Current research involves the gait mechanics of individuals with Parkinson's disease. With the addition of a metronome beat as additional gait control stimulation the mechanics of gait may improve to provide a more stable and continuous walking performance. This is the hypothesis that is currently being tested in the biomechanics area of the Human Performance Laboratory. Neural factors account for unweighting induced strength decrements, Annual meeting, Southeast Chapter, American College of Sports Medicine. Columbia, South Carolina, January.
Neuromuscular disturbance outlasts other symptoms of exercise-induced muscle damage.
Muscle recruitment patterns regulate physiological responses to exercise of the same intensity. The effect of pedaling rate on quadricep muscle activation and RPE while cycling at constant exercise intensity, Annual meeting, Southeast Chapter, American College of Sports Medicine. Charlotte, North Carolina, January. National meeting, American Society of Biomechanics, Pittsburgh, PA, October. The effects of medications on Parkinson's disease gait mechanics, Annual meeting, Southeast Chapter, American College of Sports Medicine, Norfolk, VA, January.