Low back pain (or lumbago) is a common ailment often triggered by something as simple as lifting a suitcase. What is the best way to remedy the situation? An exercise machine designed specifically for back muscles could be the solution according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine.

University of Otago researchers analysing quad bike driver behaviour have found vital new information that could help reduce the continuing high rate of accidents and deaths on the vehicles.

Parents are being warned that notebook computers may be causing physical problems for their children.

Patients show modest yet meaningful gains in limb movement and an improved outlook on life years after suffering a stroke, a major clinical study has found. The paper, published online in the New England Journal of Medicine, provides the best evidence yet that stroke sufferers in a controlled study can regain limb movement long after an injury, through intensive therapy with specially ...

Those who have suffered loss of limb function after the trauma of stroke now have new hope in the form of emerging therapies, promoting significant improvements in movement and control.

Only one in three Australian women diagnosed with osteoporosis are aware they are at higher risk of sustaining dehabilitating bone fractures, according to a landmark international study published with input from University of Sydney researchers.

An estimated 692,000 Australians have diagnosed osteoporosis and a new clinical guideline released by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners will assist with diagnosis, treatment and ongoing management of osteoporosis in older people, Minister for Ageing Justine Elliot said.

Researchers from the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich's Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE) have devised a new method for preventing and permanently eradicating the cause of gout. It involves implanting a biological network that regulates the uric acid levels autonomously.

It's often hard to motivate youngsters with physical disabilities. But a new approach from a Tel Aviv University researcher bridges the worlds of behaviour and science to help kids with paralysis and motor dysfunction improve their physical skills and inner confidence – using a trick up her sleeve called "magic".

Radiographs (standard X-rays) are often inconclusive in the detection of hip and pelvic fractures in the emergency department, according to a study in the April issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.