Disability Studies

Minae Inahara, part-time lecturer at Rikkyo University

21 May 2012

Minae Inahara, 39, is a part-time lecturer at Rikkyo University in Tokyo. With a PhD in philosophy from the University of Hull in the United Kingdom, she has been researching disability on three continents: Australia, Asia and Europe. She is an expert in the exploration of the phenomenology of disability. A lot of Inahara's knowledge is firsthand: She has cerebral palsy, which compromises her ...

Back pain relief may taper off

15 May 2012

People treated for low-back pain tend to improve greatly in the first six weeks but the pain and disability in some people may linger for a year, a new review suggests.

Back pain improves in first six weeks of treatment but lingering effects at one year, study suggests

15 May 2012

For people receiving health care for acute and persistent low-back pain, symptoms will improve significantly in the first six weeks, but pain and disability may linger even after one year, states a large study.