5 Myths About Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological illness that affects nearly 2.3 million individuals worldwide. Despite the number of people it affects, there are still numerous misconceptions
2021-02-18
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological illness that affects nearly 2.3 million individuals worldwide. Despite the number of people it affects, there are still numerous misconceptions
2021-02-18
Scoliosis is a type of spinal deformity that can cause levoscoliosis (spinal curve to the left) or dextroscoliosis (spinal curve to the right). You can have one or more curves of the spine of
2021-02-11
Whether you have an expensive desk chair with butt pads, or you work from the couch slumped over like a blob, sitting in front of a computer for hours every day without even a commute to stretch your legs can cause some serious back pain. Nearly 65 million
2020-12-18
Scoliosis conditions can be detected early and monitored frequently, thanks to the portable imaging system developed by PolyU's experts in scoliosis research. The first-of-its-kind palm-sized 3-D ultrasound imaging system for radiation-free scoliosis
2020-12-08
Posture is the position of your body when you’re standing or sitting. It describes how your spine is aligned with your head, shoulders, and hips. There’s no “perfect” posture, just as there are no perfect bodies. Good posture refers to having a
2020-11-23
Kim Duffy, life sciences product manager at Vicon, looks at motion capture technology, which allows physicians to see how precisely patients enter their gait cycle, and gives an analysis of joint angles and movements, for when the spine is engaged, the
2020-11-14
BBC News Scoliosis: 'Children let down' by long wait for spinal surgery By Ciara Colhoun 7 hours ago media caption'I really want to be free again' Long waiting times for children's spinal surgery in Northern Ireland are likely to rise further due to the
2020-10-27
In a recent, award-winning study, 266 million individuals (3.63%) worldwide were found to have degenerative spine disease and low back pain annually. “Significantly,” the investigators note, “data quality is higher in high-income countries, making
2020-10-22
Scoliosis and sleeping difficulties can often go hand-in-hand, leading to a variety of issues that can make it hard to get some shut-eye. If you or a loved one has scoliosis, you may be wondering what you can do to get ahead of these problems. In this
2020-10-21