Researched the effects of lateral wedged insoles on knee joint kinetics. First known study to evaluate the biomechanical mechanism of lateral wedged insoles, which may provide a conservative treatment of medial compartment osteoarthritis of the knee joint. Developed a Visual Basic program to interpret joint angles and body segment rotations during a golf swing for clinical rehabilitation of golfers. The software program inputs numerical data gathered with a five-camera Motion Analysis system and computes and displays the results. Assisted in acquiring and analyzing Motion Analysis data of clinical patients for physicians and for various research projects utilizing high resolution motion capture systems, force platforms, and surface electromyography.
Duties involve interacting with physicians and patients during testing and data interpretation.
Developed circuitry for a research project involving laser-assisted tissue welding. Incorporated force sensing resistors interfaced to a computer to quantify and log pressures applied to biological tissues during the welding process. Participated in the development of a device that measures the tensile strength of welded tissues. Researched the use of conductance catheters to measure the influence of nitric oxide of ventricular volume and pressure. Performed computer topographical plots and analyses of clean-rooms for equipment installation.