Skin patch to keep muscles moving while limb is in plaster - Daily Mail 27th October 2008

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Tiny battery-powered skin patches are being used to keep muscles healthy in people unable to exercise because of broken limbs or other injuries. Musculoskeletal injuries - damage to bones, joints, muscles, ligaments and tendons - are among the most common causes for people seeing GPs or attending A&E units. If treatment involves putting the limb in a cast, this can lead to muscle wastage.

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