Clinical projects
Applying biomechanical techniques to clinical problems
Key collaborators:
Prof. Gabor Barton - LJMU, Liverpool, UK.
This research theme covers multiple projects demonstrating the breadth of applications for biomechanical approaches. Clinical applications include clinical gait analysis, chronic ankle instability, alkaptonuria (a rare genetic disease), scleroderma and spinal cord injury. Clinical collaborations are welcome - please get in contact with ideas for potential projects.
Mark’s PhD evaluated tetraplegic reaching after tendon-transfer, a surgical procedure to restore active elbow extension [this project is no longer active].
Publications
Identifying joint-specific gait mechanisms causing impaired gait in alkaptonuria patients
Alkaptonuria is a rare genetic disease that leads to structural joint damage and impaired movement function. Previous research …
Vector-field statistics for the analysis of time varying clinical gait data
Background: In clinical settings, the time varying analysis of gait data relies heavily on the experience of the individual(s) …
Multi-segment foot landing kinematics in subjects with chronic ankle instability
Background: Chronic ankle instability has been associated with altered joint kinematics at the ankle, knee and hip. However, no studies …
Age-Related Deviation of Gait from Normality in Alkaptonuria
Alkaptonuria is a rare metabolic disease leading to systemic changes including early and severe arthropathy which affects mobility. For …
Manipulation of visual biofeedback during gait with a time delayed adaptive Virtual Mirror Box
Background: A mirror placed in the mid-sagittal plane of the body has been used to reduce phantom limb pain and improve movement …
Primary and submovement control of aiming in C6 tetraplegics following posterior deltoid transfer
Background: Upper limb motor control in fast, goal-directed aiming is altered in tetraplegics following posterior-deltoid …
Sensory-motor equivalence: manual aiming in C6 tetraplegics following musculotendinous transfer surgery at the elbow
Cervical spinal lesions at C6 result in paralysis of the triceps brachii while leaving deltoid and elbow Xexor function intact. We …
Analysis of tetraplegic reaching in their 3D workspace following posterior deltoid-triceps tendon transfer
Objectives: To quantify three-dimensional (3D) reachable workspace in different groups of tetraplegic participants and to assess their …
