Kat Steele presented at the International Society of Biomechanics Technical Group on Computer Simulation in Edinburgh, Scotland on July 11, 2015. This study quantifies how traditional methods for estimating muscle activity in musculoskeletal simulation (e.g., minimizing sum of squared muscle activations) fails to accurately predict muscle activity for individuals with cerebral palsy. This research will help to guide the development of new methods to quantify patient-specific changes in neuromuscular control.
Cerebral Palsy
Finalist for David Winter Award
Dr. Steele has been selected as one of five finalists for the 
David Winter Young Investigator Award at the International Society of Biomechanics. She will be presenting in the award session on Wednesday, July 15th at the conference in Glasgow. She will be presenting the results of her research on:
Altered muscle synergies during gait in cerebral palsy are not due to altered kinematics or kinetics.
Invited Speaker at Motor Control Symposium
Dr. Steele has been invited to speak at the International Society of Biomechanics’ Symposium on Motor Control in Biomechanics. Learn more about the event HERE.
MH Schwartz, A Rozumalski, KM Steele, “Dynamic motor control predicts treatment outcome for individuals with cerebral palsy,” Gait & Clinical Movement Analysis Society (Portland, OR) March 18-21, 2015.
Mike Schwartz presents at Gait & Clinical Movement Analysis Society Annual Conference:
Dynamic motor control predicts treatment outcome for individuals with cerebral palsy
Portland, OR (March 18-21, 2015)
H_Choi, T Wren, KM Steele, “Evaluating changes in gastrocnemius length with different orthoses using musculoskeletal modeling,” Gait & Clinical Movement Analysis Society (Portland, OR) March 18-21, 2015.
Hwan Choi presents at Gait & Clinical Movement Analysis Society Annual Conference:
Evaluating changes in gastrocnemius length with different orthoses using musculoskeletal modeling
Portland, OR (March 18-21, 2015)