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Research Interests
My primary research interests include: 1) investigating the sensory-motor mechanisms that underlie postural control in individuals who have neuromuscular or musculoskeletal pathology and use assistive devices; and 2) integrating mechanical characterization of prostheses and orthoses with numerical simulation and human subject testing to explore the fundamental relationships between device properties and user performance. I manage the Prosthetics and Orthotics Rehabilitation Technology Assessment Laboratory (PORTAL) of the NU Prosthetics-Orthotics Center (NUPOC). I instruct materials science, research methodology, and clinical outcome measures as related to Prosthetics and Orthotics. I mentor NUPOC Master’s of Prosthetics and Orthotics students and supervise their capstone research projects from inception through completion.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Univ of Salford
… → 2010
Keywords
- Amputation
- Bioengineering
- Clinical Research
- EMG
- Movement Control
- Prosthetics/Orthotics
- Quality of Life
- Rehabilitation/Therapy
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Grants 2012 2020
Connecting Mechanical to Biomechanical Performance of Prosthetic Feet to Design Customized, Passive Devices that Provide Improved Mobility
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
10/1/17 → 9/30/19
Project: Research project
Prosthetics
Data acquisition
Screening
Processing
Targeting Balance Confidence as a Strategy to Increase Integration and Improve Outcomes in Users of Lower-limb Prostheses
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
9/30/17 → 9/29/20
Project: Research project
Prostheses and Implants
Lower Extremity
Research Personnel
Research
Women’s-Specific Footwear with Prosthetic Feet
Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
9/29/17 → 9/30/19
Project: Research project
interpretation
expert
questionnaire
High-performance, low-cost, passive prosthetic knees optimized to replicate physiological gait in multiple mobility scenarios
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
6/18/17 → 5/31/19
Project: Research project
scenario
costs
performance
consolidation
scheduling
CAREER: Tuning passive prosthetic leg dynamics to create low-cost, robust devices that can replicate physiological gait in multiple activities of daily living
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, National Science Foundation
6/1/17 → 5/31/19
Project: Research project
Activities of Daily Living
Gait
Leg
Prosthesis Fitting
Costs and Cost Analysis
Research Output 2007 2019
Fall Prevalence and Contributors to the Likelihood of Falling in Persons With Upper Limb Loss
Major, M. J., Apr 1 2019, In : Physical therapy. 99, 4, p. 377-387 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Accidental Falls
Upper Extremity
Artificial Limbs
Wrist
Prostheses and Implants
Amputee perception of prosthetic ankle stiffness during locomotion
Shepherd, M. K., Azocar, A. F., Major, M. J. & Rouse, E. J., Nov 8 2018, In : Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation. 15, 1, 99.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Amputees
Locomotion
Ankle
Prostheses and Implants
Foot
Design and testing of a prosthetic foot with interchangeable custom springs for evaluating lower leg trajectory error, an optimization metric for prosthetic feet
Prost, V., Olesnavage, K. M., Johnson, W. B., Major, M. J. & Winter, V. A. G., Apr 1 2018, In : Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics. 10, 2, 021010.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Prosthetics
Trajectories
Stiffness
Testing
Acetal resins
Design of a passive, shear-based rotary hydraulic damper for single-axis prosthetic knees
Murthy Arelekatti, V. N., Petelina, N. T., Winter, A. G. V., Brett Johnson, W. & Major, M. J., Jan 1 2018, 42nd Mechanisms and Robotics Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), (Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference; vol. 5A-2018).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Damper
Prosthetics
Hydraulics
Damping
Gait
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Frequency and Circumstances of Falls Reported by Ambulatory Unilateral Lower Limb Prosthesis Users: A Secondary Analysis
Kim, J., Major, M. J., Hafner, B. & Sawers, A., Jan 1 2018, (Accepted/In press) In : PM and R.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Prostheses and Implants
Lower Extremity
Walking
Accidental Falls
Research