Biomechanics Research Lab

Oh YK, Kreinbrink JL, Ashton-Miller JA, Wojtys EM. Effect of ACL Transection on Internal Tibial Rotation in an in Vitro Simulated Pivot Landing. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 93;372-80, 2011. [Pubmed]

Oh YK, Lipps DB, Ashton-Miller JA, Wojtys EM. What Strains the Anterior Cruciate Ligament During a Pivot Landing? American Journal of Sports Medicine (In press)

Oh YK, Kreinbrink JL, Wojtys EM, Ashton-Miller JA. Effect of Axial Tibial Torque Direction on ACL Relative Strain and Strain Rate in an in Vitro Simulated Pivot Landing. Journal of Orthopaedic Research. (In press) [Pubmed]

Lipps DB, Oh Y, Wojtys EM and Ashton-Miller JA. Morphology Helps Explain the Gender Difference in Peak ACL Strain During a Simulated Pivot Landing. American Journal of Sports Medicine 2011, Sep.14. [Pubmed]

McLean SG, Oh YK, Palmer ML, Lucey SM, Luccarelli DD, Ashton-Miller JA, Wojtys EM. On the Relationship between Anterior Tibial Acceleration, Tibial Slope and ACL Strain During a Simulated Jump Landing Task. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 93(14):1310-7, 2011. [Pubmed]

Kim J, DeLancey JOL, Ashton-Miller JA. On the Anatomy and Histology of the Pubovisceral Muscle Enthesis in Women. Neurourology & Urodynamics Sep;30(7):1366-70, 2011. doi: 10.1002/nau.21032. Epub 2011 May 12. [Pubmed]

Jing D, Ashton-Miller JA, DeLancey JOL. A Subject-Specific Anisotropic Visco-Hyperelastic Finite Element Model of the Female Pelvic Floor Stress and Strain During the Second Stage of Labor. Journal of Biomechanics, 2011 (In press).

Larson KA, Luo JJ, Ashton-Miller JA, and DeLancey JOL. Measurement of the 3D geometry of the fascial arches in women with a unilateral levator defect and "architectural distortion". International Journal of Urogynecology (In press) [Pubmed]

Luo JJ, Ashton-Miller JA, DeLancey JOL. A Model Patient: Female Pelvic Anatomy Can Be Viewed in Diverse 3D Images With A New Interactive Tool, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2011 Oct;205(4):391.e1-2. Epub 2011 Aug 22. [Pubmed]

Morris VC, Murray MP, DeLancey JOL, Ashton-Miller JA. A Comparison of the Effect of Age on Levator Ani and Obturator Internus Muscle Cross-Sectional Areas and Volumes in Nulliparous Women. Neurourology & Urodynamics, 2011 (In press).

Staskin D, Tubaro A, Norton PA, Ashton-Miller JA. Mechanisms of Continence and Surgical Cure in Female and Male SUI: Surgical Research Initiatives, ICIRS 2010. Neurourology and Urodynamics 30(5):704-7, 2011. [Pubmed]

Stafford RE, Ashton-Miller JA, Sapsford R, Hodges PW. Activation of the striated urethral sphincter to maintain continence during dynamic tasks in healthy men. Neurourol Urodyn. 2011 (In press). [Pubmed]

Larson KA, Luo JJ, Ashton-Miller JA, DeLancey JOL. 3D Analysis of Cystoceles using Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessing Midline, Paravaginal and Apical Defects. International Urogynecology Journal. 2011 Nov 9. [Epub ahead of print]. [Pubmed]

Eckner JT, Lipps DB, Kim H, Richardson JK, Ashton-Miller JA. Can A Clinical Test Of Reaction Time Predict A Functional Head-Protective Response? Med Sci Sports Exerc. 43(3):382-7, 2011. [Pubmed]

Eckner JT, Richardson JK, Kim H, Lipps DB, Ashton-Miller JA. A Novel Clinical Test of Recognition Reaction Time in Healthy Adults. Psychological Assessment, 2011 (In press). [Pubmed]

Broglio S, Surma T, Ashton-Miller JA. High School and Collegiate Football Athlete Concussions: A Biomechanical Review. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2011, Oct. 13. [Pubmed]

Johnson DD, Kirkpatrick AE, Shih A, Ashton-Miller JA. Effect of Lead Use on Back and Shoulder Postural Muscle Activity in Healthy Young Adults Human Factors, 2011 (In press).

Claflin DS, Larkin LM, Cederna PS, Horowitz J, Alexander NB, Cole NM, Galecki AT, Chen S, Nyquist LV, Carlson BM, Faulkner JA, Ashton-Miller JA. Effects of High- and Low-Velocity Resistance Training on the Contractile Properties of Skeletal Muscle Fibers from Young and Older Humans. Journal of Applied Physiology, 2011 (In press).[Pubmed]

Lee Y, Ashton-Miller JA. The Effects of Gender, Level of Co-Contraction and Initial Angle on Elbow Extensor Muscle Stiffness and Damping under a Step Increase in Elbow Flexion Moment, Annals of Biomedical Engineering (In press). [Pubmed]

Allet L, Richardson JK, Kim H, Ashton-Miller JA. Lower Limb Neuromuscular Function, Not Age, Predicts Clinical Unipedal Stance Time. Muscle & Nerve, 2011 (In press).

Hernandez M, Alexander NB, Ashton-Miller JA. The Effect of Age, Movement Direction, and Target Size on the Maximum Speed if Targeted COP Movements in Healthy Women. Human Movement Science, 2011 (In press).

Lipps DB, Galecki AT, Ashton-Miller JA. On the Implications of a Sex Difference in the Reaction Times of Sprinters at the Beijing Olympics. PLoS ONE 6(10), 2011: e26141. doi:10.1371/ journal.pone.0026141. [Pubmed]

Zernicke RF, Goulet GC, Cavanagh PR, Nigg BM, Ashton Miller JA, McKay HA, van den Bogert T. Impact of Biomechanics Research on Society. Kinesiology Reviews, 2011 (In press).

Yang BS, Ashton-Miller JA. Effect of practice on stepping movements onto laterally compliant raised structures: age differences in healthy males. Hum Factors. 2010 Feb;52(1):3-16. [Pubmed]

Smith BA, Ashton-Miller JA, Ulrich BD. Gait adaptations in response to perturbations in adults with Down syndrome.Gait Posture. 2010 Jun;32(2):149-54. [Pubmed]

Larson KA, Hsu Y, Chen L, Ashton-Miller JA, DeLancey JO. Magnetic resonance imaging-based three-dimensional model of anterior vaginal wall position at rest and maximal strain in women with and without prolapse.Int Urogynecol J2010 Sep;21(9):1103-9. [Pubmed]

Hsu Y, Chen L, Tumbarello J, Ashton-Miller JA, DeLancey JO. In vivo assessment of anterior compartment compliance and its relation to prolapse. Int Urogynecol J. 2010 Sep;21(9):1111-5. [Pubmed]

Son J, Ashton-Miller JA, Richardson JK. Do ankle orthoses improve ankle proprioceptive thresholds or unipedal balance in older persons with peripheral neuropathy? Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2010 May;89(5):369-75. [Pubmed]

Carter SE, Richardson JK, Thies S, DeMott T, Ashton-Miller JA. The relationship between frontal plane gait variability and ankle range of motion in middle-aged and older persons with neuropathy. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 88(3):210-215, 2009. [Pubmed]

Sowers M, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Palmieri-Smith R, Jacobson JA, Jiang Y, Ashton-Miller JA. Knee osteoarthritis in obese women with cardiometabolic clustering. Arthritis Rheum. 61(10):1328-1336, 2009. [Pubmed]

Ashton-Miller JA, Delancey JO. On the biomechanics of vaginal birth and common sequelae. Annu Rev Biomed Eng. 11:163-176, 2009. [Pubmed]

Chen L, Ashton-Miller JA, DeLancey JO. A 3D finite element model of anterior vaginal wall support to evaluate mechanisms underlying cystocele formation. Journal of Biomechanics. 42(10):1371-1377, 2009. [Pubmed]

Palmieri-Smith RM, McLean SG, Ashton-Miller JA, Wojtys EM. Association of quadriceps and hamstrings cocontraction patterns with knee joint loading. J Athl Train. 44(3):256-263, 2009. [Pubmed]

Lien KC, DeLancey JO, Ashton-Miller JA. Biomechanical analyses of the efficacy of patterns of maternal effort on second-stage progress. Obstet Gynecol. 113(4):873-880, 2009. [Pubmed]

Kim KJ, Ashton-Miller JA. Segmental dynamics of forward fall arrests: a system identification approach. Clinical Biomechanics. 24(4): 348-354, 2009. [Pubmed]

Son J, Ashton-Miller JA, Richardson JK. Frontal plane ankle proprioceptive thresholds and unipedal balance. Muscle Nerve. 39(2):150-157, 2009. [Pubmed]

Withrow TJ, Huston LJ, Wojtys EM, Ashton-Miller JA. Effect of Varying Hamstring Tension on Varying Anterior Cruciate Ligament Strain During In Vitro Impulsive Compression and Flexion Loading. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 90:815-23, 2008. [Pubmed]

Richardson JK, Thies S, Ashton-Miller JA. An Exploration of Step Time Variability on Smooth and Irregular Surfaces in Older Persons with Neuropathy. Clinical Biomechanics 23(3):349-56, 2008. [Pubmed]

Lo J and Ashton-Miller JA. Effect of Pre-Impact Movement Strategies on the Impact Forces Resulting From a Lateral Fall. Journal of Biomechanics 41(9):1969-1977, 2008. [Pubmed]

Lo J and Ashton-Miller JA. Effect of Upper and Lower Extremity Control Strategies on Predicted Injury Risk During Simulated Forward Falls: A Study in Healthy Young Adults. ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, In press. [Pubmed]

DeLancey JOL, Trowbridge ER, Miller JM, Morgan DM, Guire K, Fenner D, Weadock WJ, Ashton-Miller JA. Stress Urinary Incontinence: Relative Importance of Urethral Support and Urethral Closure Pressure. Journal of Urology 179:2286-2290, 2008. [Pubmed]

Seo NJ, Armstrong TJ, Chaffin DB, Ashton-Miller JA. Effect of Handle Friction and Inward or Outward Torque on Maximal Axial Push Force. Human Factors 50: 227-236, 2008. [Pubmed]

Galecki AT, Burzykowski T, Chen S, Faulkner JA, Ashton-Miller JA, Statistical Power Calculations for Clustered Continuous Data, International Journal of Knowledge Engineering and Soft Data Paradigms, 1:000-000, 2008.

Hsu Y, Chen L, Summer A, Ashton-Miller JA, DeLancey JOL, Anterior Vaginal Wall Length and Degree of Anterior Compartment Prolapse Seen on Dynamic MRI, International Urogynecology Journal. 19(1):137-142, 2008. [Pubmed]

Palmieri-Smith RP, Wojtys EM, Ashton-Miller JA. Association Between Preparatory Muscle Activity and Peak Valgus Angle During a Jump Landing. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 18(6): 973-979, 2008. [Pubmed]

Schulz BW, Ashton-Miller JA, Alexander NB. The effects of age and step length on joint kinematics and kinetics of large out-and-back steps. Clinical Biomechanics. 23(5):609-618, 2008. [Pubmed]

Seo NJ, Armstrong TJ, Chaffin DB, Ashton-Miller JA. Inward torque and high-friction handles can reduce required muscle efforts for torque generation. Human Factors. 50(1):37-48, 2008. [Pubmed]

Seo NJ, Armstrong TJ, Ashton-Miller JA, Chaffin DB. Wrist strength is dependent on simultaneous power grip intensity. Ergonomics. 51(10):1594-1605, 2008. [Pubmed]

Persad CC, Jones JL, Ashton-Miller JA, Alexander NB, Giordani B. Executive function and gait in older adults with cognitive impairment. J Gerontol A Biol Sci. 63(12):1350-1355, 2008. [Pubmed]

Stohler CS, Ashton-Miller JA, Servo-Controlled Stepped and Ramped Mechanical Tissue Algometry. Journal of Biomechanics, 40:1635-1640, 2007. [Pubmed]

DeLancey JOL, Miller JM, Morgan DM, Hussain H, Fenner DE, Umek W, Kearney R, Hsu Y, Guire K, Ashton-Miller JA, Comparison of Levator Ani Muscle Defects and Function in Women With and Without Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Obstetrics & Gynecology 109(2) Pt 1:295-302, 2007. [Pubmed]

Trowbridge RE, Wei JT, Fenner DE, Ashton-Miller JA, DeLancey JOL, Effects of Aging on Lower Urinary Tract and Pelvic Floor Function in Nulliparous Women, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 109(3):715-720, 2007. [Pubmed]

Thies SB, Ashton-Miller JA, Richardson JK, What Causes A Crossover Step When Walking On Uneven Ground? A Study in Healthy Young Women, Gait & Posture, 26:156-160, 2007. [Pubmed]

Ahmed AA, Ashton-Miller JA. On Use of a Nominal Internal Model to Detect a Loss of Balance in a Maximal Forward Reach. Journal of Neurophysiology 97(3):2439-2447. 2007. [Pubmed]

Ashton-Miller JA & DeLancey JOL. Functional Anatomy of the Female Pelvic Floor. Annals of New York Academy of Sciences, 1101:266-296, 2007. [Pubmed]

Palmieri-Smith RP, Kreinbrink J, Ashton-Miller JA, Wojtys EM, Quadriceps Inhibition Induced by an Experimental Knee Joint Effusion Affects Knee Joint Mechanics During a Single-Legged Drop Landing. American Journal of Sports Medicine 35(8):1269-75, 2007. [Pubmed]

DeMott TK, Richardson JK, Thies SB, Ashton-Miller JA. Falls and Gait Characteristics Among Older Persons with Peripheral Neuropathy. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 86(2):125-132, 2007. [Pubmed]

Miller JM, Ashton-Miller JA, Perruchini D, Delancey JO, Test-Retest Reliability of an Instrumented Speculum for Measuring Vaginal Closure Force. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 26(6):858-63, 2007. [Pubmed]

Schulz BW, Ashton-Miller JA, Alexander NB, A Kinematic Analysis of the Rapid Step Test in Balance-Impaired and Unimpaired Older Women, Gait & Posture, 25:515-522, 2007. [Pubmed]

Schulz BW, Ashton-Miller JA, Alexander NB, Maximum Step Length: Relationships to Age and Knee and Hip Extensor Capacities, Clinical Biomechanics, 22:689-696, 2007. [Pubmed]

DeLancey JO, Miller JM, Kearney R, Howard D, Reddy P, Umek W, Guire KE, Margulies RU, Ashton-Miller JA. Vaginal birth and de novo stress incontinence: relative contributions of urethral dysfunction and mobility. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 110(2 Pt 1):354-62, 2007. [Pubmed]

Seo NJ, Armstrong TJ, Ashton-Miller JA, Chaffin DB, The Effect of Torque Direction and Cylindrical Handle Diameter on the Coupling Between the Hand and a Cylindrical Handle, Journal of Biomechanics 40(14):3236-43, 2007. [Pubmed]

Huebner M, Margulies RU, Fenner DE, Ashton-Miller JA, Bitar KN, DeLancey JO. Age effects on internal anal sphincter thickness and diameter in nulliparous females. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 50(9):1405-11, 2007. [Pubmed]

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. [Pubmed]

Kearney R. Miller JM. Ashton-Miller JA. Delancey JOL, Obstetric Factors Associated with Levator Ani Muscle Injury After Vaginal Birth, Obstetrics & Gynecology. 107(1):144-9, 2006. [Pubmed]

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, 39:1444-1453, 2006. [Pubmed]

Yang BS, Ashton-Miller JA, Stepping onto Raised, Laterally Compliant Structures: A Biomechanical Study of Age and Gender Effects in Healthy Adults, Human Factors, 48(2):207-218, 2006. [Pubmed]

Chen L, Ashton-Miller JA, Hsu Y, DeLancey JOL, Interaction Among Apical Support, Levator Ani Impairment, and Anterior Vaginal Wall Prolapse, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 108 (2):324-332, 2006. [Pubmed]

Hsu Y, Chen L, Heubner M, Ashton-Miller JA, DeLancey JOL, Quantification of Levator Ani Cross-Sectional Area Differences Between Women With and Those Without Prolapse, Obstetrics & Gynecology 108(4):879-883, 2006. [Pubmed]

Withrow TJ, Huston LJ, Wojtys EM, Ashton-Miller JA, The Effect of an Impulsive Knee Valgus Moment On In Vitro Relative ACL Strain During a Simulated Jump Landing. Clinical Biomechanics, 21:977-983, 2006. [Pubmed]

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

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. [Pubmed]

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 Neuropathy During Level Gait, Gait and Posture, 22:40-45, 2005. [Pubmed]

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. [Pubmed]

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 Positions, The American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 192:1722-1728, 2005. [Pubmed]

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

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

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. [Pubmed]

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. [Pubmed]

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. [Pubmed]

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. [Pubmed]

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. [Pubmed]

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. [Pubmed]

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. [Pubmed]

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

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

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. [Pubmed]

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). [Pubmed]

Miller JM, Umek WH, DeLancey JOL, Ashton-Miller JA, Can Women Without Visible Pubococcygeal Muscle in MR Images Still Increase Urethral Closure Pressures? American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 191:171-175, 2004. [Pubmed]

Antonakos CL, Giordani BJ, Ashton-Miller JA, Wayfinding with Visuo-Spatial Impairment from Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury, Disability Studies Quarterly, 24(3), 2004.

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 and Gynecology, 188:116-121, 2003. [Pubmed]

DeGoede KM, Ashton-Miller JA, Biomechanical Simulations of Forward Fall Arrests: Effects of Upper Extremity Arrest Strategy, Gender and Aging-Related Declines in Muscle Strength, Journal of Biomechanics, 36(3):413-420, 2003. [Pubmed]

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. [Pubmed]

DeGoede KM, Ashton-Miller JA, Schultz AB, Fall-Related Upper Body Injuries in the Older Adult: A Review of the Biomechanical Issues. Journal of Biomechanics, 36(7):1043-1053, 2003. [Pubmed]

Kim J-K, Ashton-Miller JA, Biomechanics of Fall Arrest Using the Upper Extremity: Age Differences, Clinical Biomechanics, 18:311-318, 2003. [Pubmed]

Wojtys E, Huston L, Schock, H, Boylan J, Ashton-Miller JA, Gender Differences in the Muscular Protection of the Knee in Torsion in Size-Matched Athletes, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 85-A(5):782-789, 2003. [Pubmed]

Lo J, McCabe GN, DeGoede KM, Okuizumi H, Ashton-Miller JA, On Reducing Hand Impact Force in Forward Falls: Results of a Brief Intervention in Young Males, Clinical Biomechanics, 18:730-736, 2003. [Pubmed]

Umek WH, Kearney R, Morgan DM, Ashton-Miller JA, The Axial Location of Structural Regions in the Urethra: A Magnetic Resonance Study in Nulliparous Women, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 102(5) 1039-1045, 2003. [Pubmed]

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. [Pubmed]

DeGoede K, Ashton-Miller JA, Schultz A, Alexander NB, Biomechanical Factors Affecting the Peak Hand Reaction Forces During the Bimanual Arrest, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 124(1):107-112, 2002. [Pubmed]

Wojtys EM, Ashton-Miller JA, Huston LJ, A Gender-Related Difference in the Contribution of the Musculature to Sagittal Plane Shear Stiffness in Subjects with Similar Knee Laxity, Journal of Bone Joint Surgery, 84(1):10-16, 2002. [Pubmed]

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. [Pubmed]

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

Endo M, Ashton-Miller JA, Alexander NB, Effects of Age and Gender on Toe Flexor Muscle Strength, The Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 57A(6):392-397, 2002. [Pubmed]

DeGoede KM, Ashton-Miller JA, Fall Arrest Strategy Affects Peak Hand Impact Force in a Forward Fall, Journal of Biomechanics, 35(6):843-848, 2002. [Pubmed]

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 and Gynecology, 187(1): 111-115, 2002. [Pubmed]

Ashton-Miller JA, Howard D, 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. [Pubmed]

Wojcik LA, Thelen DG, Schultz AB, Ashton-Miller JA, Alexander N, Age and Gender Differences in Peak Lower Extremity Joint Torques and Ranges of Motion Used During Single-Step Balance Recovery From a Forward Fall. Journal of Biomechanics, 34:67-73, 2001. [Pubmed]

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

DeGoede K, Ashton-Miller JA, Liao J, Alexander NB, How Quickly Can Healthy Adults Move Their Hands to Intercept an Approaching Object? Age and Gender Effects. Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 56A(9):584-588, 2001. [Pubmed]

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

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. [Pubmed]

Gutierrez LM, Helber MB, Dealva D, Ashton-Miller JA, Richardson JK, Mild Diabetic Neuropathy Affects Ankle Motor Function, Clinical Biomechanics, 16:522-528, 2001. [Pubmed]

Reddy AP, DeLancey JOL, Zwica LM, Ashton-Miller JA, On-Screen Vector-Based Ultrasound Assessment of Vesical Neck Movement, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 185(1)65-70, 2001. [Pubmed]

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. [Pubmed]

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. [Pubmed]

Thelen, DG, Muriuki M, Schultz AB, Ashton-Miller JA, Alexander NB, Muscle Activities Used by Young and Old Adults When Stepping to Regain Balance During a Forward Fall. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 10:93-101, 2000. [Pubmed]

Deyer TW, Ashton-Miller JA, Van Barren PM, Pearlman MD, Myometrial Contractile Strain at Uteroplacental Separation During Parturition, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 183, 156-159, 2000. [Pubmed]

Howard D, DeLancey JOL, Tunn R, Ashton-Miller JA, Racial Differences in the Structure and Function of the Stress Urinary Continence Mechanism in Women. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 95(5):713-7, 2000. [Pubmed]

Howard D, Miller JM, DeLancey JOL, Ashton-Miller JA, Differential Effects of Cough, Valsalva and Continence Status on Vesical Neck Movement, Obstetrics and Gynecology. 95:535-40, 2000. [Pubmed]

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. [Pubmed]

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

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. [Pubmed]

Wojcik LA, Thelen DG, Schultz AB, Ashton-Miller JA, Alexander NB, Age-and Gender Differences in Single-Step Recovery From a Forward Fall. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 54A:M44-50, 1999. [Pubmed]

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. [Google Books]

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, Journal of Women’s Health, Volume 8, Supplement 1, S19-24, 1999. [Pubmed]

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 Sep. [Pubmed]

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. [Pubmed]

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. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 53A: M33-M38, 1998. [Pubmed]

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(3): 406-12, 1998. [Pubmed]

Miller JM, Ashton-Miller JA, DeLancey JOL, A Pelvic Muscle Precontraction Can Reduce Cough-Related Urine Loss in Selected Women with Mild SUI, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 46:870-874, 1998. [Pubmed]

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

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

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

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

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

Thelen DG, Wojcik LA, Schultz AB, Ashton-Miller JA, Alexander NB, Age Differences in Using a Rapid Step to Regain Balance During a Forward Fall, Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences 52A:M88-93, 1997. [Pubmed]

Cao C, Ashton-Miller JA, Schultz AB, Alexander NB, Abilities to Turn Suddenly: Effects of Age, Gender and Available Response Time, Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences 52A:M88-93, 1997. [Pubmed]

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. [Pubmed]

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. [Pubmed]

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. [Pubmed]

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

Chen H-C, Schultz AB, Ashton-Miller JA, Giordani BJ, Alexander NB, Guire KE, Stepping Over Obstacles: Dividing Attention Impairs Performance of Old More than Young Adults, Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences 51(3):M116-22, 1996. [Pubmed]

Ashton-Miller JA, Yeh MWL, Richardson JK, Galloway T, A Cane Reduces the Loss of Balance in Patients with Peripheral Neuropathy: Results From a Challenging Unipedal Balance Test, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 77:446-52, 1996. [Pubmed]

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

Thelen DG, Schultz AB, Alexander NB, Ashton-Miller JA, Effects of Age on Rapid Ankle Torque Development, Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences 51A, M226-32, 1996. [Pubmed]

Thelen DG, Ashton-Miller JA, Schultz AB, Alexander NB, Do Neural Factors Underlie Age Differences in Rapid Ankle Torque Development? Journal of American Geriatrics Society 44: 804-808, 1996. [Pubmed]

Ashton-Miller JA, Ottaviani RA and Wojtys EM, What Best Protects the Inverted 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. [Pubmed]

Richardson JK, Ashton-Miller JA, Lee S-G, Jakobs K, Moderate Peripheral Neuropathy Impairs Weight Transfer and Unipedal Balance in the Elderly, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 77:1152-56, 1996. [Pubmed]

Alexander NB, Mollo JM, Giordani B, Ashton-Miller JA, Schultz AB, Grunawalt JA, Foster NL, Maintenance of Balance, Gait Patterns and Obstacle Clearance in Alzheimer’s Disease, Neurology 45(5):908-14, 1995. [Pubmed]

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. [Pubmed]

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. [Pubmed]

Van den Bosch C, Gilsing M, Lee SG, Richardson JK, Ashton-Miller JA, Peripheral Neuropathy Effect on Ankle Inversion and Eversion Detection Thresholds, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 76:850-6, 1995. [Pubmed]

Thelen DG, Schultz AB, Ashton-Miller JA, Co-contraction of Lumbar Muscles During the Development of Time-Varying Triaxial Moments, Journal of Orthopaedic Research 13(3):390-8, 1995. [Pubmed]

Zhang X, Ashton-Miller JA, Stohler CS, Three-dimensional Unilateral Method for the Bilateral Measurement of Condylar Movements, Journal of Biomechanics 28(8):1007-11, 1995. [Pubmed]

Persad C, Giordani B, Chen HC, Ashton-Miller JA, Alexander NB, Wilson CS, Berent B, Guire K, Schultz AB, Neuropsychological Predictors of Complex Obstacle Avoidance in Healthy Older Adults, Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences 50(5):P272-7, 1995. [Pubmed]

Chen H, Ashton-Miller JA, Alexander NB, Schultz AB, Age Effects on Strategies Used to Avoid Obstacle, Gait & Posture 2:139-146,1994.

Chen H, Ashton-Miller JA, Alexander NB, Schultz AB, Effects of Age and Available Response Time on Ability to Step Over an Obstacle, Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences 49(5): M227-33, 1994. [Pubmed]

Luchies CW, Alexander NB, Schultz AB, Ashton-Miller JA, Stepping Responses of Young and Old Adults to Postural Disturbances: Kinematics, Journal of American Geriatrics Society 42(5):506-12,1994. [Pubmed]

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

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