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Physical Therapy

Photo: Stock photo of a individual holding their knee, seemingly in pain.

Osteoarthritis

What Causes Osteoarthritis? BU Researchers Win $46 Million Grant to Pursue Answers and Find New Treatments

March 20, 2024

Photo: A man with white hair performance an exercise using a ladder on the ground, under the watchful eye of a PT next to him. The two appear to be in a clinic.

Parkinson’s

Can We Fight Back against Parkinson’s Disease? These Research Volunteers Hope So

January 5, 2024

Image: A Modern wire frame mesh design vector illustration of the year "2023". Numbers are depicted with glowing neon green low polygonal digits on black background.

2023 in Review

Best of The Brink 2023: 10 Life-Changing Inventions, Amazing Discoveries, and Surprising Findings from BU Researchers

December 11, 2023

Photo: Aerial shot of Boston University's campus during sunset. An orange glow is shown on the large campus highlighting campus buildings like Kilachand.

Accolades

BU Ignition Awards to Accelerate Products for Repairing Damaged Teeth, Fighting Cancer, Boosting Reading Skills, and More

September 19, 2023

Photo: Three young women hold up puppets on their right hand and smile into the camera. From left, she has short brown hair and wears a monochromatic tan outfit. In the middle, a white woman with long brown hair and a stripped shirt. On the right, a Black woman with shoulder length straight hair. She wears an all black outfit.

SCIENCE COMMUNICATION

Communicating Science and Research—through Puppets

May 16, 2023

Photo of a series of black and grey brain scans.

Brain Health

New BU Center for Brain Recovery Aims to Advance Treatments for Stroke, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s

September 19, 2022

photo of a physical therapist, wearing a protective face mask, evaluates the range of motion of a young female patient's hip as she lies on a treatment table. The scene is inside a physical therapy clinic with several pieces of exercise equipment in the back

Physical Therapy

For Knee Replacement, Physical Therapy Reduces Risk of Chronic Opioid Use

October 27, 2021

Photo of a young man sitting on a park bench by himself and looking at his phone.

Social Isolation

Why Are Some People More Lonely Than Others? Smartphone Data Could Reveal Clues

March 8, 2021

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Rehabilitation Sciences

Better Treatment through Big Data

March 9, 2020

Deepak Kumar uses a 3-D motion capture system

Arthritis

Mindful Walking

January 15, 2019

A medical exosuit designed to help stroke victims walk is displayed on a mannequin

Rehabilitation Sciences

Move Over, Iron Man

February 20, 2018

wearable motion tracker

Data Science

Electronic Mirror

December 8, 2016

theraband for resistance exercise

Physical Therapy

The Biomechanics of Motion

July 28, 2016

Doctoral Physical Therapy students perform manipulations of the ankle and foot March 28, 2013 in the PT lab at Sargent College

Rehabilitation Sciences

More Attention Needed for Implementation Research

June 27, 2016

Gerald Kidd and Jayaganesh Swaminathan study the cocktail party problem: why it’s so hard to distinguish one voice in a crowd. Can musical training help?

Hearing Sciences

The Cocktail Party Problem

October 5, 2015

Parkinson’s Disease

Taking Health Care High Tech

December 2, 2014

Physical Therapy

Walk This Way

August 13, 2014

Walk This Way