Midwest Graduate Students'
Biomechanics Symposium
2002

All sessions will be held in Schroeder Hall Annex, Room 138.

Opening Keynote Lecture, Friday, March 22 at 7:00

Dr. Mark Grabiner, Department of Kinesiology, University of Illinois at Chicago

"...and one thing just led to another..."

Outline: Each year, there are 300,000 fall-related hip fractures by older adults.  The morbidity, mortality and associated economic impact of fall-related hip fracture are startling.  In the late 1980’s, we initiated a series of biomechanical studies intended to reduce the incidence of falls and, therefore, fall-related injury.  Over the course of the next decade, an integrated multidisciplinary approach to fracture prevention and fracture healing emerged that ranges from the molecule to the organism.  This presentation will include an overview of key findings and outline the manner in which distinct interests and skill sets converged and created new paths of individual inquiry that could not have happened but for the complex interactions that occur on the scaffold of time and space.

Social, Damon's Grill, 8:30 till ????

Saturday, March 23

8:00: Mingling with snacks and light drinks

8:30: Welcome

8:45   
A Comparison of Bar Kinematics Between Experienced & Novice Females Under Varied Loads & Grip Widths Andrew Billing, Illinois State University

9:00  
Computer Simulation and Verification of a Dynamic Knee Simulator  Guess, Trent M. and Maletsky, Lorin P., Experimental Joint Biomechanics Research Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas

9:15  
Kinematic Factors Associated with Telescoping Walking Poles. B. Horn, J.K. Shim, Y. Kwon, B. Doan, K.M. Robertson, C. Hasson, E.L. Dugan, E.M. Popper, R. Newton, Biomechanics Lab, Ball State University

9:30
EFFECT OF SIMULATED KNEE EFFUSION ON GAIT, T.L. Holmes1,2, S.T. McCaw1, M.R. Torry2, M.J. Decker2, P.J. Millet2, J.R. Steadman2 1Biomechanics Laboratory, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, 2Steadman¨Hawkins Sports Medicine Foundation, Vail, CO

9:45
Vertical Jump Kinetics in Young Children, Kurt Neelly, MS PT, Bradley University - Department of Physical Therapy, University of Kansas - HSES Department

10:00 Break

10:15 Keynote Lecture
Dr. Irene McClay, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware
Title: Clinical Biomechanics in Sports Medicine: Application to Running Injuries
Outline: This presentation will address the ways in which biomechanics can be used in the assessment and treatment of running injuries. Biomechanical comparisons of runners with differing structure, running styles and injuries will be covered. In addition, the biomechanical effect of treatment interventions such as foot orthotics and gait retraining will also be presented.

11:30 Lunch (on your own, a good bet is the Food Court in Watterson Towers)

1:00  
David Fung

1:15  
Predicting Joint Loads Based on Bone Density Distribution, M. A. Bona and K. J. Fischer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

1:30  
Comparison of Techniques for Determining the Quality of Bone, D.C. Sherman, C.A. Bir, F. Kurily, Biomedical Engineering Center, Wayne State University

1:45
EFFECTS OF THE FOREARM MOVEMENT ON THE IMPACT FORCE OF THE HAND DURING FALLING, Jong-Hoon Nam, Il-Kyu Hwang, and Kyu-Jung Kim, Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA

2:00
BIOMECHANICAL EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT PADDING MATERIALS FOR THE IMPACT LOADING ON THE WRIST, Il-Kyu Hwang, Keith Leung, and Kyu-Jung Kim, Ph.D. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA,

2:15 Break

2:30 
The Effects of Range of Motion Therapy on the Plantar Pressures of Patients with Diabetes, Jon R. Goldsmith BS and Roy H. Lidtke DPM, CPed, The William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Finch University

2:45 Keynote Lecture
Dr. Géza Kogler, Orthopaedic Bioengineering Research Laboratory, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine,  Springfield, IL, 62794-9652
Title: Applied Biomechanics of the Foot: Discovering Solutions for Clinical Problems
Outline: The foot has received limited research attention by biomechanists compared to the knee and hip. Thus many clinical approaches to resolve foot problems have developed without a thorough understanding of biomechanical principles associated with treatment. Most of the orthoses prescribed for foot problems are not based on scientific study to validate their efficaciousness.  Knowledge of the biomechanical influence of an orthosis can provide clinicians the ability to predict what design parameters are necessary to resolve a problem. With an appropriate biomechanical measure that represents a predetermined treatment objective, the performance characteristics of foot orthoses can be quantified and evaluated. This paper will provide insight into the how biomechanical test methods are developed to solve various foot problems utilizing a base knowledge of biomechanics and clinical experience. Research studies evaluating the arch support mechanism, orthotic wedges and heel cushioning systems will be presented. The significance of these studies and there relevance to the development new theories of foot biomechanics is also discussed.

4:00 Closing

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