Looking for short-term relief from low-back pain? Try massage

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Brain and Spine Surgery
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Can neurological massage help with chronic low back pain?

That’s one of the questions researchers asked in a systematic review of the current evidence on non-drug therapies for acute or chronic low back pain that has been published in medical journals. (published site)

How Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeries Are Done

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Brain and Spine Surgery
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With advances in spinal surgeries, minimally invasive surgery is now an option for many spinal conditions including degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, spinal instability. With small incision, the shorter recovery, reduced pain, less blood loss and shorter surgery time, many people experiencing back pain that has not been relieved with non-surgical treatments are considering minimally invasive spinal surgery, or MISS.

If you are like most people, however, you may wonder what is involved, how is it done and is it right for you? (published site)

Is FES-cycling therapy better than standard physiotherapy for stroke recovery?

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While a number of studies have demonstrated the benefits of FES-cycling therapy for people who have had a stroke, the question Italian researchers wanted to answer is whether FES-cycling might be better than standard physiotherapy for recovering functional motion.

To answer this question, the researchers recruited 16 patients who experienced their first stroke less than 6 months prior to enrolling in the study. All patients were over 18 years old and were evaluated before and after therapy training using standard measures of function including gait analysis and volitional cycling ability. (published site)

Can FES-cycling improve metabolism and oxygen consumption in COPD patients?

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While most people, including researchers, are interested in the benefits of FES-cycling for people with spinal cord injuries, a growing body of evidence is now spurring research into the benefits for other disease categories.

In a recently completed French study (NCT02594722), researchers asked whether FES-cycling might improve aerobic capacity in a range of breathing conditions called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). (published site)

5 Simple Steps To Intellectual Property Development

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Most of us would love to continuously “be innovative” and create lots of intellectual property to create exponential value for our companies.  But saying that is a whole lot easier than doing it. As with anything, having a basic framework and process for creating an intellectual property (IP) pipeline is vital to getting where you want to go with your company. Much like the way Google Maps works, an Intellectual Property Development Process provides a sort of roadmap for generating value. (published site)