In order to overcome the limitations associated with preexisting treatments for musculoskeletal injuries, regenerative medicine has emerged as a promising strategy for developing functional tissue constructs. With the ability to repair, regenerate and restore musculoskeletal organs or tissues.
An electronic device is an accurate technique for locating and avoiding nerves during spinal procedures, suggests a study by Henry Ford Hospital researchers.
The issue becomes important for patients as the demand for minimally invasive surgical techniques continues to grow, so does the need for effective methods for monitoring the location of nerves during surgery to avoid damage to them.
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Martin Schepers of the University of Twente has developed a new intelligent shoe. It has four sensors that measure force and movement during walking, giving doctors a fast and accurate image of the walking pattern and enabling them to plan the right method of treatment.
In order to ascertain the correct treatment for patients who have trouble walking – for example as the result of a stroke -…
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is currently used as an alternative treatment method for several common orthopaedic-related sports medicine conditions. According to a review article in the October 2009 Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS), early outcomes of PRP appear promising; however, larger clinical studies are still needed to determine the benefits of its use.
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Do you remember your grandparents ever telling you that it was about to rain, not because the weather report, but because they felt the coming rain in their bones? Feeling a change in the weather through pain in your joints is an old wives’ tale held onto so strongly that scientists have been compelled to investigate the phenomena.
Given a choice, patients take a more conservative clinical approach. A recent study suggests that increasing patient responsibility for making medical decisions may decrease their willingness to accept risky treatment options.
There are a number of different medical approaches to managing and easing back pain. Will Shannon, one of the Australia’s leading Natural Medical practitioners, shares his knowledge on how to best manage and ease back pain through alternative medicine.
In the 1950s, medical practitioners suggested that a glass of wine a day could be beneficial for your heart health. And around the same time, they also recommended smoking cigarettes to promote healthy stress levels.
Now, as health experts and supporting research are increasingly correlating excessive alcohol consumption to heart health risk, research also suggests a link between low back pa…
2016 is going to be the year the treatment of back pain changes forever. A study by Dr Victor May from the University of Vermont confirms what researchers have long observed: that chronic pain needs psychological treatment for the patient to recover. Chronic pain, especially back pain, is one of the largest and growing medical problems in the western world.Â
Q&A With Dr. David Dines of Hospital for Special Surgery David Dines, MD, is an attending orthopedic surgeon of the sports medicine and shoulder service at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York and at the hospital’s Physician Office in Uniondale, Long Island.
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