This article talks about how a new method of telling if nerve surgery was effective was developed. In the article, they talk about how 8 in 10 people will be affected by back pain, and this study will allow for better techniques of relieving this pain to be developed. It accurately tells how strong the signal through each nerve is, and allows for a very accurate method of telling if a nerve is still being compressed or not.
Nature of science themes:
-Science is Collaborative: this was done by Dr. Bartol, who is a leading orthopaedic surgeon, and he tested a group of 42 patients. Without the help of the patients, there could be no results.
-Science is based on evidence: this article is based on the evidence of a new accurate way to test nerve function.
-Science is subject to debate and tentative: this could be proven to be inaccurate, because there has been such a small test group so far.
-Role of motivation and curiosity: the doctor was motivated by knowing that he could help make his patients better with this new method, and he obviously is motivated by helping people because he is a doctor.
By: Cameron Kurisko
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