• Gait Characteristics Change Following an Acute Exposure to Kneeling and Filtering Considerations for Gait Analysis 

  Weeks, Terri (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 

  McIlroy, Robert (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 

  Thompson, Benjamin (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 

  Mathias, Karen (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 

  Norouzian, Pershia (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 

  Veerasammy, Sanjay (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 

  Wei, Cindy (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 

  Chung, William (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 

  Laudanski, Annemarie F. (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 

  Khan, Madison (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 

  Faerman, Michelle (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 

  Basharat, Aysha (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 

  Chambers, Sophie (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 ...

• An Examination of Fish Consumption and Human Health and the Potential Role of Fish Species Diversity on Nutrient and Fatty Acid Composition 

  Bai, Lu (University of Waterloo, 2022-09-26)

  Fish is a major food source for the global human population and is a source of various nutrients, including unsaturated fatty acids especially n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), high-quality proteins, vitamins, and ...

• How does emotion affect the way we walk? 

  Homagain, Abhishesh (University of Waterloo, 2022-09-22)

  Gait, the way that human beings walk, is a large component and indicator of health in both young and older adults. Gait has been used in the past to identify injury and fall risk, progression of diseases and is used as a ...

• Does sex or exercise modality influence post-exercise glucose handling or insulin sensitivity? 

  Beaudry, Kayleigh (University of Waterloo, 2022-09-20)

  Exercise has long been recognized for its beneficial effects on glucose handling in both insulin sensitive and insulin resistant populations. However, there is conflicting evidence in regards to the best type and duration ...

• The Effects of Exercise Combined with Music on Executive Functioning in Healthy Young Adults 

  Vander Vaart, Jessica (University of Waterloo, 2022-09-09)

  Evidence suggests that both exercise and music improve cognitive functioning. While many individuals listen to music while exercising, whether exercise combined with music produces greater effects on cognitive functioning ...

• The Contribution of Oscillatory Activity to the Modulation of Different Sensorimotor Circuits Under Varying Working Memory Load 

  Barclay, Nicholas (University of Waterloo, 2022-09-09)

  Goal-directed movement requires a series of highly coordinated voluntary motor outputs, which need to adequately integrate information from the body’s internal and external environments to be executed successfully. The ...

• Risk Assessment and Interventions for Individuals at Risk of Osteoporotic Fractures 

  Ponzano, Matteo (University of Waterloo, 2022-08-30)

  Older adults, especially with low bone mass, hyperkyphosis or vertebral fractures (OVF), and individual with spinal cord injury (SCI) are at increased risk of fragility fractures. Individuals with SCI and OVFs are subgroups ...

• Acute Cardiac Responses to Respiratory Muscle Unloading at Different Exercise Intensities 

  Angus, Sarah (University of Waterloo, 2022-08-29)

  Respiration is accomplished by alterations in intrathoracic pressure (ITP) and has physiological implications on the heart. For example, the negative ITP during inspiration is transmitted to the right atrium, which augments ...

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