What. A. Day.💥

🦴The inaugural @henryfordhealth.bsky.social
+ @michiganstateu.bsky.social Musculoskeletal Research Retreat was an incredible success!

🤝~90 attendees from both institutions came together to build connections, share ideas, and spark collaboration.

➡️https://lnkd.in/eGK6VqNj

Pumped to see our team’s work on early inflammatory changes following knee surgery take center stage at #ACSM25 today! 🧠🗣️🔥

We’re showcasing how ultrasound gives us a clearer view into joint health and recovery after ACLR. 🔬🦵📈

Just getting started 💪📊
#OA #sportsmed #ACLR #ultrasound

Excited to attend the American College of Sports Medicine #ACSM25 meeting in Atlanta this week! Meet us at Booth 802 and check out how our new #pedar with lightweight #plidar technology can help advance your #sports and #biomechanics applications!

For more information, visit www.novelusa.com/pedar

🚨 Now recruiting 2 PhD students @ MSU!

Join a funded study investigating early arthritis after knee surgery using:

– 🖥️ Ultrasound imaging
– 🦵 Movement biomechanics
– 🧠 Psychological & hormonal factors

📍: East Lansing, MI
📩: harkeym1@msu.edu | hartharv@msu.edu
📸 Flyer below 👇

Excited to share our work on the small but mighty microRNA-126-3p in @naturecomms.bsky.social! We found this microRNA is elevated in four knee osteoarthritis cohorts and show in an animal model that it reduces the severity of knee osteoarthritis - at least in part via angiogenesis. rdcu.be/ebycj

📢 New research challenges BMI as a predictor of ACL recovery. Instead, body composition—lean vs. fat mass—better correlates with strength & function.

🔬 DXA showed:
✅ More lean mass → Stronger quads, better mobility
❌ More fat mass → Worse knee pain & performance
📉 BMI? No significant correlation.

📢 Interesting study in Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine 🦵🔬: Among 16,935 pediatric ACL reconstructions, 1.6% developed PTOA within 5 years.

Key risk factors:
⚠️ Motion restoration surgery (OR = 5.0)
👶 Age ≤12 (OR = 4.8)
⏳ Delayed ACLR (OR = 1.8)
⚖️ Obesity (OR = 1.4)
⚡ Male sex (OR = 1.3)

🚨 NIH funding is at risk! 🚨

📢 Indirect cost rate changes could slow down life-saving medical research that patients depend on! ❤️🔬🧪

@aimbe-official made it easy to take action! 📩 Send a letter to Congress in under 1 minute! ⏳🏛️

🔗 Act now: aimbe.org/advocate/wri…

📢 Spread the word#ScienceMattersrs

Thanks for this. I linked this thread in my Substack and made a script for people to use to contact their reps!

fromthescienceclass.substack.com/p/biomedical...

🚨 NIH’s indirect cost policy might not stick. 🧪

Turns out, there’s already a law preventing NIH from making these changes without congressional approval.

Hopefully there’s a good chance this IDC change won’t move forward as planned. Something to watch! 👀

🔬 NIH’s new policy to cap indirect costs at 15% is a major blow to research institutions. 🧪

💰 Less funding for operations = fewer resources for science.
⚠️ Small institutions may struggle to sustain research.
🏛️ This could impact the future of NIH-funded projects.

🔗 grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

🏆 Wireless ultrasound is a game-changer!

🔬 Our new study in Osteoarthritis Imaging confirms that Clarius wireless ultrasound probes accurately measure knee cartilage thickness—comparable to traditional systems.

📊 A big step toward more accessible ultrasound technology!

🔗: doi.org/10.1016/j.os...

Excited to share the first paper from my PhD in @kelseyhcollins.bsky.social lab where we show that IPFP images using MRI are related to pain and are different with age, obesity and sex. Collab with ⁦Richard Souza, Laura Chen, and ⁦Emma Nedley.
⁩
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

🦋 Hello from AIR Labs! 🧪 We study how movement impacts knee OA after injury. Our research focuses on:

🏋️‍♂️ Biomechanics
🏃 Physical Activity
🩻 Structural Changes
📊 Early Symptoms

👍Our goal? Early detection & prevention of OA.

😁Excited to share & connect! #Ultrasound #Osteoarthritis #ACL #KneeHealth

I have started an Orthopaedic Research Starter Pack! Link: go.bsky.app/61hCir6. I am happy to add people -- comment below to be added!

🚨 Ultrasound + Bone Shape = New Research! 🚨

We developed a novel B-Score 🧮 using an ultrasound-based statistical shape model 🩻 to measure femoral bone shape post-ACLR 🦵
✅ Accessible
✅ Accurate (92%!)
✅ Early detection potential
📖 Full study 👉shorturl.at/lto3A