Researchers from Spain used a robotic massage to clarify the role of mechabical pressure on people with Non-specific low back pain (NSLBP). Forty-four patients with NSLBP were randomly allocated into the two “arms” of the study (robot vs. placebo/control). In the robot arm, a physiotherapist identified the trigger points in the patient, programmed the
Skeletal muscle injury can limit daily activities. Now research has pointed regenerative muscle fiber formation and maturation are critical for functional repair. Immune cells can facilitate skeletal muscle regeneration by clearing damaged muscle fibers. They secrete specific cytokines and growth factors that modulate the sequence of satellite cell activation and differentiation. This, in turn, instructs
The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for their discoveries of how we detect touch and pain. Somatosensation is how we register or perceive touch, warmth, pain, and other sensations in the brain. These sensations are important part of our life and the key to many