GaitRehabLab

Gait Rehabilitation and Motor Learning Lab @USCBKNPT. Est 2019. Directed by @KristanLeech

[GaitRehabLab @KLeechLabUSC]

🚨🧑‍💻Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity @ USC

We are hiring!
Start date is flexible
Apply by October 24

Full details below.

[GaitRehabLab @KLeechLabUSC]

@jamesmfinley @FinleyLabUSC AND a pizza party at the end of the month if we collectively meet our daily writing goal!

[Kristan Leech @KristanLeech]

Have you ever wondered what someone’s gait was like before their neurologic injury/disease?
In our new paper, we developed models to predict the peak AGRFs and step lengths of neurotypical adults using their gait speed, age, mass, leg length, and sex.🧵 https://t.co/mWWEbBRwuZ

[Christina Holl @ChristinaHollPT]

Wish you had a tool that could help increase exercise dosage while also measuring daily progress? Are your stroke patients waiting weeks to months for therapy after discharging home? Come to poster 3206 from 1-3pm to learn how telerehab could help bridge the gap! #APTACSM

[Amelia Cain @AmeliaRCain]

I'm going back to school! This fall, I'll start in the PhD program in Biokinesiology here at @USCBKNPT with @KLeechLabUSC 🧠🎉

[Christina Holl @ChristinaHollPT]

Officially accepted admission to @USCBKNPT’s PhD program just in time for #APTACSM! So excited to join @KLeechLabUSC full-time in the fall!

[NIH @NIH]

#NIH is seeking input on challenges affecting retention in the postdoctoral trainee community. Better understanding of these challenges will help NIH support competitiveness & innovation within biomedical research & its workforce. RFI deadline is 4/14: https://t.co/Fq9DUSsZJ3

[Susan Sigward @scsiggy]

Retweets appreciated!

[Kristan Leech @KristanLeech]

Have you ever wondered what someone's gait looked like before they had a stroke?

In our new pre-print, we developed a model to predict step lengths and peak anterior GRFs in neurotypical adults - using only their age, leg length, mass, and gait speed.

https://t.co/UTEZLLF0Ot

[Foundation4PT @Foundation4PT]

🚨Breaking News: Our application process for 2023 PODS Scholarships is NOW OPEN! By awarding these scholarships, FPTR seeks to ensure a bright future for physical therapy research & the profession.

Learn more & Apply ➡️ https://t.co/PZryi9Vjqe

#PODSScholars

[GaitRehabLab @KLeechLabUSC]

We are so proud of our (twitterless) PhD student Morgan Kelly for being one of the 2022 PODS I recipient!!! Great job, Morgan!!

[Foundation4PT @Foundation4PT]

Exciting news from FPTR -- we just announced our 2022 scholarship funding. Thank you to the donors and supporters who make this possible! https://t.co/AgPIEOwF28

[Foundation4PT @Foundation4PT]

Exciting news from FPTR -- we just announced our 2022 scholarship funding. Thank you to the donors and supporters who make this possible! https://t.co/AgPIEOwF28

[Foundation4PT @Foundation4PT]

Many thanks to host @PTPintcast Jimmy McKay and #PTResearchMadness champion @KristanLeech for joining us for last week's @Challenge4PT awards! Great message from Dr. Leech on importance of early career funding for researchers. https://t.co/x53kysULKZ

[GaitRehabLab @KLeechLabUSC]

We had a great time celebrating @nat_san_ald on a beautiful summer day in LA!

[Kristan Leech @KristanLeech]

We are so glad that the PT community is engaged in the latest motor learning research!

See our response to a recent letter to the editor of PTJ linked below. We would love to hear any other thoughts!

https://t.co/V4uGVWH1Nc

[Rupal Patel @rupalPT]

Mark your calendars. You won't want to miss this one! The 3rd annual LDW Lecture by @LisaVanHoosePT. Can't wait! https://t.co/UjKIwazqVq

[Foundation4PT @Foundation4PT]

The deadline is approaching! A reminder that LOIs for our three available $100k research grants are due June 1. https://t.co/vZkGoGwnZO These grants are great opportunities for PT researchers. Help us get the word out!

[GaitRehabLab @KLeechLabUSC]

This work was led by @KettletySarah and @KristanLeech. Thank you to our co-authors for making this work possible: @jamesmfinley, @DarcyReisman, and Nicolas Schweighofer (twitterless); and @Foundation4PT and @NICHD for funding this work.

[GaitRehabLab @KLeechLabUSC]

Does walking faster change the walking pattern of people post-stroke?
In our lab's first preprint, we investigate the effects of faster walking speeds on gait kinematics post-stroke relative to neurotypical adults.
https://t.co/gJbYIMzdCY
🧵

[GaitRehabLab @KLeechLabUSC]

This suggests that to augment the biomechanical benefit of fast walking, it may be useful to combine fast walking with another approach (e.g., gait biofeedback) to strategically target gait metrics that exhibit smaller speed-dependent changes.