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Biomechanics

Biomechanics of Rehabilitation/Injury 2

Friday, October 13, 2023
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Location: 335 (Center, Level 3)

Presentations:

  • 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM PDT
    Beyond the Limits of Sight: Measuring Thumb Muscle Fascicle Lengths with Extended Field of View Ultrasound Imaging

    Primary Investigator: Jennifer A. Nichols, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Florida

    Presenting Author: Alexis R. Benoit – University of Florida

  • 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    Sex-Specific Differences in Thoracic Injury Prevalence and Causation in Frontal Motor Vehicle Crashes

    Presenting Author: William M. Armstrong - 1 (he/him/his) – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Hannah Weinbaum – George Mason University

    Co-Author: Gabrielle Walsh – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Karan Devane, PhD – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Anna Miller, MD – Washington University in St. Louis

    Co-Author: Bahram Kiani – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

    Co-Author: R. Shayne Martin – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Joel D. Stitzel, PhD – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

    Primary Investigator: Ashley Weaver, PhD – Wake Forest School of Medicine

  • 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM PDT
    Time Course of Total Muscle Activation during Locomotor Adaptation to Exoskeleton Use

    Presenting Author: Courtney Haynes – US ARMY DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory

    Co-Author: Seongmi Song – Texas A&M University

    Primary Investigator: Cortney Bradford – US ARMY DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory

  • 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
    Can Coordinated Flexor Muscles in the Extended Thumb Produce Well-Directed Grasp Forces? Application to Grasp-Reconstructive Surgery Following Tetraplegia

    Presenting Author: Joseph Towles, PhD (he/him/his) – Swarthmore College

  • 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    Length-Actuated Transfemoral Prosthesis Increases Hip Flexion/Extension Symmetry for Users

    Presenting Author: Catherine Pitts – Clemson University

    Co-Author: Reese Parr – Clemson University

    Co-Author: J. Tapp Rhoads – Clemson University

    Co-Author: Omar Aguilar – Clemson University

    Last Author: Ge Lv – Clemson University

    Primary Investigator: John DesJardins – Clemson University