May 25, 2021
Doctor of physical therapy students Pham Tram and Sean Clark are helping Dr. Daryl Lawson, right, conduct research on SenLore, a boot designed to help patients with non-healing foot ulcers.
KALAMAZOO, Mich. Diabetes is a national concern, affecting more than one in 10 Americans. Among the many health challenges it causes, the disease can put patients at risk for dangerous foot ulcers and lower limb amputations. But innovative research at Western Michigan University could be a game-changer, accelerating healing and saving limbs and lives. When people with diabetes develop a wound or ulcer on the bottom of their foot, it may become chronic and they are slow to heal, says