Dr. Slavens Mobility Lab Research
Mobility Lab student researcher, Anahita Qashqai, received the first place award in the graduate category in the UWM College of Engineering & Applied Science student research poster award competition for her poster “Three-dimensional gait dynamics in children with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos
Understanding how the joints and bones in the wrist move is an important first step towards designing appropriate treatment options and surgical interventions. A recently funded study led by Kevin Koch, PhD, at the Medical College of Wisconsin, will explore
Undergraduate student Nicole Vigon presented research at the 17th Annual Research in the Rotunda. Vigon’s poster was entitled, “Evaluation of gait in children with Hypermobile Type Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.” Vigon is mentored by Associate Professor Brooke Slavens, PhD. At the event,
Associate Professor Brooke Slavens, PhD, and her research team and partners are researching a condition that has no known cure: Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS). hEDS is an inherited disorder where patients often experience frequent joint dislocations, chronic joint pain, and
Dr. Brooke Slavens, PhD and Dr. Matthew Hanks, PhD, ATC attended the XXVII Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics (ISB) held in conjunction with the 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics (ASB) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada