Jason Franz

Shelton, A. D., McTaggart, E. M., Allen, J. L., Mercer, V. S., Crenshaw, J. R., & Franz, J. R. (2024). Does the effect of walking balance perturbations generalize across contexts? HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCE, 93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2023.103158

Armitano-Lago, C., Evans-Pickett, A., Davis-Wilson, H., Munsch, A., Longobardi, L., Willcockson, H., … Pietrosimone, B. (2024, February 15). Modifying loading during gait leads to biochemical changes in serum cartilage oligomeric matrix protein concentrations in a subgroup of individuals with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-024-06898-4

Jang, J., Franz, J. R., Pietrosimone, B. G., & Wikstrom, E. A. (2024). Muscle contributions to reduced ankle joint contact force during drop vertical jumps in patients with chronic ankle instability. JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, 163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2024.111926

Davis-Wilson, H. C., Thoma, L. M., Franz, J. R., Blackburn, J. T., Longobardi, L., Schwartz, T. A., … Pietrosimone, B. (2024). Physical Activity Associates with T1rho MRI of Femoral Cartilage After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE, 56(3), 411–417. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000003318

Bjornsen, E., Berkoff, D., Blackburn, J. T., Davis-Wilson, H., Evans-Pickett, A., Franz, J. R., … Pietrosimone, B. (2024, January 17). Sustained Limb-Level Loading: A Ground Reaction Force Phenotype Common to Individuals at High Risk for and Those With Knee Osteoarthritis. ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.42744

Cone, S. G., Kim, H., Thelen, D. G., & Franz, J. R. (2023, July 10). 3D characterization of the triple-bundle Achilles tendon from in vivo high-field MRI. JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH. https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.25654

Dieffenderfer, J., Brewer, A., Noonan, M. A., Smith, M., Eichenlaub, E., Haley, K. L., … Bozkurt, A. (2023). A Wearable System for Continuous Monitoring and Assessment of Speech, Gait, and Cognitive Decline for Early Diagnosis of ADRD. 2023 45TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY SOCIETY, EMBC. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC40787.2023.10339986

Boyer, K. A., Hayes, K. L., Umberger, B. R., Adamczyk, P. G., Bean, J. F., Brach, J. S., … Kent, J. A. (2023). [Review of Age-related changes in gait biomechanics and their impact on the metabolic cost of walking: Report from a National Institute on Aging workshop]. EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY, 173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2023.112102

Lisee, C., Evans-Pickett, A., Davis-Wilson, H., Munsch, A. E., Longobardi, L., Schwartz, T. A., … Pietrosimone, B. (2023, June 16). Delayed cartilage oligomeric matrix protein response to loading is associated with femoral cartilage composition post-ACLR. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-023-05253-w

Bjornsen, E., Davis-Wilson, H., Evans-Picket, A., Horton, W. Z., Lisee, C., Munsch, A. E., … Pietrosimone, B. (2023). Knee kinetics and the medial femoral cartilage cross-sectional area response to loading in indviduals with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS, 105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2023.105979

Twiddy, J., Peterson, K., Maddocks, G., MacPherson, R., Pimentel, R., Yates, M., … Daniele, M. (2022). A Low-Cost, Open Source Wireless Body Area Network for Clinical Gait Rehabilitation. 2022 IEEE SENSORS. https://doi.org/10.1109/SENSORS52175.2022.9967362

Davis-Wilson, H. C., Thoma, L. M., Longobardi, L., Franz, J. R., Blackburn, J. T., Hackney, A. C., & Pietrosimone, B. (2022). Association of Quality of Life With Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. JOURNAL OF ATHLETIC TRAINING, 57(6), 532–539. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-0670.20

Lisee, C., Davis-Wilson, H. C., Evans-Pickett, A., Horton, W. Z., Blackburn, J. T., Franz, J. R., … Pietrosimone, B. G. (2022). Linking Gait Biomechanics and Daily Steps After ACL Reconstruction. MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE, 54(5), 709–716. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000002860

Lynch, D. H., Spangler, H. B., Franz, J. R., Krupenevich, R. L., Kim, H., Nissman, D., … Batsis, J. A. (2022). [Review of Multimodal Diagnostic Approaches to Advance Precision Medicine in Sarcopenia and Frailty]. NUTRIENTS, 14(7). https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14071384

Zhang, Q., Clark, W. H., Franz, J. R., & Sharma, N. (2022). Personalized fusion of ultrasound and electromyography-derived neuromuscular features increases prediction accuracy of ankle moment during plantarflexion. BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING AND CONTROL, 71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bspc.2021.103100

Munsch, A. E., Evans-Pickett, A., Davis-Wilson, H., Pietrosimone, B., & Franz, J. R. (2022). Quadriceps Muscle Action and Association With Knee Joint Biomechanics in Individuals with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. JOURNAL OF APPLIED BIOMECHANICS, 38(5), 328–335. https://doi.org/10.1123/jab.2021-0381Inc

Pimentel, R. E., Feldman, J. N., Lewek, M. D., & Franz, J. R. (2022). Quantifying mechanical and metabolic interdependence between speed and propulsive force during walking. FRONTIERS IN SPORTS AND ACTIVE LIVING, 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.942498

Beck, O. N., Trejo, L. H., Schroeder, J. N., Franz, J. R., & Sawicki, G. S. (2022). Shorter muscle fascicle operating lengths increase the metabolic cost of cyclic force production. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY, 133(3), 524–533. https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00720.2021

Shelton, A. D., McTaggart, E. M., Allen, J. L., Mercer, V. S., & Franz, J. R. (2022). Slowing down to preserve balance in the presence of optical flow perturbations. GAIT & POSTURE, 96, 365–370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.07.002

Ahuja, S., & Franz, J. R. (2022). The metabolic cost of walking balance control and adaptation in young adults. GAIT & POSTURE, 96, 190–194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.05.031

Franz, J. R. (2021, November 10). A sound approach to improving exoskeletons and exosuits. SCIENCE ROBOTICS, Vol. 6. https://doi.org/10.1126/scirobotics.abm6369

Waanders, J. B., Murgia, A., DeVita, P., Franz, J. R., & Hortobagyi, T. (2021). Age does not affect the relationship between muscle activation and joint work during incline and decline walking. JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, 124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110555

Clark, W. H., & Franz, J. R. (2021). Age-related changes to triceps surae muscle-subtendon interaction dynamics during walking. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00451-y

Kim, H., & Franz, J. R. (2021). Age-related differences in calf muscle recruitment strategies in the time-frequency domain during walking as a function of task demand. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY, 131(4), 1348–1360. https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00262.2021

Armitano-Lago, C., Pietrosimone, B., Evans-Pickett, A., Davis-Wilson, H., Franz, J. R., Blackburn, T., & Kiefer, A. W. (2021, May 15). Cueing Changes in Peak Vertical Ground Reaction Force to Improve Coordination Dynamics in Walking. JOURNAL OF MOTOR BEHAVIOR. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222895.2021.1929810

Maas, H., Arndt, T., & Franz, J. R. (2021, June 18). Editorial: Tendon Structure-Function Relationship in Health, Ageing, and Injury. FRONTIERS IN SPORTS AND ACTIVE LIVING, Vol. 3. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.701815

Conway, K. A., Crudup, K. L., Lewek, M. D., & Franz, J. R. (2021). Effects of Horizontal Impeding Force Gait Training on Older Adult Push-Off Intensity. MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE, 53(3), 574–580. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000002500

Herrero, L., Franz, J. R., & Lewek, M. D. (2021). Gradually learning to increase gait propulsion in young unimpaired adults. HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCE, 75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2020.102745

Clark, W. H., Pimentel, R. E., & Franz, J. R. (2021). Imaging and Simulation of Inter-muscular Differences in Triceps Surae Contributions to Forward Propulsion During Walking. ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, 49(2), 703–715. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-020-02594-x

Krupenevich, R. L., Beck, O. N., Sawicki, G. S., & Franz, J. R. (2021, July 16). Reduced Achilles Tendon Stiffness Disrupts Calf Muscle Neuromechanics in Elderly Gait. GERONTOLOGY. https://doi.org/10.1159/000516910

Pieper, N. L., Baudendistel, S. T., Hass, C. J., Diaz, G. B., Krupenevich, R. L., & Franz, J. R. (2021). The metabolic and mechanical consequences of altered propulsive force generation in walking. JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, 122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110447

Armitano-Lago, C., Pietrosimone, B., Davis-Wilson, H. C., Evans-Pickett, A., Franz, J. R., Blackburn, T., & Kiefer, A. W. (2020). Biofeedback augmenting lower limb loading alters the underlying temporal structure of gait following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCE, 73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2020.102685

Evans-Pickett, A., Davis-Wilson, H. C., Luc-Harkey, B. A., Blackburn, J. T., Franz, J. R., Padua, D. A., … Pietrosimone, B. (2020). Biomechanical effects of manipulating peak vertical ground reaction force throughout gait in individuals 6-12 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS, 76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2020.105014

Selgrade, B. P., Meyer, D., Sosnoff, J. J., & Franz, J. R. (2020). Can optical flow perturbations detect walking balance impairment in people with multiple sclerosis? PLOS ONE, 15(3). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230202

Pieper, N. L., Lewek, M. D., & Franz, J. R. (2020). Can shank acceleration provide a clinically feasible surrogate for individual limb propulsion during walking? JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, 98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.109449

Selgrade, B. P., Childs, M. E., & Franz, J. R. (2020). Effects of aging and target location on reaction time and accuracy of lateral precision stepping during walking. JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, 104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.109710

Waanders, J. B., Murgia, A., Hortobagyi, T., DeVita, P., & Franz, J. R. (2020). How age and surface inclination affect joint moment strategies to accelerate and decelerate individual leg joints during walking. JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, 98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.109440

Luc-Harkey, B. A., Franz, J., Hackney, A. C., Blackburn, J. T., Padua, D. A., Schwartz, T., … Pietrosimone, B. (2020). Immediate Biochemical Changes After Gait Biofeedback in Individuals With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. JOURNAL OF ATHLETIC TRAINING, 55(10), 1106–1115. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-0372.19

Conway, K. A., & Franz, J. R. (2020). Increasing the Propulsive Demands of Walking to Their Maximum Elucidates Functionally Limiting Impairments in Older Adult Gait. JOURNAL OF AGING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, 28(1), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2018-0327

Krupenevich, R. L., Clark, W. H., Sawicki, G. S., & Franz, J. R. (2020). Older Adults Overcome Reduced Triceps Surae Structural Stiffness to Preserve Ankle Joint Quasi-Stiffness During Walking. JOURNAL OF APPLIED BIOMECHANICS, 36(4), 209–216. https://doi.org/10.1123/jab.2019-0340

Conway, K. A., & Franz, J. R. (2020). Shorter gastrocnemius fascicle lengths in older adults associate with worse capacity to enhance push-off intensity in walking. GAIT & POSTURE, 77, 89–94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.01.018

Munsch, A. E., Pietrosimone, B., & Franz, J. R. (2020). The effects of knee extensor moment biofeedback on gait biomechanics and quadriceps contractile behavior. PEERJ, 8. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9509

Awad, L. N., Lewek, M. D., Kesar, T. M., Franz, J. R., & Bowden, M. G. (2020). [Review of These legs were made for propulsion: advancing the diagnosis and treatment of post-stroke propulsion deficits]. JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-020-00747-6

Clark, W. H., & Franz, J. R. (2020). Triceps surae muscle-subtendon interaction differs between young and older adults. CONNECTIVE TISSUE RESEARCH, 61(1), 104–113. https://doi.org/10.1080/03008207.2019.1612384

Clark, W. H., & Franz, J. R. (2019). Activation-Dependent Changes in Soleus Length-Tension Behavior Augment Ankle Joint Quasi-Stiffness. JOURNAL OF APPLIED BIOMECHANICS, 35(3), 182–189. https://doi.org/10.1123/jab.2018-0297

Waanders, J. B., Hortobagyi, T., Murgia, A., Devita, P., & Franz, J. R. (2019). Advanced Age Redistributes Positive but Not Negative Leg Joint Work during Walking. MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE, 51(4), 615–623. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000001828

Franz, J. R., Khanchandani, A., McKenny, H., & Clark, W. H. (2019). Ankle Rotation and Muscle Loading Effects on the Calcaneal Tendon Moment Arm: An In Vivo Imaging and Modeling Study. ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, 47(2), 590–600. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-018-02162-4

Browne, M. G., & Franz, J. R. (2019). Ankle power biofeedback attenuates the distal-to-proximal redistribution in older adults. GAIT & POSTURE, 71, 44–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.04.011

Acuna, S. A., Francis, C. A., Franz, J. R., & Thelen, D. G. (2019). The effects of cognitive load and optical flow on antagonist leg muscle coactivation during walking for young and older adults. JOURNAL OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND KINESIOLOGY, 44, 8–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2018.11.003

Richards, J. T., Selgrade, B. P., Qiao, M., Plummer, P., Wikstrom, E. A., & Franz, J. R. (2019). Time-dependent tuning of balance control and aftereffects following optical flow perturbation training in older adults. JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION, 16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-019-0555-3

Qiao, M., Richards, J. T., & Franz, J. R. (2019). Visuomotor error augmentation affects mediolateral head and trunk stabilization during walking. HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCE, 68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2019.102525

Qiao, M., Feld, J. A., & Franz, J. R. (2018). Aging effects on leg joint variability during walking with balance perturbations. GAIT & POSTURE, 62, 27–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.02.020

Luc-Harkey, B. A., Franz, J. R., Losina, E., & Pietrosimone, B. (2018). Association between kinesiophobia and walking gait characteristics in physically active individuals with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. GAIT & POSTURE, 64, 220–225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.06.029

Clark, W. H., & Franz, J. R. (2018). Do triceps surae muscle dynamics govern non-uniform Achilles tendon deformations? PeerJ, 6.

Qiao, M., Truong, K. N., & Franz, J. R. (2018). Does local dynamic stability during unperturbed walking predict the response to balance perturbations? An examination across age and falls history. GAIT & POSTURE, 62, 80–85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.03.011

Conway, K. A., Bissette, R. G., & Franz, J. R. (2018). The Functional Utilization of Propulsive Capacity During Human Walking. JOURNAL OF APPLIED BIOMECHANICS, 34(6), 474–482. https://doi.org/10.1123/jab.2017-0389

Thompson, J. D., & Franz, J. R. (2017). Do kinematic metrics of walking balance adapt to perturbed optical flow? HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCE, 54, 34–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2017.03.004

Browne, M. G., & Franz, J. R. (2017). Does dynamic stability govern propulsive force generation in human walking? ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE, 4(11). https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.171673

Zelik, K. E., & Franz, J. R. (2017). It's positive to be negative: Achilles tendon work loops during human locomotion. PLOS ONE, 12(7). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179976

Wittenberg, E., Thompson, J., Nam, C. S., & Franz, J. R. (2017). Neuroimaging of Human Balance Control: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2017.00170

Stokes, H. E., Thompson, J. D., & Franz, J. R. (2017). The Neuromuscular Origins of Kinematic Variability during Perturbed Walking. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 7. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00942-x

Orselli, M. I. V., Franz, J. R., & Thelen, D. G. (2017). The effects of Achilles tendon compliance on triceps surae mechanics and energetics in walking. JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, 60, 227–231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2017.06.022

Browne, M. G., & Franz, J. R. (2017). The independent effects of speed and propulsive force on joint power generation in walking. JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, 55, 48–55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2017.02.011

Rasske, K., Thelen, D. G., & Franz, J. R. (2017). Variation in the human Achilles tendon moment arm during walking. COMPUTER METHODS IN BIOMECHANICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, 20(2), 201–205. https://doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2016.1213818

Franz, J. R., Francis, C. A., Allen, M. S., & Thelen, D. G. (2017). Visuomotor Entrainment and the Frequency-Dependent Response of Walking Balance to Perturbations. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING, 25(8), 1135–1142. https://doi.org/10.1109/tnsre.2016.2603340

Franz, J. R., & Thelen, D. G. (2016). Imaging and simulation of Achilles tendon dynamics: Implications for walking performance in the elderly. JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, 49(9), 1403–1410. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2016.04.032

Franz, J. R. (2016). [Review of The Age-Associated Reduction in Propulsive Power Generation in Walking]. EXERCISE AND SPORT SCIENCES REVIEWS, 44(4), 129–136. https://doi.org/10.1249/jes.0000000000000086