Guntur surgeon wins ‘Best Paper Award’ at Singapore Spine Conference

Dr. J. Naresh Babu, Chief Spine Surgeon at Mallika Spine Centre in Guntur, has been awarded the Best Paper Award at the Combined Meeting of SMISS-A.P., ASEAN-MIST, and the Singapore Spine Society held in Singapore from July 16 to 19, 2026. His winning research, titled "Ligamentous Instability in Structurally Stable Cervical Myelopathy – A New Paradigm Shift in Understanding Disease Worsening," suggests that routine activities such as sitting and normal neck movements can cause ligamentum flavum changes and spinal cord compression, even in patients with stable cervical spines on conventional scans.

The study proposes that Sitting MRI could be a valuable tool for diagnosing cervical spine disorders under normal physiological conditions, potentially aiding in earlier diagnosis, risk assessment, and timely treatment to prevent permanent spinal cord damage.

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