On diabetic foot, wound healing, amputation prevention, and the merger of consumer tech with medical devices
A Stanford team demonstrates that a smartphone app measuring vibration perception thresholds can detect large-fiber sensory deficits in patients with diabetes — a potential advance for accessible, patient-operated neuropathy screening.
Screenshot A recent pilot study published in Sensors (Basel) highlights the potential of vibrating insole therapy in improving plantar sensation for patients with Type II diabetes mellitus and sensory peripheral neuropathy. Over one month, 22 participants used vibrating insoles daily for 30 minutes. The study found significant improvements in vibration perception threshold (VPT), with average... Continue Reading →
Intriguing data from a multinational group of investigators. Perhaps this works similiarly to other energy-based schema-- by (if you will) perturbation of the wound matrix and creating sometihng a distress signal?
After describing this concept some years ago, we're so happy to see this kind of idea finally be validated! Congratulations to Jasmin and coworkers for this effort that might help bring semi-quantitative nerve testing out into the community. The aim of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of a vibration-based cell phone... Continue Reading →
