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    • November 25, 2024  We’ve been exploring hamstring injury and prevention, and have developed recent insights. Check out our findings in a recent Stanford Report. You can also find the papers discussed in the Journal of Sport and Health Science and in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.
    • October 23, 2024  Postdoctoral scholar Krithika Swaminathan shared her expertise in a recent video talking about motion capture techniques, haptics, and biomechanics with NOVA PBS, check out the video on YouTube as well as Twitch.
    • October 21, 2024  Check out the recently published work by postdoctoral scholar Jennifer Maier focused on improving our musculoskeletal models’ ability to track the motion of the shoulder. The work is published in the Journal of Biomechanics.
    • October 17, 2024  Check out the recently published work by Melissa Boswell exploring how a digital mindset intervention can transform patient care. The work is published in Nature Digital Medicine and an additional article describing more.
    • August 28, 2024  NMBL work focused on diagnosing skin cancers in real time by using optical and AI technology has been designated by the FDA as a “breakthrough device”. Check out the about story in the Stanford Report detailing the work by Scott Delp, Mark Schnitzer, and Gabriel Sanchez.
    • August 12, 2024  Congratulations to Marissa Lee for successfully defending her thesis on biomechanical data science approaches to enhance clinical decision-making!
    • August 8, 2024  NMBL postdoctoral scholar Jennifer Maier was spotlighted in this video about her exciting work on overhead sports biomechanics as part of the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance and the Digital Athlete Project.
    • August 7, 2024  Michell Joyce was honored by the Clinical Biomechanics Award at the American Society of Biomechanics conference for her work on muscle coordination retraining for individuals with knee osteoarthritis.
    • August 7, 2024  Congratulations to NMBL alums Silvia Blemker, Wendy Murray, and Kate Saul for receiving awards from the American Society of Biomechanics honoring their contributions to biomechanics.
    • July 14, 2024   The Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance hosts the 2024 Frontiers of Human Performance conference attended by faculty and graduate students in biomechanics, computer science, neuroscience, design, and medicine.
    • Apr. 18, 2024 Congratulations to Rachel Adénẹ́kàn for successfully defending her thesis “Feasibility of Using Smartphone Vibrations for Sensory Monitoring”.
    • Sept. 25, 2023 The work on OpenCap has been featured in a recent Scripps News article. The article highlights the contributions of the work and how it makes large scale motion capture a reality. To learn more about it, check out the online tool and website!
    • Sept. 25, 2023 Check out a recent Stanford article on the impact that OpenCap is making, and how it opens up the world to the science of human motion measurement. Try out the tool for yourself with as little as two smartphones!
    • Sept. 25, 2023 Jon Stingel shares about his recent work exploring the interactions between runners and a passive assistive device in a recent article with the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance. Check out the full paper here.
    • June 24, 2023 Scott Uhlrich is featured in the Stanford Report for work creating an assistive device with support from the High Impact Technology (HIT) Fund. Check out more on HIT and the device in the article here; the research behind the device is can be found in this paper.
    • March 13, 2023 Can smartphone videos predict health? A nationwide at-home biomechanics study led by Melissa Boswell and Lukasz Kidzinkski shows that self-guided motion analysis using smartphone video of a sit-to-stand test can predict osteoarthritis diagnosis and physical and mental health. You can read the full article in npj Digital Medicine and the associated blog post on the Nature Portfolio Health Community.
    • October 20, 2022 Congratulations to Marissa Lee on being selected as a Stanford Data Science Scholar! The Data Science Scholars Program is home to a community of data science researchers, who are representative of the wide array of disciplines, and who can share methods and applications while creating a stimulating, innovative, and supportive environment.
    • October 19, 2022 With the emergence of many wearable sensors, our team led by Johanna O’Day, Marissa Lee, and Kirsten Seagers took on the task of figuring out what sensor locations are most efficacious in detecting freezing of gait for Parkinson’s patients, and which ones users prefer the most. Check out an article by eWEAR at Stanford, and the full report here.
    • October 17, 2022 Patrick Slade and a team of interdisciplinary researchers have taken the power of exoskeleton assistance out into the wild! Check out a video here discussing the effort that went into making this project a reality. For more details, the paper is published here and is listed on our publications page.
    • August 25, 2022 Congratulations to Melissa Boswell on being awarded the 9th World Congress of Biomechanics 2022 Young Researcher Award. The WCB 2022 Young Researcher Award recognizes the outstanding research contribution of promising scientists in biomechanics and encourages them to pursue further research. You can check out her awards talk here or if you are looking for more, check out her talk on the future of biomechanics!
    • August 3, 2022 We are happy to announce that our set of 78 lectures and demos on Biomechanics of Movement are now posted on YouTube! These lectures complement Professor Scott Delp’s recent book with Tom Uchida and our website with teaching materials. You can see the lectures here.
    • July 10, 2022 Very excited to share the release of OpenCap (https://opencap.ai/), a new cloud-based software to quantify human movement from smartphone videos. OpenCap goes beyond tracking movement to compute the underlying musculoskeletal forces like joint loads and muscle forces. Great work from Scott Uhlrich, Antione Falisse, Łukasz Kidziński and the rest of the team!
    • July 10, 2022 Join our team as we attend the 9th World Congress of Biomechanics 2022 in Taipei. The conference runs July 10-14 with a virtual option. In addition to the many great talks from all over the world, our team will showcase our work in these sessions!
    • July 7, 2022 Scott Uhlrich and our team of researchers have discovered how to reduce force on the knee by teaching study participants to employ different muscles as they walk! Check out Stanford Medicine’s article and video here. For even more info, check out the journal publication here or on our publications page.
    • April 28, 2022 Stanford scientists found that ‘free-living’ runners default to an energy-saving speed, no matter the distance. Check out the full scientific article here, and a Stanford press release! The article has also been seen covered in Science News, The Wall Street Journal, Popular Science, and NewScientist!
    • March 10, 2022    Congratulations to Melissa Boswell. She successfully defended her thesis “Digital tools to enable large-scale access to biomechanical assessment”. 
    • December 18, 2021    Congratulations to Melissa Boswell. She has been awarded the Bio-X Star Mentor Award for being an exceptional mentor to other students.
    • November 13, 2021    Kevin Thomas from Stanford University shares information about his recent study on ACL injuries in basketball. Check out the video here!
    • November 10, 2021    Biomechanics on our Minds podcast releases Wellness Series featuring three Stanford Professors sharing their expertise on movement, sleep, and mindset. Listen to the series here!
    • November 5, 2021    The Restore Center and the Mobilize Center are seeking a highly motivated Scientific Program Manager to help accelerate the impact of mobile technologies and computational algorithms on physical rehabilitation research. This is a 2-year fixed-term position, with the potential to renew. Apply now
    • October 13, 2021

      Patrick Slade from Stanford University developed a self-navigating smart cane that could help reshape life for people with sight impairments! Check out an article and paper to find out more.

    • August 17, 2021

      Kevin Thomas from Stanford University will be giving a webinar on “Accelerating Image-Based Knee Osteoarthritis Research Using Deep Learning: Research Examples and Best Practices” as part of our Mobilize and Restore webinar series. Learn more and register

    • August 16, 2021 IMG_0368

      Janelle Kaneda won the American Society of Biomechanics Three Minute Thesis. (3MT®) competition for Master’s students! She presented a validation study on static optimization estimates of reductions in peak knee contact forces, motivated by walking modification therapies for knee osteoarthritis. Check out the video here!

    • August 04, 2021 IMG_0368

      Johanna O’Day from Stanford University successfully defended her thesis on “Open-source tools for measuring, understanding and improving walking”. Congratulations Dr. O’Day!

    • July 29, 2021 IMG_0368

      Check out our recent CBS News feature talking about boosting human athletic performance. Get a peek into how we can use technology to discover ways to improve human performance and overcome weaknesses! Find the video here.

    • July 27, 2021 IMG_0368

      Congratulations to Scott Delp on receiving the Muybridge Award! Dr. Delp was recognized for his exceptional career achievements in the field of biomechanics. The prestigious award comes from the International Society of Biomechanics and is named after Eadward Muybridge.

    • July 22, 2021 IMG_0368

      Scott Delp will lead the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, a scientific research and technology partnership that will explore peak human performance with a goal of transforming human health on a global scale. Learn more about the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance.

    • July 14, 2021 IMG_0368

      Kevin Thomas from Stanford University successfully defended his thesis on “Deep learning tools to accelerate knee osteoarthritis research”. Congratulations Dr. Thomas!

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      July 13, 2021 IMG_0368

      Want to track the energy you burn when exercising? Patrick Slade’s study found two sensors worn on one leg had 3x lower error than a smartwatch! Check out the paper, article, or video to learn more!

    • May 27, 2021 IMG_0368

      Cara Welker from Stanford University successfully defended her thesis on “Sensorimotor control of lower-limb assistive devices”. Congratulations Dr. Welker!

    • January 27, 2021    The Mobilize Center is launching their first webinar series on February 9, 2021 at 10 am PT with Lukasz Kidzinski from Stanford University presenting his talk on “Quantitative Movement Analysis Using Single-camera Videos”. Register now

 

    • November 25, 2024  We’ve been exploring hamstring injury and prevention, and have developed recent insights. Check out our findings in a recent Stanford Report. You can also find the papers discussed in the Journal of Sport and Health Science and in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.
    • October 23, 2024  Postdoctoral scholar Krithika Swaminathan shared her expertise in a recent video talking about motion capture techniques, haptics, and biomechanics with NOVA PBS, check out the video on YouTube as well as Twitch.
    • October 21, 2024  Check out the recently published work by postdoctoral scholar Jennifer Maier focused on improving our musculoskeletal models’ ability to track the motion of the shoulder. The work is published in the Journal of Biomechanics.
    • October 17, 2024  Check out the recently published work by Melissa Boswell exploring how a digital mindset intervention can transform patient care. The work is published in Nature Digital Medicine and an additional article describing more.
    • August 28, 2024  NMBL work focused on diagnosing skin cancers in real time by using optical and AI technology has been designated by the FDA as a “breakthrough device”. Check out the about story in the Stanford Report detailing the work by Scott Delp, Mark Schnitzer, and Gabriel Sanchez.
    • August 12, 2024  Congratulations to Marissa Lee for successfully defending her thesis on biomechanical data science approaches to enhance clinical decision-making!
    • August 8, 2024  NMBL postdoctoral scholar Jennifer Maier was spotlighted in this video about her exciting work on overhead sports biomechanics as part of the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance and the Digital Athlete Project.
    • August 7, 2024  Michell Joyce was honored by the Clinical Biomechanics Award at the American Society of Biomechanics conference for her work on muscle coordination retraining for individuals with knee osteoarthritis.
    • August 7, 2024  Congratulations to NMBL alums Silvia Blemker, Wendy Murray, and Kate Saul for receiving awards from the American Society of Biomechanics honoring their contributions to biomechanics.
    • July 14, 2024   The Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance hosts the 2024 Frontiers of Human Performance conference attended by faculty and graduate students in biomechanics, computer science, neuroscience, design, and medicine.
    • Apr. 18, 2024 Congratulations to Rachel Adénẹ́kàn for successfully defending her thesis “Feasibility of Using Smartphone Vibrations for Sensory Monitoring”.
    • Sept. 25, 2023 The work on OpenCap has been featured in a recent Scripps News article. The article highlights the contributions of the work and how it makes large scale motion capture a reality. To learn more about it, check out the online tool and website!
    • Sept. 25, 2023 Check out a recent Stanford article on the impact that OpenCap is making, and how it opens up the world to the science of human motion measurement. Try out the tool for yourself with as little as two smartphones!
    • Sept. 25, 2023 Jon Stingel shares about his recent work exploring the interactions between runners and a passive assistive device in a recent article with the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance. Check out the full paper here.
    • June 24, 2023 Scott Uhlrich is featured in the Stanford Report for work creating an assistive device with support from the High Impact Technology (HIT) Fund. Check out more on HIT and the device in the article here; the research behind the device is can be found in this paper.
    • March 13, 2023 Can smartphone videos predict health? A nationwide at-home biomechanics study led by Melissa Boswell and Lukasz Kidzinkski shows that self-guided motion analysis using smartphone video of a sit-to-stand test can predict osteoarthritis diagnosis and physical and mental health. You can read the full article in npj Digital Medicine and the associated blog post on the Nature Portfolio Health Community.
    • October 20, 2022 Congratulations to Marissa Lee on being selected as a Stanford Data Science Scholar! The Data Science Scholars Program is home to a community of data science researchers, who are representative of the wide array of disciplines, and who can share methods and applications while creating a stimulating, innovative, and supportive environment.
    • October 19, 2022 With the emergence of many wearable sensors, our team led by Johanna O’Day, Marissa Lee, and Kirsten Seagers took on the task of figuring out what sensor locations are most efficacious in detecting freezing of gait for Parkinson’s patients, and which ones users prefer the most. Check out an article by eWEAR at Stanford, and the full report here.
    • October 17, 2022 Patrick Slade and a team of interdisciplinary researchers have taken the power of exoskeleton assistance out into the wild! Check out a video here discussing the effort that went into making this project a reality. For more details, the paper is published here and is listed on our publications page.
    • August 25, 2022 Congratulations to Melissa Boswell on being awarded the 9th World Congress of Biomechanics 2022 Young Researcher Award. The WCB 2022 Young Researcher Award recognizes the outstanding research contribution of promising scientists in biomechanics and encourages them to pursue further research. You can check out her awards talk here or if you are looking for more, check out her talk on the future of biomechanics!
    • August 3, 2022 We are happy to announce that our set of 78 lectures and demos on Biomechanics of Movement are now posted on YouTube! These lectures complement Professor Scott Delp’s recent book with Tom Uchida and our website with teaching materials. You can see the lectures here.
    • July 10, 2022 Very excited to share the release of OpenCap (https://opencap.ai/), a new cloud-based software to quantify human movement from smartphone videos. OpenCap goes beyond tracking movement to compute the underlying musculoskeletal forces like joint loads and muscle forces. Great work from Scott Uhlrich, Antione Falisse, Łukasz Kidziński and the rest of the team!
    • July 10, 2022 Join our team as we attend the 9th World Congress of Biomechanics 2022 in Taipei. The conference runs July 10-14 with a virtual option. In addition to the many great talks from all over the world, our team will showcase our work in these sessions!
    • July 7, 2022 Scott Uhlrich and our team of researchers have discovered how to reduce force on the knee by teaching study participants to employ different muscles as they walk! Check out Stanford Medicine’s article and video here. For even more info, check out the journal publication here or on our publications page.
    • April 28, 2022 Stanford scientists found that ‘free-living’ runners default to an energy-saving speed, no matter the distance. Check out the full scientific article here, and a Stanford press release! The article has also been seen covered in Science News, The Wall Street Journal, Popular Science, and NewScientist!
    • March 10, 2022    Congratulations to Melissa Boswell. She successfully defended her thesis “Digital tools to enable large-scale access to biomechanical assessment”. 
    • December 18, 2021    Congratulations to Melissa Boswell. She has been awarded the Bio-X Star Mentor Award for being an exceptional mentor to other students.
    • November 13, 2021    Kevin Thomas from Stanford University shares information about his recent study on ACL injuries in basketball. Check out the video here!
    • November 10, 2021    Biomechanics on our Minds podcast releases Wellness Series featuring three Stanford Professors sharing their expertise on movement, sleep, and mindset. Listen to the series here!
    • November 5, 2021    The Restore Center and the Mobilize Center are seeking a highly motivated Scientific Program Manager to help accelerate the impact of mobile technologies and computational algorithms on physical rehabilitation research. This is a 2-year fixed-term position, with the potential to renew. Apply now
    • October 13, 2021

      Patrick Slade from Stanford University developed a self-navigating smart cane that could help reshape life for people with sight impairments! Check out an article and paper to find out more.

    • August 17, 2021

      Kevin Thomas from Stanford University will be giving a webinar on “Accelerating Image-Based Knee Osteoarthritis Research Using Deep Learning: Research Examples and Best Practices” as part of our Mobilize and Restore webinar series. Learn more and register

    • August 16, 2021 IMG_0368

      Janelle Kaneda won the American Society of Biomechanics Three Minute Thesis. (3MT®) competition for Master’s students! She presented a validation study on static optimization estimates of reductions in peak knee contact forces, motivated by walking modification therapies for knee osteoarthritis. Check out the video here!

    • August 04, 2021 IMG_0368

      Johanna O’Day from Stanford University successfully defended her thesis on “Open-source tools for measuring, understanding and improving walking”. Congratulations Dr. O’Day!

    • July 29, 2021 IMG_0368

      Check out our recent CBS News feature talking about boosting human athletic performance. Get a peek into how we can use technology to discover ways to improve human performance and overcome weaknesses! Find the video here.

    • July 27, 2021 IMG_0368

      Congratulations to Scott Delp on receiving the Muybridge Award! Dr. Delp was recognized for his exceptional career achievements in the field of biomechanics. The prestigious award comes from the International Society of Biomechanics and is named after Eadward Muybridge.

    • July 22, 2021 IMG_0368

      Scott Delp will lead the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, a scientific research and technology partnership that will explore peak human performance with a goal of transforming human health on a global scale. Learn more about the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance.

    • July 14, 2021 IMG_0368

      Kevin Thomas from Stanford University successfully defended his thesis on “Deep learning tools to accelerate knee osteoarthritis research”. Congratulations Dr. Thomas!

    •  

      July 13, 2021 IMG_0368

      Want to track the energy you burn when exercising? Patrick Slade’s study found two sensors worn on one leg had 3x lower error than a smartwatch! Check out the paper, article, or video to learn more!

    • May 27, 2021 IMG_0368

      Cara Welker from Stanford University successfully defended her thesis on “Sensorimotor control of lower-limb assistive devices”. Congratulations Dr. Welker!

    • January 27, 2021    The Mobilize Center is launching their first webinar series on February 9, 2021 at 10 am PT with Lukasz Kidzinski from Stanford University presenting his talk on “Quantitative Movement Analysis Using Single-camera Videos”. Register now