Jennifer L. Hicks

Validating OpenCap Kinematics for ACL Injury-Related Movements In and Out of the Lab

This study evaluates OpenCap's accuracy in measuring ACL injury risk factors both in and out of the lab compared to optical motion capture.

Deep learning models detect neuromuscular disease and quantify functional impairment from video-derived biomechanics data

This paper develops deep learning models to detect neuromuscular diseases and quantify movement impairment using video-derived biomechanics data from smartphone recordings.

The menstrual cycle through the lens of a wearable device: insights into physiology, sleep, and cycle variability

This study analyzes biometric data from 2,596 women over 1.2 million days to explore menstrual cycle variability and its relationship with sleep and cardiorespiratory metrics.

Simulation-guided design of exotendons to reduce the energetic cost of running

This paper uses simulations to predict optimal exotendon designs for reducing running energy costs at higher speeds and validates these predictions experimentally.

Hamstrings muscle dynamics during the Nordic hamstring exercise and high-speed running

This study compares the biomechanical demands of Nordic hamstring exercise and high-speed running on the biceps femoris long head muscle, finding differences in force, work, and power.

Knee and Hip Joint Dynamics Differ between Sprinting and Nordic Hamstring Exercises

This study compares knee and hip joint dynamics during sprinting and Nordic hamstring exercises, finding differences in biomechanical demands and hamstrings muscle-tendon unit behavior.

Running with an exotendon reduces compressive knee contact force

This study finds that using an exotendon reduces peak knee compressive contact force during running without affecting shear forces or other joints.

Simulations reveal how touchdown kinematic variables affect top sprinting speed: implications for coaching

This study uses simulations to show that horizontal touchdown distance (HTD) affects sprinting speed, while inter-knee touchdown distance (IKTD) does not, providing guidance for coaching techniques.

Predicting Savings in the Metabolic Cost of Running With an Exotendon

This paper uses simulations to predict energy savings from exotendons at 4 m/s, finding that longer, stiffer designs offer greater savings than shorter, more compliant ones.

Marker Data Enhancement For Markerless Motion Capture

This paper improves motion capture accuracy by enhancing sparse keypoints with a more generalizable marker enhancer trained on a larger dataset.

Hamstrings are stretched more and faster during accelerative running compared to speed-matched constant speed running

This study compares hamstring mechanics during accelerative and constant speed running, finding greater muscle-tendon lengths and lengthening velocities during acceleration.