Researchers at Columbia University have developed a robotic neck brace to help doctors analyze the impact of cancer treatments on neck mobility and to guide in patient recovery. In existing techniques, doctors use to assess the range of motion in the neck and shoulders, that a patient might lose after treatment, provide little assistance and identifying which patients are at greatest risk represents a significant challenge. So, the researchers are keenly focused on making the treatment of head and neck cancer, no longer a “pain-in-the-neck.”