‘Puffy-head bird-leg syndrome’: What space travel does to the body
Weird things can happen to the body in space – not least from abrupt changes in gravity as well as weightlessness, radiation ...
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“Why do we do this to ourselves?”: The little-known consequences of high heels
A staple in many people's wardrobes, high heels are often seen as the finishing touch to a perfect outfit. But while their sleek look and wow factor turn heads, behind every heeled step lie much more ...
What Works for Low Back Pain? Not Much, a New Study Says
Low back pain affects an estimated one in four American adults and is the leading contributor to disability globally. In most ...
I tried Therabody’s new gadget for my lower back and now my whole family loves it
I’ve suffered with an achy lower back for as long as I can remember; I work at a desk and do heavy weightlifting four times a ...
If You Feel Like Nothing Works for Your Back Pain, Science Says You’re Right
A new review of the evidence finds that only a handful of common remedies provide a modest benefit for acute or chronic back ...
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Only around 1 in 10 common non-surgical and non-invasive treatments for back pain are effective, analysis suggests
Only around one in 10 common non-surgical and non-invasive treatments for lower back pain are effective, suggests a pooled ...
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Botulinum Toxin A Improves Pain, Functional Outcomes in Chronic Low Back Pain
In chronic low back pain, botulinum neurotoxin type A improved patients' pain and functional outcomes vs placebo and other local injection therapies.
Computational simulator targets intervertebral disk biochemistry to find most common cause of back pain
UPF researchers have led the creation of a computational simulator that is unique in the world to study one of the causes of ...