Applying a brace to the neck of a trauma patient, standard procedure for many decades, can worsen the injury and lead to severe paralysis or death, according to a new study by Houston researchers.

Applying a brace to the neck of a trauma patient, standard procedure for many decades, can worsen the injury and lead to severe paralysis or death, according to a new study by Houston researchers.

Why are the current neck support collars for motor neurone disease (MND) patients often hated? The majority of them were designed for a different purpose. So, if you think about when people are ...

Everyone values their independence. But motor neurone disease takes it from over 2,000 of us a year in the UK. Professor Chris McDermott and his team wanted to transform the lives of their patients by ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Players with suspected neck injuries may no longer be fitted with a neck brace in the NRL after a report stated the practice did not ...