Pregnancy adds new weight and changes how your spine, joints, and ligaments behave. If you already have a herniated disc, the pain can intensify as your belly grows and your posture shifts.

Sweden national team boss Jon Dahl Tomasson has insisted he isn’t concerned by Alexander Isak’s relatively slow start to his Liverpool career due to the striker’s disrupted pre-season. Isak’s summer ...

A subtle shift in how you walk may help reduce knee pain and slow the progression of osteoarthritis, according to a new study. The study tested whether adjusting a person's foot progression ...

Changing your gait may help you reduce knee arthritis pain. And the relief could be comparable to the effect of over-the-counter pain medications. In a study published earlier this month, adults with ...

UD's Engineering Wellness Through Biomechanics Lab is a hub for biomechanics research, with a commitment to original and significant research. Specifically, the research we do is intended to better ...

Dr. Bigelow's primary research focus is in the area of biomechanics. She studies human movement to understand and improve how individuals walk, move and balance. A primary research interest is in the ...

Nearly a quarter of people over the age of 40 experience painful osteoarthritis, making it a leading cause of disability in adults. Osteoarthritis degrades joint-cushioning cartilage, and there is ...

Personalized gait retraining could be a safe, non-surgical option to reduce pain and possibly slow disease in some patients. It’s one of those “there’s no harm in trying”-type treatments that could be ...

Here's a look at the biomechanics, anatomy and kinematics of the carpometacarpal (CMC) joints in the hand, and how they relate to contemporary bionic hand designs as well as my own. #BionicHand ...

Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is one of the few reversible causes of dementia in older adults and accounts for approximately 6% of all dementias. The cardinal sign of NPH is a hypokinetic gait ...