2 September 2019

Promising treatment for shoulder pain in wheelchair users with spinal cord injury

A New Jersey team of researchers has reported the successful, long-term relief of chronic refractory shoulder pain in a wheelchair...

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2 September 2019

Back pain app outperforms physiotherapy in clinical trial

Kaia Health, a digital therapeutics company, announced results from the first randomised controlled trial of its app-based therapy programme for patients...

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12 June 2019

Only one in five doctors aware of patient feedback about their care online, survey reveals

Around one in five doctors are aware of patient feedback about themselves on review and ratings websites, according to a...

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30 May 2019

Tech-savvy people more likely to trust digital doctors

According to researchers at Penn State, people with high confidence in machine performance and also in their own technological capabilities...

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16 April 2019

How nerve fibres enter spinal cord during early development

Research into the way nerve fibres enter the wall of the spinal cord during early development in zebrafish could lead...

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11 April 2019

People with osteoporosis should avoid spinal poses in yoga

Yoga postures that flex the spine beyond its limits may raise the risk of compression fractures in people with thinning...

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2 April 2019

Self-assessing back pain by app is just as effective as traditional methods

Patients can assess their own back pain using an app on their phone or tablet as effectively as current paper...

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2 April 2019

Researchers restore breathing, partial forelimb function in rats with spinal cord injuries

A breakthrough study published in Nature Communications has demonstrated, in animal models of chronic injury, that long-term, devastating effects of spinal cord...

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