BioTrib Conversations: Mechanobiology and digital twin modelling for neuromusculoskeletal rehab

18th August 202113th August 2021 by Robert Elkington

In Episode 4 of Biotrib Conversations Professor Rod Barrett and Dr. Claudio Pizzolato from Griffith University (Australia) discuss the importance of mechanobiology and cutting edge digital twin models for neuromusculoskeletal rehabilitation along with recent advances made within the innovative BioSpine programme.

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