Sports medicine & Kinesiology
You can prevent sports overuse injuries
"Move it or lose it" the saying goes, but too much exercise or playing sports can lead to overuse injuries.
Jan 27, 2023
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News tagged with muscle tightness
Neuroscience
Electrical stimulation improves paralyzed patients' function
Nearly 282,000 people in the U.S. live with paralysis following a spinal cord injury (SCI). A review of more than 90 studies found that electrical stimulation may help restore function in those paralyzed after SCI. The article ...
Sep 15, 2017
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Neuroscience
Brain pacemakers without side effects
For Parkinson's disease (PD) patients whose symptoms cannot be controlled by medication, 'Deep brain stimulation' (DBS) may be the only hope. While DBS is generally considered to be safe, side effects related to the stimulation ...
Sep 12, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers testing two physical therapy treatments for plantar fasciitis
Loyola University Medical Center is conducting a clinical trial on two physical therapy regimens to treat plantar fasciitis, which causes stabbing heel pain.
Apr 1, 2015
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Neuroscience
Smoked cannabis can help relieve muscle tightness and pain in people with multiple sclerosis
People with multiple sclerosis may find that smoked cannabis provides relief from muscle tightness — spasticity — and pain, although the benefits come with adverse cognitive effects, according to a new study published ...
May 14, 2012
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