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My research focuses on understanding how muscle morphology and quality relate to pain, function, and recovery across a range of clinical and athletic populations. MuscleMap has been an integral tool in several of my projects to date. I have used the platform to quantify changes in paraspinal and gluteal muscle morphology following exercise interventions in individuals with chronic low back pain, to investigate the relationship between paraspinal muscle strength and muscle structure, and to characterize cervical muscle morphology in athletes with and without concussion. MuscleMap has provided consistent, high-quality, and reproducible measures that have strengthened the scientific rigor of these studies. I am also planning to use the platform in an upcoming project examining leg muscle morphology in individuals with COPD. The MuscleMap consortium is collaborative, innovative, and deeply committed to advancing musculoskeletal research through cutting-edge imaging analysis methods. MuscleMap is a valuable asset to my work and catalyst for new scientific insight.
My research explores the effects of metabolic benefits from weight loss therapies, and my research team is particularly interested in the relationship between adipose tissue (fat), muscle and cardiovascular health. The MuscleMap is being used in our current study investigating the effects of weight reduction with tirzepatide on muscle composition, and muscle function. The MuscleMap consortium is collaborative, invested in discovering new evidence, and forward thinking in using the most novel and innovative technologies.
My research examines the effects of human deconditioning. In particular, I investigate lumbopelvic deconditioning and low back pain using a range of methodologies, including magnetic resonance imaging, electromyography, kinematic analysis, and functional tasks. MuscleMap is currently used in my ongoing studies investigating the effects of spaceflight and bed rest as a spaceflight analogue. The platform provides a robust and innovative framework for quantitative muscle and fat analysis, which is essential for addressing our research questions. The MuscleMap consortium is highly collaborative, strongly committed to generating new scientific evidence, and forward-thinking in its adoption of novel, cutting-edge technologies. I see MuscleMap as a valuable and evolving tool for musculoskeletal research in both clinical and spaceflight contexts.