CES 2015: Sensors Guide Lower Back Health [video]

CES 2015: Sensors Guide Lower Back Health [video]

Hocoma is a Swiss-based company that has developed robotic exoskeletons for use in hospitals and other clinical settings for rehabilitation treatment. They have taken the knowledge that they have gained about neurological movement disorders and applied it to therapy...
A New Game for Back Pain

A New Game for Back Pain

According to the National Institute of Health, four out of five people will encounter back pain at some point in their lives. Most treatments include exercises, often to be done under the supervision of professional physical therapists. A new device aims to make this...
Back Pain Implant Wins on Wall Street [video]

Back Pain Implant Wins on Wall Street [video]

A company named Nevro recently launched an IPO (initial public offering) on Wall Street with runaway success. According to a report in the Silicon Valley Business Journal, the company sold 7 million shares, which is more than the 6.25 million they intended to sell....
Fineck Aims to Win Health Tech Wearables Race by a Neck

Fineck Aims to Win Health Tech Wearables Race by a Neck

What matters to you in a fitness tracker? Is it steps taken during the day? Heart rate or blood oxygen level? The Chinese company Fineck has a different target in their sights: your spine. The company makes a necklace that detects your motion throughout the day, and...