Research in the Biomechanics and Motor Performance Laboratory focuses in several areas:

• Lower extremity mechanics during locomotion, jumping and dance
• Standing balance in persons with Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis
• Dynamic balance during locomotion
• Hip joint center modeling
• Pediatric sitting and power mobility

A collaborative research model is used with students teaming with faculty mentor projects.  Funding is provided primarily internally. Collaboration and use of lab involves three units: Physical Therapy, Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Movement Science.  

Publications

The following are select publications by faculty and students in the Biomechanics and Motor Performance Laboratory:

Alderink G, Carollo, J.  (2020) Enhancing the Quality of Clinical Movement Analysis through Instrumented Gait and Motion Analysis - Best Practices and Laboratory Accreditation, Gait Posture, 82: 52-53, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.08.104.

B.M. Ashby, “Theoretical Justification for Distal Foot Power Equation,” Journal of Biomechanics, Vol. 109, 109964, 2020.

Büttner, F, Howell, DR, et al., Parker, TM, Delahunt, E. (2020). Concussed athletes walk slower than non-concussed athletes during cognitive-motor dual-task assessments but not during single-task assessments 2 months after sports concussion: a systematic review and meta-analysis using individual participant data. British Journal of Sports Medicine,54(2), 94-101.

Kenyon LK, Aldrich NJ, Farris JP, Walenta K, Chesser B. Exploring the effects of power mobility training on parents of exploratory power mobility learners: a multiple baseline single subject research design. Physiother Can. In press. Available in advance on-line at: https://www.utpjournals.press/doi/abs/10.3138/ptc-2019-0045

Kenyon LK, Schmitt J, Otieno S, Cohen L. Providing paediatric power wheelchairs in the USA then and now: a survey of providers. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2020:15(6):708-717. 

Kenyon LK, Jones M, Breaux B, Tsotsoros J, Gardner T, Livingstone R. American and Canadian therapists’ perspectives of age and cognitive skills for paediatric power mobility: a qualitative study. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2020;15(6):692-700. 

Kenyon LK, Farris JP, Aldrich NJ, Usoro J, Rhodes S. Changes in EEG activity in response to power mobility training: a pilot project. Physiother Can. 2020;72(3):260-270. 

Kenyon LK, Chapman A, Williams B, Miller WC. Use of single-subject research designs in seating and wheeled mobility research: a scoping review. Disabil Rehabil: Assist Technol. 2020;15(3):243-255. 

Goehring M, Cekander K, Clark J, Subject L. (2019): The Effects of Footwear on Postural Sway in Community Dwelling Older Adults. Annals of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy. 2019; 2(3).To link to this article: https://www.medwinpublishers.com/APhOT/

Huegel M, Otieno S, Kenyon LK. Validity of the WST and the WST-Q in children with spina bifida: a pilot project. Assist Technol. 2019;14(7):744-750.  

B.M. Ashby, A.A. Sohel, and G.J. Alderink, “Effect of Arm Motion on Standing Lateral Jumps,” Journal of Biomechanics, Vol. 96, 109339, 2019.

Harro CC, Garascia C. Reliability and Validity of Computerized Force Platform Measures of Balance Function in Healthy Older Adults. J Geriatr Phys Ther 2019;42(3):E57-E66. doi: 10.1519/JPT.0000000000000175

Kenyon LK, Jones M, Livingstone R, Breaux B, Tsotsoros J, Williams K. Power mobility for children: a survey study of American and Canadian therapists’ perspectives and practices. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2018;60(10):1018-1025.

Kenyon LK, Mortenson WB, Miller WC. “There is power in mobility”: parent and therapist perspectives of the experiences of children learning to use power mobility. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2018;60(10):1012-1017.

Goehring M, Bringer N, Broders J, Young E. (2018):The Effects of Footwear on Postural Sway: A Pilot Study. Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics. DOI: 10.1080/02703181.2018.1476432, August 2018. To link to this article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02703181.2018.1476432

Kenyon LK, Hostnik L, McElroy R, Peterson C, Farris JP. Power mobility training methods for children: a systematic review. Pediatr Phys Ther. 2018;30(1):2–8.

Kenyon LK, Farris JP, Cain B, King E, VandenBerg A. Development and content validation of the Power Mobility Training Tool. Disabil Rehabil: Assist Technol. 2018;13(1):10-24.

Gulgin, H., Hall, K., Luzadre, A., Kayfish, E.  (2018).  3D Gait Analysis with and without an Orthopedic Walking Boot.  Gait & Posture, 59:76-82.

Goehring, M, Pressley J, Schichtel R, Weston A. (2018). Comparing the University Mobility Coach system Harness^™ and the NeuroCom^® Smart Balance Master Harness Regarding Effects on Limits of Stability and Subject Comfort. Michigan Physical Therapy Association Fall Conference, October 5-6, Traverse City, MI.

Goehring M, Bringer N, Broders J, Young E. (2018):The Effects of Footwear on Postural Sway: A Pilot Study. Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics. DOI: 10.1080/02703181.2018.1476432 Online publication ahead of print, to link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/02703181.2018.1476432

Beaudoin, CB, Parker, TM, Tiemersma, K, Lewis, C. (2018). Evaluating university physical activity courses from student and instructor perspectives. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 89(1), 7-11.

Kelch, A., Gulgin, H. (2017). Functional Movement Screen Score by Somatotype Category.  Clinical Kinesiology, 71(1):1-8.

Visser A, Westman M, Otieno S, Kenyon LK. A home-based body weight supported treadmill program for children with cerebral palsy: a pilot study. Pediatr Phys Ther.  2017;29(3):223–229.

Fisher-Pipher S, Kenyon LK, Westman M.  Improving balance, mobility, and dual-task performance in an adolescent with cerebral palsy: a case report. Physiotherapy Theory Pract. 2017;33(7):586-595.

Kenyon LK, Westman M, Hefferan A, McCray P, Baker BJ.  A home-based body weight supported treadmill training program for children with cerebral palsy:  a case series.  Physiotherapy Theory Pract. 2017;33(7):576-585.

Beasley J, Kenyon LK, Midena A, Chartier J, Meyers K, Ashby B, Anderson K. Cane handle designs - pressure and preference: a pilot study. J Acute Care Phys Ther. 2017;8(2):58-64.

Parker, TM, Lewis, CA, Beaudoin, CB. (2017). The influence of exercise empowerment on life stress. International Journal of Kinesiology and Sport Science, 5(4), 33-37.

Harro CC, Piper N, Marquis A, Burdis C. Reliability and Validity of Force Platform Measures of Balance Impairment in Individuals with Parkinson's Disease. Phys Ther. 2016;96: 1955-1964. DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20160099 Published July 14, 2016.

Gulgin H, Hoogenboom B. The Functional Movement Screening (FMS) ™: An Inter-rater reliability study between raters of varied experience. The International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, 9(1):14-20, 2014. 

Kenyon LK, Farris JF, Gallagher C, Webster L, Hammond L, Aldrich A.  Power mobility training for young children with multiple, severe impairments:  a case series.  Phys Occup Ther Pediatr.  DOI: 10.3109/01942638.2015.1108380. Article available at: https://dx.doi.org/10.3109/01942638.2015.1108380 

Gulgin, H., Hall, K., Luzadre, A., Kayfish, E. (2016).  3-D Gait Analysis with and without an orthopedic walking boot.  American Society of Biomechanics Meeting, Raleigh, NC.

Alderink, G, Hoogenboom, B, Lenz, A, Keniston, N, Krikke, A, Wiersma, B, Prediction of Hip Joint Center Location using Davis and Seidel Methods: Effect on Hip Moments During Gait of Normal Healthy Adults, 21st Gait & Clinical Movement Analysis Society Annual Meeting, May 17-20, 2016, Poster abstract.

Hickox, LJ, Ashby, BM, Alderink, GJ. Exploration of the Two-Dimensional Plane Assumption in Modeling the Standing Long Jump. J Biomechanics, 49(7) (2016):1085-1093.

Banitt, L, Alderink, GJ, Comparison of Lower Extremity Kinematics and Kinetics and Center of Mass-Center of Pressure Relationship between a Classical Ballet and Jazz Pirouette: A Case Report, 21^st Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society Annual Meeting, May 17-20, 2016.

Blust, M, Alderink, GJ, A Comparative Analysis of the Center of Mass and Center of Pressure Relationship in a Pirouette Performed by an Amateur and Professional Dancer, 2017 Annual Midwest Regional Meeting, American Society of Biomechanics, Grand Rapids, MI, February 23-24, 2017.

Alderink GJ, Hickox L, Hoogenboom B, Lenz A, Spitzley T, Barger W, Gailey R. Comparison of Four Methods to Estimate Hip Joint Center in the Context of Gait Analysis, Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society Annual Meeting, May 22-25, 2018, Indianapolis, IN.

Alderink GJ, Chapin K, Harro C, Rodriguez A, Spruit E, Woodward H. Dynamic Balance During Self-Selected and Fast-Paced Walking in Individuals With and Without Parkinson’s Disease: An Analysis of Margin of Stability and Mediolateral Sway, Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society Annual Meeting, May 22-25, 2018, Indianapolis, IN.

Schoen S, Alderink G. 3D Ankle and Foot Kinematics Utilizing Leardini and Oxford Multi-Segment Foot Models Differ in Active Healthy Elders. American Society of Biomechanics Annual Meeting, August 8-11, 2018, Rochester, MN.

B.M. Ashby and W.S. Reffeor, “Using Stress Shielding in Hip Implants as a Case Study to Teach Loading of Composite Beams,” 123^rd ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2016.

Kontos, AP, Covassin, T, Elbin, RJ, Parker, TM. (2012). Depression and neurocognitive performance after concussion among male and female high school and collegiate athletes. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 93(10): 1751-1756.

Goehring M, Kenyon, L. (2011). Axillary or Forearm Crutches; Comparing Postural Sway in Single Limb Stance and Perceptions of Safety. Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy, 2(2), 72-76.