Unlocking the Mysteries of Joint Paint May Lead to New Treatments
The mechanics and mysteries of joint pain are being unlocked by Dr. Gail Thornton by linking the joints and tendons (throughout the body that allows movement) to towering skyscrapers and large bridges spanning deep valleys.
What a comparison, you might think, but according to Dr. Thornton — an assistant professor in the University of Calgary’s faculties of Medicine and Engineering, who carries out her research in the McCaig Centre for Joint Injury and Arthritis Research — same design principles are at work between joint and tendons and towering skyscrapers and large bridges spanning deep valleys.
