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Paper Accepted (October 2019)

New publication with our collaborators at Rice University and Emory University:

Sauder NR, Meyer AJ, Allen JL, Ting LH, Kesar TM, Fregly BJ (2019). Computational design of FastFES treatment to improve propulsive force symmetry during post-stroke gait. Frontiers in Neurorobotics. doi: 10.3389/fnbot.2019.00080

WVU Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium (July 2019)

Congrats to NeuroMob lab undergraduates Hannah Cohen and Paige Phillips on presenting their summer projects at the WVU Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium. Hannah and Paige were mentored by graduate students Hannah M. and Dan. Great work all!

Hannah M. and Hannah C. worked together this summer on analyzing muscle activity in response to perturbations during common daily behaviors.

Dan and Paige worked together this summer on examining how well we are able to perceive disturbances to our walking balance.

NeuroMob Lab Biomechanics Outreach (July 2019)

Members of the NeuroMob lab participated in a couple outreach events during recent WVU Engineering Challenge camps:

Dr. Allen spoke to high school students at the Engineering in Innovation camp about the biomechanics discipline, her path to studying biomechanics, and how biomechanics has led to many innovative studies and products in health and sports.

Dan, Hannah C, and Paige taught high school students in the Engineering in Healthcare camp about experimental methods in biomechanics and ran a quick experiment investigating postural swayin different stance conditions.

Paper Accepted (May 2019)

New publication with our collaborators at Emory University:

Allen JL, Kesar TM, Ting LH (2019). Motor module generalization across balance and walking is impaired after stroke. Journal of Neurophysiology. doi:10.1152/jn.00561.2018

Paper Accepted (December 2018)

Excited for our newest publication with collaborators at Emory University:

Allen JL, Ting LH, and Kesar TM (2018). Gait rehabilitation using functional electrical stimulation induces changes in ankle muscle coordination in stroke survivors: a preliminary study. Frontiers in Neurology doi: 10.3389/fneur.2018.01127

Paper Accepted (August 2018)

Our newest publication represents an exciting new collaboration with Dr. Jason Franz, Professor of Biomedical Engineering at UNC/NC-State.

Allen JL and Franz JR. The motor repertoire of older adult fallers may constrain their response to balance perturbations. Journal of Neurophysiology. 120(5): 2368-2378

NeuroMob Lab attends ASB2018 in Rochester, MN (August 2018)

Members of the WVU Neuromechanics of Mobility Lab attended and presented their research at the 42nd annual meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics at the Mayo Clinic in Rocherster, MN. Congratulations to graduate student Hannah McDonald who was a finalist in the Master’s student poster competition!

Abstracts:

Allen JL, Kesar TM, and Ting LH. Motor module generalization across walking and balance is associated with better walking performance post-stroke.

McDonald HD and Allen JL. Modular control of the timed up and go test in stroke survivors.

WVU Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium (July 2018)

Congratulations to Zoe Moore on presenting her research at the WVU Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium. This presentation was a culmination of Zoe’s project examining how ankle muscle activity response to perturbations to standing scales with perturbation velocity. Great work this summer, Zoe!

NeuroMob Lab attends 2018 regional ASB conference (April 2018)

The WVU Neuromechanics of Mobility Lab attended the inaugural East Coast American Society of Biomechanics Regional Meeting held at the Penn State – Berks campus. This was our first conference attendance as a lab, and it was exciting for all!

Abstracts:

McDonald HD and Allen JL. Modular control of the timed up and go test in stroke survivors.

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