Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna, in collaboration with ETH Zurich, the Technical University of Munich and Medical Faculty Belgrade, have developed a wearable neurorobotic system that ...

Preventive medicine focuses on reducing health risks before serious musculoskeletal disorders develop. One emerging tool in ...

New research shows that university students who most frequently use a smartphone are more likely to have an enlarged median nerve and to have impaired hand function and pinch strength compared with ...

Osteoarthritis is a common degenerative disease that most frequently involves the hand 1. As the hand is the most commonly used organ, hand osteoarthritis can cause serious disability and functional ...

A new social media campaign called #ThinkHand aims to challenge perceptions about what is important for multiple sclerosis patients - and also bring about changes in drug trials. The campaign launched ...

A noninvasive spinal stimulation device safely improves upper-extremity function in people with a cervical spinal cord injury (SCI), results of a prospective nonsignificant risk trial suggest. The ...

Background. Following a motorcycle accident, a 9-year-old boy experienced a complete right-sided (dominant) arm and hand paralysis with total sensory loss, Horner syndrome and severe constant pain.

A hand injury can make daily tasks seem impossible. But that’s where a hand surgeon can help. These are general, plastic, or orthopedic surgeons who specialize in treating problems with your hands, ...