Kayla Seymore

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Representative tendon shear modulus and viscosity heat maps and histograms. The red curves represent kernel density estimates (as described in Equation 2), and the red arrows indicate peak values derived from these kernel distributions, showing data from a participant with unilateral Achilles tendinopathy.

Gabriella L. Dunay & coauthors found that analysis of regional heterogeneity improves sensitivity of ultrasound shear-wave elastography to changes with Achilles tendinopathy. Read more in JOR: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Dr. Kayla Seymore earned her PhD in Biomechanics and Movement Science at the University of Delaware, under advisement of Dr. Karin Grävare Silbernagel. Her dissertation was entitled ‘From Growth to Injury: Investigating the Relationship Between Age and Achilles Tendon Health’. Images show a headshot of Dr. Seymore, her defense committee, and the University of Delaware academic logo.

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Recent findings in @jorthopres.bsky.social suggest that the presence of metabolic comorbidities worsen the presentation of Achilles tendinopathy. #TendonTuesday #ORSSMC @orssociety.bsky.social

Funding: NIH, NIAMS

Link: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39763090/

Perfect storm of grants submitted, classes done, paper edits sent off to co-authors, & 'hey, I have a bluesky invite code if you want it'😅