Musculoskeletal Articles & Analysis

Hyalex CEO Mira Sahney and co-founder David Myung, MD, PhD presented at the Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference session 3 held virtually on Friday, November 13th, 2020. Click here to read more about the ...

By Hyalex Orthopaedics, Inc.

VR therapy with CUREO shows itself to be a novel, modern way of treating neurological and musculoskeletal diseases. Therefore, many facilities, such as rehabilitation clinics or outpatient practices, initially ask themselves whether VR therapy is also suitable for their own practice, or how the new procedures can be integrated into existing therapy plans. You don't have to answer these questions ...

By CUREosity GmbH

A new study published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders confirmed that biomechanical markers are more associated with pain, symptoms and disability compared to imaging findings in knee osteoarthritis patients. Researchers recommend the use of a complementary objective biomechanical evaluation using the KneeKG to conventional imaging to obtain a more complete functional profile of knee OA ...

By Emovi

This report, already published in English in 2014 under the Healthy Workplaces Manage Stress campaign, summarises the studies focusing on calculating costs of work-related stress and psychosocial risks. Stress affects performance and leads to absence from work. If prolonged it may result in serious health problems such as depression, cardiovascular or musculoskeletal diseases. The main costs for ...

By European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

Last month, OSHA announced that agency investigators would increase their focus on a set of new key hazards for the healthcare industry during upcoming inspections. These hazards will aim to address musculoskeletal disorders related to patient or resident handling; blood borne pathogens; workplace violence; tuberculosis and slips, trips and falls. To those in the healthcare industry, this ...

By Intelex Technologies Inc.

Amsterdam, the Netherlands – IOS Press, an independent international publisher of English-language scientific, technical and medical (STM) journals and books, has announced that its journal Impact Factors continue to increase, according to the 2013 Journal Citation Reports® (JCR) released by Thomson Reuters © 2014. Thirty IOS Press journals are currently included in the JCR, ...

By IOS Press

Summary Did you know that between 64% and 93% of dentists and dental hygienists experience work-related musculoskeletal pain?1 The solution to working pain-free might lie in better ergonomics education. Ergonomics is vital in dentistry, where professionals often work in static, awkward positions that can lead to musculoskeletal disorders and chronic pain. Proper ergonomic practices can help ...

By SurgiTel is a Division of General Scientific Corporation (GSC)

SWORD Health, a leading provider of digital musculoskeletal (MSK) care, today announced SWORD Health’s digital therapy platform and several of its applications have earned Certified status for information security by HITRUST. The company also completed its Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type 2 examination with zero exceptions. The independent audit confirmed SWORD Health’s ...

By SWORD Health, Inc.

Milan, Italy (March 22, 2022) – Today, KLISBio, a MedTech company challenging the status quo in regenerative medicine by leveraging a silk-based multidisciplinary technology platform, announced its attendance to 2022 CG Musculoskeletal Conference. Ahead of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting March 22-26, 2022 in Chicago, Canaccord Genuity will host its CG ...

By KLISBio

Employers are increasingly tapping into the benefits that active age management practices such as intergenerational cooperation can bring, not only to bridge the gap between young and older workers but also to increase the overall knowledge within their organisations. With birth rates in decline, fewer young people entering the labour market and an ageing population, age management is becoming ...

By European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) encompass health problems relating to muscles, tendons, the skeleton, cartilage, ligaments, nerves or the peripheral vascular system. They are the leading cause of work-related health problems in the healthcare sector, which accounts for 10 % of the overall workforce in Europe. A new OSHwiki article on the topic explains the scale of the problem, the risk factors ...

By European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

Fibralign announced today that it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Sequential Phase II (Phase IIS) from the Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Health Program (DHP). This two-year grant provides $996,609 in funding to continue advancing Fibralign’s development of a novel treatment of volumetric muscle loss. Project Title: Aligned ...

By Fibralign Corporation

SWORD Health, a digital musculoskeletal and pulmonary therapy provider, today announced the appointment of industry paragon Brian Marcotte to lead their Client Advisory Board. Brian is the former President and CEO of Business Group on Health, the leading advocate for large employers in healthcare policy and benefits strategy. At the Business Group, Brian established the Health Innovations Forum, ...

By SWORD Health, Inc.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has stated that 387,820 musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) were reported in 2011, which accounted for 33% of all worker injury and illness cases that year. This staggering number brings to light the importance of preventing MSDs in the workplace through the science of ergonomics. According to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), ...

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

The innovation will make SWORD Health the first sensor-based virtual musculoskeletal care (MSK) provider to treat wrist conditions. Complaints of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and other wrist conditions are on the rise since people bolted from their ergonomically-designed workspaces earlier this year. Up to 25 percent of workers are affected by the condition: 10-20 percent of manual workers and 5-21 ...

By SWORD Health, Inc.

The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) today announced that the 2021 Kappa Delta Elizabeth Winston Lanier Award has been granted to Cytex Therapeutics founders Drs. Farshid Guilak, Bradley Estes and Frank Moutos. The Kappa Delta Awards recognize research in musculoskeletal disease or injury with potential to advance patient care and are the highest awards in the field of orthopaedic ...

By Cytex Therapeutics, Inc.

TissueTech, Inc.—a pioneer in the clinical application of cryopreserved human birth tissue products to treat ocular surface disease and disorders, chronic wounds, and musculoskeletal conditions—has unveiled a corporate rebranding, including a name change and a new logo. BioTissue, Inc. and Amniox Medical, Inc. will now both be known under a single commercial, customer facing entity, ...

By Bio-Tissue, Inc.

OrthoGrid Systems, Inc., a global medtech leader on a mission to digitally transform intraoperative musculoskeletal surgery, announces it was named a Top 10 Surgery Solution Provider 2020 by Healthcare Tech Outlook. Each year, Healthcare Tech Outlook awards those companies at the forefront of surgery solutions and impacting the industry. In an article entitled, “OrthoGrid: Digitally ...

By OrthoGrid Systems, Inc.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has shared data showing that as recently as 2015 there were 356,910 musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) reported that year. These cases accounted for 31% of all nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work. The BLS also reported that of the total MSD cases, 80% occurred with private industry workers. This resulted in an incidence ...

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

Announced today, nView medical, a leading innovator in 3D medical imaging, and OrthoGrid Systems, Inc., a global MedTech leader offering intraoperative alignment technologies, are partnering to provide integrated solutions that increase surgical accuracy OR efficiency and improve patient outcomes As the first step for implementation, the companies are executing a proof of concept for a ...

By nView medical Inc.