Sandra Hundza, University of Victoria

Research

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Latest papers

The Minimum Number of Strides Required for Reliable Gait Measurements in Older Adult Fallers and Non-Fallers.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024 · senior author
Erosion of Stumble Correction Evoked with Superficial Peroneal Nerve Stimulation in Older Adults during Walking.
Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024 · senior author
A Comparison of Bioelectric and Biomechanical EMG Normalization Techniques in Healthy Older and Young Adults during Walking Gait.
Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024 · senior author

All 9 publications

Latest funding

Identifying the appropriate level of cognitive loading when using dual task as a screening tool for early fall risk detection in community dwelling older adults.
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$1,000
Developing a Patient-Specific Surgical Decision-Assistance Tool to Improve Reverse Shoulder Replacement Outcomes
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$378,676
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Integrating Patient Reported Outcomes and Assessments in the Care for Seniors with Complex Needs (e-PRO)
CIHR · 2015 · Co-investigator
$750,000

All 3 grants and awards

9 publications.

01

The Minimum Number of Strides Required for Reliable Gait Measurements in Older Adult Fallers and Non-Fallers.

Commandeur D, Klimstra M, Yoshida K, Hundza S

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)2024Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/s24237666 PMID: 39686203

02

Erosion of Stumble Correction Evoked with Superficial Peroneal Nerve Stimulation in Older Adults during Walking.

Brodie R, Klimstra M, Commandeur D, Hundza S

Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology2024Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/jfmk9020094 PMID: 38921630

03

A Comparison of Bioelectric and Biomechanical EMG Normalization Techniques in Healthy Older and Young Adults during Walking Gait.

Commandeur D, Klimstra M, Brodie R, Hundza S

Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology2024Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/jfmk9020090 PMID: 38804456

04

Evaluation of Different Pressure-Based Foot Contact Event Detection Algorithms across Different Slopes and Speeds.

Blades S, Marriott H, Hundza S, Honert EC, Stellingwerff T, Klimstra M

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)2023

DOI: 10.3390/s23052736 PMID: 36904942

05

Characterization of the Kinetyx SI Wireless Pressure-Measuring Insole during Benchtop Testing and Running Gait.

Blades S, Jensen M, Stellingwerff T, Hundza S, Klimstra M

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)2023

DOI: 10.3390/s23042352 PMID: 36850951

06

Detecting differences in gait initiation between older adult fallers and non-fallers through multivariate functional principal component analysis.

Yoshida K, Commandeur D, Hundza S, Klimstra M

Journal of biomechanics2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2022.111342 PMID: 36265422

07

Concurrent Indicators of Gait Velocity and Variability Are Associated with 25-Year Cognitive Change: A Retrospective Longitudinal Investigation.

MacDonald SW, Hundza S, Love JA, DeCarlo CA, Halliday DW, Brewster PW, Lukyn TV, Camicioli R, Dixon RA

Frontiers in aging neuroscience2017

DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2017.00017 PMID: 28243199

08

Neuromechanical interactions between the limbs during human locomotion: an evolutionary perspective with translation to rehabilitation.

Zehr EP, Barss TS, Dragert K, Frigon A, Vasudevan EV, Haridas C, Hundza S, Kaupp C, Klarner T, Klimstra M, Komiyama T, Loadman PM, Mezzarane RA, Nakajima T, Pearcey GE, Sun Y

Experimental brain research2016

DOI: 10.1007/s00221-016-4715-4 PMID: 27421291

09

Similar barriers and facilitators to physical activity across different clinical groups experiencing lower limb spasticity.

Hundza S, Quartly C, Kim JM, Dunnett J, Dobrinsky J, Loots I, Choy K, Chow B, Hampshire A, Temple VA

Disability and rehabilitation2016First author

DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2015.1101789 PMID: 26726762

Identifying the appropriate level of cognitive loading when using dual task as a screening tool for early fall risk detection in community dwelling older adults.

SupervisorCIHR2023Summer Program in Aging

Principal investigators: Sheikhi, Maryam

Keywords: Cihr-Ia Summer Program In Aging (Spa)

$1,000

Developing a Patient-Specific Surgical Decision-Assistance Tool to Improve Reverse Shoulder Replacement Outcomes

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Giles, Joshua W; Yi, Kwang Moo; Zhang, Xuekui

Keywords: Computational Biomechanics; Joint Replacement; Machine Learning; Musculoskeletal Modeling; Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty; Shoulder; Statistical Shape Modeling; Surgical Planning

$378,676

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Integrating Patient Reported Outcomes and Assessments in the Care for Seniors with Complex Needs (e-PRO)

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Oper Grant:eHealth Innov Partnership Program(eHIPP)-Seniors w Complex Care Needs

Principal investigators: Hofer, Scott M; Price, Morgan Thomas M; Weber, Jens H

Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease; Cognitive Assessment; Ehealth; Electronic Health Record; Home-Based Care; Independent Living; Integrated Technologies; Patient-Oriented Research; Patient-Reported Outcomes; Senior'S Care

$750,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Physical & Health Education
Pharmacologie - Physiologie

Co-authors at University of Victoria, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Marc Klimstra

Physical & Health Education

7 shared papers, latest 2024

Alain Frigon

Pharmacologie - Physiologie

1 shared papers, latest 2016

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