On diabetic foot, wound healing, amputation prevention, and the merger of consumer tech with medical devices
A new Science Robotics study from Northwestern and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab virtually couples a therapist's and a stroke survivor's exoskeletons so they feel each other's movements in real time — turning "walk a mile in your patient's shoes" into an actual control law, with a clear path toward home-based, remote gait rehab.
For decades, the standard response to a diabetic foot ulcer has been to shut everything down. We focus so intently on offloading that we often inadvertently prescribe a total sedentary lifestyle. But as our colleagues at the University of Michigan point out in their recent review, we need to shift the narrative toward "Toe, Flow,... Continue Reading →
From our long-time friend Charles Liu via Wired Magazine (and Dr. Brandy Schillace) exploring the outer limits of neuroplasticity via the very real immediate-term promise of vagus nerve stimulation.
