BLACKSBURG, Va., Sept. 2 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
Older adults commonly struggle with chronic pain, with an estimated 36 percent of U.S. adults over the age of 65 reported experiencing pain most days or every day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That pain can be even more challenging for those living in rural communities, with less access to pain specialists and healthcare resources.
Huaiyang Zhong, assistant professor in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, is looking to solve this issue.With a $460,260 grant from the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health, he and his team will use artificial inte...