Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
Globally, more than 600 million people suffer from chronic back pain, and if you're one of them, you know how debilitating it can be. What's more, the conventional treatment options have their limitations: surgery is highly invasive and costly, and physiotherapy is used to manage symptoms rather than tackle the root cause. So, might there be another option? In this video, Dr Veerle Brans from Oxford's Department of Engineering Science explains how ultrasound – which you might know from pregnancy scans – could hold the key to treating back pain in the future.
Subtítulos en español: Paula Becerril Tarifa, Lía Domínguez Fidalgo, Pau Miralles Tarriño y Besay Rodríguez Alonso. Con la supervisión de Laura González Fernández (Facultad de Traducción y Documentación, Universidad de Salamanca, España).
Globally, more than 600 million people suffer from chronic back pain, and if you're one of them, you know how debilitating it can be. What's more, the conventional treatment options have their limitations: surgery is highly invasive and costly, and physiotherapy is used to manage symptoms rather than tackle the root cause. So, might there be another option? In this video, Dr Veerle Brans from Oxford's Department of Engineering Science explains how ultrasound – which you might know from pregnancy scans – could hold the key to treating back pain in the future.
Subtítulos en español: Paula Becerril Tarifa, Lía Domínguez Fidalgo, Pau Miralles Tarriño y Besay Rodríguez Alonso. Con la supervisión de Laura González Fernández (Facultad de Traducción y Documentación, Universidad de Salamanca, España).
