Moving exoskeletons from sci-fi into medical rehabilitation and therapy

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Moving exoskeletons from sci-fi into medical rehabilitation and therapy

"Chances are, you’ve seen a person using a powered exoskeleton – what you might think of as a sort of bionic suit – but only in the movies. In the 2013 movie “Elysium,” for example, Matt Damon’s character has an exoskeleton that makes his body stronger and faster than it would otherwise be. Simply described, they are devices that can be externally worn, resembling the skeleton of the body part they are attached to and able to provide support in many ways."

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The effects of plantar short foot muscles exercises on long-distance runners

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The effects of plantar short foot muscles exercises on long-distance runners

The plantar intrinsic foot muscles play a crucial role in supporting the medial longitudinal arch, providing the foot stability and flexibility for shock absorption.

Researchers suggest that when intrinsic foot muscles fatigue, there people may move more easily into the pronated position. This excessive pronation, may cause overloading of the knee joint or may be the cause of other changes in proximal part of the lower extremity.

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Research Highlight: The Sensory Neurons of Touch

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Research Highlight: The Sensory Neurons of Touch

I wanted to highlight a scientific paper that I find myself reviewing on a regular basis. This paper published in Cell, provides the best representations of cutaneous mechanoreceptors that I have ever seen. 

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Improving health and fitness with minimal exercise

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Improving health and fitness with minimal exercise

"When it comes to exercise, if there was a way to get more health benefits by doing less, then it’s likely a lot of people would be interested. This is probably the reason that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) gets a lot of attention. HIIT can improve health and fitness, but with much less time spent exercising. Much less time when compared with much lower intensity aerobic exercise, that is."

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Are shorter, more intense workouts worth the extra sweat?

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Are shorter, more intense workouts worth the extra sweat?

"Everybody knows that to lose weight you need to eat less or exercise more – or ideally do both. The evidence supporting the benefits of regular exercise and eating less is overwhelming, but for people looking to lose weight, it remains unclear whether there are extra benefits to be gained from increasing the intensity of workouts."

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