{"604040":{"#nid":"604040","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Prosthetic Configuration Affects Running Biomechanics and Economy for Athletes with Transtibial Amputations","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOwen Beck, Ph.D.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDepartment of Mechanical Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAthletes with transtibial amputations use running-specific prostheses to run. Running-specific prostheses are passive-elastic carbon-fiber devices that attach in-series to residual limbs. These devices are available across many different models, stiffness categories, and heights. Typically, prosthetic stiffness and height are set based on the respective manufacturer\u0026rsquo;s recommendation. This talk presents evidence that current prosthetic model, stiffness, and height recommendations do not optimize running biomechanics or economy for athletes with unilateral or bilateral transtibial amputations. Therefore, the distance-running performance of athletes with transtibial amputations can be further enhanced by updating prosthetic configuration recommendations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Speaker\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nOwen Beck is a postdoc in Dr. Greg Sawicki\u0026rsquo;s Physiology of Wearable Robotics Lab. He has a B.S. in Kinesiology from Humboldt State University and a Ph.D. in Integrative Physiology from the University of Colorado Boulder. For his doctorate, Owen investigated how prosthetic configuration affects distance-running and sprinting performance for athletes with unilateral and bilateral transtibial amputations. At Georgia Tech, Owen\u0026rsquo;s research focuses on tuning assistive devices to biological leg characteristics, with the goal of augmenting locomotion performance.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPhysiology Brownbag Seminars\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe Physiology Group in the School of Biological Sciences hosts Brownbag Lunchtime Seminars twice a month on Wednesdays at noon in room 1253 of the Applied Physiology Building located at 555 14th Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30318. You are welcome to bring a lunch and join us as we ruminate with us on topics in Physiology! A full listing of seminars can be found at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/pwp.gatech.edu\/bmmc\/seminars\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/pwp.gatech.edu\/bmmc\/seminars\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A Physiology Brownbag Seminar"}],"uid":"27964","created_gmt":"2018-03-20 15:18:58","changed_gmt":"2018-03-20 15:18:58","author":"Jasmine Martin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2018-04-11T13:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2018-04-11T13:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2018-04-11T13:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2018-04-11 17:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2018-04-11 17:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2018-04-11 17:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"604038":{"id":"604038","type":"image","title":"Owen Beck","body":null,"created":"1521559065","gmt_created":"2018-03-20 15:17:45","changed":"1521559065","gmt_changed":"2018-03-20 15:17:45","alt":"","file":{"fid":"230238","name":"Owen Beck.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Owen%20Beck.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Owen%20Beck.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":10159,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Owen%20Beck.jpg?itok=l1G9N0yV"}}},"media_ids":["604038"],"groups":[{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"177493","name":"Owen Beck"},{"id":"168801","name":"Greg Sawicki"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHost: \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gregory.sawicki@me.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGreg Sawicki, Ph.D.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}