Chronic Pain Can Be Quickly and Objectively Evaluated With New “Barcode” Tool, Laboratory of Movement Analysis and Measurement Study

How we move is an excellent indicator of overall health. When we feel good, we move around continually. When we’re in pain, we reduce our physical activity. This observation might seem trivial, but it has led to an original approach for evaluating chronic pain. A team from EPFL’s Laboratory of Movement Analysis and Measurement (LMAM) has developed a clever, easy-to-use visual tool to help doctors assess their patients’ pain levels. The research appears online in the journal PLoS One.

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