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Demonstration of the latest technology from Vicon, C-Motion and Theia Markerless
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| Friday (8.30am – 5.15pm) |
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| Topic | Speaker |
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| Biomechanics of tissues |
Professor Nicola Maffulli (Queen Mary University of London) Three-dimensional in vitro models for tendon tissue engineering
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Dr Toni Arndt (Karolinska Institute, Sweden) The evolution of ultrasound speckle tracking for analysis of Achilles tendon function and injury
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Dr Carla Harkness-Armstrong (Manchester Metropolitan University) Adaptations in muscle architecture complement the gastrocnemius operating ranges during gait in children who idiopathically toe-walk
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| Biomechanics in clinical practice |
Professor R Abboud (University of Balamand, Lebannon) From Lab to Society
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Dr Harry Witchell (Brighton and Sussex Medical School) Using wearable inertial sensors to understand sit-to-stand, gait, and fatigue in multiple sclerosis
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Ritu Ghosh (Mobility India, Bangalore) Relevance of mobility assistive product development & clinical trials in less resource settings: India context
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Lucy Irvine (University of Dundee, UK) Comparison of early and late presentation of developmental dysplasia of the hip in NHS Tayside: a review of demographics, treatment and outcomes
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| Footwear |
Keynote: Professor Joe Hamill (University of Massachusetts, USA/Visiting Professor, Staffordshire University) The Influence of Footwear Research in Performance Enhancement
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Dr Mark Lake (Liverpool John Moores University) Sports technology and player load monitoring in soccer
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Dr Sharon Dixon (University of Exeter) Development of sport-specific footwear for active older females participating in court sports
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Matthew Hill (Staffordshire University, UK) The effect of different design specifications of children's stability footwear on their mechanical stiffness
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| Mobility Assistive Technology |
Dr Géza F. Kogler (Kennesaw State University, USA) Clinical considerations of material properties for orthosis prescription formulation
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Michael Rexing (Human Study e.V., Germany) Is the a-p view a trap? Invitation to a change in perspective in scoliosis bracing
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Dr Cleveland Barnett (Nottingham Trent University) Postural control in lower limb prosthesis users: Measurements and models
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| Award |
Presentation of Orthotist of the Year Award |
| Saturday (8.30am – 5.00pm): |
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| Gait analysis and technologies (1) |
Dr Alberto Leardini (Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Italy) Merging gait-analysis and skeletal modelling from medical imaging to support planning and assessment of custom high-tibial osteotomy: a novel technique and relevant results
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Dr Andy Goldberg (University College London) Hips, knees and bumpsadaisy - rotation matters
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Jayasree Ramaskandhan (The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) Role of Gait analysis in Total Ankle Replacement
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Jeremy Lee (University of Dundee, UK) Biomechanical investigation of walking and activities of daily living pre- post- novel approaches to hip replacement surgery
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| Sport and Exercise Biomechanics |
Hannah Berry (University of Dundee, UK) Investigating the biomechanics of the freestyle stroke in swimming using field-based wearable technology
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Dominic Lee (University of Dundee, UK) Forces through the knee in fencing and the effect of KT-Tape on these forces
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Jack Roberts (University of Dundee, UK) Do wrist wraps help whilst performing a standing barbell overhead press?
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| Gait analysis and technologies (2) |
Keynote: Dr Tom Shannon (Oxford Metrics plc/Visiting Professor, Staffordshire University) How multi-disciplinary research can benefit medicine, animation, and engineering?
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Dr Isabel Sacco (University of São Paulo, Brazil) Footwear for the ageing population: How shoes can reduce or mitigate risk for knee osteoarthritis?
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Dr Howard J. Hillstrom (Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City) First Ray Mobility: Insight into Pedal Pathologies
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Professor James Richards (University of Central Lancashire) The Development of Measures of Quality of Movement in Neurological disorders
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| Diabetic Foot |
Professor Mike Edmonds (Kings College London) The role of physical forces in the natural history of the diabetic foot
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Dr William R. Ledoux (Center for Limb Loss and MoBility, USA) Changes in shear characteristics of diabetic plantar soft tissue
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Associate Professor Cynthia Formosa (University of Malta) Diabetic Foot Complications: The implication of biomechanical assessment on prevention, assessment, and treatment
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Victoria Balasubramanian (Staffordshire University, UK) Relationship between microcirculation and the autonomic nerve functions in the foot
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