Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Lab at UMiami CoE

Research group at @UMiamiEngineer dedicated to furthering knowledge in Biomechanics from a cellular level to full body scale. P.I. Dr. Francesco Travascio

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🚶‍♂️ New paper from the Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Lab!

In 30 healthy adults, adding a contralateral shoe lift to a CAM walking boot restored many hip & knee kinematics/kinetics on the booted limb - but gait still wasn’t fully “normal.”

🔗https://t.co/XyDJRJva8z

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🏋️‍♂️ Are you struggling to measure barbell velocity accurately?

In this episode, Dr. Francesco Travascio (Director, MSK Lab @ UM) breaks down which VBT devices truly hold up in real-world training - and what error margins you should expect.

🎥 Watch here: https://t.co/R0JagFwu6i

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Which VBT Device Is Actually Accurate? With Francesco Travascio from @Biomech_UM :
https://t.co/Dcw48Z4iZQ

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Better Snatch Performance: How Straps Boost Muscle Activation – with Francesco Travascio from @Biomech_UM
https://t.co/5REC9ns2P4

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💬 New Interview with Dr. Francesco Travascio!
Our lab PI discusses how straps boost muscle activation in this insightful feature on the @EvidenceStrong podcast.

🎧 Listen on RSS: https://t.co/gFSthIhiEx
📺 Watch on YouTube: https://t.co/PPzHYjpZ5r

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🚨New Publication Alert! Congrats to Sergio and Jaron on their latest paper published in PLOS ONE: "The role of obesity in physiological stress, balance, and proprioception during repetitive manual material handling tasks".
📷Read it here: https://t.co/5gLWDm2Yqd

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🎓 Huge congratulations to our very own Dr. Sergio A. Lemus! His PhD dissertation is now published by @univmiami: "The Role of Obesity in Biomechanical and Physiological Stress Leading to Injuries in Manual Workers"
📷Explore the full thesis here: https://t.co/uYfZ5I822n

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Welcome to the Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Lab at @univmiami!

Where we analyze human movement using:
🏋️‍♀️ Lifting & load testing
🎯 Sports biomechanics
📡 EMG & muscle activation
🎥 Motion capture systems
🧠 Data-driven insights for performance & injury prevention

and much more!

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Big implications for workplace ergonomics and injury prevention!

Congrats to the team behind the study:
Sergio A. Lemus, Nicholas Siman, Mallory Volz, Jessica Dickson, Eduard Tiozzo, Arlette Perry, Thomas M. Best, and Francesco Travascio.

#Biomechanics #Ergonomics #SpineHealth

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🚨New paper alert!🚨
How do sex and BMI affect spinal forces and muscle activity during lifting?
Our latest study quantifies how body weight and gender influence L5-S1 loading and paraspinal engagement during recommended lifting tasks.

🔗https://t.co/nVj9AyfF6T

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Yusif Gurbanli and Jaron Mohammed's, Bone Vision is developing an Al-powered platform that reconstructs 3D bone models from just two standard X-rays - replacing the need for costly, high-radiation CT scans.

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One of our lab's projects - Bone Vision took the stage at the EPIC 2025 Pitch Competition - and we're proud to share that they walked away with $2,000 in funding to continue building the future of surgical imaging.

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Huge congratulations to all our graduating lab members!
A special shoutout to our very own @sergioan_lemus and Tony on successfully defending their PhDs, your dedication and brilliance have inspired us all.
Wishing everyone success in the next chapter!

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Imagine analyzing MILLIONS of aggregate combinations in seconds!?! 🤯 https://t.co/kbRJniJsZ2’s Gradation Blender uses AI to optimize aggregate blending, instantly analyzing millions of combinations.

Check it out: https://t.co/NvpeXZlm2Y

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Huge congratulations to our lab members recognized at the COE Awards Dinner!

Outstanding MAE Graduating Graduate Student: Sergio Lemus (@sergioan_lemus)
Outstanding Junior Award: Ethan Le
Outstanding Pi Tau Sigma Honor Society Student: Praveen Magesh

Proud of your hard work!

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Congratulations to Tony, PhD Candidate at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, advised by Drs. Jackson and Andreopoulos!

Link: https://t.co/cM2yiBmK3V @Gels_MDPI

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New paper alert!🚨

Meet HANI: a new scaffold fabrication method combining hydrogels with 3D-printed PCL networks to mimic the meniscus’s mechanical properties. Boosts stiffness, stress relaxation & load capacity.

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Congratulations to Sergio on successfully defending his PhD dissertation: ‘The Role of Obesity in Biomechanical and Physiological Stress leading to Injuries in Manual Workers’

For 4 years, Sergio has been a researcher in the lab performing research in full-body biomechanics.

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Congratulations, Ryan Garay and Tony El Kommos, on your participation in the @ORSsociety 2025 annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizona! Dr. Travascio was also a part of the conference. It was a great job presenting your outstanding work!

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Read her doctoral dissertation—the culmination of many years of excellent research in the Orthopaedic Biomechanics Lab. https://t.co/fQeTgSpboG

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Congratulations, Dr. Schwartz! 🎓

Gabi participated in the doctoral hooding ceremony at the 2024 graduate commencement, accompanied by Dr. Jackson. Thank you for your dedication and friendship—we will truly miss having you around!