Conference Agenda

A FORCE-DEPENDENT DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION FRAMEWORK FOR SOLVING KINEMATIC REDUNDANCY IN THE SPINE

W. Wang^1,3, T. Overbergh^1,2, D. Wang³, F. De Groote¹, L. Scheys^1,2, I. Jonkers¹

¹KU Leuven, Belgium; ²University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium; ³Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

FACTORS AFFECTING SPINAL STABILITY DURING STATIC TASKS: A COMBINED IN VIVO-COMPUTATIONAL STUDY

F. Ghezelbash¹, A. Shahvarpour², C. Larivière², A. Shirazi-Adl¹

¹Polytechnique Montréal, Canada; ²IRSST, Canada

UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF REPETITIVE LIFTING TOWARDS LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION: A BIOMECHANICAL STUDY

D. B. Amin¹, J. Tavakoli¹, B. J. C. Freeman^2,3,4, J. J. Costi¹

¹College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Australia; ²Department of Spinal Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia; ³Centre of Orthopaedic and Trauma Research, University of Adelaide; ⁴South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute

ON THE CENTER OF ROTATION, MUSCLE FORCES AND SPINAL LOADING DURING FORWARD FLEXION

T. Liu, K. Khalaf, M. El-Rich

Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates

A COMPARISON OF TRUNK MUSCLE ACTIVITY BETWEEN YOUNG AND MATURE ADULTS DURING TREADMILL WALKING

S. Valentin¹, E. Hodson-Tole², T. F Licka^3,4

¹University of the West of Scotland, United Kingdom; ²Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom; ³University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria; ⁴University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

THORACIC SPINE KINEMATICS ARE AFFECTED BY THE GRADE OF DISC DEGENERATION, BUT NOT BY THE RIBS: AN IN VITRO STUDY

C. Liebsch, R. Jonas, H.-J. Wilke

Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, Germany

SAGITTAL ALIGNMENT AND COMPENSATION FROM STATIC TO DYNAMIC IN ADULT SPINAL DEFORMITY

P. Severijns^1,2, T. Overbergh^1,3, K. Desloovere², L. Moke^1,3, L. Scheys^1,3

¹Institute for Orthopaedic Research and Training, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium; ²Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium; ³Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Belgium