Faculty Profiles
Tamara Reid Bush
Director of the Biomechanical Design Research Laboratory
Research Interests
- biomechanics
- health
- musculoskeletal
Research Biography
Biomedical, spinal mechanics, musculoskeletal dysfunction, decubitis ulcers, biomechanical analysis of seats: automotive, office and medical, Human body mechanics: force, pressure and motion, Sports biomechanics, Hand function
Selected Publications
- TR Bush and J Vorro, "An Approach for Objectifying Head/Neck Motions Related to Palpatory Diagnosis: a pilot study," The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, in press, March 2008.
- C. Wilson and TR Bush, "Interface Forces on the Seat during a Cycling Activity," Clinical Biomechanics, 22, 2007. pp. 1017-1023.
- Bush TR, Vorro J, Alderink G, Gorbis S, Leitkam. "Use of a kinematic parameter for an evidence-based assessment of a manual medicine diagnostic technique." World Congress on Neck Pain. January 20 - 22, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Los Angeles, California.
Selected Achievements and Awards
- 2006 Michigan Campus Compact Faculty/Staff Community Service-Learning Awards