the city a piece at a time.
In search of Claire...or Libby Hoeler :D
"What is illness to the body of a knight-errant? What matter wounds? For each time he falls, he shall rise again, and woe to the wicked.
I actually remember an article I read when the game came out talking about that. The issue really came from trying to portray a bunch of low-life thugs, criminals and degenerates running around but still keeping their vocabulary clean enough to avoid the game going from a T-rating up to a M-rating. The end result was sadly the constant use of the same two or three explicates in the sound bits over and over and over and over again. I dont blame Dini at all for voice clips for random thugs.
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If we're going to get a JLA game, can we please just get a Marvel Ultimate Alliance-type game? With 50 or so heroes/villians from the JLA's history to choose from for game play, with three or four different looks/costumes for each character? It would out-sell the Arkham games, DC. Make it happen.
I enjoy pretty much everything I have read, seen or played from Dini. I am sure that he will have other projects that we will see.
True Dini's writing didn't comtribute to gameplay, but to me a good storyline is what makes a game after gameplay. Both Arkham games had brilliant storylines, but would they be as great if Dini didn't write them?
From now on we're poison to you Spider-Man. That's why we call ourselves... VENOM!!!
More often than not, I find myself imagining different storylines than what's happening on the video game screen. Didn't need to do that with Arkham, and that helped greatly with connecting me to Batman. Still, there are other great writers out there, and if they can do even 75% of the job that Dini is known for, I'll be happy.
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God is pleased with our doing good and our sharing because it demonstrates the success and power of the sufferings of his Son.
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"Our family always make this dish during the holidays. My sister-in-law brought it into the family! If you want, sprinkle 1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows and bake until lightly browned."
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2 (15 ounce) cans yams, drained and cut into chunks
2 cups fresh cranberries
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup oatmeal
1/3 cup margarine, softened
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
This a better looking and tastier twist. It's almost like a yam/cranberry crisp. It looks festive and doesn't have. The uber sweet taste that is associated with the yam mallow side dish. Great for thanksgiving. Great for Christmas. I did not measure my marshmallow. I believe I used a handful or two in the photo.
If you are wanting to have something different then the traditional yams with marshmallows this is the recipe to try....my three year old who is a picky eater even ate it all and then asked for more!!!!
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* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Berry Mallow Yam Bake
Serving Size: 1/10 of a recipe Servings Per Recipe: 10 Amount Per Serving Calories: 217 Calories from Fat: 58
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Date: | 2003-03-18 08:27:33 | |
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You can use Class java.util.jar.JarFile. First instantiate it with file name and a boolean set to true shows that it must verify the signature. Now you must read every jarEntry contains in jar file. It throws a securityException when signature fails.
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Former Patriots receiver Wes Welker feels "like I can be myself a little more" with the Broncos, and acknowledged what has long been assumed: that Tom Brady was not happy when his good friend and favorite on-field target was allowed to leave New England.
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Kristen Engle received the 2009 Outstanding Major of the Year Award and Matt Oliver received the 2008 Outstanding Major of the Year Award.
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Monday, September 24th (All times eastern) Pittsburgh Pirates (75-77) at New York Mets (69-83), 7:10 p.m. Probable Starting Pitchers: Pittsburgh - Kyle McPherson (0-1, 2.25) New York - Jenrry Mejia (0-1, 9.00) (Sports Network) - Rookie right-hander Kyle McPherson makes the second start of his career Monday when the Pittsburgh Pirates visit the New York Mets at Citi Field to open a four-game series. The 24-year-old native of Alabama was a 14th-round pick of the Pirates in 2007 and debuted in the majors with a scoreless two-inning relief outing against the San Diego Padres on Aug. 20. He allowed just two runs in 11 2/3 innings over seven relief outings through Sept. 14, then was beaten, 3-1, in his initial start against Milwaukee five days later after giving up two runs on seven hits. In 16 combined innings of work, he's allowed an opposition batting average of .267, walked three batters and struck out 13. McPherson split time at Double-A and Triple-A this season prior to his callup, going 3-6 with a 3.22 earned run average in 67 innings. He's opposed by righty Jenrry Mejia, who'll also start for the second time this season. The 22-year-old Dominican made three starts in 33 appearances while posting a 4.62 ERA in 39 innings for the Mets in 2011. He debuted in the majors this season on Sept. 3 and threw two innings of one- run relief against Atlanta, then dropped a 9-6 decision at Milwaukee eight days later after allowing five runs on six hits in three innings. One relief outing since saw him surrender three hits in a scoreless innings against Philadelphia on Sept. 20. The Mets are 0-3 in games he's pitched and have been outscored, 25-7. On Sunday in Houston, A.J. Burnett tossed eight outstanding innings as the Pirates snapped a five-game slide with an 8-1 thumping of the Houston Astros in the finale of a three-game series at Minute Maid Park. Burnett (16-8) allowed one run on four hits while striking out 11 to snap a six-start winless run. Chad Qualls worked a perfect ninth to finish off a badly needed win for the Pirates, who are just 5-16 in September. Josh Harrison went 4-for-6 with two runs scored, while Jose Tabata drove in two runs and Gaby Sanchez finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored. In New York, Ruben Tejada drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Mets a 3-2 victory and a three-game sweep of the Miami Marlins. With two outs and the bases loaded, Tejada singled to left off Ryan Webb (4-3) to plate the winning run for the Mets, who completed their first sweep at home since taking three from the Baltimore Orioles on June 22-24. David Wright added a two-run homer in the first and Bobby Parnell (5-4) pitched a perfect top of the ninth to earn the victory. "It's always fun to win," Wright said. "It would be nice to finish on a strong note. You look at what the Orioles did, they finished strong last year and it carried over into this year, so it would be nice to do that." The Mets won two of three from the Pirates in their lone series of 2012, from May 21-23 in Pittsburgh. 09/24 10:37:47 ET |


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Little information is available on vertebral motion in patients with discogenic low back pain under physiological conditions. We previously validated a combined dual fluoroscopic and magnetic resonance imaging system to investigate in vivo lumbar kinematics. The purpose of the present study was to characterize mechanical dysfunction among patients with confirmed discogenic low back pain, relative to asymptomatic controls without degenerative disc disease, by quantifying abnormal vertebral motion.
Ten subjects were recruited for the present study. All patients had discogenic low back pain confirmed clinically and radiographically at L4-L5 and L5-S1. Motions were reproduced with use of the combined imaging technique during flexion-extension, left-to-right bending, and left-to-right twisting movements. From local coordinate systems at the end plates, relative motions of the cephalad vertebrae with respect to caudad vertebrae were calculated at each of the segments from L2 to S1. Range of motion of the primary rotations and coupled translations and rotations were determined.
During all three movements, the greatest range of motion was observed at L3-L4. L3-L4 had significantly greater motion than L2-L3 with left-right bending and left-right twisting movements (p < 0.05). The least motion occurred at L5-S1 for all movements; the motion at this level was significantly smaller than that at L3-L4 (p < 0.05). Range of motion during left-right bending and left-right twisting at L3-L4 was significantly larger in the degenerative disc disease group than in the normal group. The range of motion at L4-L5 was significantly larger in the degenerative group than in the normal group during flexion; however, the ranges of motion in both groups were similar during left-to-right bending and left-to-right twisting.
The greatest range of motion in patients with discogenic back pain was observed at L3-L4; this motion was greater than that in normal subjects, suggesting that superior adjacent levels developed segmental hypermobility prior to undergoing fusion. L5-S1 had the least motion, suggesting that segmental hypomobility ensues at this level in patients with discogenic low back pain.
These data may be used to study the effects of spinal arthrodesis and to further define the mechanical component of adjacent-segment degeneration.
Creation of the three-dimensional model. a: Typical T2-weighted magnetic resonance image showing degenerative disc disease at L4-L5 and L5-S1 in a patient with low back pain. b: Digitized contours of the lumbar vertebrae in the sagittal plane. c: Three-dimensional anatomical vertebral model from L1 to S1, constructed from the magnetic resonance imaging.
The experimental setup of the dual fluoroscopic imaging system (DFIS). a: The dual fluoroscopic system allows for capturing the lumbar spine positions of living subjects. b: The virtual dual fluoroscopic system mimics the actual fluoroscopic system and was used to reproduce the in vivo vertebral positions.
Local coordinate systems used to calculate the relative six-degrees-of-freedom kinematics of the cephalad vertebra with respect to the caudad vertebra. Three rotations were defined as the orientations of the cephalad vertebral coordinate system in the caudad vertebral coordinate system with use of Euler angles: a (flexion-extension rotation), b (left-right bending rotation), and ? (left-right twisting rotation).
Bar graphs showing primary rotation range of motion (ROM) (and standard deviation) of patients with degenerative disc disease (DDD) and normal subjects at different levels during physiological activities. The numbers on the x axis indicate the vertebral level; for example, "23" indicates L2-L3, "34" indicates L3-L4, and so on. *Significantly different within degenerative disc disease group (p < 0.05). #Significantly different between degenerative disc disease group and normal group (p < 0.05).
First we greatly appreciate Dr. Levin for carefully reading our paper and providing very thoughtful comments. The above post-publication review expresses some interesting thoughts with regards to both the existence of a discogenic component to lower back pain, its identification in the clinical setting, and the role of surgery in its management. Although several of these concerns reflect major areas of further debate and research in the surgical community, they are also largely irrelevant to this biomechanical study which does not attempt to address them. With regards to the existence of this patient population, the simple fact that a discogenic etiology to low back pain exists in a subgroup of patients that are suffering with chronic low back pain has been clearly established (1-3). In addition, to deny this and the inclusion criteria utilized in this study is to deny the clinical reality in which we live. The identification of disc-related symptoms remains a difficult task despite advances in modern diagnostic techniques. However; it is also a task which falls in the hands of physicians in general and spine surgeons specifically on a daily basis. The presence of discogenic pain in our study was initially assessed using plain radiographs and MRI imaging. Such imaging studies remain the gold-standard at assessing the presence and degree of IVD degeneration as evidenced by the presence of validated grading scales that have been found to correlate imaging changes with the both the presence of degeneration in pathologic specimens and the presence of clinical symptoms of lower back pain. The Modic system classifies degenerative end-plate and vertebral body changes seen on MRI (4-6). The Pfirrmann system classifies the morphology of the disc as seen on axial T2-weighted MRI (7). We refer our readers to the numerous articles that have been published demonstrating the validity of these systems that have also stood the test of time and were thus utilized in our study. Pain provocation using discography was also utilized in our series as confirmation. The use of lumbar discography is both common and controversial. Without delving into the tremendous body of research that exists evaluating this test; we simply reply that there are proponents in the spine community and a better test simply does not presently exist. A recent systematic review evaluating discography as a diagnostic test for spinal pain revealed that it is a useful imaging and pain evaluation tool (8). We also have modified the standard discography technique that we utilize with the addition of injection of a small amount of bupivicaine into the painful degenerated disc, which has been shown in a recent randomized controlled trial to improve surgical results presumably by increasing its accuracy as a diagnostic tool (9).
Inclusion of a normal control group is actually more beneficial than the above reviewer acknowledges; as it provides baseline reference data on the movement patterns of the human lumbar spine using a highly accurate in vivo technique developed by Li et al (10-12). Prior to the publication of this data by our group detailed knowledge of these normal physiological movements was limited at best with measurements largely being obtained in limited planes of motion due to technology limitations. Previously documented motion on the lumbar spine using in vitro and in vivo techniques may not allow for a meaningful analysis of our data which explains the basic need for a normal control group. As a matter of fact, there are "2 control groups" in this study as the discogenic LBP patients themselves also serve as their own control group; as multiple segments of the lumbar spine were included in testing. It is obviously not reasonable to assume that segmental hypomobility would ensue at the affected levels simply secondary to symptoms of pain, as pain would presumably affect all tested levels (we didn't ask the patients to move their L4-5 segment we had them move their entire lumbar spine) and also obviate the finding of hyper-mobility at the superior adjacent level, as was the case in our series.
The above critique also mentions that our finding of diminished motion among degenerative levels is an expected and obvious finding. This might be an oversimplification of the effects of degeneration on spinal kinematics. In a cadaveric study, Fujiwara et al. noted that segmental motion initially increased with degeneration but then decreased in extreme degeneration. Wilke et al. found that segmental stability increased in flexion-extension and lateral bending but decreased in axial rotation with increasing degenerative disc disease grades. Given what we know from previous studies together with that of our own all we believe that regarding the effects of disc degeneration on spinal motion is that it is has a complex effect with diminished motion only present at the extremes of degeneration (13-15).
With regards to the request for clinical follow-up of the included patients; inclusion of clinical follow-up is irrelevant to the conclusions reached in our study. This is a biomechanical study and is aimed at examining the segmental motion of a group of DDD patients before fusion surgeries. Extensive literature has been published with regards the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of painful degenerative conditions of the lumbar spine and we refer our readers to that body of literature. However; in order to quench the interest expressed above the clinical results of discogenic LBP published at our large tertiary referral academic center have been similar to those findings and published previously in many of larger clinical studies which all treating spine physicians should be well versed in. The author of this critique validates the importance of one of our hypotheses in saying that "no differences in spinal mobility have been identified between individuals with "discogenic low back pain" and individuals with degenerative disc disease without pain"; as prior to our publication this was true. If one carefully reads our conclusions they will realize that no conclusions were made with regards to indications for fusion surgery, cause, effect, or outcomes as these are clinical issues that are addressed in well-designed randomized and prospective series and not in in-vivo biomechanical studies as our own. Therefore, our results should be interpreted for what they are and not inferred as data relevant in the clinical setting in and of itself.
We strongly agree that chronic LBP indeed remains a difficult condition for both the physician and the patient. Identifying a subset of LBP patients who will predictably respond to operative intervention is a noble challenge as is the evaluation of which operative interventions are most effective. Our study does not attempt to address this important question and we await with equal vigor further clinical pearls with regards to its treatment. Perhaps we all are up for the challenge to do so using evidence based medicine.
1. Deyo RA, Weinstein JN. Low back pain. N Engl J Med 2001;344:363-70.
2. Mooney V. Where is the pain coming from? Spine 1987;12:754-9.
3. Nachemson AL. The lumbar spine an orthopaedic challenge. Spine 1976;1:59-71.
4. Modic MT. Degenerative disc disease: genotyping, MR imaging and phenotyping. Skeletal Radiol. 2007;36:91-3.
5. Kuisma M, Karppinen J, Haapea M, Lammentausta E, Niinim¨aki J, Tervonen O. Modic changes in vertebral endplates: a comparison of MR imaging and multislice CT. Skeletal Radiol. 2009;38:141-7.
6. Kjaer P, Korsholm L, Bendix T, Sorensen JS, Leboeuf-Yde C. Modic changes and their associations with clinical findings. Eur Spine J. 2006;15:1312-9.
7. Pfirrmann CW, Metzdorf A, Zanetti M, Hodler J, Boos N. Magnetic resonance classification of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2001;26:1873-8.
8. Buenaventura RM, Shah RV, Patel V, et al. Systematic review of discography as a diagnostic test for spinal pain: an update. Pain Physician 2007;10:147-64.
9. Ohtori S, Koshi T, Yamashita M, et al. Surgical vs. nonsurgical treatment of selected patients with discogenic low back pain. Spine 2011;36:347-354.
10. Wang S, Passias P, Li G, Li G, Wood K. Measurement of vertebral kinematics using noninvasive image matching method-validation and application. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008;33:E355-61.
11. Xia Q, Wang S, Passias PG, Kozanek M, Li G, Grottkau BE, Wood KB, Li G. In vivo range of motion of the lumbar spinous processes. Eur Spine J. 2009;18:1355-62.
12. Li G, Wang S, Passias P, Xia Q, Li G, Wood K. Segmental in vivo vertebral motion during functional human lumbar spine activities. Eur Spine J. 2009;18:1013-21.
13. Fujiwara A, Lim TH, An HS, Tanaka N, Jeon CH, Andersson GB, Haughton VM. The effect of disc degeneration and facet joint osteoarthritis on the segmental flexibility of the lumbar spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2000;25:3036-44.
14. Tanaka N, An HS, Lim TH, Fujiwara A, Jeon CH, Haughton VM. The relationship between disc degeneration and flexibility of the lumbar spine. Spine J. 2001;1:47-56.
15. Wilke HJ, Rohlmann F, Ring C, Mark C, Kettner A. Early stages of intervertebral disc degeneration do not necessarily cause instability. Presented during SpineWeek at the meeting of EuroSpine. Geneva, Switzerland; 2008 May 30.
To the Editor:
Passias et al. have reported an interesting in vivo analysis of segmental spinal motion in individuals in which they diagnosed "discogenic low back pain" in their article entitled, "Segmental Lumbar Rotation in Patients with Discogenic Low Back Pain During Functional Weight-Bearing Activities" (2011;93:29-37). Specifically, they report on a group of ten individuals who were indicated for spine fusion surgery based on the authors' criteria for identifying patients with discogenic back pain. I have a number of concerns related to their patient selection, study design and conclusions.
I do not believe that the criteria in which the authors utilized to identify individuals with "discogenic low back" reliably identifies this select sub-population of individuals with low back pain. The authors diagnosed discogenic low back pain at L4-S1 based on a presenting chief complaint of "mechanical back pain, which was defined as worsening symptoms with weight-bearing for prolonged periods of time, exacerbation of pain while sitting and bending forward, and absence of radicular symptoms". This symptom complex is extremely common in many individuals with both acute and chronic non-radicular low back pain and does not accurately identify any particular sub-group of individuals with LBP. They further state that "radiographic confirmation of discogenic low back pain was determined by the treating surgeon and a neuroradiologist". I do not believe that any imaging study can "confirm" a diagnosis of pain. Images may identify pathology which could be contributing to a painful condition. Finally, they report that all of the individuals had a discography performed which demonstrated "concordant pain". The accuracy of provocative discography to truly identify the pain generator which is both the source of an individual's pain and to predict the likelihood of success of operative intervention is widely debated. Carragee et al. report that provocative discography did not demonstrate any predictive value in identifying intradiscal lesions as the primary source of back pain (1). Cohen et al. performed an exhaustive Medline review and report that discography has not been demonstrated to improve surgical outcomes (2). Carragee et al. also report that structural abnormalities demonstrated on both MR scanning and discography had a "weak association with back pain episodes and no association with disability or future medical care" (3). Williams et al. performed pre-operative discography on discs adjacent to the proposed fusion level and found no correlation between the provocative discogram findings and surgical outcomes (4). Carragee et al. was unable to identify a difference in the results of provocative discography in comparing a group of individuals with persistent low back pain not requiring any treatment from a group with " chronic low back pain illness" (5).
The authors selected a control group of individuals with normal spines and demonstrated differences in segmental spinal motion between their study population and anatomically normal spines. This result is expected as we know that degenerated joints at other sites in the body tend to lose mobility. In their discussion of the results, the authors state that "this finding suggests that, with severe degenerative disc disease requiring surgery, segmental hypo-mobility ensues". It is unclear if they are suggesting that the hypo-mobility contributes to the pain or if it is a response to the pain. The selection of a control group with normal spines instead of individuals with asymptomatic degenerative disc disease at similar levels limits any correlations or conclusions which can be drawn in reference to altered segmental mobility, symptoms and the necessity for surgery.
Finally, although the authors report on a group of patients "with severe degenerative disc disease requiring surgery", they do not report any clinical follow-up. The lack of an outcome analysis in this group of patients significantly limits any conclusion or clinical applicability to the findings of altered segmental rotation. The most appropriate conclusion that can be drawn from their analysis is that individuals with degenerative disc disease have altered spinal mobility. No differences in spinal mobility have been identified between individuals with "discogenic low back pain" and individuals with degenerative disc disease without pain. In addition, no conclusions can be identified as to authors' indications for fusion surgery or to the cause, effect, indications for surgery or surgical outcomes in patients with altered segmental lumbar rotation.
Chronic LBP remains an extremely frustrating condition for both the physician and the patient. Being able to reliably identify a single pain generator and a procedure which can resolve the symptomatology will benefit a large number of patients. I do not believe that this present investigation has helped us identify a subset of LBP patients who will predictably respond to operative intervention.
1. Carragee EJ, Lincoln T, Parmar VS, Alamin T. A gold standard evaluation of the "discogenic pain" diagnosis as determined by provocative discography. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2006;31:2115-23.
2. Cohen SP, Larkin TM, Barna SA, Palmer WE, Hecht AC, Stojanovic MP. Lumbar discography: A comprehensive review of outcome studies, diagnostic accuracy, and principles. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2005;30:163-83.
3. Carragee EJ, Alamin TF, Miller JL, Carragee JM. Discographic, MRI and psychosocial determinants of low back pain disability and remission: a prospective study in subjects with benign persistent back pain. Spine J. 2005;5:24-35.
4. Willems PC, Elmans L, Anderson PG, van der Schaaf DB, de Kleuver M. Provocative discography and lumbar fusion: is preoperative assessment of adjacent discs useful? Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2007;32:1094-9.
5. Carragee EJ, Alamin TF, Miller J, Grafe M. Provocative discography in volunteer subjects with mild persistent low back pain. Spine J. 2001;2:25-34.
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How about switching to tea for transition to reduce caffeine amount?
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How about switching to tea for transition to reduce caffeine amount?
I never thought I was really dependent on caffein until I had to quit for a medical test. First day was foggy mind day, second day was crying myself to sleep in fetal position day. Omg, I thought that quitting nicotine was hard... Not trying to scare you or anything since every person is different. But two cups a day is not that much, it's possibly even optimal on the caffein upsides/downsides curve. IMHO the only problem with the dependency is that you need to manage your supply. A stable supplied addict is a happy addict!
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I agree with John on this one. I have weaned myself off coffee exactly the way he describes here with no ill effects. In your case have two half cups a day, then one half cup, then none. I have also gone cold turkey and have had a massive two day headache. Why suffer if you don't need to? Go gradual.
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One step at a time. Thinking of quitting my coffee makes my heart hurt lol! Hope it's a smooth transition for you, I agree to take it slow. Caffeine headaches are the worst!
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Go cold turkey and take some yerba matte pills to cover yourself as you pull yourself off the coffee addiction.
Update- ended up having to drink green tea but still better then a large Americano
Lol. I dialed back from two pots a day to just half a pot with coconut milk (and sometimes baking chocolate). I'm not too keen on giving up the neuro-protective properties of coffee. I'll need all the help I can get while aging, since I was raised on macaroni and cheese and kool-aid under extreme emotional stress with periods of starvation. Frankly, I don't know why I'm still alive. Take my coffee and I might just drop right here like a bag of bones. No quitting.
But if you need to give in the the nagging voice in your head, go for it! I've given it up for a few days here and there, to cut back. It's bad, but not that bad.
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Go cold turkey, like a band-aid! It'll be unpleasant for a day or two. My caffeine withrawal headaches always came in the evening; which by that point in getting used to having no caffeine I would just fall asleep anyways and sleep it off.
On the note of coffee and caffeine, through no particular planning I generally cycle my coffee intake. I couple weeks drink it everyday, drink as much as I like or feel like; then go a couple weeks or so without. The withdrawal becomes less severe and shorter after a while. Just a slight headache in the evening, and a little drowsiness for a day.
Then when I start drinking it again; bam! You really notice how much caffeine stimulates you.
I recall reading research that showed the people who drink it everyday don't get any stimulating effect from it. But also that people who drink it everyday are less prone to diabetes, alzheimers, and a couple other bad chronic degenerative conditions. So it really isn't bad for; unless you're unlucky and just sensitive to it. Also it's packed with antioxidants and other goodies.
Have you tried organic coffee? Allot of commercial coffees are loaded with pesticides and whatnot.


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Dust Commander, who died in 1991, was buried in an unmarked location on a farm in Paris, Kentucky that changed ownership and the property was divided.
Dust Commander's Owner, Verna Lehmann, and her family searched for years for the thoroughbred's remains. Friday July 5, the found Dust Commander's hooves and heart at Woodline Farm.
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