Faculty Directory

2025

• Krajewski, K.T., N. Rogers, M. Lundin, A. Rogers, S. Kanai, L. Moore, S.W. Thorpe, J.J. Carollo, P.M. Curry, D.R. Howell, L. Sepp, A. Silverman, N.J. Donaldson (2025). Examining Muscle Synergy Composition and Segmental Coordination During Overground Walking in Individuals with a Rotationplasty About the Knee. Scientific Reports 15: 26891. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-11800-6
• Graham, R.B., A. Mir-Orefice, M.P. Mavor, V.G. Bode, T.L. Doyle, K.R. Kelly, A.K. Silverman, P.H. Sessoms (2025). Novel approaches to evaluate characteristics that affect military load carriage. BMJ Military Health Published Online First: 22 May 2025. https://doi.org/10.1136/military-2024-002899
• Sturdy, J.T., H.N. Rizeq, T.T. Whittier, C.J. Daquino, A. Silder, A.C. Corman, P.H. Sessoms, A.K. Silverman (2025). Joint Moments and Muscle Excitations Increase with Body-Mass Normalized Backpacks Across Walking Slopes. Gait & Posture 120: 234-241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2025.04.007
• Panhelleux, B., A.K. Silverman, A. McGregor (2025). Lower limb kinematics and kinetics of people with through-knee amputation compared to people with transfemoral amputation and able-bodied controls during walking. Journal of Biomechanics 184:112649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2025.112649
• Sturdy, J.T., P.H. Sessoms, H.N. Rizeq, A. Silder, T.T. Whittier, A.K. Silverman (2025). Walking Slope and Heavy Backpacks Affect Peak and Impulsive Lumbar Joint Contact Forces. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 146(1): 011004. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4066658

2024

• Miller, M.F., E. van der Kruk, A.K. Silverman (2024). Age and Initial Position Affect Movement Biomechanics in Sit to Walk Transitions: Lower Limb Muscle Activity and Joint Moments. Journal of Biomechanics 177: 112367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2024.112367
• Nolasco, L.A., A.K. Silverman, D.H. Gates (2024). Altering prosthetic alignment does not affect hip and low back joint loading during sit-to-stand in people with a transtibial amputation. Journal of Biomechanics 176: 112382. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2024.112381
• Miller, M.F., E. van der Kruk, A.K. Silverman (2024). Age and Initial Position Affect Movement Biomechanics in Sit to Walk Transitions: Whole Body Balance and Trunk Control. Journal of Biomechanics, 175: 112256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2024.112256.
• Sturdy, J.T., P.H. Sessoms, A.K. Silverman (2024). Psoas Force Recruitment in Full-Body Musculoskeletal Movement Simulations is Restored with a Geometrically Informed Cost Function Weighting. Journal of Biomechanics 168:112130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2024.112130
• Sturdy, J.T., H.N. Rizeq, A. Silder, P.H. Sessoms, A.K. Silverman (2024). Concentric and Eccentric Hip Musculotendon Work Depends on Backpack Loads and Walking Slopes. Journal of Biomechanics 163: 111942. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2024.111942 

2023

• Segal, A.D., A. Petruska, P. Adamczyk, A.K. Silverman. Age-specific biomechanical challenges and engagement in dynamic balance training with robotic or virtual real-time visual feedback.  Journal of Biomechanics 152: 111574 (2023).  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2023.111574
• Sturdy, J.T., H.N. Rizeq, A. Silder, P.H. Sessoms, A.K. Silverman. Walking Slope and Heavy Backpack Loads Affect Torso Muscle Activity and Kinematics.  Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 71: 102769 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2023.102769
• Nolasco, L.A., A.K. Silverman, D.H. Gates. Transtibial prosthetic alignment has small effects on whole-body angular momentum during functional tasks. Journal of Biomechanics 149: 111485 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2023.111485

2022

• Segal, A.D., P. Adamczyk, A. Petruska, A.K. Silverman. Balance therapy with hands-free mobile robotic feedback for at-home training across the lifespan. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems an Rehabilitation Engineering 30: 2671-2681 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1109/TNSRE.2022.3205850
• Panhelleux, B., J. Shaloub, A.K. Silverman, A.H. McGregor. A review of through-knee amputation. Vascular 30(6): 1149-1159 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1177/1085381211045183
• Kim, D., C.L. Lewis, A.K. Silverman, S.V. Gill. Changes in dynamic balance control in adults with obesity across walking speeds. Journal of Biomechanics 144: 111308 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2022.11308
• Sturdy, J.T., A.K. Silverman, N.T. Pickle. Automated Optimization on Residual Reduction Parameters in OpenSim. Journal of Biomechanics, 137: 11087 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2022.11187. Associated code shared here: https://github.com/fxnlBiomechLab/twsa-optimization-for-rra

2021

• Nolasco, L.A., A.K. Silverman, D.H. Gates. The ins and outs of dynamic balance during 90-degree turns in people with a unilateral transtibial amputation. Journal of Biomechanics, 122: 110438 (2021).
• van der Kruk, E, A.K. Silverman, P. Reilly, A.M.J. Bull. Compensation due to age-related decline in sit-to-stand and sit-to walk. Journal of Biomechanics, 122: 110411 (2021).
• van der Kruk, E., A.K. Silverman, L. Koizia, P. Reilly, M. Fertleman, A.M.J. Bull. Age-Related Compensation: Neuromusculoskeletal Capacity, Reserve & Movement Objectives. Journal of Biomechanics, 122:110385. (2021).
• Honegger, J.D., J.A. Actis, D.H. Gates, A.K. Silverman, A. Munson, A.J. Petrella. Development of a multiscale model of the human lumbar spine for investigation of issue loads in people with and without a transtibial amputation during sit-to-stand. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 20, 339-358. (2021).
• Sepp, L.A., B.S. Baum, E. Nelson-Wong, A.K. Silverman. Hip Joint Contact Loading and Muscle Forces During Running with a Transtibial Amputation. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 143(3), 031012. (2021).
• Sturdy, J.T., P.H. Sessoms, A.K. Silverman. A Backpack Load Sharing Model to Evaluate Lumbar and Hip Joint Contact Forces during Shoulder Borne and Hip Belt Assisted Load Carriage. Applied Ergonomics, 90: 103277. (2021).

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