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Stephen Robinovitch
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Research
Latest papers
Effects of hip joint rotation on the trochanteric force and soft tissue thickness during sideways falls.
Medical engineering & physics · 2025
Brain Vital Signs: Expanding From the Auditory to Visual Modality.
Frontiers in neuroscience · 2018
Biomechanical and physiological age differences in a simulated forward fall on outstretched hands in women.
Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon) · 2018
Latest funding
- $24,993
Automatic detection and characterization of falls in older adults from planar video
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $141,000
Mechanisms of falls in mountain biking
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
- $1,000
Kinematic analysis of videos of real-life falls in older adults using Kinovea software
CIHR · 2019 · Supervisor
6 publications.
Effects of hip joint rotation on the trochanteric force and soft tissue thickness during sideways falls.
Choi J, Park J, Lee S, Lim K, Yi C, Robinovitch S, Choi WJ
Brain Vital Signs: Expanding From the Auditory to Visual Modality.
Pawlowski GM, Ghosh-Hajra S, Fickling SD, Liu CC, Song X, Robinovitch S, Doesburg SM, D'Arcy RCN
Biomechanical and physiological age differences in a simulated forward fall on outstretched hands in women.
Lattimer LJ, Lanovaz JL, Farthing JP, Madill S, Kim SY, Robinovitch S, Arnold CM
Ecology of falls.
Robinovitch S
Predictors of serious consequences of falls in residential aged care: analysis of more than 70,000 falls from residents of Bavarian nursing homes.
Büchele G, Becker C, Cameron ID, König HH, Robinovitch S, Rapp K
Effect of mouthguards on the transmission of force across the human jaw.
Lim D, Robinovitch S, Goodman D
Automatic detection and characterization of falls in older adults from planar video
Principal investigators: Robinovitch, Stephen SN
Keywords: aging; artificial intelligence; balance and posture; biomechanics; classification; mobility; pose estimation; unintentional falls; unintentional injury; video
Mechanisms of falls in mountain biking
Principal investigators: Robinovitch, Stephen
Keywords: mountain biking; postural stability; balance recovery; protective responses; falls; injuries; biomechanics; environmental design; decision-making; risk taking
Kinematic analysis of videos of real-life falls in older adults using Kinovea software
Principal investigators: Shishov, Nataliya
Keywords: Ics Travel Awards
Effect of holding and grasping objects on risk for head impact during falls in older adults
Principal investigators: Komisar, Vicki
Keywords: Aging; Falls; Frailty; Injury Prevention
The Flooring for Injury Prevention (FLIP) Study: Dissemination Grant
Principal investigators: Mackey, Dawn C; Feldman, Fabio
Keywords: Compliant Flooring; Injurious Falls; Injury Prevention; Knowledge Dissemination; Long-Term Care; Older Adults; Randomized Controlled Trial; Safety Flooring; Stakeholder Engagement
A portable tool positioning system for the mechanical testing of in vivo tissues
Principal investigators: Sparrey, Carolyn
Canadian MSK Rehab Research Network
Principal investigators: MacDermid, Joy C; Lyddiatt, Anne; Astephen Wilson, Janie L; Birmingham, Trevor B; Robinovitch, Stephen N; Roy, Jean-Sébastien
Keywords: Knowlege Translation; Mobility; Musculoskeletal Health; National Platforms; Pain; Randomized Controlled Trials; Rehabilitation; Technology; Transdisciplinary; Work
Wireless inertial sensing-based full-body human kinematic measurement system
Principal investigators: Park, Edward
Dynamics of Head Impacts in Ice Hockey
Principal investigators: Robinovitch, Stephen
Compliant Flooring to Prevent Fall-Related Injuries: A Scoping Study
Principal investigators: Feldman, Fabio; Mackey, Dawn C
Keywords: Compliant Flooring; Injurious Falls; Injury Prevention; Knowledge Synthesis; Long-Term Care; Older Adults; Safety Flooring; Scoping Study
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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