Background: Mobile applications (apps) offer a potential mechanism for clinicians to monitor pain levels conveniently and remotely in people with chronic pain within their own environment. However, the quality of currently available applications and…
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Background: Nonspecific low back pain (NSLBP) carries significant socioeconomic relevance and leads to substantial difficulties for those who are affected by it. The effectiveness of app-based treatments has been confirmed, and clinicians are recommended…
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Background: Clinical guidelines for non-specific low back pain (LBP) recommend self-management tailored to individual needs and capabilities as a first-line treatment. mHealth solutions are a promising method for delivering tailored self-management interventions to patients…
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At-home physical therapy provider Luna released a new study on Tuesday detailing the efficacy of its post-surgery rehabilitation program. The study, which was conducted by the startup, demonstrated that the Luna Pathways program did…
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PainChek, the company behind the world’s first AI-powered pain assessment tool, has reported a 150% year-on-year increase in the number of beds in UK residential care homes using the PainChek technology, with 20,000 now…
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Scientists at New York University have developed a gene therapy for chronic pain. The technology works by targeting the NaV1.7 sodium ion channel present on neurons, which is an important component of the pain…
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Electronic health records are often incomplete, reducing the power of genetic association studies. For some diseases, such as knee osteoarthritis where the routine course of diagnosis involves an X-ray, image-based phenotyping offers an alternate…
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The transition from pregnancy into parturition is physiologically directed by maternal, fetal and placental tissues. We hypothesize that these processes may be reflected in maternal physiological metrics. We enrolled pregnant participants in the third-trimester…
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Joe Connolly, co-founder and CEO of digital women’s health platform Visana Health, was inspired to create the company because of his own mother’s battles within the healthcare system. She had endometriosis and uterine fibroids.
“She…
Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) is a well-established therapy for treating chronic pain. However, perceived treatment response to SCS therapy may vary among people with chronic pain due to diverse needs and backgrounds. Patient Reported…
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