Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
Smokers suffer more chronic back pain. This was the result of the analysis of a questionnaire performed by Monique Zimmermann-Stenzel and her colleagues and published in the current edition of Deutsches Arzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int, 2008; 105[24]: 441-8). http://www.aerzteblatt.de/v4/archiv/pdf.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 18/04/2008
Sign language interpreting is one of the highest-risk professions for ergonomic injury, according to a new study conducted by Rochester Institute of Technology. The research indicates that interpreting causes more physical stress to the extremities than high-risk tasks conducted in industrial settings, including assembly line work.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
The Pro-Care Spine Center in Austin, Texas recently created the Back and Neck Pain Remedy DVD and made it available free to the general public. This DVD includes 16 stretches and exercises that can be done at work or at home to help alleviate back and neck pain.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 28/02/2008
Chest pain that does not appear to be a heart attack when examined in hospital emergency departments, accounted for 1.6 million visits in 23 selected states in 2005, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. About one-fifth of the cases - 345,000 people - were admitted to hospitals for observation or treatment. "Non-specific" chest pain was the fourth...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
The amount of money people spend to treat their back and neck problemshas increased substantially in the last decade. Despite this, theirhealth status does not seem to be comparably improving, according to astudy in the February 13 issue of JAMA. In clinical practice, back and neck problems are some of the mostcommonly experienced symptoms.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
According to a study published on bmj.com, back injuries are not prevented by telling people the correct way to lift heavy objects.Back pain can be the cause of much distress and is a common complaintamong workers involved with lifting heavy objects.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 01/02/2008
We like to complain about our aches and pains, but rheumatism is not only the preserve of western society. A comprehensive survey of rheumatic diseases in China, published in the open access journal Arthritis Research & Therapy, reveals that rheumatic complaints are also common in China. The survey suggests that the incidence of certain rheumatic diseases in the Chinese population is now becoming more...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 04/01/2008
A recent study by University of Virginia researchers demonstrates that the use of an acute, localized static magnetic field of moderate strength can result in significant reduction of swelling when applied immediately after an inflammatory injury.Thomas Skalak, professor and chair of biomedical engineering, and Cassandra Morris, a former Ph.D. student in biomedical engineering at U.Va. [click link...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 24/12/2007
A chair that undulates, a mouse that vibrates, a monitor suspended over a desk on a movable arm. These are some of the kinds of newfangled ergonomic products that Alan Hedge, international authority on office ergonomics, studies to see if they can prevent repetitive motion injuries among the estimated 100 million people who now use computers in the United States. [click link for full article]
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 04/12/2007
Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) in Europe is probably not as prevalent as is being currently stated, according to an article published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine (BMJ). [click link for full article]
