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Motion and Motor Control

Using kinematics, kinetics and EMG we are studying a variety of motor behaviors. Currently there are two projects in this area:

We are studying sit-stand behavior from a developmental perspective. We are interested in describing sit-to-stand behavior in healthy people and then make comparisons with individuals with cerebral palsy. Our ultimate objective is to identify the key kinematic and kinetic deficiencies in the sit-to-stand transitions of individuals with cerebral palsy to generate the appropriate intervention strategies to reverse these deficits.

In collaboration with the Department of Orthopedics (Division of Musculoskeletal oncology) we are evaluating the functional outcomes of individuals following limb salvage surgery and endo-prosthestheic reconstructions of the hip for proximal femoral sarcomas.