Dr. Barry Dworkin

  • Virtual reality immersion helps with limb prosthetic rehabilitation

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 8, 2014 Source: Soldiers with lost limbs get high-tech rehabilitation in virtual reality lab  

  • Progress replacing lost or damaged muscle with regenerative medicine

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 2, 2014 Source: Researchers regrow lost muscle in injured patients Reference: An Acellular Biologic Scaffold Promotes Skeletal Muscle Formation in Mice and Humans with Volumetric Muscle Loss

  • Study finds that glucosamine does not help treat osteoarthritic pain any better than placebo

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March ,18 2014 Source: Glucosamine supplement does not help knee pain or deterioration Reference: Kwoh C, et al “The joints on glucosamine study: the effect of oral glucosamine on joint structure, a randomized trial” Arthritis Rheum 2014; DOI: 10.1002/art.38314.

  • Silk-based surgical implants offer new approach to bone repair

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 5, 2014 Source: Silk-based surgical implants could offer a better way to repair broken bones Reference: The use of silk-based devices for fracture fixation

  • Stem cells rejuvenate and strengthen muscle in mice

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 28, 2014 Source: Stem cells repair, strengthen muscles in aged mice Reference: Rejuvenation of the muscle stem cell population restores strength to injured aged muscles

  • Biodegradable surgical implant may help improve outcome of rotator cuff tear repairs

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 6, 2014 [display_podcast] Source: Trials to begin on new degradable surgical implant  

  • Robotic leg advancements are emulating healthy limbs

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 11, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Robotic Advances Promise Artificial Legs That Emulate Healthy Limbs Reference: M. Goldfarb, B. E. Lawson, A. H. Shultz. Realizing the Promise of Robotic Leg Prostheses. Science Translational Medicine, 2013; 5 (210): 210ps15 DOI:10.1126/scitranslmed.3007312 Powered Lower Limb Devices A robotic knee and ankle prosthesis for transfemoral amputees

  • Mild exercise prevents falls in the elderly

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 30, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Exercise may prevent fall-related injuries in older adults Reference: The effect of fall prevention exercise programmes on fall induced injuries in community dwelling older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

  • Prosthetic leg controlled by thinking about moving it

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 27, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Bionic leg is controlled by brain power Reference: Robotic Leg Control with EMG Decoding