Publications


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Aging Research in Mobility

Ashton-Miller JA, He Y, Kadhiresan VA, McCubbrey D, Faulkner JA, J. A. Faulkner, An Apparatus to Measure In Vivo Biomechanical Behavior of Dorsi- and Plantarflexors of the Mouse Ankle, J. Applied Physiology 72(3):1205-11, 1992.

Schultz AB, Alexander NB, Ashton-Miller JA, Biomechanical Analyses of Rising from a Chair, J. Biomech. 25(12):1383-91, 1992.

Thelen DG, Schultz AB, Alexander NB, Ashton-Miller JA, Effects of Age on Rapid Ankle Torque Development, J. Gerontol.: Med. Sci. 51A, M226-32, 1996.

Thelen DG, Ashton-Miller JA, Schultz AB, Alexander NB, Do Neural Factors Underlie Age Differences in Rapid Ankle Torque Development? J. Am. Ger. Soc. 44: 804-808, 1996.

Schultz AB, Ashton-Miller JA, Alexander NB. What Leads to Age and Gender Differences in Balance Maintenance and Recovery? Muscle and Nerve, Supplement 5, S60-64, 1997.

Alexander NB, Schultz AB, Ashton-Miller JA, Gross MM, Giordani B, Muscle Strength and Rising From a Chair in Older Adults. Muscle and Nerve, 5:S56-9, 1997.

Alexander NB, Guire KE, Thelen DG, Ashton-Miller JA, Schultz AB, Grunawalt JC, Giordani BJ, Self-Reported Walking Ability Predicts Functional Mobility Performance in Frail Older Adults, Journal of American Geriatrics Society, 48:1408-1413, 2000.

Kozak K, Ashton-Miller JA, Alexander NB, The Effect of Age and Movement Speed on Maximum Forward Reach From an Elevated Surface: A Study of Healthy Women, Clinical Biomechanics, 18(3):190-196, 2003.

Antonakos CL, Giordani BJ, Ashton-Miller JA, Wayfinding with Visuo-Spatial Impair- ment from Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury, Disability Studies Quarterly, 24 (3): http://www.dsq-sds.org/_articles_html/2004/summer/dsq_sum04_antonakos_etal.html ,2004.

Meinhart-Shibata P, Kramer M, Ashton-Miller JA, Persad C, Kinematic Analyses of 180 Degree Standing Turn: Effects of Age on Strategies Adopted by Healthy Young and Older Women, Gait & Posture, 22:119-125, 2005.

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Aging Research in Peripheral Neuropathy and Balance

Van den Bosch C, Gilsing M, Lee SG, Richardson JK, Ashton-Miller JA, Peripheral Neuropathy Effect on Ankle Inversion and Eversion Detection Thresholds, Arch. Phys. Med. Rehabil. 76:850-6, 1995.

Ashton-Miller AJ, Yeh WL, Richardson JK, Galloway T, A Cane Reduces the Loss of Balance in Patients with Peripheral Neuropathy: Results from a From a Challenging Unipedal Balance Test, Arch. Phys. Med. & Rehab.77:446-52, 1996.

Richardson, JK, Ashton-Miller JA, Peripheral Nerve Dysfunction and Falls in the Elderly, Post Graduate Medicine 99(2): 161-171, 1996.

Richardson JK, Ashton-Miller JA, Lee S-G, Jakobs K, Moderate Peripheral Neuropathy Impairs Weight Transfer and Unipedal Balance in the Elderly, Arch. Phys. Med. Rehab. 77:1152-56, 1996.

Gutierrez LM, Helber MB, Dealva D, AShton-Miller JA, and J.K. Richardson, Mild Diabetic Neuropathy Affects Ankle Motor Function, Clinical Biomechanics, 16:522-528, 2001.

Richardson JK, Thies SB, DeMott TK, Ashton-Miller JA, Interventions Improve Gait Regularity in Patients With Peripheral Neuropathy While Walking On An Irregular Surface Under Low Light, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 52:510-515, 2004.

Richardson JK, Thies SB, DeMott TK, Ashton-Miller JA, A Comparison of Gait Characteristics Between Older Women With and Without Peripheral Neuropathy in Standard and Challenging Environments, Journal of the American Gerontological Society, 52(9):1532-1537, 2004.

Thies SB, Richardson JK, DeMott T, Ashton-Miller JA, Influence of an Irregular Surface and Low Light on the Step Variability of Patients with Peripheral Neuropoathy During Level Gait, Gait & Posture, 22:40-45, 2005.

Richardson JK, Thies SB, DeMott TK, Ashton-Miller JA, Gait Analysis in a Challenging Evnironment Differentiates Between Fallers and Non-Fallers Among Older Patients With Peripheral Neuropathy, Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 86(8):1539-1544, 2005.

 

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Aging Research in Postural Control

Luchies CW, Alexander NB, Schultz AB, Ashton-Miller JA, Stepping Stepping Responses of Young and Old Adults to Postural Disturbances: Kinematics, JAGS, 42(5):506-12, 1994.

Gilsing M, Van den Bosch C, Lee SG, Ashton-Miller JA, Alexander NB, Schultz AB, Ericson WA, Association of Age with the Threshold for Detecting Ankle Inversion and Eversion in Upright Stance, Age and Ageing 24:58-66, 1995.

Thelen DG, Brockmiller C, Ashton-Miller JA, Schultz AB, Alexander NB, Thresholds For Sensing Ankle Dorsi- and/or Plantarflexor Rotation During Upright Stance: Effects of Age and Velocity. J Gerontol: Med Sci, 1997.

Speers RA, Ashton-MIller JA, Schultz AB, Alexander NB, Age Differences in Abilities to Perform Tandem Stand and Walk Tasks of Graded Difficulty. Gait & Posture, 7:207-213, 1998.

Cao C, Schultz AB, Ashton-Miller JA, Alexander NB, Effects of Age, Available Response Time and Gender on Ability to Stop Suddenly When Walking. Gait & Posture, 8: 103-9, 1998.

Cao C, Schultz AB, Ashton-Miller JA, Alexander NB, Sudden Turns and Stops While Walking: Kinematic Sources of Age and Gender Differences, Gait & Posture, 7:45-52, 1998.

Deyer TW, Ashton-Miller JA, Unipedal Balance in Healthy Adults: Effect of Visual Environments Yielding Decreased Lateral Velocity Feedback. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 80:1072-77, 1999.

Kozak K, Ashton-Miller JA, Alexander NB, The Effect of Age and Movement Speed on Maximum Forward Reach From an Elevated Surface: A Study of Healthy Women, Clinical Biomechanics, 18(3):190-196, 2003.

Ahmed AA, Ashton-Miller JA, Is a Loss of Balance a Control Error Anomaly? Evidence for Three-Sigma Failure Detection in Young Adults, Gait & Posture, 19:252-262, 2004 (ASB 2003 Clinical Biomechanics Award Paper).

Thies SB, Richardson JK, Ashton-Miller JA, Effects of Surface Irregularity and Lighting on Step Variability During Gait: A Study in Healthy Young and Older Women, Gait & Posture, 22:26-31, 2005.

Yang B-S, Ashton-Miller, Factors Affecting Stepladder Stability During a Lateral Weight Transfer: A Study in Healthy Young Adults, Applied Ergonomics, 36:601-607, 2005.

Alexander NB, Ashton-Miller JA, Giordani BJ, Guire K, Schultz AB, Age Differences in Timed Accurate Stepping With Increasing Cognitive and Visual Demand, Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 60:1558-1562, 2005.

Schulz BW, Ashton-Miller JA, Alexander NB, Compensatory Stepping in Response to Waist Pulls in Balance-Impaired and Unimpaired Women, Gait & Posture, 22(3):198-209, 2005.

Ahmed AA, Ashton-Miller JA, Effect of Age on Detecting a Loss of Balance in a Seated Whole-Body Balancing Task, Clinical Biomechanics, 767-775, 2005.

Schulz BW, Ashton-Miller JA, Alexander NB, Can Initial and Additional Compensatory Steps Be Predicted in Young, Old, and Balance-Impaired Older Genders in Response to Anterior and Posterior Waist Pulls While Standing? Journal of Biomechanics, in press, 2005.  

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Athletic Injuries

Ottaviani R, Ashton-Miller JA, Kothari SU, Wojtys EM, Basketball Shoe Height and the Maximal Muscular Resistance to Applied Ankle Inversion and Eversion Movements, American Journal of Sports Medicine 23(4):418-23, 1995.

Ashton-Miller JA, Ottaviani RA, Wojtys EM, What Best Protects the Invereted Weightbearing Ankle Against Further Inversion? Evertor Strength Compares Favorably With Shoe Height, Athletic Tape and Three Orthoses American Journal of Sports Medicine 24:800-808, Nov. 1996.

Manfroy P, Wojtys EJ, Ashton-Miller JA, Effect of Exercise, PreWrap, and Athletic Tape on the Active and Passive Resistance to Ankle Inversion. American Journal of Sports Medicine 25:156-163, 1997

Ashton-Miller JA, Response of Muscle and Tendon to Injury and Overuse. (Invited Paper). Workshop on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders: The Research Base, National Research Council, National Academy Press, pp. 1-25, 1999.

Wojtys EM, Ashton-Miller JA, Huston L, Moga P, The Association Between Athletic Training Time and the Sagittal Curvature of the Immature Spine, American Journal of Sports Medicine, 28(4):490-498, 2000.

Ottaviani RA, Ashton-Miller JA, Wojtys EM, Inversion and Eversion Strengths in the Weightbearing Ankle of Young Women: Effects of Plantarflexion and Basketball Shoe Height. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 29:219-225, 2001.

Huston LJ, Vibert B, Ashton-Miller JA, Wojtys EM, Gender Differences in Knee Angle When Landing From a Drop-Jump. The American Journal of Knee Surgery, 14(4):215-219, 2001.

Ashton-Miller JA, Wojtys EM, Huston LJ, Fry-Welch D, Can Proproception Really Be Improved by Exercises? Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 9(3):128-136, 2001.

Wojtys EM, Ashton-Miller JA, Huston LJ, A Gender-Related Difference in the Contribution of the Knee Musculature to Sagittal-Plane Shear Stiffness in Subjects With Similar Knee Laxity. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery - American Volume. 84-A(1):10-6, 2002 Jan.

Wojtys EM, Huston LJ, Schock HJ, Boylan JP, Ashton-Miller JA, Gender Differences in Muscular Protection of the Knee in Torsion in Size-Matched Athletes. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. 85-A(5):782-789, 2003.

Ubell ML, Boylan JP, Ashton-Miller JA, Wojtys EM, The Effect of Ankle Braces On the Prevention of Dynamic Forced Ankle Inversion, American Journal of Sports Medicine, 31(6):935-940, 2003.

Ashton-Miller JA, Thoracic Hyperkyphosis in the Young Athlete: A Review of the Biomechanical Issues, Current Sports Medicine, 3(1):47-52, 2004.

Withrow TJ, Huston LJ, Wojtys EM, Ashton-Miller JA. The Relationship Between Quadriceps Muscle Force, Knee Flexion and ACL Strain in an In Vitro Simulated Jump Landing, American Journal of Sports Medicine, 34:269-274, 2006.

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Malignant Hyperthermia

Van Der Spek AFL, Fang W, Ashton-Miller JA, Stohler C, Carlson D, The Effects of Succinylcholine on Mouth Opening, Anesthesiology, 67(4):459-465, 1987.

Van Der Spek AFL, Fang WB, Ashton-Miller JA, Stohler CS, Carlson DS, Schork MA, Increased Masticatory Muscle Stiffness During Limb Muscle Flaccidity Associated with Succinylcholine Administration, Anesthesiology 69(1):11-16, 1988.

Van Der Spek AFL, Reynolds PI, Ashton-Miller, Stohler CS, Schork MA, Differing Effect of Agonist and Antagonist Muscle Relaxants on Cat Jaw Muscles, Anesth. Analg. 69(1):76-80, 1989.

Van der Spek AFL, Reynolds PI, Fang WB, Ashton-Miller JA, Stohler CS, Schork MA, Changes in Resistance to Mouth Opening Induced By Depolarizing and Non-Depolarizing Neuromuscular Relaxants, Br. J. Anesth. 64(1):21-7, 1990.

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Orofacial/Spine/Muscle Pain

Stohler CS, Ashton-Miller JA, Carlson DS, The Effects of Pain from the Mandibular Joint and Muscles on the Masticatory Motor Behavior in Man, Archives of Oral Biology 33(3):175-182, 1988.

Ashton-Miller JA, McGlashen K, Herzenberg JE, Stohler CS, Cervical Muscle Myoelectric Response to Acute Experimental Sternocleidomastoid Pain, Spine 15(10):1006-1012, 1990.

Zhang X, Ashton-Miller JA, Stohler CS, A Closed-Loop Control System for Maintaining Constant Experimental Muscle Pain in Man, I.E.E.E. Trans. on Biomed. Eng. 40(4): 344-52, 1993.

Zhang X, Ashton-Miller JA, Stohler CS, Three-dimensional Unilateral Method for the Bilateral Measurament of Condylar Movements, J. Biomech. 28(8):1007-11, 1995.

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General Orthopaedics

Steen H, Fjeld O, Ashton-Miller JA, Ludvigsen P, Biomechanical Factors in the Metaphyseal and Diaphyseal Lengthening Osteotomy: An Experimental and Theoretical Analysis in the Ovine Tibia, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 259: 282-94, 1990.

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Spine Research

Spine Research - Cervical Spine

Moroney SP, Schultz AB, Ashton-Miller JA, Analysis and Measurement of Neck Loads, J. Orthopaedic Research 6(5):713-720, 1988.

Moroney SP, Schultz AB, Ashton-Miller and Andersson GBJ, Load-Displacement Properties of Lower Cervical Spine Motion Segments, J. Biomechanics 21(9):769-779, 1988.

Lee S-G, Ashton-Miller JA, A Comparison of Linear and Non-Linear Optimization Techniques for Predicting Human Cervical Muscle Forces in Sagittally-Symetric Static Tasks, In: Issues in Control and Modeling of Biomechanical Systems, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, DSC Division Bound Volume #17, pp. 5-12, 1989.

Lee S-G, Ashton-Miller JA, Graziano GP, On Muscle Control Strategies, Agonism and Antagonism: A 3-D Study in Human Cervical Spine Muscles, Bound Volume DSC Vol. 25, pp. 31-38, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Dallas, November 1990.

 

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Spine Research - Idiopathic Scoliosis

Skogland LB, Ashton-Miller JA, Growth-Related Hormones in Idiopathic Scoliosis: An Endocrine Basis for Accelerated Growth, Acta Orthop. Scand. 51:779-789, 1980.

Skogland LB, Ashton-Miller JA, The Length and Proportions of the Thoracolumbar Spine in Children with Idiopathic Scoliosis, Acta Orthop. Scand. 52:177-85, 1981.

Skogland LB, Ashton-Miller JA, Skottner A, Fryklund L, Serum Somatomedin A and Non-Dializable Urinary Hydroxyproline in Girls with Idiopathic Scoliosis, Acta Orthop. Scand. 52:307-313, 1981.

Ashton-Miller JA, Nachemson AL, Schultz AB, Effectiveness of Braces in Mild Idiopathic Scoliosis, Spine 9:632-635, 1984.

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Spine Research - Lumbar Spine

Ashton-Miller JA, Haderspeck KA, Schultz AB, Posterior Element Loads in Lumbar Motion Segments, Spine 8:331-337, 1983.

Skipor AF, Ashton-Miller JA, Spencer DL, Schultz AB, Stiffness Properties and Geometry of Lumbar Spine Posterior Elements, J. Biomechanics 18:821-830, 1985.

Ashton-Miller JA, Schultz AB, Warwick DN, Spencer DL, Mechanical Properties of Lumbar Spine Motion Segments Under Large Loads, J. Biomech. 19:79-84, 1986.

McGlashen KM, Ashton-Miller JA, Schultz AB, Andersson GBJ, Load-Displacement Behavior of the Human Lumbo-Sacral Joint, J. Orthopaedic Research 5(4):488-496, 1987.

Ashton-Miller JA, Schmatz C, Schultz AB, Lumbar Disc Degeneration: Correlation with Age, Sex and Spine Level in 600 Autopsy Specimens, Spine 13(2):173-178, 1988.

Janevic JT, Ashton-Miller JA, Schultz AB, Large Compressive Preloads Decrease Lumbar Motion Segment Flexibility, J. Orthopaedic Research 9(2):228-236, 1991.

Ashton-Miller JA, Schultz AB, Spine Instability and Segmental Laxity Biomechanics: A Plea for the Definition and Standardization of Terms, Seminars in Spine Surgery 3:136-148, 1991.

Chaffin DB, Ashton-Miller JA, Biomechanical Aspects of Low-Back Pain in the Older Worker, J. Exp. Aging Res. 4: 17(3):177-88, 1991.

Ostgaard HC, Andersson GBJ, Schultz AB, Ashton-Miller JA, The Influence of Biomechanical Factors on Low Back Pain During Pregnancy, Spine 18:61-65, 1993.

Thelen DG, Schultz AB, Ashton-Miller JA, Quantitative Interpretation of Lumbar Muscle Myoelectric Signals During Rapid Cyclic Attempted Trunk Flexions and Extensions, J. Biomech. 27(2):157-67, 1994

Thelen DG, Schultz AB, Fassios SD, Ashton-Miller JA, Identification of Dynamic Myoelectric Signal to Force Models During Isometric Lumbar Muscle Contractions, J. Biomech. 27(7):907-19, 1994.

Thelen DG, Schultz AB, Ashton-Miller JA, Co-contraction of Lumbar Muscles During the Development of Time-Varying Triaxial Moments, J. Orthop. Res. 13(3):390-8, 1995.

Thelen DG, Ashton-Miller JA, Schultz AB, Lumbar Trunk Activities in Rapid Three-Dimensional Pulling Tasks, Spine 21(5):605-13, 1996.

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Spine Research - Postural Balance

Son K, Ashton-Miller JA, Schultz AB, The Mechanical Role of the Trunk and Lower Extremities in a Seated Weight-moving Task in the Sagittal Plane, J. Biomechanical Engineering 110(2):97-103, 1988.

Son K, Ashton-Miller JA, A Two-Dimensional Biomechanical Model for Predicting Trunk and Lower Extremity Muscle Activity in a Dynamic Seated Task: A Quantitative Comparison of Optimization Schemes, In: Modeling and Control Issues in Biomechanical Systems. American Society of Mechanical Engineers Publication DSC-Vol. 12/BED-Vol. 11, pp. 103-120, 1988

Son K, Ashton-Miller JA, Trunk and Lower Extremity Muscle Activity in Seated Weight-Moving Tasks: Three Dimensional Analyses of Intersubject and Intertask Differences, Korean Soc. Mech. Eng. J. 7:372-388, 1993.

Ahmed A, Ashton-Miller JA, Is A Loss of Balance a control Error Anomaly? Evidence for Three-Sigma Failure Dectection in Young Adults, Gait & Posture, in press 2003.

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Spine Research - Proprioception

Jakobs T, Ashton-Miller JA, Schultz AB, Trunk Position Sense in the Frontal Plane, Experimental Neurology 90:129-138, 1985.

McGlashen KM, Ashton-Miller JA, Green M, Schultz AB, Trunk Positioning Accuracy in the Frontal and Sagittal Planes, J. Orthop. Res. 9(4):576-583, 1991

Ashton-Miller JA, McGlashen KM, Schultz AB, Trunk Positioning Accuracy in Children from 7-18 Years Old, J. Orthopaedic Research 10(2):217-225, 1992.

Ashton-Miller JA, Wojtys EM, Huston L, Fry-Welch D, Can Proprioception Really Be Improved by Exercises? European Journal of Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, 9:128-136, 2001.

Huston LJ, Vibert B, Ashton-Miller JA, Wojtys EM, Gender Differences in Knee Angle When Landing from a Drop-Jump, The American Journal of Knee Surgery, 14(4):215-219, 2001.

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Spine Research - Sacro-Iliac Joints

McGlashen KM, Ashton-Miller JA, Schultz AB, Andersson GBJ, Load-Displacement Behavior of the Human Lumbo-Sacral Joint, J. Orthopaedic Research 5(4):488-496, 1987.

Scholten PJM, Schultz AB, Luchies CW, Ashton-Miller JA, Motions and Loads Within the Human Pelvis: A Biomechanical Model Study, J. Orthopaedic Research 6:840-850, 1988.

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Spine Research - Mechanics of Sciatica

Spencer DL, Irwin GS, AShton-Miller JA, Anatomy and Significance of Fixation of the Lumbosacral Nerve Roots in Sciatica, Spine 8:672-679, 1983.

Spencer DL, Ashton-Miller JA, The Mechanism of Sciatic Pain Relief by Chemonucleolysis, Orthopedics 6(12):1600-1603, 1983.

Spencer DL, Ashton-Miller JA, Bertolini J, The Effect of Intervertebral Disc Space Narrowing on the Contact Force Between the Lumbar Nerve Root and a Simulated Disc Protrusion, Spine 9:422-426, 1984.

Spencer DL, Ashton-Miller JA, Schultz AB, The Effects of Chemonucleolysis on the Mechanical Properties of the Canine Lumbar Disc, Spine 10:555-561, 1985.

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(SUI) Female Stress Urinary Incontinence/OBGYN

Kim K-J, Ashton-Miller JA, Strohbehn K, DeLancey JOL, Schultz AB, The Vesico-Urethral Pressuregram Analysis of Urethral Function Under Stress, J. Biomech. 30:19-25, 1997

Sampselle CM, Miller JM, Mims B, DeLancey JOL, Ashton-Miller JA, Antonakis CL, Pelvic Muscle Exercise Reduces Transient Incontinence During Pregnancy and Postpartum. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 91:406-12, 1998.

Miller JM, Ashton-Miller JA, DeLancey JOL, A Pelvic Muscle Precontraction Can Reduce Cough-Related Urine Loss in Selected Women With Mild SUI, J Am Geriatr. Soc, 46:870-874, 1998.

Miller JM, Ashton-Miller JA, Carchidi LT, DeLancey JOL, On the Lack of Correlation Between Self-Report and Urine Loss Measured With the Standing Provocation Test in Older Stress Incontinent Women, In Press, J. Womens Health, Vol. 8, Suppl. 1, S19-24, 1999.

Miller JM, Ashton-Miller JA, DeLancey JOL, Quantification of Cough-Related Urine Loss using the Paper Towel Test. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 91: 705-9, 1998.

Tunn R, DeLancey JOL, Howard D, Thorp JM, Ashton-Miller JA, Quint LE, MR Imaging of Levator Ani Muscle Recovery Following Vaginal Delivery.International Urogynecology Journal, 10:300-307, 1999.

Deyer TW, Ashton-Miller JA, Reis PM, Pearlman MD, Myometrial Contractile Strain at Uteroplacental Separation During Parturition, Am. J. Obstetr. Gynecol., 183: 156-9, 2000.

Howard D, Miller JM, DeLancey JOL, Ashton-Miller JA, Differential Effects of Cough, Valsalva and Continence Status on Vesical Neck Movement, Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol., 95:535-40, 2000.

Howard D, DeLancey JOL, Tunn R, Ashton-Miller JA, Racial Differences in the Structure and Function of the Stress Urinary Continence Mechanism, Women Obstet. Gynecol., 95(5):713-717, 2000.

Pearlman MD, Klinich SD, Scheneider LW, Rupp J, Moss S, Ashton-MIller JA, A Comprehensive Program to Improve Safety for Pregnant Women and Fetuses in Motor Vehicle Crashes: A Preliminary Report. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 182:1554-1564, 2000.

Pandit M, DeLancey JO, Ashton-Miller JA, Iyengar J, Blaivas M, Peruchini D, Quantification of Intramuscular Nerves Within the Female Striated Urogenital Sphincter Muscle, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 95 (6 Pt 1): 797-800, 2000.

Ashton-Miller JA, Howard D, and DeLancey JOL, The Functional Anatomy of the Female Pelvic Floor and Stress Continence Control System, Scandanavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology Supplement, 207:1-7, 2001.

Miller JM, Perucchini D, Carchidi LT, DeLancey JOL and Ashton-Miller JA, Pelvic Floor Muscle Contraction During a Cough and Decreased Vesical Neck Mobility, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 97(2):255-260, 2001.

Reddy AP, DeLancey JOL, Zwica LM, Ashton-Miller JA, On-Screen Vector-Based Ultrasound Assesment of Vesical Neck Movement, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 185(1)6:65-70, 2001.

Perucchini D, DeLancey JOL, Ashton-Miller JA, Peschers U, Kataria T, Age Effects on Urethral Striated Muscle: I. Changes in Number and Diameter of Striated Muscle Fibers in the Ventral Urethra, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 186:351-355, 2002.

Perucchini D, DeLancey JOL, Ashton-Miller JA, Galecki A, Schaer GN, Age Effects urethral Striated Muscele: II. Anatomic Location of Muscle Loss, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 186:356-360, 2002.

Baragi R, DeLancey JOL, Caspari R, Howard DH, Ashton-Miller JA, Differences in Pelvic Floor Area Between African American and European American Women, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 187(1):111-115, 2002.

Ashton-Miller JA, DeLancey JOL, The Functional Anatomy of the Female Urethra and Pelvic Floor. In: Incontinence in Women. Eds: A.B. MacLean and L. Cardozo, Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynecology Press, London, Monograph, 14-28, 2002.

Tunn R, DeLancey JOL, Howard D, Ashton-Miller JA, Quint LE, Anatomic Variations in the Levator Ani Muscle, Endopelvic Fascia, and Urethra in Nulliparas Evaluated by Magnetic Resonance Imaging, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 188:116-121, 2003.

Umek WH, Kearney R, Morgan DM, Ashton-Miller JA and DeLancey JO, The Axial Location of Structural Regions in the Urethra: A Magnetic Resonance Study in Nilliparous Women, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 102 (5 Pt 1):1039-1045, 2003.

Miller JM, Umek WH, DeLancey JO, Ashton-Miller JA, Can Women Without Visible Pubococcygeal Muscle in MR Images Still Increase Urethral Closure Pressures? Am Urogynecol Soc, 191(1), 171-175, 2004.

Lien K-C, Mooney B, DeLancey JOL, Ashton-Miller JA, Levator Ani Muscle Stretch Induced by Simulated Vaginal Birth, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 103:31-40, 2004.

DeLancey JOL, Ashton-Miller JA, Pathophysiology of Adult Urinary Incontinence, Gastroenterology, 126:S23-S32, 2004.

Umek WH, Morgan DM, Ashton-Miller JA, DeLancey JO, Quantitative Analysis of Uterosacral Ligament Origin and Insertion Points by Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 103(3):447-451, 2004.

Miller JM, Umek WH, DeLancey JOL, Ashton-Miller JA, Can Women Without Visible Pubococcygeal Muscle in Closure Pressures? American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 191:171-175, 2004.

Morgan DM, Kaur G, Hsu Y, Fenner DE, Guire K, Miller J, Ashton-Miller JA, DeLancey JOL, Does Vaginal Closure Force Differ in the Supine and Standing Position, The American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 192:1722-1728, 2005.

Hsu Y, Chen L, DeLancey JOL, Ashton-Miller JA, Vaginal Thickness, Cross-Sectional Area, and Perimeter in Women With and Those Without Prolapse, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 105(5 Pt. 1):1012-1017, 2005.

Lien KC, Morgan DM, DeLancey JOL, Ashton-Miller JA, Pudendal Nerve Stretch During Vaginal Birth: A 3-D Computer Simulation, The American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 192:1669-1676, 2005.

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Book Chapters

J. A. Ashton-Miller, Mechanical Factors in Idiopathic Scoliosis. In: Pathogenesis of Idiopathic Scoliosis. (Ed. R.R. Jacobs), Scoliosis Research Society, 1984.

J. A. Ashton-Miller, Biomechanical Properties of the Posterior Elements and Sacro-iliac Joints, In: Approaches to Validation of Manipulation in Low Back Pain. Eds: A.A. Buerger and P. Greenman, C.C. Thomas, Springfield, 1985.

J. A. Ashton-Miller and A. B. Schultz, Biomechanics of the Human Spine and Trunk, Ch. 5 in: Exercise and Sports Sciences Reviews. Pandolf, K.B., Editor. Macmillan Publishing Co., New York, 1988. Pages 169-204.

A. B. Schultz and J. A. Ashton-Miller, Biomechanics of the Human Spine, In: Basic Orthopaedic Biomechanics, Eds. V.C. Mow and W.C. Hayes, Raven Press, 1991.

C. S. Stohler, X. Zhang and J. A. Ashton-Miller, Experimental Model of Jaw Muscle Pain in Man, In: The Biological Mechanisms of Tooth Movement and Craniofacial vAdaptation (Ed. Z. Davidovitch), pp. 503-11, 1992.

A. B. Schultz, N. B. Alexander and J. A. Ashton-Miller, Mobility Biomechanics in Young and Old Healthy Adults, In: Sensorimotor Impairments in the Elderly, G.E. Stelmach & V Homberg (Eds.), Kluver Academic Publishers, Amsterdam, 1993, pp.169-174.

J.A. Ashton-Miller and A. B. Schultz, Biomechanics of the Human Spine, In: Basic Orthopaedic Biomechanics, 2nd Edition, Eds. V. C. Mow and W. C. Hayes, Lippencott-Raven Publishers, 1997.

Schultz AB, Ashton-Miller JA, and Alexander NB. Biomechanics of Mobility in Older Adults. In: Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Fourth Edition, New York, McGraw-Hill, Inc., p. 131-141, 1999.

Ashton-MIller JA. Proprioceptive Thresholds at the Ankle: Implications for the Prevention of Ligament Injury. In: Proprioception and Neuromuscular Control in Joint Stability, Eds. S.M. Lephart & F.H. Fu, Human Kinetrics, Champaign, IL, p. 279-290, 2000.

J.A. Ashton-Miller, EM Wojtys, L. Huston. Can Proprioception Really Be Trained? Submitted for publication in: The Role of Proprioception and Neuromuscular Control in the Management and Rehabilitation of Joint Pathology, (Eds., S. Lephart & F. Fung), 2000, Federation of Sports Medicine, Exercise and Rehabilitation (FSMER).

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Doctoral Dissertations

Kwon Son           MEAM 1988    now: Professor, Pusan Univ., S.Korea
Biomechanical Analyses of Weight-Moving Tasks in the Seated Position

Sanggyoo Lee   MEAM 1991    now: Engineer, Dai-Woo Motors, S. Korea
Biomechanical Analyses of Healthy and Spinal Cord-Injured Subjects Performing Seated Three-dimensional Tasks with a Manipulandum.

Soon Goel Lee    MEAM 1993    now: Assistant Professor, Kyung-Hee University, S.Korea.
Theoretical and Experimental Biomechanical Analyses of the Effects of Age and Peripheral Neuropathy on Unipedal Stance ;

Hsieh-Ching Chen  MEAM 1993    now: Engineer, Chaoyang Institute of Technology, Dept. Industrial Engineering & Management, Taiwan
Tripping Over Obstacles: Biomechanical Analyses of the Effects of Age and Gender on Obstacle Avoidance

James K. Sprague  MEAM 1994   now: Engineer, Failure Analysis Corp, MI
The Use of Stepping to Maintain Upright Balance: Biomechanical Analyses in Young and Old Adults.

Kyu-Jung Kim        MEAM 1994    now: Post-doctoral Fellow, Mayo Clinic, MN
Stress Urinary Incontinence: Pelvic Floor Biomechanics

Janis M. Miller       School of Nursing 1996    now: Assistant Research Scientist, U-M School of Nursing and Research Investigator U-M IOG
On Pelvic Floor Muscle Function and Stress Urinary Incontinence: Effects of Posture, Parity and Volitional Control

Cheng Cao            MEAM  1996     now: Engineer, Allied Signal Corp
Biomechanics of Forward Momentum Arrest When Walking: Age and Gender Differences

Laura Wojcik          MEAM 1997     now: Director, Packer Engineering, Inc., Ann Arbor
Effect of Age and Gender on the Ability to Recover With a Single Step From a Forward Fall.

Darryl G Thelen        MEAM 1999     now: Assistant Professor Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison
Use of Lower Extremities in Arresting Forward Falls.

Nina Duan         MEAM 1999     now: Engineer, Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, MI, and Visiting Scholar, U/M Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
A Finite Element Analysis of the Female Urethra.

Ksenia Kozak        MEAM 1999     now: Technical Specialist, Ford Motor Co., Biosafety Division, Dearborn, MI
On the Control of Balance During the Performance of a Forward Reach: Effects of Age, Biomechanical and Psychological Factors

Kurt DeGoede          MEAM 2000    now: Assitant Professor, Engineering and Physics, Elizabethtown College, PA
Arresting Forward Falls with the Upper Extremities: Biomechanical Factors Affecting Impact Forces in Young and Old Adults

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