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Weeks After Stroke, Some Patients Develop Chronic, Debilitating Pain
May 8, 2013 Nearly 1 in 10 stroke patients suffer chronic and debilitating pain, typically described as sharp, stabbing or burning. It is treatable with medications and magnetic or electrical stimulation of the ... > full story -
Influence of the Family on Back Pain Sufferers
April 25, 2013 Researchers have published a research paper that focuses on the social factors involved in back pain sufferers returning to work, to give a wider context to the medical factors that are often ... > full story -
3-D System Could Prevent Shoulder Injuries in Baseball Pitchers
April 23, 2013 A new 3-D motion detection system could help identify baseball pitchers who are at risk for shoulder injuries, according to a new ... > full story -
Study on Patients With Disc Prolapse: Same Gene Variant Promotes Pain in Women, Suppresses Pain in Men
April 12, 2013 More women than men develop chronic low back pain and sciatica. The explanation may lie with a gene variant that plays into the body’s pain ... > full story -
Bone-Marrow Grafts Show Promise for Some Sufferers of Low-Back Pain
April 11, 2013 Autologous bio-cellular grafts are increasingly encountered in surgical literature as a means to enhance tissue repair. Biologic graft use has expanded beyond simple platelet rich plasma to encompass ... > full story -
How 2-Million-Year-Old Ancestor Moved: Sediba's Ribcage and Feet Were Not Suitable for Running
April 11, 2013 Researchers have described the anatomy of a single early hominin in six new studies. Australopithecus sediba was discovered near Johannesburg in 2008. The studies demonstrate how our ... > full story -
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Statistical Technique Identifies All Possible Causes of Severity in a Traffic Accident
April 2, 2013 Researchers in Spain have created a system to enable a much more accurate analysis of severe accident ... > full story -
Long Nerve Grafts Restore Function in Patients With Brachial Plexus Injury
March 22, 2013 A new study challenges a widely held belief that long nerve grafts do poorly in adults with an axillary nerve injury. Investigators found that the outcomes of long nerve grafts were comparable to ... > full story -
Docking Technique to Repair Torn Elbow Ligament Yields Favorable Results in Adolescent Baseball Players
March 21, 2013 A new study found that a surgical procedure known as the “docking technique” to repair a torn elbow ligament in teenage athletes yielded favorable ... > full story -
Spine Patients Who Quit Smoking Report Diminished Pain
March 19, 2013 Smoking is a known risk factor for back pain and disc disease. In a new study, researchers reviewed smoking cessation rates and related pain in 6,779 patients undergoing treatment for spinal ... > full story
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