First Effective Treatment for Back Pain Changes How Brain and Back Communicate
The 12-week course which focuses on the nervous system rather than painkillers and manipulation, reduced pain longer and more than those two.
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'Transformational' Therapy Seems to Be a Cure For Hemophilia
British doctors are giving patients a dead virus that's been re-engineered to produce a protein known as factor IX, which hemophiliacs can't.
Revolutionary Music Therapy Helps Paralyzed Man Walk and Talk Again - It 'Unlocked the Brain'
A man left paralyzed from Guillain-Barré disease is walking and talking again after music therapy and listening to The Carpenters nightly.
Sisters With Rare Disorder Make Dramatic Leaps With New Therapy After Doctors Said They'd Never Walk or Talk
Even for something as rare as a CASK Disorder, the miracles of modern medicine can lend a healing hand, as they did for Anna Burkhart.
Man Used Insect Photography to Combat Suicidal Thoughts-and His Stunning Photos Are Now in National Geographic
It has been nine years since Matt Doogue tried to take his own life-but he has since found peace and therapy through insect photography.
Paraplegic Veteran Uses Skydiving to Reclaim Lost Sensation in His Legs and Soul
Hurtling through the air at 120 mph, Dillman doesn't need his wheelchair to skydive; he doesn't really need his legs either.
11-Year-Old Moroccan Boy Hears for the First Time Thanks to Experimental Gene Therapy in Philadelphia
While the gene involved is quite rare, the milestone represents a breakthrough in the treatment of patients around the world with deafness
Scientists Develop New Test That Can Diagnose Lyme Disease in Just 15 Minutes
Rather than waiting weeks for lab technicians to diagnose Lyme disease, this exciting new technique will detect the illness in minutes.
Prisoners Are Finding Purpose-and Rehabilitation-By Caring for Lambs for Drought-Stricken Farmers
Not only does the program help to alleviate stress for struggling farmers, it also teaches Australian inmates about agriculture and livestock.
30 Years of Research Shows Sauna Bathing is Game-Changer for Longevity and Heart Disease
More than 30 years of research have culminated together to show an astonishing array of health benefits from frequent sauna usage.
These Simple, Wearable Devices Use a Laser to Prevent 'Freezing' Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
These simple, wearable lasers have been shown to prevent "freezing of gait"-and its creators have just been given the money to bring the devices to the US.
After Recovering From Suicide Attempt, Man Now Finds Joy in Erasing Hateful Graffiti
This Ohio businessman is finding peace and healing by powerwashing away hateful graffiti on his city streets—and he's doing it free of charge.
Deep Magnetic Stimulation Shown to Improve Symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
For the large amount of OCD sufferers who do not respond to modern treatments, this new therapy could be a groundbreaking source of relief.
Teen Successfully "Cured" of Sickle Cell Disease in World First
Thanks to a revolutionary gene-editing therapy, this teen no longer needs a monthly blood transfusion in order to survive.
New Stem Cell Therapy Improves Life for Heart Failure Patients
With modern techniques using a patient's own cells, there is finally a treatment for those with heart failure.
Single Antibody Found To Shrink Seven Different Cancers
Stanford researchers found an antibody that was found to dramatically shrink or eradicate human cancer tumors that were transplanted into laboratory mice, no matter which type of cancer created the tumor. The research is unique in the variety of solid cancers that responded to the antibody.
Single Antibody Found To Shrink Seven Different Cancers
Stanford researchers found an antibody that was found to dramatically shrink or eradicate human cancer tumors that were transplanted into laboratory mice, no matter which type of cancer created the tumor. The research is unique in the variety of solid cancers that responded to the antibody.
Researchers Conclude First-Ever Clinical Human Trial Using a Natural Hydrogel to Repair Heart Tissue
UCSD researchers are gearing up to begin a phase 2 clinical trial for a hydrogel that repairs heart tissue after a successful test in humans proving safety.
Father Uses Scuba Therapy to Restore His Paralyzed Son's Motor Function-And Now It's Doing the Same for Others
After David Lawrence Jr. became paralyzed from the neck down, his father found an unlikely therapy to help him regain his motor function.
Acupuncture Could Be a Non-Pharmaceutical Source of Pain Relief for Those Resisting Opioids
As WHO is set to recognize traditional Chinese medicine, these organizations are pushing for acupunture as a form of pain relief for recovering addicts.
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