Chris A.  McGibbon, Ph.D.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

 

Education

1990‑1994       Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering (PhD) degree program in Mechanical Engineering at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. Completed course requirements with a 4.0 GPA and fulfilled graduate teaching requirements.

1988‑1990       Master of Science in Engineering (MScE) degree program in Mechanical Engineering at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. Transferred into the Ph.D. program September 1990.

1983‑1988       Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BScE) degree program in Mechanical Engineering at the University of New Brunswick, Canada. Graduated second class with a 3.5 GPA. Senior research project in robotics on the Florida Wrist Mechanism.

 

Academic Appointments

2004-present   Professor, Department of Kinesiology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada.

2004-present   Adjunct Professor, Graduate Programs in Physical Therapy, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA, USA.

2000-2004       Associate Professor, Graduate Programs in Physical Therapy, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA, USA.

1996-2004       Lecturer on Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

1996-2000       Assistant Professor, Graduate Programs in Physical Therapy, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA, USA.

1995-1996       Adjunct Assistant Professor, Graduate Programs in Physical Therapy, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, Boston MA, USA.

1994                Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Canada.

1991‑1990       Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Canada.

1988‑1990       Teaching Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Canada.

 

Hospital Appointments

1996-2004       Assistant in Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston, MA, USA.

1996-2004       Technical/ Assistant Director, Biomotion Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics, Boston, MA, USA.

1994-1996       Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Biomotion Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston MA, USA.

 

Research and Engineering Appointments

2004-present   Research Chair of Rehabilitation Biomechanics, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada

1996-2004       Technical/ Assistant Director, Biomotion Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston, MA, USA.

1994                Research Assistant in Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Institute of New Brunswick, University of New Brunswick, Canada.

1987‑1988       Research Assistant in Robotics, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Canada, in collaboration with the University of Florida and University of Texas at Austin (summer employment).

1985‑1987       Performance Technician Assistant, New Brunswick Electric Power Commission, Canada (summer employment).

 

Teaching Experience

2001-2003       CIM-821 DL Intermediate Statistics for Clinical Research On-line (core course), Graduate Program in Clinical Investigation, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA.

2000-2004       HP-721 DL Statistics for Clinical Research On-line (core course), Graduate Programs in Physical Therapy and Clinical Investigation, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA.

1998-2004       HP-721 Statistics for Clinical Research (core course), Graduate Program in Physical Therapy, Clinical Investigation, and Communication Disorders (up until 2000), MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA.

1996-2004       PT-773 Analysis of Functional Movements (was Biomechanics of Human Movement from 1996-1999), Graduate Program in Physical Therapy, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA.

1994                ME-1003 Engineering Graphics and Design (core course), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Canada.

1990-1991       ME-2142 Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery (core course), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Canada.

 

Awards And Honors

2005-present   Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI), New Opportunities Grant (CFI contribution of $53,000 to total project $133,000), held at the University of New Brunswick.

2005-present   National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Discovery Grant (31,000/year for 5 years), held at the University of New Brunswick.

2004-2005       MGH Institute of Health Professions, Geriatric Research Fellow Award ($10,000), held at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

1999-2004       National Institutes of Health R01 award (NIH/NIAMS R01 AR45278, $690,000), Principle Investigator, held at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

1991‑1993       NSERC Postgraduate Research Award (PGS3-4), doctoral level, held at the University of New Brunswick.

1988‑1990       NSERC Postgraduate Research Award (PGS1‑2), masters level, held at the University of New Brunswick.

1987‑1988       NSERC Undergraduate Summer Research Grant, held at the University of New Brunswick for research and optimization of the Florida Wrist Mechanism.

1986‑1987       University Special Undergraduate Scholarship

1986                First prize in Atlantic Engineering Design Contest (AEDC) for presentation of Sliding Pressure Scheduling for Power Plant Optimization, in collaboration with the New Brunswick Electric Power Commission (NBEPC).

1986‑1987       Sir George E. Foster Scholarship

1985‑1987       NSERC Industrial Research Grant held at NBEPC for two consecutive summers.

1985‑1986       Bechtel Canada Engineering Bursary

 

Professional Consulting

2003-present   Independent statistical consultant and owner of http://www.stats-consult.com, a web-based statistical consulting service for academic and business related research.

1998-2000       Expert witness testimony, involving biomechanical simulation of a staircase fall. Kalis, Lucas, Gelineau and Kline. Attorneys at Law. Salem MA.

1996-2004       Biostatistical consultant for MGH Institute of Health Profession. Providing statistical services for faculty and students on research projects, theses, and scholarly projects. See Interdisciplinary section of Original Reports and Abstracts, and Thesis Reading/ Consulting, for details.

 

Service and Committees

2002-2003       MGH Institute of Health Professions, Learning Resource Committee. The goal of this committee was to develop goals and guidelines for Information Literacy for the MGH Institute of Health Professions.

1999-2000       MGH Institute of Health Professions, Y2K Compliancy Committee. The goal of this committee was to develop guidelines for ensuring year 2000 compliancy of computer and computer related technology at the MGH Institute of Health Professions.

1996-present   Biostatistical consultant for MGH Institute of Health Professions. Providing statistical services for faculty and students on research projects, theses, and scholarly projects. See Interdisciplinary section of Original Reports and Abstracts, and Thesis Reading/ Consulting, for details.

 

Peer Review Activities

2004                Grant Reviewer: National Institutes of Health/ National Institutes of Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIH/NIAMS), RFA AR-04-002 "High Risk Rheumatologic and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research."

2003                Grant Reviewer: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, John Sealy Memorial Endowment Fund for Biomedical Research.

2002                Ad hoc reviewer, Board of Scientific Councilors: National Institutes of Health,

                        Rehabilitative Medicine Department, Intramural Research Program.

2001                Grant reviewer: National Institute of Health/National Institute of Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease (NIH/NIAMS), Special Emphasis Panel.

 

Journal Reviewing & Editing

Reviewer for:    Journal of Biomechanics; Arthritis Care and Research; Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development; Gait & Posture; Gerontology; Exercise and Sports Science Reviews; Journal of Applied Physiology; Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Arthritis & Rheumatism; Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research; Osteoarthritis Cartilage; IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering; IEEE Transactions on Neural Engineering and Rehabilitation Research; Journal NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation; Experimental Brain Research

 

Associate Editor: Exercise and Sports Science Reviews

 

Society Memberships

                        Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society

                        International Society of Biomechanics

 

 

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

 

Funded Research Projects

On-Going Projects

2005-present   Principal Investigator: Modeling Head and Eye Movements during Locomotion and Balance Recovery. CFI New Opportunities Grant (Sept 1, 2005 – Aug 31, 2010). The primary objective of this project is to develop models for quantifying head and gaze stability in older adults with vestibulopathic balance impairments.

2005-present   Principal Investigator: Neuromuscular Function in Human Movement. NSERC Discovery Grant (Jun 1, 2005 – May 31, 2010). The primary objective of this project is to develop neurobiomechanical muscle models for quantifying neuromuscular function in elders with musculoskeletal impairments.

2004-present   Principal Investigator: Biomechanical Modeling of Neuromuscular Function for Arthritis Research. University Research Fund Competition Series 40 (Jan 1, 2005 – Dec 31, 2005). The primary objective of this project is to develop biomechanical models for quantifying neuromuscular function in elders with knee and hip osteoarthritis.

2004-present   Principal Investigator: Biomechanical Models of Musculoskeletal and Neuromuscular Function for Disability Research. New Brunswick Innovation Foundation – Research Assistantship Initiative (Jan 1, 2005 – Dec 31, 2005). The primary objective of this project is to develop biomechanical models for quantifying neuromuscular adaptations in elders with walking disorders.

2004-present   Co-Investigator: Wireless eHealth devices for the Rehabilitation field (PI Bernie Hudgins). Atlantic Innovation Fund (Jan 1, 2004 – Dec 31, 2009). The primary objective of this project is to research and develop motion analysis sensors and tools for use in both the health care and motion analysis research fields. 

2001-present   Co-Investigator: Function & strength training effects on elders with knee osteoarthritis (PI David E. Krebs, PhD, DPT). National Arthritis Foundation, Clinical Science Grant (July 1, 2001– June 30, 2006). The goal of this project is to experimentally determine if functional training or strength training results in improvements in gait and other locomotor activities among community dwelling older men and women with knee osteoarthritis.

Completed Projects

2004                Principal Investigator: Portable Acoustic Gait Enhancement for People with Parkinson’s Disease. MGH Institute of Health Professions, Geriatric Research Fellow Award (Jan 1, 2004 – Dec 31, 2004). The goal of this project is to test a portable shoe-worn device for detecting gait abnormality and providing acoustic feedback to patient the Parkinson’s disease.

1999-2004       Principal Investigator: Quantification of cartilage and bone thickness defects using MRI. National Institutes of Health/ National Institute of Arthritis, Musculokeletal and Skin Diseases, 5 R01 AR45278-01 (April 15, 1999 – April 1, 2004). The goals of this project are to validate and improve methods of three-dimensional reconstruction of synovial joint cartilage and subchondral bone from MRI; and to use these improved models to enhance diagnostic capabilities of MRI for locating and sizing cartilage and bone defects.

2001-2004       Co-Investigator: Complementary and alternative medicine for vestibulopthy (PI David E. Krebs, PhD, DPT). National Institutes of Health/ National Institute of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 1 R21 AT00553-01 (May 1, 2001 – March 31, 2004). The goal of this project is to explore how Tai Chi can improve functional, dynamic stability in persons with vestibulopathy.

2001-2002       Co-Investigator: Testing a new orthotic joint & fabrication system (PI Dan Glynn). National Institutes of Health/SIBR subcontract, 1 R43 HD36939-01. The goal of this project is to test a new design for orthotic support of the misaligned knee from ACL injury or OA.

2000-2001       Co-Investigator: Gait Research Study (PI David E. Krebs, PhD, DPT). Lau Technologies Inc, Contract (March 1, 2000 – April 30, 2001). The major goal of this project is to develop technologies for identifying humans at a distance from their gait style.

1996-2000       Co-Investigator: In Vivo Acetabular Cartilage Forces During Hip Rehabilitation (David E. Krebs, PhD, DPT) National Arthritis Foundation, Clinical Science Grant (July 1, 19961– June 30, 2000). The goal of this project is to investigate the acetabular forces generated during exercises and locomotor activities of daily living commonly prescribed for subjects with arthritis.  We will study human subjects with an implanted force-instrumented hip endoprostheses. This project focuses on exercises and rehabilitation techniques recommended for persons with acutely painful or sub-acute arthritis pain.

 

1994-2002       Co-Investigator: Vestibular Rehab & Stability Modeling for Older Patients (PI David E. Krebs, PhD, DPT). National Institutes of Health/ National Institutes of Aging, 5 R01 AG11255-01 (Sept 1, 1994 – Aug 31, 2002). The goals of this project are to determine the efficacy of vestibular rehabilitation in midlife to elderly (50 to >90 year old) patients with vestibulopathy-caused balance impairment; and to develop better quantitative biomechanical models of dynamic stability in elderly vestibulopathic patients.

1994-2000       Co-Investigator: Does Exercise Improve Locomotion in Disabled Elders (PI David E. Krebs, PhD, DPT). National Institutes of Health/ National Institutes of Aging, 5 R01 AG12561-01 (Sept 1, 1994 – June 30, 2000). The goals of this project were to determine the efficacy of strengthening exercise in community dwelling disabled elders from all causes.

1988-1993       Principal Investigator: Sensitivity of Analytical Knee Models to Input Data Errors. National Science and Engineering Research Council (Canada), Postgraduate Research Award (PGS1-4). The goals of this project were to develop models for investigating the error propagation in biomechanical modeling of the knee and other lower extremity synovial joints.

 

Thesis Reading/Consulting

On-Going Projects

2006                Katie McQuoid. Relationships between function, impairment and neuromuscular adaptation in elderly populations. University of New Brunswick, Faculty of Kinesiology. Masters in Sport and Exercise Science. Supervisor.

2006                Marc Johnston. Age-related neuromuscular adaptations in hip function during gait. University of New Brunswick, Faculty of Kinesiology. Masters in Sport and Exercise Science. Supervisor.

2005                Wesley Moerman. Assessment of gait disorders in obese children. University of New Brunswick, Faculty of Kinesiology. Masters in Sport and Exercise Science. Co-Supervisor.

2005                Kevin Roy. Mechanics of UKA during activities of daily living. University of New Brunswick, Faculty of Kinesiology. Masters in Sport and Exercise Science. Co-Supervisor.

 

Completed Projects

2005                Cymara Pessoa. Functional characteristics of elders with knee arthritis. MGH Institute of Health Professions, Masters of Science in Physical Therapy. 2nd Reader.

2004                Naseem Challawala. Gaze stability during chair rise; Effects of vestibulopathy. MGH Institute of Health Professions, Masters of Science in Physical Therapy. Consultant.

2003                Leah Nowak. Trunk and Pelvis Coordination and Energy Transfer During Gait in Healthy and Neurologically Impaired Individuals. MGH Institute of Health Professions, Masters of Science in Physical Therapy. 1st Reader.

2003                Mi Gyoung Kweon. The Characteristics of gait in patients with cerebellar dysfunction: using mechanical energy transfer. MGH Institute of Health Professions, Masters of Science in Physical Therapy. 2nd Reader.

2002                Huann-Sheng Huang. Knee joint kinetics and EMG: Osteoarthritis effects in gait. MGH Institute of Health Professions, Masters of Science in Physical Therapy. 2nd Reader.

2002                Teresa J. Gustus. Acute total knee arthroplasty outcomes: Exercise and continuous passive motion. MGH Institute of Health Professions, Masters of Science in Physical Therapy. 2nd Reader.

2001                Paula J. Downes Vogel. Effect of adding inspiratory muscle training to a pulmonary rehabilitation program for patients with COPD which includes upper extremity exercises. MGH Institute of Health Professions, Masters of Science in Physical Therapy. 2nd Reader.

2001                Lisa L. Godwin. Quality of life of Ghanaian terminally ill patients. MGH Institute of Health Professions, Masters of Science in Nursing. Consultant.

2001                Teresa L. Banden. Randomized, blinded posterior cruciate retaining and substituting total knee comparison. MGH Institute of Health Professions, Masters of Science in Physical Therapy. 1st Reader.

2000                Karen Ann Clark. Biomechanical analysis of stair descent in functionally disabled women before and after an exercise program. MGH Institute of Health Professions, Masters of Science in Physical Therapy. 2nd Reader.

2000                Teresa M. Dancewicz. Lower extremity extensor power and lifting characteristics in disabled elders. MGH Institute of Health Professions, Masters of Science in Physical Therapy. 2nd Reader.

2000                Francis W O’Kane. Balance dysfunction effects on gait termination energetics. MGH Institute of Health Professions, Masters of Science in Physical Therapy. 2nd Reader.

2000                Yu-Chou Shen. Quantifying coordination. MGH Institute of Health Professions, Masters of Science in Physical Therapy. 2nd Reader.

2000                Priti V. Prabhu. Relationship of perturbed standing to static and dynamic balance. MGH Institute of Health Professions, Masters of Science in Physical Therapy. Consultant.

2000                Diane T. Buchwald. Chair rise of functionally disabled elders. MGH Institute of Health Professions, Masters of Science in Physical Therapy. Consultant.

1999                Glenn English. Effects of vestibular rehabilitation on stepping stability. MGH Institute of Health Professions, Masters of Science in Physical Therapy. 2nd Reader.

1998                Carrie A. Minihan. Postural control during arm movements in healthy subjects and subjects with cerebellar dysfunction. MGH Institute of Health Professions, Masters of Science in Physical Therapy. 2nd Reader.

1998                Stefanie Oestreicher. Automatic diagnosis of sarcopenia – First steps. Diplomarbeit, Institut für Medizinische Informatik. Consultant.

1998                Hwa-Ann Chang. Gait initiation strategies in elders. MGH Institute of Health Professions, Masters of Science in Physical Therapy. 2nd Reader.

1997                Michael S Puniello. Lifting characteristics of functionally limited elders. MGH Institute of Health Professions, Masters of Science in Physical Therapy. 2nd Reader.

1997                Charmaine V Officer. The effects of chair height on momentum and hip pressure. MGH Institute of Health Professions, Masters of Science in Physical Therapy. 2nd Reader.

 

Publications (go to section II for consulting related publications)

I. Disciplinary Research

Original Reports

1.         Wayne PM, Krebs DE, Macklin EA, Schnyer R, Kaptchuk TJ, Parker SW, Scarborough DM, McGibbon CA, Schaechter JD, Stein J, Stason WB. Acupuncture for upper-extremity rehabilitation in chronic stroke: a randomized sham-controlled study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2005 86:2248-55.

2.         McGibbon CA. Engineering efficiency: Geriatric gait analysis goes tech. Invited article, BioMechanics Magazine 2005; 12(7): 20-28.

3.         McGibbon CA, Krebs DE, Wagenaar R. Stepping stability: Effects of sensory perturbation. J NeuroEng Rehabil 2005;2:9.

4.         Cavanaugh JT, Goldvasser D, McGibbon CA, Krebs DE. Comparison of head and body velocity trajectories during locomotion in subjects with vestibulopathy. J Rehabil Res Dev 2005;42:191-198.

5.         McGibbon CA, Krebs DE, Parker SW, Scarborough DM, Wayne PM, Wolf SL. Tai Chi and vestibular rehabilitation improve vestibulopathic gait via different neuromuscular mechanisms: Preliminary report. BMC Neurology 2005;5:3.

6.         Wayne PM, Scarborough DM, Krebs DE, Parker SW, Wolf SL, Asmundson L, McGibbon CA. Tai Chi for vestibulopathic balance dysfunction: A case study. Alt Ther Health Med 2005;11:60-66.

7.         McGibbon CA, Krebs DE, Wolf SL, Wayne PM, Scarborough DM, Parker SW. Tai Chi and Vestibular Rehabilitation Effects on Gaze and Whole-Body Stability. J Vestib Res 2005;14:467-478.

8.         McGibbon CA, Goldvasser D, Krebs DE, Scarborough DM. Instant of chair-rise lift-off can be predicted by foot-floor reaction forces. Human Mov Sci 2004; 23: 121-132.

9.         Amin S, Luepongsak N, McGibbon CA, LaValley MP, Krebs DE, Felson DT. Knee adduction moment and development of chronic knee pain in elders. Arthritis Care Res 2004; 51: 371-376.

10.     Wayne P, Krebs DE, Wolf SL, Gill-Body KM, Scarborough DM, McGibbon CA, Kaptchuk TJ, Parker SW. Can Tai Chi Improve Vestibulopathic Postural Control? Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2004;85:142-152.

11.     McGibbon CA, Krebs DE. Discriminating age and disability effects in locomotion: Neuromuscular adaptations in musculoskeletal pathology. J App Physiol 2004;96:149-160.

12.     McGibbon CA. Inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of subchondral bone and cartilage thickness measurement from MRI. Magn Reson Imaging. 2003;21:707-714.

13.     Dancewicz TM. Krebs DE, McGibbon CA. Lower extremity extensor power and lifting characteristics in disabled elders. J Rehab Res Dev 2003;40:337-348.

14.     McGibbon CA, Trahan CA. Measurement accuracy of focal cartilage defects from MRI and correlation of MRI graded lesions with histology: A preliminary study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2003;11:483-493.

15.     McGibbon CA, Bencardino J, Yeh E, Palmer WE. Accuracy of cartilage and subchondral bone spatial thickness distribution from MRI. J Magn Reson Imaging 2003;17:703-15.

16.     McGibbon CA, Bencardino J, Palmer WE. Subchondral bone and cartilage thickness from MRI: Effects of chemical-shift artifact. MAGMA 2003;16:1-9.

17.     McGibbon CA. Toward a better understanding of gait changes with age and disability: Neuromuscular adaptation. Exercise Sport Sci Rev 2003;31:102-108.

18.     O’Kane FW, McGibbon CA, Krebs DE. Kinetic analysis of planned gait termination in healthy subjects and patients with balance disorders. Gait Posture 2003;17:170-179.

19.     Krebs DE, Herzog W, McGibbon CA, Sharma L. Work Group recommendations: 2002 Exercise and Physical Activity Conference, St Louis, Missouri. Arthritis Rheum 2003;49:261-262.

20.     McGibbon CA, Krebs DE, Scarborough DM. Rehabilitation effects on compensatory gait mechanics in people with arthritis and other impairment. Arthritis Rheum 2003;49:248-254.

21.     McGibbon CA, Krebs DE. Compensatory gait mechanics in patients with unilateral knee arthritis. J Rheumatol 2002;29:2410-2419.

22.     McGibbon CA. Biomechanics in disability research: Gait dysfunction in the elderly. Geriatric Times (invited article) 2002;3:23-24.

23.     Luepongsak N, Amin S, Krebs DE, McGibbon CA, Felson DT. The contribution of type of daily activity to loading across the hip and knee joints in the elderly. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2002;10:353-359.

24.     McGibbon CA, Krebs DE. Age related changes in lower trunk coordination and energy transfer during gait. J Neurophysiol 2001;85:1923-31.

25.     Krebs DE, McGibbon CA, Goldvasser D. Analysis of postural perturbation responses. IEEE Trans Neural Sys Rehabil Eng 2001;9:76-80.

26.     Puniello MS, McGibbon CA, Krebs DE. Lifting strategy and stability in strength impaired elders. Spine 2001;26:731-737.

27.     McGibbon CA, Krebs DE, Scarborough DM. Vestibulopathy and age effects on head stability during chair rise. Acta Oto-Laryngologica 2001;121:52-58.

28.     McGibbon CA, Palmer T, Goldvasser D, Krebs DE. Kalman filter detection of blinks in video-oculography: Applications for VOR measurement during locomotion. J Neurosci Methods 2001;106:171-178.

29.     McGibbon CA, Puniello MS, Krebs DE. Mechanical energy transfer during gait in relation to strength impairment and pathology in elderly women. Clin Biomech 2001;16:324-333.

30.     McGibbon CA, Krebs DE, Puniello MS. Mechanical energy analysis identifies compensatory strategies in disabled elders’ gait. J Biomech 2001;34:481-490.

31.     Goldvasser D, McGibbon CA, Krebs DE. High curvature and jerk analysis of hand ataxia. Biol Cybern 2001;84:85-90.

32.     Goldvasser D, McGibbon CA, Krebs DE. Vestibular rehabilitation outcomes: Velocity trajectory analysis during repeated bench stepping. Clin Neurophysiol 2000;111:1838-1842.

33.     Puniello MS, McGibbon CA, Krebs DE. Lifting characteristics of functionally limited elders. J Rehabil Res Dev 2000;37:341-352.

34.     Krebs DE, McGibbon CA, Fagerson TL. Invited commentary. [RE: An electromyographic study of the hip abductor muscles as subjects with a hip prosthesis walked with different methods of using a cane and carrying a load.] Phys Ther 1999;79:1174-1175.

35.    McGibbon CA, Krebs DE. The effects of age and functional limitations on leg joint power and work during stance phase of gait. J Rehabil Res Dev 1999;36:173-182.

36.     McGibbon CA, Krebs DE, Trahan CA, Trippel SB, and Mann RW. Cartilage degeneration in relation to repetitive pressure: Case study of a unilateral hip hemiarthroplasty. J Arthroplasty 1998;14:52-58.

37.     McGibbon CA, Dupuy D, Palmer WE, Krebs DE. Cartilage and subchondral bone thickness distribution from magnetic resonance imaging. Acad Radiol 1998;5:20-25.

38.     McGibbon CA, Krebs DE. The influence of segmental endpoint kinematics on segmental power calculations. Gait Posture 1998;7:237-242.

39.     McGibbon CA, Palmer WE, Krebs DE. A general computing method for spatial cartilage thickness from co-planar MRI. Med Engng Phys 1998;20:169-176.

40.     McGibbon CA, Krebs DE, Mann RW. In-Vivo Hip pressures during cane aided and load carrying gait. Arthritis Care and Research 1997;10:300-307.

41.     McGibbon CA, Riley PO, Krebs DE. Comparison of hip center estimation using in-vivo and ex-vivo measurements from the same subject. Clin Biomech 1997;12:491-495.

 

Abstracts and Conference Proceedings

1.        McGibbon CA, Krebs DE. Neuromuscular adaptations in gait with age and musculoskeletal pathology. Accepted for presentation: Proceedings of the Combined XXth International Society of Biomechanics and 29th American Society of Biomechanics. Cleveland, OH, 2005.

2.        McGibbon CA, Krebs DE. Neuromuscular Adaptations in Gait: Effects of Age and Musculoskeletal Pathology. Proceedings of the 10th Annual North American Society of Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis, Portland, OR, 2005. Gait & Posture, in press.

3.        McGibbon CA, Krebs DE. Lower extremity gait compensations in patients with unilateral knee OA. In: Proceedings of the 7th Annual North American Society of Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis, Chattanooga, TN. Gait & Posture, 2002;16:S31-32.

4.        McGibbon CA, Bencardino J, Palmer WE. Subchondral bone thickness measurements from MRI: Chemical shift artifact. In: Proceedings of Society of Skeletal Radiology, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, March 17-20, 2002.

5.        McGibbon CA, Scarborough DM, Krebs DE. Rehabilitation effects on compensatory gait mechanics in people with arthritis and other impairment. 1st International Conference on Health Promotion and Disability Prevention for Individuals and Populations with Rheumatic Disease: Evidence for Exercise and Physical Therapy. St. Louis, MO, March 22-23, 2002.

6.        McGibbon CA, Scarborough DM, Krebs DE. Preventative stepping assessment of patients with vestibular hypofunction. APTA Combined Sections Meeting. Boston, MA. February, 2002

7.        Scarborough DM, McGibbon CA, Krebs DE. Distinguishing Disabled Elders’ Chair Rise Movement Strategies.  APTA Combined Sections Meeting. Boston, MA.  February, 2002

8.        McGibbon CA, Krebs DE. Lower extremity joint kinetics: Implications for activity and exercise. 64th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology, Philadelphia, PA, 2000.

9.        Amin S, Luepongsak N, McGibbon C, Felson DT, Krebs D: Loading across the knee and hip joints during different activities: a possible role in arthritis? Arthritis Rheum 1999;42 (suppl):s292.

10.    McGibbon CA, Krebs DE. Joint power during gait: Effects of age and functional limitations. In Proceedings of the 4th Annual North American Society of Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis, Dallas, TX. Gait & Posture 1999;9:114.

11.    Krebs DE, McGibbon CA, Ramirez JV. Vestibular rehab in elders: Long term followup. Satellite Conference of the Neural Control of Movement Annual Meeting. Kauai, HI, April 1999.

12.     McGibbon CA, Krebs DE. Interpreting segmental power analysis: Influence of the joint gap. In Proceedings of the 2nd Annual North American Society of Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis, Chicago, IL. Gait & Posture 1997;5:162.

13.     McGibbon CA, Krebs DE, Mann RW. Pressures exerted on acetabular cartilage in-vivo while using a cane and carrying loads in one hand. In Proceedings of the First Annual North American Society of Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis, Birmingham, AL. Gait & Posture 1996;4:188-189.

14.     McGibbon CA, Krebs DE, Riley PO, Lin JW, Frank EH, Grodzinsky AJ, Trahan CA, Trippel SB, and Mann RW. The effect of femoral-head local contact pressures on acetabular cartilage. In Proceedings of the First Annual North American Society of Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis, Birmingham, AL. Gait & Posture 1996;4:199.

15.     McGibbon CA, Riley PO, Palmer WE, Krebs DE. Analytical reconstruction of the human pelvis using photogrammetry and magnetic resonance imaging. ASME Advances in Biomedical Engineering 1995;31:301.

16.     Krebs DE, McGibbon CA, Riley PO, Mann RW. Human acetabular remodelling following femoral implantation. In Proceedings of the Second Annual North American Clinical Gait Laboratory Conference, Waterloo, ONT. Gait and Posture 1995;3:101.

17.     McGibbon CA, Biden EN. Ligament and tendon loads from gait data. In Proceedings of the First Annual North American Clinical Gait Laboratory Conference, Portland, OR. Gait & Posture 1994;2:56.

18.     McGibbon CA, Biden EN: Sensitivity of analytical knee models to errors in input data. In Proceedings of the Seventh Annual East Coast Clinical Gait Laboratory Conference. Richmond, Virginia, 1991.