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The mission of my laboratory is to engineer solutions to help people age gracefully and not fall. Our objective is to preserve independent mobility and prevent falls in our rapidly aging population through scientific, technological, and translational innovation. 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 mechanisms-based approach to rehabilitation engineering, through a highly integrative approach that combines quantitative motion analysis and electromyography with dynamic ultrasound imaging and computational simulation.
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UNC AFFILIATIONS:
Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC), Center for Aging & Health, Thurston Arthritis Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Aging/Geriatrics, Arthritis, Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Orthopaedics, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation |