Research


Objective Assessment of Functional Muscle-Tendon Behavior for Enhancing the Diagnosis and Treatment of Tendon Pathologies
Funding Agency: DOD-CDMRP: Defense Medical Research and Development Program (JPC-8)
Research Team: Dr. Alex Reiter, Dr. Peter Adamczyk, Dr. Darryl Thelen
Collaborators: Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) – Dr. Amy Silder, Dr. Pinata Sessoms, Dr. John Fraser
Years: 2021-present

Collaborative Research: Use of Wearable Sensors to Track Muscle-Tendon Loading during Exosuit Assisted Locomotion
Funding Agency: NSF Disability and Rehabilitation Engineering (DARE) Program
Research Team: Dr. Darryl Thelen, Dylan Schmitz
Collaborators: Harvard Biodesign Lab - Dr. Conor Walsh, Dr. Richard Nuckols, Sangjun Lee (Harvard University)
Years: 2020-present
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STTR Phase 2: Wearable Shear Wave Tensiometry for Tracking Tendon Load During Dynamic Movement
Funding Agency: NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Research Team: Dr. Darryl Thelen, Dr. Peter Adamczyk
Collaborators: Jon Butzine (Delve)
Years: 2020-present
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Intraoperative Measurement of Ligament Tension to Guide Knee Arthoplasty
Funding Agency: NIH: National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
Research Team: Dr. Joshua Roth, Dylan Schmitz, Jon Blank, Dr. Darryl Thelen
Collaborators: Dr. Matt Squire (UW-Madison)
Years: 2018-present
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Noninvasive Assessment of in vivo Tissue Loads to Enhance the Treatment of Gait Disorders
Funding Agency: NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Research Team: Dr. Ana Ebrahimi, Jack Martin, Robin Pomeroy, Sara Harper, Dr. Darryl Thelen
Collaborators: Dr. Matt Allen (UW-Madison), Dr. Bil Ledoux (Seattle VA), Dr. Tom Novacheck (Gillette), Dr. Michael Schwartz (Gillette)
Years: 2017-present
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Influence of age-related changes in tendon on motor performance
Funding Agency: NIH: National Institute on Aging
Research Team: Isaac Loegering, Dr. Ana Ebrahimi, Jack Martin, Dr. Darryl Thelen
Collaborators: Dr. Jason Franz (UNC), Dr. Silvia Blemker (UVa), Dr. Kenneth Lee (UW), Dr. Oliver Wieben (UW), Dr. Kevin Johnson (UW)
Years: 2016-present
[Description] [Results]


Please find prior research projects on our prior research page.

Email to: Darryl Thelen