Kinesiology and Health Sciences: Recent submissions
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Exploring End-of-Life Nutrition Care for Residents of Long-Term Care: A Retrospective Chart Review
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-22)Introduction: Eating challenges are prevalent in long-term care (LTC) and have been associated with mortality, particularly in older adults with advanced conditions such as dementia. However, changes to eating habits and ... -
Soft Tissue Thickness and Composition surrounding the Proximal Femur
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-17)Introduction: In Canada, approximately 30 000 hip fractures occur each year. Hip fractures are associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and quality of life changes. Trochanteric soft tissues have been shown to ... -
Dependency of shoulder muscle activation on simulated labral conditions during isometric and functional tasks
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-14)Glenohumeral (GH) joint stability depends on a combination of shoulder muscular action and the glenoid labrum. Labral injuries and degenerations can affect glenohumeral joint reaction forces and potentially modify shoulder ... -
Consequences and countermeasures of sedentary behaviour on arterial wave reflection
(University of Waterloo, 2023-07-21)Cardiac load is directly influenced by central wave reflections, with increases in reflected wave magnitude and reductions in return time contributing to increased systolic pressure, afterload, and impaired coronary blood ... -
Identifying Determinants of Performance for Females Completing a Paramedic Physical Employment Test
(University of Waterloo, 2023-06-02)Background: Sex disparities exist in employment and injury rates in the paramedic sector. Low success rates among females attempting physical employment standards could explain the elevated injury risk among female paramedics. ... -
Understanding Personal Determinants of Lifting Strategy to Inform Movement-Focused Ergonomic Interventions
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-26)Introduction: Lift training interventions are needed to reduce risk in jobs with non-modifiable demands, but to date have been generally ineffective. The lack of lift training effectiveness has been partially attributed ... -
History-Dependent Changes to the Structure, Properties, and Function of the Cartilaginous Endplate
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-12)The performance of manual lifting is associated with 33-51% of incidental low back injuries in work, leisure, and sport/exercise contexts. To effectively prevent low back injuries and evaluate the risk of occurrence, ... -
Gait Characteristics Change Following an Acute Exposure to Kneeling and Filtering Considerations for Gait Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2023-02-03)Following sustained kneeling in young adults, kinetic and kinematic changes at the knee and ankle during gait have been observed (Gaudreault et al., 2013; Kajaks & Costigan., 2015a; Tennant et al., 2014). It is possible ... -
Visual determinants of postural control and perception during physical and visual motion
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-30)The control of balance and posture is a critical task of daily life to limit the risk of falls and potential injury. In order to be successful in the control of balance the central nervous system utilizes sensory feedback ... -
Supramaximal Testing to Confirm the Achievement of V̇O2max in Acute Hypoxia
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-23)Incremental exercise tests are often used to quantify an individual’s maximal oxygen uptake (V̇O2max). To confirm V̇O2max, a bout of supramaximal exercise can be performed after maximal exercise and if V̇O2 is within the ... -
Differentiating Gait Behaviors between Early-Stage Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Parkinson’s Disease
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-20)Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Parkinson’s disease (PD) can be difficult to differentially diagnose, given the overlap in clinical and pathological features. Evidence suggests gait may be a sensitive and selective ... -
The Effects of Trait and State Anxiety on Gait in Healthy Young Adults
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-13)Having an anxious state of mind, often elicited using a height-induced threat, has been consistently shown to alter static and dynamic postural stability in both young and older adults; however, the effects on walking have ... -
Investigating the role of task intensity on motor unit fatigue recovery
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-05)Background: It is unclear how the intensity as well as the underlying contributions of larger versus smaller motor units of a performed task impacts fatigue recovery. Therefore, I tested two hypotheses: that the normalized ... -
Social Factors and Nutrition Risk in Community-Living Seniors During the COVID-19 Pandemic
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-04)Pandemic countermeasures (e.g., lockdown, restrictions) enacted to minimize the spread of COVID-19 may put older adults at nutrition risk. This thesis uses an online/telephone survey to investigate factors associated with ... -
Sensory Conflict: Effects on the Perceived Onset of Motion and Cybersickness in Virtual Reality
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-03)The perception of self-motion involves the integration of multisensory information, however there are scenarios in which the sensory feedback we receive from these different sources can conflict with one another. For ... -
Development of a Wearable Sensor-Based Framework for the Classification and Quantification of High Knee Flexion Exposures in Childcare
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-19)Repetitive cyclic and prolonged joint loading in high knee flexion postures has been associated with the progression of degenerative knee joint diseases and knee osteoarthritis (OA). Despite this association, high flexion ... -
Effects of Acute Aerobic Exercise on Motor Cortex Plasticity in Individuals With a Concussion History
(University of Waterloo, 2022-11-25)The impact of concussions was previously believed to be transient, however neurophysiological tools have revealed that long-term cognitive and motor declines persist past the acute phase of injury. Through a non-invasive ... -
Neural correlates of trait anxiety in sensory processing and distractor filtering
(University of Waterloo, 2022-10-25)Anxiety, generally defined as an anticipatory heightened state of arousal, has been shown to affect neural markers of cognition and executive components used in sensorimotor function; however, this has infrequently been ... -
Multisensory Integrative Processes and Aging
(University of Waterloo, 2022-10-04)Our sensory systems provide us with distinct impressions of our surroundings which are critical for perception, cognitive processing, and control of action. Indeed, input from multiple sensory stimuli compared to a single ... -
Exploring the Powers of Mindfulness-Based Training on Enhanced Executive Function and Improved Response Accuracy
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-28)Humans are flooded with a large number of visual stimuli at any waking moment, and to act efficiently, we filter information based on how relevant it is to us and avoid stimuli that may be considered distracting. Research ...