Mobility Lab Peer-Reviewed Publications (last 3 years)
Jahanian, O., Silver-Thorn, B., Muqeet, V., Hsiao-Wecksler, E.T., Slavens, B.A. The Effects of Using Geared Wheels on Energy Expenditure During Manual Wheelchair Propulsion in Adults with Spinal Cord Injury. Biomechanics. 2025; 5(4):80. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomechanics5040080
Nguyen, Anthony V., Slavens, Brooke A., Cobb, Stephen C., and O’Connor. Kristian M. The Effects of Cheerleading Surfaces on Ankle Landing Characteristics During Vertical and Flip Landings. Journal of Applied Biomechanics. 2025 Oct 06. Advance online publication, https://doi.org/10.1123/jab.2025-0017.
Slavens, B.A., Seitz, A.L., Peterson, C., Zebracki, K., Vogel, L.C., et al. Transdisciplinary Approaches for Preserving Shoulder Health in Children and Adults with Spinal Cord Injury/Dysfunction. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, vol. 106, no. 5, 2025, e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2025.03.027
Cordes CMA, Leonardis JM, Samet J, Schnorenberg AJ, England M, Mukherjee S, Vogel LC, Seitz AL, Slavens BA. Handrim kinetics and quantitative ultrasound parameters for assessment of subacromial impingement in wheelchair users with pediatric-onset spinal cord injury. Gait Posture. 2024 Sep;113:561-569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2024.08.075. Epub 2024 Aug 15. PMID: 39182433; PMCID: PMC11388546. Winner of the Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society Best Paper Award 2024
Cordes, CMA, Leonardis, JM, Samet, J, Mukherjee, S, Seitz, AL, and Slavens, BA. Quantitative Musculoskeletal Imaging of the Pediatric Shoulder, American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 103(10), 955-964. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0000000000002515
Neti, A., Chung, C., Ayiluri, N., Slavens, B., Koontz, A. TransKinect: A computer vision and machine learning clinical decision support system for automatic independent wheelchair transfer technique assessment. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. 2024.
Jeong, H., Tarima, S., Nguyen, A., Qashqai, A., Muriello ,M., Basel, D., Slavens, B. Lower extremity inter-joint coupling angles and variability during gait in pediatric mobility spectrum disorder. J Biomech 2024 Jun;170:112151 PubMed ID 38851094. 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2024.112151
Leonardis, Joshua M., Schnorenberg, Alyssa J., Vogel, Lawrence C., Harris, Gerald F., Slavens. Brooke A. Sex-Related Differences in Shoulder Complex Joint Dynamics Variability During Pediatric Manual Wheelchair Propulsion. Journal of Applied Biomechanics. 2024 April. 01;40(2):112-121 PubMed ID 37984356 https://doi.org/10.1123/jab.2022-0276.
Jeong, H., Engel, J.M., Basel, D., Muriello, M., Slavens, B.A.. The association of pain with gait spatiotemporal parameters in children with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorder. Gait & Posture. 2024 Mar;109:271-276. PubMed ID 38368648. 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2024.02.007
Xiao, C., Jahanian, O., Slavens, B.A., Hsiao-Wecksler, E.T. Design and Biomechanical Evaluation of Pneumatic Sleeve Orthosis for Lofstrand Crutches. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering, 10.1109/TNSRE.2022.3226519, 2023
Jeong, H.J., Engel, J.M., Wilwert, O., Muriello, M.J., Basel, D.G., Slavens, B.A. Pain Characteristics and Symptom Management Strategies in Children with Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 10.1080/01942638.2022.2163601, 2023.
Hanks, M.M., Schnorenberg, A.J., Lee, K.K., Slavens, B.A. Three-Dimensional Biomechanics of the Trunk and Upper Limb during Overhead Throwing in Wheelchair Lacrosse Athletes with Spinal Cord Injury. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Apr 1;102(4) 365-371, 2023. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001989.
