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Pathology

Hold on to Your Tibias: The Anatomy and Causes of Shin Splints

At this point you might be sick of hearing about my days on the basketball court (ok, 50/50 on the court and the bench), but I’ve got one more tragic tale of attempted athleticism before I can lay this chapter to rest. It was senior year basketball ...
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Pathology

Stop Making a Racquet: A Look at Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)

Not all of us can be Serena Williams. That's what I told myself after my first tennis match, on the drive to McDonald's for consolation ice cream. ...
Pathology

A Tale of Kittens and Ballers: The Anatomy and Pathology of ACL Tears

If you’ve never had a cat or a best friend or roommate with one, you might not like cats. They possess a quiet affection and loyalty that I often ...
Pathology

Run With This: Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology of Plantar Fasciitis

A few months ago I took up running, which, if you don’t know me, might not sound all that exciting. If you do, it might sound like the first sign of ...
News, Awards

Visible Body's Muscle Premium Recognized with Gold Digital Health Award

June 23, 2017 — Visible Body today announced that its 3D musculoskeletal reference app Muscle Premium received a gold medal and top honors from the ...
Anatomy & Physiology

Feeling Hormonal: A Look at the Endocrine System

“Feeling hormonal?” Or, “It’s just the hormones!” We all complain about hormones without really knowing where they come from or what they do. Turns ...
Press Release, News

Visible Body Selects Amazon Web Services as Cloud Infrastructure Provider

Newton MA — June 14, 2017 — Visible Body today announced that it has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its cloud infrastructure provider. ...
Anatomy & Physiology

When You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go: The Ins and Outs of Urinary System Anatomy and Physiology

I'm going to be straight with you: there are a lot of pee jokes I could have slipped into this post, but being the upstanding person I am (and having ...
Press Release, News

Visible Body Provides Educational Support to Medical School Students in War-Torn Syria

Newton MA — March 10, 2017 — Visible Body, in collaboration with a group of Yale Medical School faculty and students, has supplied the human anatomy ...
Technology in Anatomy Education, Technology in Education

Medical accuracy is important (duh). Our VP of Biomedical Visualization explains why.

It seems like it would be such a no-brainer, doesn't it? Of course medical accuracy is important! We're talking about actual human lives, after all. ...