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Magnetic Field Shown To Reduce Swelling

A recent study by University of Virginia researchers demonstrates that the use of an acute, localized static magnetic field of moderate strength can aftereffect in meaningful reduction of swelling when applied immediately after an inflammatory injury.Thomas Skalak, professor and chair of biomedical …

Can A Vibrating Mouse Prevent Computer-related Injuries?

A chair that undulates, a mouse that vibrates, a monitor suspended by a desk on a movable arm. These are some of the kinds of newfangled ergonomic products that Alan Hedge, universal authority on office ergonomics, studies to see whether they can prevent repetitive motion injuries among the estimate…

RSI In The Workplace In Europe Is Probably Overstated

Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) in Europe is probably not as prevalent as is being currently stated, according to an write-up published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine (BMJ).The researchers wonder how useful and appropriate it is to use the Labour Force Surveys of occupational ill health -…

Women With Fibromyalgia Benefit From Walking, Strength Training And Stretching Program

Women with fibromyalgia may experience significantly improved daily function and symptom relief after taking part in a program that includes walking, strength training and stretching, according to an essay published in Archives of Internal Medicine (JAMA/Archives), November 12th issue. When the pro…

Study Finds No Strong Evidence That Insoles Prevent General Back Pain

There is strong evidence that using insoles does not prevent humans from getting non-specific back pain, and there is inadequate evidence to say whether or not they help solve existing low-back pain, a Cochrane Systematic Review has found.Back pain is one of the most common health problems in the in…

American Pain Society And American College Of Physicians Release Clinical Practice Guideline For Low Back Pain

For low-back pain patients and their doctors, a new, evidence-based, clinical practice guideline, published nowadays in the Annals of Internal Medicine, recommends less reliance on expensive diagnostic imaging and reports there is strong evidence supporting the benefits of several therapies, with an…

General Osteopathic Council Backs Awareness Week

80% of the population will suffer meaningful back pain at some day in their lives. With an ageing workforce, increase in obesity and less active lifestyles, the incidence of back pain is likely to increase. Commenting on the theme of that year’s BackCare Awareness Week ‘Keep Moving Keep Living’, Ge…

Comprehensive Guidelines For Treating Low-Back Pain Issued By ACP And APS

The American College of Physicians (ACP) and the American Pain Society (APS) have released joint guidelines on diagnosing and treating low back pain.approximately one in four Americans reported having low back pain in the past three months and approximately l7.6 percent of all adults reported at lea…

FDA Approves SOMA(R) (carisoprodol) 250 Mg

MedPointe Pharmaceuticals announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved SOMA(R) (carisoprodol) 250 mg as a new recommended dose of SOMA for the relief of discomfort associated with acute, painful musculoskeletal conditions, such as backache. SOMA 250 mg offers comparable efficac…

Older humans In Pain get Relief From Drug-Free Treatments

Mind-body therapies, which focus on the interactions amoung the intellect, body and behavior, and the ways in which emotional, mental, social and behavioral factors can affect health, may be of specific benefit to elderly chronic pain sufferers. A new study published in Pain Medicine provides a stru…

Surgery Better Option For Common Back Conditions New Studies Suggest

Slipped vertebra and sciatica are some of the most common conditions seen by doctors in patients with back problems and two new studies propose that timely surgery is a better way to treat them than non-surgical remedies.The studies are published in today’s edition of the New England Journal of Med…

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