Guntur surgeon wins ‘Best Paper Award’ at Singapore Spine Conference
Dr. J. Naresh Babu of the Mallika Spine Centre in Guntur received the 'Best Paper Award' at a major spine conference in Singapore. His research introduces a new understanding of cervical spondylotic myelopathy, suggesting that routine movements can cause spinal cord compression.
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Mallika Spine Centre, Guntur, Chief Spine Surgeon Dr. J. Naresh Babu has won 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. He shared details of this achievement at a press conference in Guntur on Monday (August 3).
His award-winning research, titled “Ligamentous Instability in Structurally Stable Cervical Myelopathy – A New Paradigm Shift in Understanding Disease Worsening,” presents a new explanation for the progression of cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
The study found that routine activities such as sitting and normal neck movements can change the ligamentum flavum and cause spinal cord compression, even in patients whose cervical spine appears stable on conventional scans. Using weight-bearing Sitting MRI, the research identified “ligamentous instability” as a possible reason for disease progression.
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