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Early observations of the effects of lateral wedge orthoses on lower limb muscle length and potential for exacerbating spasticity (2010)
Journal Article
spasticity. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 34(3), 319-326. https://doi.org/10.3109/03093646.2010.504976

Lateral wedge orthoses are often prescribed to correct varus deformity after stroke. Spasticity is implicated in varus deformity and is caused by velocity-related muscle length changes, so a lateral wedge may affect spasticity by manipulating foot an... Read More about Early observations of the effects of lateral wedge orthoses on lower limb muscle length and potential for exacerbating spasticity.

Invasive in vivo measurement of rear-, mid- and forefoot motion during walking (2008)
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Lundgren, P., Nester, C., Liu, A., Arndt, A., Jones, R., Stacoff, A., …Lundberg, A. (2008). Invasive in vivo measurement of rear-, mid- and forefoot motion during walking. Gait & Posture, 28(1), 93-100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2007.10.009

The aim of this work was to use bone anchored external markers to describe the kinematics of the tibia, fibula, talus, calcaneus, navicular, cuboid, medial cuneiform, first and fifth metatarsals during gait. Data were collected from six subjects. The... Read More about Invasive in vivo measurement of rear-, mid- and forefoot motion during walking.

The energetic costs of load-carrying and the evolution of bipedalism (2008)
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Watson, J., Payne, R., Chamberlain, A., Jones, R., & Sellers, W. (2008). The energetic costs of load-carrying and the evolution of bipedalism. Journal of Human Evolution, 54(5), 675-683. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2007.10.004

The evolution of habitual bipedalism is still a fundamental yet unsolved question for paleoanthropologists, and carrying is popular as an explanation for both the early adoption of upright walking and as a positive selection pressure once a terrestri... Read More about The energetic costs of load-carrying and the evolution of bipedalism.

Orthotic control of rear foot and lower limb motion during running in participants with chronic Achilles tendon injury (2008)
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Donoghue, O., Harrison, A., Laxton, P., & Jones, R. (2008). Orthotic control of rear foot and lower limb motion during running in participants with chronic Achilles tendon injury. Sports Biomechanics, 7(2), 194-205. https://doi.org/10.1080/14763140701841407

This study examined the kinematic effects of orthoses in participants with a history of chronic Achilles tendon injury. Twelve participants ran at self-selected speeds on a treadmill with and without customized orthoses. Joint and segment angles in... Read More about Orthotic control of rear foot and lower limb motion during running in participants with chronic Achilles tendon injury.

Lower limb kinematics of subjects with chronic Achilles tendon injury during running (2008)
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Donoghue, O., Harrison, A., Laxton, P., & Jones, R. (2008). Lower limb kinematics of subjects with chronic Achilles tendon injury during running. Research in Sports Medicine, 16(1), 23-38. https://doi.org/10.1080/15438620701693231

This study examined the kinematic differences between subjects who had a history of chronic Achilles tendon (AT) injury and matched controls during running. Eleven subjects from each group ran barefoot (BF) and shod at self-selected speeds on a tr... Read More about Lower limb kinematics of subjects with chronic Achilles tendon injury during running.

Foot kinematics during walking measured using bone and surface mounted markers (2007)
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Arndt, A., Nester, C., Howard, D., Liu, A., Wolf, P., Lundberg, A., …Lundgren, P. (2007). Foot kinematics during walking measured using bone and surface mounted markers. Journal of Biomechanics, 40(15), 3412-3423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.05.019

The aim was to compare kinematic data from an experimental foot model comprising four segments ((i) heel, (ii) navicular/cuboid (iii) medial forefoot, (iv) lateral forefoot), to the kinematics of the individual bones comprising each segment. The foot... Read More about Foot kinematics during walking measured using bone and surface mounted markers.

Predictive modelling of human walking over a complete gait cycle (2007)
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Ren, L., Jones, R., & Howard, D. (2007). Predictive modelling of human walking over a complete gait cycle. Journal of Biomechanics, 40(7), 1567-1574. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.07.017

An inverse dynamics multi-segment model of the body was combined with optimisation techniques to simulate normal walking in the sagittal plane on level ground. Walking is formulated as an optimal motor task subject to multiple constraints with minimi... Read More about Predictive modelling of human walking over a complete gait cycle.

A comparison of knee braces during walking for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the medial compartment of the knee (2005)
Journal Article
Richards, J., Sanchez-Ballester, J., Jones, R., Darke, N., & Livingstone, B. (2005). A comparison of knee braces during walking for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the medial compartment of the knee. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, British Volume, 87-B(7), 937-939. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.87B7.16005

In this cross-over study, we evaluated two types of knee brace commonly used in the conservative treatment of osteoarthritis of the medial compartment. Twelve patients confirmed radiologically as having unilateral osteoarthritis of the medial compart... Read More about A comparison of knee braces during walking for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the medial compartment of the knee.

Dynamic analysis of load carriage biomechanics during level walking (2005)
Journal Article
Ren, L., Jones, R., & Howard, D. (2005). Dynamic analysis of load carriage biomechanics during level walking. Journal of Biomechanics, 38(4), 853-863. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.04.030

This paper describes an investigation into the biomechanical effects of load carriage dynamics on human locomotion performance. A whole body, inverse dynamics gait model has been developed which uses only kinematic input data to define the gait cycle... Read More about Dynamic analysis of load carriage biomechanics during level walking.

A new biomechanical model for the functional assessment of knee osteoarthritis (2004)
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Kim, W., Richards, J., Hegab, A., & Jones, R. (2004). A new biomechanical model for the functional assessment of knee osteoarthritis. The Knee, 11(3), 225-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0968-0160%2803%2900068-1

The severity of symptoms in osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee can be difficult to assess. A new method for assessing medial compartment OA of the knee is proposed. The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship exists between the severity... Read More about A new biomechanical model for the functional assessment of knee osteoarthritis.

Whole body inverse dynamics over a complete gait cycle based only on measured kinematics
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Ren, L., Jones, R., & Howard, D. Whole body inverse dynamics over a complete gait cycle based only on measured kinematics. Journal of Biomechanics, 41(12), 2750-2759. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.06.001

This paper presents a three-dimensional (3D) whole body multi-segment model for inverse dynamics analysis over a complete gait cycle, based only on measured kinematic data. The sequence of inverse dynamics calculations differs significantly from the... Read More about Whole body inverse dynamics over a complete gait cycle based only on measured kinematics.