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Matthew Justin Major

  • 289 Citations
20072023

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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, University of Salford

… → 2010

Research interests

  • Amputation
  • Bioengineering
  • Clinical Research
  • EMG
  • Movement Control
  • Prosthetics/Orthotics
  • Quality of Life
  • Rehabilitation/Therapy

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Grants

Optimal Selection of Prosthetic Knee and Foot Combination for Improving Walking and Standing Performance in Transfemoral Prosthesis Users

Gard, S. A. & Major, M. J.

U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command

9/1/19 → 8/31/23

Project: Research project

    • The effect of residuum-socket interface integrity on perception and control in individuals with a transtibial amputation

    Major, M. J.

    American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association

    8/1/19 → 7/31/20

    Project: Research project

    Connecting Mechanical to Biomechanical Performance of Prosthetic Feet to Design Customized, Passive Devices that Provide Improved Mobility

    Major, M. J.

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command

    10/1/17 → 9/30/20

    Project: Research project

    • Targeting Balance Confidence as a Strategy to Increase Integration and Improve Outcomes in Users of Lower-limb Prostheses

    Major, M. J.

    Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command

    9/30/17 → 9/29/20

    Project: Research project

    • Women’s-Specific Footwear with Prosthetic Feet

    Major, M. J.

    Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command

    9/29/17 → 9/28/20

    Project: Research project

    • Research Output

    Combining physical therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to improve balance confidence and community participation in people with unilateral transtibial amputation who use lower limb prostheses: A study protocol for a randomized sham-control clinical trial

    Bourque, M. O., Schneider, K. L., Calamari, J. E., Reddin, C., Stachowiak, A., Major, M. J., Duncan, C., Muthukrishnan, R. & Rosenblatt, N. J., Dec 30 2019, In : Trials. 20, 1, 812.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    Open Access
    • 1 Scopus citations

    Does decreasing below-knee prosthesis pylon longitudinal stiffness increase prosthetic limb collision and push-off work during gait?

    Major, M. J., Zavaleta, J. L. & Gard, S. A., Jan 1 2019, In : Journal of Applied Biomechanics. 35, 5, p. 312-319 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • Effects of upper limb loss and prosthesis use on proactive mechanisms of locomotor stability

    Major, M. J., McConn, S. M., Zavaleta, J. L., Stine, R. & Gard, S. A., Oct 2019, In : Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 48, p. 145-151 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 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

    • 1 Scopus citations

    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., Apr 1 2019, In : PM and R. 11, 4, p. 344-353 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 2 Scopus citations