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PERSONAL WEBSITE:

https://abl.bme.unc.edu/author/jason-franz/

PUBLICATIONS:

Publications Link

MENTORS:

Undergraduate Students,
Medical Students


 

Our expertise is in the neuromuscular biomechanics of human movement, with a special emphasis on aging and disease-related mobility impairment. Our primary research seeks to discover the musculoskeletal and sensorimotor adaptations that underlie a loss of independent mobility, and to introduce creative new approaches for preserving walking ability and preventing falls. We use a highly integrative approach that combines quantitative motion analysis, electromyography, biomedical imaging, and computational simulation. In short, we engineer solutions to help people age gracefully.


UNC AFFILIATIONS:

Biomedical Engineering, Thurston Arthritis Center

CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Aging/Geriatrics, Arthritis, Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Imaging, Rehabilitation