We apologise for the error in some of the registration forms sent via post. The main conference is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday and the conference dinner is scheduled for Saturday night and not Friday.
As scheduled, EMG workshop will be held on Friday.
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Programme
Saturday 09 APRIL 2011
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08:30 - 09:30 |
Registration and Sign-In
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09:30 - 09:45 |
Welcome and Introductions
Mr Paul Richards, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Staffordshire University.
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09:45 - 10:45 |
Prof. Benno Nigg
Orthotics and Shoes – Aligning the Skeleton
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10:45 - 11:15 |
Coffee/Tea and Trade Exhibition
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11:15 - 12:45 |
Invited Lectures/ Scientific presentations
Mark Lake , Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool: Dynamic motion of the foot: considerations for foot typing and footwear design.
Sharon Dixon et al., University of Exeter, Exeter: Characterisation of ground contact during barefoot running in Royal Marine recruits
John Dixon et al., University of Teesside, Middlesbrough: The effect of textured surfaces and textured insoles on balance and gait
Wasim Raza et al. University of Dundee: Postoperative Three Dimensional Gait Assessment of Patients with Hip Resurfacing
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13:00- 14:00 |
Lunch and Trade Exhibition |
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14:00 – 15:00 |
Dr Anton Arndt
Lab based biomechanical experiments: Are they useful in clinical interventions?
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15:00 - 15:30 |
Coffee/Tea and Trade Exhibition
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15:30 – 16:30 |
Invited Lectures/ Scientific presentations
Tony Redmond et al, University of Leeds, Leeds: Gait parameters are responsive to change in function associated with TNF blockade in people with Ankylosing Spondylitis
.Emma Cowley , University of Plymouth, Plymouth: The effect of a post-operative shoe on posture, balance, forefoot pressures and muscle activity
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18.30- late |
Conference Dinner at Wedgwood Visitor Centre, Barlaston.
(Make your own pots !)
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Sunday 10 APRIL 2011
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08:30- 09:30 |
Registration and Sign-In
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09:30 - 10:30 |
Prof. Benno Nigg
Unstable shoes
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10.30 -11:00 |
Coffee/Tea and Trade Exhibition |
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11:00 -13:00 |
Invited Lectures/ Scientific presentations
Jim Richards , University of Central Lancashire, Preston: The effect of weight bearing squatting and stretching using a new rehabilitation device
Lee Short, Leeds PCT, Leeds: The Role of Foot Orthoses and Modified Footwear in the Rehabilitation of a Gun Shot wound to the Leg.
Andrew Greenhalgh , Writtle College, Essex: Effects of Footwear Choice amongst Field Hockey Participants on Factors Influencing Overuse Injuries
Roozbeh Naemi, Staffordshire University, Stoke on Trent: Sole Reaction Model; Heelless vs. Conventional Running Shoe
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13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch and Trade Exhibition |
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14:00 - 15:00 |
Dr Anton Arndt
Invasive, in vivo methodology in musculoskeletal biomechanics
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15:00 - 15:30 |
Coffee/Tea and Trade Exhibition
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15:30 – 16:30 |
Invited Lectures/ Scientific presentations
Jasper Reenalda , Roessingh Research and Development, Enschede the Netherlands: Muscle activation and ground reaction force patterns in different running shoe concepts
Aoife Healy et al., Staffordshire University: Comparison of commonly used insole materials using plantar pressure.
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16:30 – 16:45 |
Closing Remarks |
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This year's conference will be held at the Ashley Buildings, Leek Road, Stoke on Trent ( ST4 2DF) and directions for this venue can be found at
http://www.staffs.ac.uk/about_us/campuses_and_maps/stoke/
