UNCC Biodynamics Lab

University of North Carolina at Charlotte Department of Kinesiology. Striving to improve long-term joint health one study at a time.

[UNCC Biodynamics Lab @UNCCBiodynamics]

Great presentations by honors student Gracyn Dwyer and OUR scholar Sam Limparis at the undergraduate research conference today. Not pictured due to an impromptu fire drill is OUR scholar Kacey Podielsky. Excellent work this year by all! @CLT_APHCS

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Great presentation by doctoral candidate Madison Swails this morning at Graduate Research Symposium #gpsg @LukeTDonovan

[UNCC Biodynamics Lab @UNCCBiodynamics]

New study by a rockstar student:
Help a fellow esports athlete. Answer questions about your gaming setup, warmup, and gaming-related injuries. Email [email protected] for more info or visit: https://t.co/zvIrIm3YDv sign up. IRB 24-0766.
@CLT_APHCS @nineresports

[UNCC Biodynamics Lab @UNCCBiodynamics]

ATTN all strength and conditioning specialists. BRIEF survey on recovery #cscs

[UNCC Biodynamics Lab @UNCCBiodynamics]

ATTN all strength and conditioning specialists. BRIEF survey on recovery #cscs

[UNCC Biodynamics Lab @UNCCBiodynamics]

Now enrolling retired professional basketball players for a study on quality-of-life post-retirement. Email [email protected] for more info or sign up at https://t.co/ziH2EPZpHe Collab w/ @JanetSimon51 @sammowalton @Melissa_Kay_ATC

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@ussoccer @usavolleyball @USA_Netball @NetballAmerica @usabasketball

[Luke Donovan @LukeTDonovan]

Now enrolling current/former adult-aged female soccer, basketball, volleyball, and netball athletes in a study on the prevalence and impact of ankle sprains.

Please feel free to share.

Click the link below to sign-up.

https://t.co/MZ1PQ8Ys9M

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Proud dad moment for @LukeTDonovan as his PhD student completes her first presentation at the Graduate Research Symposium on campus today. Great job, Madison!

[UNCC Biodynamics Lab @UNCCBiodynamics]

Now enrolling retired professional basketball players for a study on quality-of-life post-retirement. Email [email protected] for more info or sign up at https://t.co/ziH2EPZpHe Collab w/ @JanetSimon51 @sammowalton @Melissa_Kay_ATC

[John Goetschius @JohnGoetschius]

College/University Athletic Trainers‼️

LINK TO SURVEY: https://t.co/IdurmzJWYH

Graduate AT students at James Madison University (JMU) are conducting a research survey to understand how collegiate ATs assess and use strength outcomes during ACLR rehab.

[UNCC Biodynamics Lab @UNCCBiodynamics]

Now enrolling adults participating in adaptive sports for a study on quality of life among adaptive sports participants. Email [email protected] for more info or go to https://t.co/2QFwddUc1j to sign up.

[UNCC Biodynamics Lab @UNCCBiodynamics]

Summer intern Will Cowan presenting his work comparing the influence of focus of attention on vGRF during walking in pts w/CAI at the OUR summer symposium @CLT_APHCS @LukeTDonovan @abbey_fenwick

[UNCC Biodynamics Lab @UNCCBiodynamics]

Congratulations @KrysakSean on a successful dissertation defense today! @CLT_APHCS @LukeTDonovan @abbey_fenwick @adam_reitzel

[UNCC Biodynamics Lab @UNCCBiodynamics]

Between-session changes in gait retained after 4-training sessions. Check out the complete results here https://t.co/qqmGvGZh1C @CLT_APHCS @dmtorp @LukeTDonovan @abbey_fenwick

[Dr. Jeff Konin @DrKonin]

So NATA dues increase officially approved. I will reimburse next year membership fees to 5 AT students who message me with how they will best move the profession forward beginning as a student leader now. @NATASLCreps @NATAFoundation @NATA1950 @NATAevents

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Another great talk by @LukeTDonovan to wrap up #NATA2022

[UNCC Biodynamics Lab @UNCCBiodynamics]

Congrats @dmtorp on your @NATAFoundation free comm award!

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@LukeTDonovan presenting work on feedback to change COP location during gait in pts with CAI #NATA2022 @dmtorp @UNCCKinesiology

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Always great catching up with former students @dmtorp @LukeTDonovan @c_burcal @KT_SSong @abbey_fenwick

[Dave Sherman, PhD, PT, ATC @DaveShermanPT]

In 2008, I fell 30 feet from a tree.

I suffered 5 vertebral fractures and a spinal cord injury.

Months of severe back pain and disability were followed by years of flair-ups and intermittent impairments.

In case it helps someone out there, heres the story + how I manage it: