By Christena Lawrie, CFRC's Broadcast Journalist and Local Journalism Initiative Reporter.
Kingston researchers are leading the country with a first-of-its-kind study that’s reshaping how we understand shoulder movement.
A team of researchers from Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) and Smith Engineering at Queen’s University have used advanced imaging technology to challenge long-held assumptions about how the shoulder functions, work that could help improve rehabilitation, injury prevention, and surgical treatment.
The study, published in the Journal of Biomechanics, was conducted at the Skeletal Observation Laboratory at KHSC’s Hotel Dieu Hospital site, a joint initiative of Smith Engineering and the KHSC Research Institute.
Using a specialized biplanar X-ray system, researchers were able to track bone movement in real time, offering a level of precision not previously possible in Canada.
Listen to the full story here, where CFRC sits down with lead author and former PhD student at Queen’s Erin Lee to learn more.