Can telemedicine be an alternative to on-site physiotherapy care?

by Jan Vestweber, Hochschule für GesundheitCredit: CC0 Public DomainBack, knee and hip pain as well as osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia are among the most common reasons for incapacity to work and rest

Updated on: March 13,2024 11

Can telemedicine be an alternative to on-site physiotherapy care?

by Jan Vestweber, Hochschule für GesundheitCredit: CC0 Public DomainBack, knee and hip pain as well as osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia are among the most common reasons for incapacity to work and rest

Updated on:March 13,2024 11

Extra pounds could bring more painful joints

(HealthDay)—Carrying excess pounds can be painful, literally. A new study finds that being overweight or obese ups the risk of pain in people with musculoskeletal disorders."Pain, osteoarthritis

Updated on: May 23,2024 3

Extra pounds could bring more painful joints

(HealthDay)—Carrying excess pounds can be painful, literally. A new study finds that being overweight or obese ups the risk of pain in people with musculoskeletal disorders."Pain, osteoarthritis

Updated on:May 23,2024 3

Therapeutic effects of conservative treatment with 2-week bed rest for osteoporotic vertebral fractures

by University of TsukubaCredit: AI-generated imageAging is universal. Both osteoporosis and the bone fractures that occur as a result of osteoporosis become more likely with age. Current clinical

Updated on: June 06,2024 5

Therapeutic effects of conservative treatment with 2-week bed rest for osteoporotic vertebral fractures

by University of TsukubaCredit: AI-generated imageAging is universal. Both osteoporosis and the bone fractures that occur as a result of osteoporosis become more likely with age. Current clinical

Updated on:June 06,2024 5

Allograft vs. Autograft in Orthopedic Surgery

Allograft vs. Autograft in Orthopedic SurgeryUsing Your Own Tissue vs. Using Donor TissueByJonathan Cluett, MDUpdated on July 21, 2023Medically reviewed byYaw Boachie-Adjei, MD

Updated on: June 12,2024 0

Allograft vs. Autograft in Orthopedic Surgery

Allograft vs. Autograft in Orthopedic SurgeryUsing Your Own Tissue vs. Using Donor TissueByJonathan Cluett, MDUpdated on July 21, 2023Medically reviewed byYaw Boachie-Adjei, MD

Updated on:June 12,2024 0

Why don't we stick to home physiotherapy exercises?

by Ben-Gurion University of the NegevCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe lack of persistence in home physiotherapy exercises is a well-known problem hindering the effectiveness of treatment. It

Updated on: April 06,2024 0

Why don't we stick to home physiotherapy exercises?

by Ben-Gurion University of the NegevCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe lack of persistence in home physiotherapy exercises is a well-known problem hindering the effectiveness of treatment. It

Updated on:April 06,2024 0

Treating osteoarthritis using artificial cartilage tissue

by SINTEFSINTEF researcher and biotechnologist Øystein Arlov shows us an alginate gel that literally acts as a growth medium for artificial cartilage cells. Credit: Thor NielsenA Norwegian-Swiss

Updated on: April 07,2024 14

Treating osteoarthritis using artificial cartilage tissue

by SINTEFSINTEF researcher and biotechnologist Øystein Arlov shows us an alginate gel that literally acts as a growth medium for artificial cartilage cells. Credit: Thor NielsenA Norwegian-Swiss

Updated on:April 07,2024 14

Non-exercise activity thermogenesis detection using a smartwatch

by David Bradley,InderscienceCredit: CC0 Public DomainA novel smartwatch system clocks your activity more precisely and could offer you a better perspective on your activity levels than simply c

Updated on: March 13,2024 6

Non-exercise activity thermogenesis detection using a smartwatch

by David Bradley,InderscienceCredit: CC0 Public DomainA novel smartwatch system clocks your activity more precisely and could offer you a better perspective on your activity levels than simply c

Updated on:March 13,2024 6

Diagnosing osteoarthritis before it appears

by Canadian Light SourceArash Panahifar, a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Saskatchewan, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, has helped develop unique imaging techniques to identify

Updated on: March 30,2024 14

Diagnosing osteoarthritis before it appears

by Canadian Light SourceArash Panahifar, a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Saskatchewan, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, has helped develop unique imaging techniques to identify

Updated on:March 30,2024 14

Researchers uncover key genetic clue in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

byThe University of Hong KongCurrently, the treatment options for AIS are limited to bracing and invasive surgery once the condition has developed. The X-ray photos depict an AIS patient before

Updated on: April 23,2024 0

Researchers uncover key genetic clue in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

byThe University of Hong KongCurrently, the treatment options for AIS are limited to bracing and invasive surgery once the condition has developed. The X-ray photos depict an AIS patient before

Updated on:April 23,2024 0

Muscle health may be informed by activity level rather than aging process

byKing's College LondonRepresentative images of myonuclear organization in younger and older untrained and endurance-trained individuals. Representative images of vastus lateralis muscle fib

Updated on: March 27,2024 0

Muscle health may be informed by activity level rather than aging process

byKing's College LondonRepresentative images of myonuclear organization in younger and older untrained and endurance-trained individuals. Representative images of vastus lateralis muscle fib

Updated on:March 27,2024 0

Knee injections for arthritis? Save your money, study says

By Kathleen Doheny, HealthDay ReporterHyaluronic acid has little effect on pain, none on function, new review states.(HealthDay) -- It's not good news for baby boomers with arthritic knees: Inject

Updated on: April 08,2024 19

Knee injections for arthritis? Save your money, study says

By Kathleen Doheny, HealthDay ReporterHyaluronic acid has little effect on pain, none on function, new review states.(HealthDay) -- It's not good news for baby boomers with arthritic knees: Inject

Updated on:April 08,2024 19

Study shows AFL players' hip issues begin in early career

by Elaine Cooney,La Trobe UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from La Trobe University studied 58 pain-free male Australian Football League (AFL) draftees, finding that nearl

Updated on: September 14,2024 0

Study shows AFL players' hip issues begin in early career

by Elaine Cooney,La Trobe UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from La Trobe University studied 58 pain-free male Australian Football League (AFL) draftees, finding that nearl

Updated on:September 14,2024 0