UBC researcher's back-pain studies focus on space travel

Martha Robinson

Canadian Medical Association Journal 1996; 154: 94-95

Martha Robinson is a freelance writer living in West Vancouver.

Abstract

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have been studying back pain that develops in astronauts in space. Their findings not only may help astronauts cope with future space travel, but also lead to new treatments for Earth-bound patients who experience back pain.

CMAJ January 1, 1996 (vol 154, no 1)