Spine Biomechanics & Neuromuscular Control Laboratory

Previous Projects

2024

  • Battis A, Norrie JP, McMaster H, Beaudette SM. Wearable technology mediated biofeedback to modulate spine motor control: a scoping review. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2024 Oct 1;25(1):770. doi: 10.1186/s12891-024-07867-3. PMID: 39354458; PMCID: PMC11446096. (LINK)
  • Battis A, Beaudette SM. Assessment of the Acute Effects of Wearable Sensor Derived Auditory Biofeedback on Gross Lumbar Proprioception. J Mot Behav. 2024;56(5):614-625. doi: 10.1080/00222895.2024.2370946. Epub 2024 Jul 9. PMID: 38979916. (LINK)
  • McMaster H, Battis A, Alano C, Beaudette SM. The role of diurnal variation in development of musculoskeletal pain during prolonged standing. Gait Posture. 2024 Sep 21;114:119-126. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2024.09.012. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39332308. (LINK)
  • Alano CJ, Vellucci CL, Battis A, Beaudette SM. The Effect of Neuromuscular Fatigue on the Spatiotemporal Coordination of Rowing. Applied Sciences. 2024; 14(16):6907.  (LINK)
  • Antolinez AK, Edwards PF, Holmes MWR, Beaudette SM, Button DC. The Effects of Load, Crank Position, and Sex on the Biomechanics and Performance during an Upper Body Wingate Anaerobic Test. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2024 Aug 1;56(8):1422-1436. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000003436. Epub 2024 Mar 23. PMID: 38537272. (LINK)
  • Riazi S, Klahsen O, Al-Rasheed M, Beaudette SM, Brown SHM. Non-invasive assessment of sacroiliac joint and lumbar spine positioning in different unilateral sitting postures. J Man Manip Ther. 2024 Aug;32(4):446-456. doi: 10.1080/10669817.2023.2273005. Epub 2023 Oct 26. PMID: 37882649; PMCID: PMC11257003.  LINK

2023

  • Grütters KK, Narciss S, Beaudette SM, Oppici L. (2023). Reducing lumbar flexion in a repetitive lifting task: comparison of leukotape and kinesio tape and their effect on lumbar proprioception. Applied Sciences, 13, 5908 (LINK)
  • Cousins DJE, Schaefer BH, Holmes MWR, Beaudette SM. (2023). The effects of COVID-19 related shutdowns on perceived lifestyle and prevalence of musculoskeletal discomfort. WORK, in press (LINK)
  • Velluci CL, Beaudette SM. (2023). A need for speed: objectively identifying full-body kinematic and neuromuscular features associated with faster sprint velocities. Frontiers in Sport & Active Living, 4:1094163 (LINK)
  • Maksimovic M, Beaudette SM, Livock H, Tice A, Jarvis J, Smit K, Graham RB. (2023). The effect of vertebral body tethering on spine range of motion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a pilot study. Spine Deformity, 11(1):123-31. (LINK)

2022

  • Goncharow PN, Beaudette SM (2022). Assessing time-varying lumbar flexion-extension kinematics using automated pose estimation. Journal of Applied Biomechanics 38(5): 355:360. (LINK)
  • Smith SGVS, Yokich MK, Beaudette SM, Brown SHM, Bent LR. (2021). Cutaneous sensitivity across regions of the foot sole and dorsum are influenced by foot posture. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 9:744307. (LINK)

2020

  • Beaudette SM, Briar KJ, Mavor MP, Graham RB. (2020). The effect of head and gaze orientation during forward flexion. Human Movement Science 70: 102590. (LINK)
  • Chan VCH, Beaudette SM, Smale KB, Beange KHE, Graham RB. (2020). A subject-specific approach to detect fatigue-related changes in spine motion using wearable sensors. Sensors 20(9): 2646. (LINK)

2019

  • Smith SGVS, Yokich MK, Beaudette SM, Brown SHM, Bent LR. (2019). Effects of foot position on skin structural deformation. Journal of the Mechanical Behaviour of Biomedical Materials 95: 240-8. (LINK)
  • Beaudette SM, Zwambag DP, Graham RB, Brown SHM. (2019). Discriminating spatiotemporal movement strategies during spine flexion-extension in healthy individuals. The Spine Journal 19(7): 1264-75. (LINK)
  • Pinto BL, Beaudette SM, Graham RB, Brown SHM. (2019). Experimentally induced neck pain causes a decrease in thoracic but not lumbar spine stability. Journal of Biomechanics 90: 78-83. (LINK)
  • Zwambag DP, Beaudette SM, Gregory DE, Brown SHM. (2019). Distinguishing between typical and atypical motiuon patterns amongst healthy individuals during a constrained spine flexion task. Journal of Biomechanics 86: 89-95. (LINK)
  • Beange KHE, Chan ADC, Beaudette SM, Graham RB. (2019). Concurrent validity of a wearable IMU for objective assessments of functional movement quality and control of the lumbar spine. Journal of Biomechanics 97: 109256. (LINK)

2018

  • Cimino SR, Beaudette SM, Brown SHM. (2018). Kinesio taping influences the mechanical behaviour of the skin of the low back: a possible pathway for functionally relevant effects. Journal of Biomechanics 67: 150-6. (LINK)
  • Zwambag DP, Beaudette SM, Gregory DE, Brown SHM. (2018). Development of a novel technique to record 3D intersegmental angular kinematics during dynamic spine movements. Annals of Biomedical Engineering 46(2): 298-309. (LINK)
  • Beaudette SM, Pinto BL, Brown SHM. (2018). Tactile feedback can be used to redistribute flexion across spine motion segments. Annals of Biomedical Engineering 46(6): 789-800. (LINK)
  • Bourdon E, Ramos WJ, Mavor MP, Beaudette SM, Graham RB. (2018). The effect of attentional focus on local dynamic stability during a repetitive spine flexion task. Journal of Biomechanics 80: 196-99. (LINK)
  • Pinto BL, Beaudette SM, Brown SHM. (2018). Tactile cues can change movement: an example using tape to redistribute flexion from the lumbar spine to the hips and knees during lifting. Human Movement Science 60: 32-9. (LINK)
  • Gsell KY, Beaudette SM, Capcap IM, Brown SHM. (2018). Variations in handheld loads increase the range of motion of the lumbar spine without compromising local dynamic stability during walking. Gait & Posture 66: 101-6. (LINK)

2017

  • Beaudette SM, Zwambag DP, Bent LR, Brown SHM. (2017). Spine posture elicits localized skin structural deformation of the trunk dorsum in vivo. Journal of the Mechanical Behaviour of Biomedical Materials 67: 31-9. (LINK)
  • Beaudette SM, Smith SGVS, Bent LR, Brown SHM. (2017). Spine posture influences tactile perceptual sensitivity of the trunk dorsum. Annals of Biomedical Engineering 46(2): 298-309. (LINK)

2016

  • Worden TA, Beaudette SM, Brown SHM, Vallis LA. (2016). Estimating gait stability: asymmetrical loading effects measured using margin of stability and local dynamic stability. Journal of Motor Behaviour 48(5): 455-67. (LINK)
  • Beaudette SM, Larson KJ, Larson DJ, Brown SHM. (2016). Low back skin sensitivity has minimal impact on active lumbar spine proprioception and stability in health adults. Experimental Brain Research 234(8): 2215-26. (LINK)
  • Beaudette SM, Howarth SJ, Graham RB, Brown SHM. (2016). On the use of a Euclidean norm function for the estimation of local dynamic stability from 3D kinematics using time-delayed Lyapunov analyses. Medical Engineering & Physics 38(10): 1139-45. (LINK)

2015

  • Beaudette SM, Worden TA, Kamphuis M, Vallis LA, Brown SHM. (2015). Local dynamic stability during human treadmill walking in response to lower limb segmental perturbations. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 137(9): 091006. (LINK)
  • Gsell KY, Beaudette SM, Graham RB, Brown SHM. (2015). The effect of different ranges of motion on local dynamic stability of the elbow during unloaded repetitive flexion-extension movements. Human Movement Science 42: 193-202. (LINK)

2014

  • Beaudette SM, Graham RB, Brown SHM. (2014). The effect of unstable loading versus unstable support conditions on spine rotational stiffness and spine stability during repetitive lifting. Journal of Biomechanics 47(2): 491-6. (LINK)
  • Beaudette SM, Unni R, Brown SHM. (2014). Electromyographic assessment of the isometric and dynamic activation characteristics of the latissimus dorsi muscle. Journal of Electromyography & Kinesiology 24(3): 430-6. (LINK)