We use voice commands for smart devices in our cars, homes and offices to turn on lights, send text messages or call someone. For people with disabilities who require assistance… Read more
Category: University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Services
Few Doctors Follow Best Practices for Treating Low Back Pain, Even with Reminders, New Study Finds
Up to 80 percent of adults will experience one episode of acute low back pain (LBP) in their lifetime and many of those people will… Read more
Program for Spine Health: Finding a Solution to a Problem that doesn’t have a Fix
The goal of the UPMC Program for Spine Health, founded by Dr. Christopher Standaert, is to help patients with chronic back pain by avoiding a… Read more
NIH Awards $16.8 Million to Establish Low Back Pain Research Center at Pitt
More than 80% of adults experience low back pain at some point in their lives. For many of them, that pain becomes chronic, and treatment… Read more
Pitt Researchers Share Technology Transfer Expertise with Grant Funding
As researchers work to develop innovations to help people with disabilities, the result is often publications and patents, but not assistive technologies for those who… Read more