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A leading biomechanics researcher, Clark Dickerson uses mathematical algorithms to study shoulder movement and reduce injuries in the workplace—a specialized field that has high profile clients, including North America’s leading automotive manufacturers, lining up for consultation.

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

He's got our backs

Dr. McGill is a world renowned expert in low back disorders who researchers and teaches how the low back functions, and how it can become injured.

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Building better bones with exercise

According to Osteoporosis Canada, at least one in three women and one in five men will suffer from an osteoporotic fracture during their lifetime.

University of Waterloo Kinesiology PhD student, Diana DeCarvalho, won the Founders’ Award for Doctoral Research at the 44th Annual Conference of the Association of Canadian Ergonomists (ACE) for her paper "Back pain and sitting: are chairs or breaks the answer?”

Saturday, October 19, 2013

Keeping back pain at bay

Fill a room with 100 people and you can bet your bottom dollar 80 will have a tale to tell about back pain.  Jack Callaghan is trying to answer why that is, and find ways to change it.

Saturday, October 19, 2013

UW WELL-FIT

A group exercise program developed by Waterloo’s Department of Kinesiology is marking 10 years of helping approximately 900 people with cancer cope with treatment.

Friday, October 18, 2013

Don't slack on the salmon

The assistant professor in kinesiology develops innovative ways to uncover how much Omega-3 Canadians are consuming. He's testing not the food they eat, but the blood in their veins.

Friday, October 18, 2013

Neighbourhood of good intentions

They call it the New Year’s Eve effect. Even the most impassioned resolutions and best intentions to get physically fit often go unrealized when challenged by the pressures of daily life.