musculoskeletal News
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Hyalex Presents at 2020 Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference
Hyalex CEO Mira Sahney and co-founder David Myung, MD, PhD presented at the Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference session 3 held virtually on Friday, November 13th, 2020. Click here to read more about the ...
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Musculoskeletal Injuries Cited in Violations At Seat Manufacturer
On November 20, 2016, the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to Missouri-based automotive seat manufacturer, Magna Seating, for (1) serious health violation. Following a May 2016 investigation of the company’s Excelsior Springs facility, the agency found that several of the employee processes, along the manufacturing ...
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A new study confirming correlation between Biomechanical Markers and clinical outcomes in knee OA patients
A new study published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders confirmed that biomechanical markers are more associated with pain, symptoms and disability compared to imaging findings in knee osteoarthritis patients. Researchers recommend the use of a complementary objective biomechanical evaluation using the KneeKG to conventional imaging to obtain a more complete functional profile of knee OA ...
By Emovi
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Easy integration of VR therapy into everyday practice - example: Neurology practice Düsseldorf
VR therapy with CUREO shows itself to be a novel, modern way of treating neurological and musculoskeletal diseases. Therefore, many facilities, such as rehabilitation clinics or outpatient practices, initially ask themselves whether VR therapy is also suitable for their own practice, or how the new procedures can be integrated into existing therapy plans. You don't have to answer these questions ...
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Calculating the cost of work-related stress and psychosocial risks
This report, already published in English in 2014 under the Healthy Workplaces Manage Stress campaign, summarises the studies focusing on calculating costs of work-related stress and psychosocial risks. Stress affects performance and leads to absence from work. If prolonged it may result in serious health problems such as depression, cardiovascular or musculoskeletal diseases. The main costs for ...
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OSHA Announces New Hazards for the Healthcare Industry
Last month, OSHA announced that agency investigators would increase their focus on a set of new key hazards for the healthcare industry during upcoming inspections. These hazards will aim to address musculoskeletal disorders related to patient or resident handling; blood borne pathogens; workplace violence; tuberculosis and slips, trips and falls. To those in the healthcare industry, this ...
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SWORD Health Becomes World’s Fastest Growing Virtual Musculoskeletal Solution
As physical pain skyrockets from long days at the home office, demand for virtual solutions to musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is booming. A survey by Business Group on Health found 71 percent of large employers accelerated telehealth and virtual care offerings for their employees, while 52 percent made the implementation of more virtual care solutions their top priority for 2021. Virtual MSK care has ...
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IOS Press Continues Impact Factor Growth
Amsterdam, the Netherlands – IOS Press, an independent international publisher of English-language scientific, technical and medical (STM) journals and books, has announced that its journal Impact Factors continue to increase, according to the 2013 Journal Citation Reports® (JCR) released by Thomson Reuters © 2014. Thirty IOS Press journals are currently included in the JCR, ...
By IOS Press
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LaunchPad Medical Rebrands as RevBio and Launches an Updated Website
Executives from LaunchPad Medical, Inc. announced that the company has rebranded. Its new name, RevBio, was chosen since it more accurately portrays the objective of developing its revolutionary Tetranite® bone adhesive biomaterial platform. The company has also adapted a tag line "Transforming Bone Repair" which better defines the company's musculoskeletal focus in developing products for ...
By RevBio Inc.
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HealthpointCapital Acquires Majority Stake in IlluminOss Medical, Inc.
HealthpointCapital, the leading private equity firm focused exclusively on musculoskeletal healthcare, today announced the acquisition of a majority stake in IlluminOss Medical, Inc. ("IlluminOss" or the "Company"). IlluminOss offers a unique and disruptive technology for the orthopedic trauma market. The Company's Photodynamic Bone Stabilization System is a minimally invasive approach for ...
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SWORD Health becomes the only digital musculoskeletal care provider with HITRUST®, SOC 2 and FDA certifications
SWORD Health, a leading provider of digital musculoskeletal (MSK) care, today announced SWORD Health’s digital therapy platform and several of its applications have earned Certified status for information security by HITRUST. The company also completed its Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type 2 examination with zero exceptions. The independent audit confirmed SWORD Health’s ...
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Vericel to Present at the Canaccord Genuity Musculoskeletal Conference on March 22, 2022
Vericel Corporation (NASDAQ:VCEL), a leader in advanced therapies for the sports medicine and severe burn care markets, today announced that Nick Colangelo, President and CEO, will present at the Canaccord Genuity Musculoskeletal Conference in Chicago, IL on Tuesday, March 22nd at 11:00 a.m. Central Time. A webcast of the presentation will be available on the Investor Relations section of the ...
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SWORD Health appoints Brian Marcotte to lead Client Advisory Board
SWORD Health, a digital musculoskeletal and pulmonary therapy provider, today announced the appointment of industry paragon Brian Marcotte to lead their Client Advisory Board. Brian is the former President and CEO of Business Group on Health, the leading advocate for large employers in healthcare policy and benefits strategy. At the Business Group, Brian established the Health Innovations Forum, ...
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Caira Surgical to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences
Caira Surgical, the pioneer in radar surgical tracking for navigated and robotic joint replacement surgery, announced today that Jon Greenwald, Chief Executive Officer, and Irina Benimovich, Chief Financial Officer, will conduct investor meetings and host presentations at the upcoming CG 2023 Musculoskeletal Conference and LSI USA '23 partnering event. March 7 – CG 2023 Musculoskeletal ...
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OSHwiki article in the spotlight - How to prevent musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the healthcare sector
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) encompass health problems relating to muscles, tendons, the skeleton, cartilage, ligaments, nerves or the peripheral vascular system. They are the leading cause of work-related health problems in the healthcare sector, which accounts for 10 % of the overall workforce in Europe. A new OSHwiki article on the topic explains the scale of the problem, the risk factors ...
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Intergenerational cooperation: good for workers, good for business
Employers are increasingly tapping into the benefits that active age management practices such as intergenerational cooperation can bring, not only to bridge the gap between young and older workers but also to increase the overall knowledge within their organisations. With birth rates in decline, fewer young people entering the labour market and an ageing population, age management is becoming ...
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KLISBio to disclose state-of-the-art tissue-engineered technology platform at 2022 CG Musculoskeletal Conference
Milan, Italy (March 22, 2022) – Today, KLISBio, a MedTech company challenging the status quo in regenerative medicine by leveraging a silk-based multidisciplinary technology platform, announced its attendance to 2022 CG Musculoskeletal Conference. Ahead of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting March 22-26, 2022 in Chicago, Canaccord Genuity will host its CG ...
By KLISBio
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Fibralign Awarded SBIR Phase IIS from Department of Defense
Fibralign announced today that it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Sequential Phase II (Phase IIS) from the Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Health Program (DHP). This two-year grant provides $996,609 in funding to continue advancing Fibralign’s development of a novel treatment of volumetric muscle loss. Project Title: Aligned ...
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WellAir Announces Appointment of Brad Niemann as Executive Vice President of Healthcare
WellAir, a leader in delivering clean air solutions to people around the world, today announced the appointment of Brad Niemann as Executive Vice President of Healthcare, to help drive the Company’s commercial growth within the global healthcare sector. "We are pleased to have Brad join our leadership team as we continue to strengthen our commercial and business strategies within ...
By WellAir
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Gulf Breeze, FL sports medicine practice named Sonex Health Center of Excellence
Dr. Brett Kindle’s sports medicine practice in Gulf Breeze, Florida, has been selected by Sonex Health, Inc. as a Center of Excellence for carpal tunnel release (CTR) using the SX-One MicroKnife® and real-time ultrasound guidance. Since October 2018, Dr. Kindle has performed more than 250 procedures, noting that patients are typically able to return to normal activity in 3-6 days. ...
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