A5065261995- Bone fractures and treatments
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Occupational Health and Performance
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Restless Legs Syndrome Research
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Education and Learning Interventions
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
Defense Health Agency
2022
Naval Medical Center San Diego
2021-2022
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
2018
United States Department of Defense
2018
San Diego State University
2018
Utah State University
1993
McKay Dee Hospital
1993
Severe ankle and foot injuries in the US military can result high-level functional limitation, lost duty days, medical discharge.To assess effectiveness of Return to Run Clinical Pathway (RTR) returning patients with lower extremity fractures who utilized Intrepid Dynamic Exoskeletal Orthosis (IDEO) mobility.Thirty servicemembers IDEO unilaterally completed RTR at Naval Medical Center San Diego were included this retrospective operational review. The Comprehensive High-level Activity...
Lower extremity fractures represent a high percentage of reported injuries in the United States military and can devastate service member's career. A passive dynamic ankle-foot orthosis (PD-AFO) with specialized rehabilitation program was initially designed to treat members after complex battlefield lower injuries, returning select group motivated individuals back running. For high-demand users PD-AFO, spatiotemporal gait parameters, agility, quality life is not fully understood respect...
ABSTRACT Introduction Limb preservation procedures have become a much more common alternative to amputation after critical limb trauma, but high levels of disability result both lower-limb and preservation. The Intrepid Dynamic Exoskeletal Orthosis (IDEO) is custom passive-dynamic ankle-foot orthosis developed for use in military service members with injuries. A proposed mechanism pain reduction seen the IDEO decreased loading or pressure experienced during weight bearing. However, until...
Surgical attempts at lower limb preservation after trauma may be complicated by pain and gait disturbances, which can impact the activity level of a military service member. It is unclear how later transtibial amputation (TTA) might affect patients who elect this option preservation.The purposes study were to compare preamputation postamputation (1) numeric rating scale for medication use; (2) self-reported level, Four Square Step Test (FSST) results, assistive device (3) spatiotemporal...
Asymmetrical loading favoring the intact limb during running has been associated with increased prevalence of reported knee pain and potential risk factors osteoarthritis in that for patients amputation. Footstrike pattern alterations have suggested to help alleviate some overloading knee, but little is known about how it affects rest limb. The purpose this case study was evaluate effect footstrike on distribution throughout lower extremities submaximal an individual transtibial amputation...