Over the years and to this day, many health professionals have supported the theory that flat feet pose a major risk factor for musculoskeletal disorders.
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Gabriel Moisan, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)
Having asymptomatic flat feet is not a problem and does not require treatment. It’s important to debunk this common myth.
Learning how to treat endocrine disorders in horses may also lead to treatments in people, and vice versa.
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Horses and humans share biological similarities that lead them to suffer from similar endocrine and orthopedic diseases. A number of treatments that work for one species often work for the other.
An X-ray image comparing a healthy spine and one showing signs of ankylosing spondylitis.
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The discovery of the role that the protein Piezo1 plays in touch and body awareness won the 2021 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. Piezo1 may also be a significant player in motor function.
Yes, there is a risk of injuring yourself while playing netball but the overall risk of serious injury is relatively small – and far outweighed by the benefit of being active and part of a team.
Cirque du Soleil contortionist Aruna Bataa makes it look so easy.
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Almost 10% of physicians in the US are doctors of osteopathic medicine, and that proportion is rising. Their medical knowledge matches that of other doctors; the difference is the philosophy behind it.
Most people with low back pain aren’t getting the most effective treatment.
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A recent series on low back pain by the global medical journal The Lancet shows doctors often overlook recommended treatments, such as advice to stay active and to exercise.
Yoga moves like downward dog put strain on your hands, wrists, elbows and shoulders.
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Pain management is one of the most neglected aspects of health care; our failure to adequately address chronic pain is a major driver of its economic and social burden.
A recent article published in the Herald Sun newspaper reported anecdotal evidence of animals almost crippled from arthritis or joint damage recovering their function after stem cell therapy. Although…