Pinning a broken collarbone
‘Most broken collarbones are the result of a fall or a collision, so they tend to happen during contact sports such as rugby and skiing,...
Muscular & Skeletal
The Muscular & Skeletal section offers a deep dive into various aspects of the human muscular and skeletal system. It addresses specific challenges and advancements, such as coping with ‘Winter of Pain’ for spinal cord injury sufferers, maintaining joint health through different life stages, and developing wearable diagnostics for neuromuscular diseases. The section also explores social aspects like the exclusion felt by people in pain, and highlights innovative solutions like biobank for genetic muscle diseases and bionic limb technology. Additionally, it provides practical guidance on issues like ACL injuries, osteoarthritis treatments, and adapting to working from home without physical discomfort.
Left is best?
Does it matter if you write with your left hand, your right or use both interchangeably? Not really if your handwriting is legible, but it is...
Back to health
Whether it’s a twinge in the small of your back or an eye-watering ache in your lumbar spine, back pain is a modern epidemic. Most people...
Alleviating pain and suffering
My job is to help reduce the pain that comes when the body starts to wear out, both as a clinician and a scientist. In...
Avoid Olympian injuries
The gruesome snapping sound of a leg bone breaking will be one of the memorable moments of the Rio Olympics - not least for the hapless...
You can run, but you can’t hide
The Olympic Games in Rio officially open later today yet already we have been embroiled in degrees of controversy. At the forefront is the controversy surrounding doping. We...
Sole clues to arthritis
Our research at Imperial College, London, seeks to answer the question: How can we identify early signs of osteoarthritis before noticeable symptoms occur? If we can do...
Brexit strexit
Are you one of the millions of people in the UK feeling the effects of Brexit Strexit – in other words, you are demoralised, confused...
Micro fitness for doctors
Micro-exercising has become a popular way for people who are hard pressed for time to increase their cardiovascular fitness. Busy doctors and nurses and healthcare workers easily...
Misdiagnosis: a personal story
There’s a condition that most doctors have never heard of, yet the group of patients that it affects are most likely experts on the condition....
