Video Archive 2011-2017

British Journal of Sports Medicine Ph.D. Academy Awards: Jaclyn Caccese

University of Delaware Ph.D. graduate and postdoctoral research fellow, Jaclyn Caccese, is a nominee for the British Journal of Sports Medicine Ph.D. Academy Awards. Caccese investigated head acceleration during purposeful football heading across age and sex and determinants of head impact severity.

Blue Hens Showcase Work on National Biomechanics Day

Biomechanics professionals around the world celebrated their science and research on April 6. Graduate students at the University of Delaware opened seven of their research labs at the STAR Health Sciences Complex to 200 local high schoolers for National Biomechanics Day, giving demonstrations of their work, ranging from motion analysis to robotics to concussion research.

ACL rehab enhanced with motion capture, EMG

With the use of EMG and motion capture technology, Jacob Capin is studying how the athletes move and walk, and how to better rehabilitate them after ACL injury and reconstruction. Capin is a physical therapist and Ph.D. student in Biomechanics & Movement Science at the University of Delaware College of Health Sciences.

Amputee Athlete, Fitness Blogger Strives to Share His Elite Fitness Goals

Biomechanics graduate student at the University of Delaware, personal trainer and amputee athlete Travis Pollen did not take blogging seriously until he realized what a difference he could make by sharing his knowledge of and passion for fitness. The “Fitness Pollenator” continues to set high goals for himself, competing in events like the Working Wounded Games.

GoBabyGo Creates FUNctional Fashion for Special Needs Children

A new FUNctional Fashion course taught by Martha Hall in spring 2015 challenged senior Fashion & Apparel Studies students with creating garments for children with special needs. SewBabySew, in partnership with researchers Michele Lobo and Cole Galloway in the University of Delaware’s GoBabyGo program, is creating wearable technology in which assistive devices are embedded in clothing and garments are adapted for children with particular needs. This semester’s course culminated in a fashion show for the children to show off their new clothes, including a jacket with ninja hoodie and a princess dress.

Motion analysis helping pediatric surgeons

Researchers at the University of Delaware are teaming with doctors at Shriners Hospital for Children in Philadelphia to shed light on an injury called brachial plexus birth palsy. Using motion analysis software, they hope to give doctors a look inside patients so they can create better treatments.

Brachial plexus birth palsy occurs in about four out of every 1,000 births, affecting nerve roots in the cervical spine, impacting muscle function in the shoulder and the arm. Most children recover on their own, but about 30 percent are left with lifelong deficits in arm function that require therapy or surgery. The most severe brachial plexus injuries can cause complete paralysis of the arm.

The answer to a key question has eluded researchers trying to understand exactly what is going on in the musculoskeletal systems of children with BPBP: Where is the shoulder blade at any given moment, and what is it doing? This information would provide valuable insight into a child’s specific defects and enable treatments to be tailored to individual patients, as the location and extent of damage to the nerves and muscles vary from one person to another.

A research team from UD’s BIOMS (Biomechanics and Movement Science) program has taken a systematic approach to filling this gap. If they’re successful, it may someday be possible for surgeons to use the UD simulation to explore what will happen if they move a tendon from one point to another in an individual patient. individual patient.

Special thanks to Shriners Hospital for Children in Philadelphia.

Ice Skating + Math = Gold Medals?

Scientists and Olympic figure skaters are conspiring to earn gold medals. A program at the University of Delaware records and analyzes figure skaters’ movements to see how they can improve their jumps. Using mathematical models and knowledge of physiology, scientists believe they can possibly perfect Olympic skaters’ moves.