The application of biomechanics in clinical practice
Presentation / Conference
Jones, R., Liu, A., & Nester, C. The application of biomechanics in clinical practice. Presented at China 3rd National Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Conference, Shanghai
Differences in abduction/adduction range of motion in intrinsic foot joints during walking and running
Presentation / Conference
Arndt, A., Wolf, P., Liu, A., Nester, C., Stacoff, A., Jones, R., …Lundberg, A. Differences in abduction/adduction range of motion in intrinsic foot joints during walking and running. Presented at 8th Biennial Footwear Biomechanics Symposium, Taipei
Assessment of 3D dynamic interactions between backpack and bearer using accelerometers and gyroscopes
Presentation / Conference
Ren, L., Jones, R., Liu, A., Nester, C., & Howard, D. Assessment of 3D dynamic interactions between backpack and bearer using accelerometers and gyroscopes. Presented at International Society of Biomechanics Congress, Taipei
Difference in ranges of motion in intrinsic foot joints during walking and running
Presentation / Conference
Arndt, A., Wolf, P., Liu, A., Nester, C., Stacoff, A., Jones, R., …Lundberg, A. Difference in ranges of motion in intrinsic foot joints during walking and running. Presented at International Society of Biomechanics Congress, Taipei
Foot kinematics during walking measured using bone and surface mounted markers
Presentation / Conference
Nester, C., Jones, R., Liu, A., Howard, D., Lundberg, A., Arndt, A., …Wolf, P. Foot kinematics during walking measured using bone and surface mounted markers. Presented at International Society of Biomechanics Congress, Taipei
Foot kinematics during walking measured using bone and surface mounted markers
Presentation / Conference
Nester, C., Jones, R., Liu, A., Howard, D., Lundberg, A., Arndt, A., …Wolf, P. Foot kinematics during walking measured using bone and surface mounted markers. Presented at Salford’s 4th International Conference on Biomechanics of the Lower Limb in Health Disease and Rehabilitation, Salford
Energy efficient clawar machines - implications for design and control
Presentation / Conference
Howard, D., Jiang, W., Karusi, S., & Liu, A. Energy efficient clawar machines - implications for design and control. Presented at Twelfth International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines, Istanbul, Turkey
Quantified differences in intrinsic foot kinematics when using anti-pronation or lateral wedge orthoses
Presentation / Conference
Arndt, T., Liu, A., Jones, R., Lundberg, A., Lundgren, P., Wolf, P., & Nester, C. Quantified differences in intrinsic foot kinematics when using anti-pronation or lateral wedge orthoses. Presented at 6th World Congress of Biomechanics’ in conjunction with 14th International Conference on Biomechanical Engineering (ICBME) & 5th Asian Pacific Conference on Biomechanics (APBiomech), Singapore
The effect of two types of lateral wedged insole on the knee and ankle
Presentation / Conference
Zhang, M., Jones, R., Liu, A., Laxton, P., & Bai, Y. The effect of two types of lateral wedged insole on the knee and ankle. Presented at I-FAB : 2nd Congress of the International Foot and Ankle Biomechanics Community, Seattle
Evaluation of the contact surface at the ankle during walking and slow running
Presentation / Conference
Wolf, P., Pron, G., Jones, R., Liu, A., Nester, C., Lundgren, P., & Lundberg, A. Evaluation of the contact surface at the ankle during walking and slow running. Presented at I-FAB : 2nd Congress of the International Foot and Ankle Biomechanics Community, Seattle
Invasive in vivo description of the effect of foot orthoses on foot kinematics
Presentation / Conference
Liu, A., Nester, C., Jones, R., Arndt, T., Wolf, P., Lundgren, P., & Lundberg, A. Invasive in vivo description of the effect of foot orthoses on foot kinematics. Presented at I-FAB : 2nd Congress of the International Foot and Ankle Biomechanics Community, Seattle
Kinematic design of crab-like legged vehicles
Journal Article
Liu, A., & Howard, D. Kinematic design of crab-like legged vehicles. Robotica, 19(01), 67-77. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0263574700002861In this paper, the kinematic workspace characteristics of a
crab-like legged vehicle are investigated using a 2-D model.
The alternative kinematic configurations and their corresponding workspace constraints are discussed, and the
vehicle configurat... Read More about Kinematic design of crab-like legged vehicles.
Globographic visualisation of three dimensional joint angles
Journal Article
Baker, R. Globographic visualisation of three dimensional joint angles. Journal of Biomechanics, 44(10), 1885-1891. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.04.031Three different methods for describing three dimensional joint angles are commonly used in biomechanics. The joint coordinate system and Cardan/Euler angles are conceptually quite different but are known to represent the same underlying mathematics.... Read More about Globographic visualisation of three dimensional joint angles.
The anatomy of the short head of biceps - not a tendon
Journal Article
Funk, L., & Crichton, J. The anatomy of the short head of biceps - not a tendon. International Journal of Shoulder Surgery, 3(4), 75-79. https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-6042.63209Background: the short head of biceps brachii has been the subject of little investigation when compared to the long head or distal biceps tendons. The aim of this study was to dissect and describe the origin and proximal portion of the short head of... Read More about The anatomy of the short head of biceps - not a tendon.
Whole body inverse dynamics over a complete gait cycle based only on measured kinematics
Journal Article
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.2008.06.001This 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.
Lessons from dynamic cadaver and invasive bone pin studies: do we know how the foot really moves during gait?
Journal Article
Nester, C. Lessons from dynamic cadaver and invasive bone pin studies: do we know how the foot really moves during gait?. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2(1), 18. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-2-18Background: This paper provides a summary of a Keynote lecture delivered at the 2009 Australasian Podiatry Conference. The aim of the paper is to review recent research that has adopted dynamic cadaver and invasive kinematics research approaches to b... Read More about Lessons from dynamic cadaver and invasive bone pin studies: do we know how the foot really moves during gait?.
Foot kinematics in patients with two patterns of pathological plantar hyperkeratosis
Journal Article
Findlow, A., Nester, C., & Bowker, P. Foot kinematics in patients with two patterns of pathological plantar hyperkeratosis. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 4(1), 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-4-7Background: The Root paradigm of foot function continues to underpin the majority of clinical foot biomechanics practice and foot orthotic therapy. There are great number of assumptions in this popular paradigm, most of which have not been thoroughly... Read More about Foot kinematics in patients with two patterns of pathological plantar hyperkeratosis.
Automated Nonlinear Feature Generation and Classification of Foot Pressure Lesions
Journal Article
Mu, T., Pataky, T., Findlow, A., Aung, M., & Goulermas, J. Automated Nonlinear Feature Generation and Classification of Foot Pressure Lesions. IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, 14(2), 418-424. https://doi.org/10.1109/TITB.2009.2028338Plantar lesions induced by biomechanical dysfunction pose a considerable socioeconomic health care challenge, and failure to detect lesions early can have significant effects on patient prognoses. Most of the previous works on plantar lesion identifi... Read More about Automated Nonlinear Feature Generation and Classification of Foot Pressure Lesions.
Design of an automated device to measure sagittal plane stiffness of an articulated ankle-foot orthosis
Journal Article
Kobayashi, T., Leung, A., Akazawa, Y., Naito, H., Tanaka, M., & Hutchins, S. Design of an automated device to measure sagittal plane stiffness of an articulated ankle-foot orthosis. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 34(4), 439-448. https://doi.org/10.3109/03093646.2010.495370The purpose of this study was to design a new automated stiffness measurement device which could perform a simultaneous measurement of both dorsi- and plantarflexion angles and the corresponding resistive torque around the rotational centre of an art... Read More about Design of an automated device to measure sagittal plane stiffness of an articulated ankle-foot orthosis.
Design of a stiffness-adjustable ankle-foot orthosis and its effect on ankle joint kinematics in patients with stroke
Journal Article
Kobayashi, T., Leung, A., Akazawa, Y., & Hutchins, S. Design of a stiffness-adjustable ankle-foot orthosis and its effect on ankle joint kinematics in patients with stroke. Gait & Posture, 33(4), 721-723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.02.005Ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) are commonly prescribed to improve gait. The stiffness of an AFO is central for successful prescription; however, the recommended level of stiffness is currently based on the experience of clinicians. Therefore, the aim of... Read More about Design of a stiffness-adjustable ankle-foot orthosis and its effect on ankle joint kinematics in patients with stroke.