Liang-Ching Tsai, Ph.D.

Physical Therapy Assistant Professor

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I.  General Research Interests 

  1. Mechanisms associated with lower extremity musculoskeletal injuries and pathologies 
  2. Limitations in patient outcomes following musculoskeletal rehabilitation  

II.  Current Research Projects 

  1. Muscle function and knee joint loading profiles following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction or meniscus tears  
  2. Longitudinal biomechanical assessment in knee osteoarthritis patients with and without intraarticular stem cell injections 
  3. Influence of limb weight bearing and joint kinematics on progression of tissue degeneration in post-traumatic knee osteoarthritis in rats 

III.  Research Skills 

  1. 3D motion and kinetic Analysis   
  2. Electromyography (EMG) 
  3. Human gait analyses 
  4. Dynamometer for strength measurement 
  5. MRI imaging measurements 
  6. Statistical analysis and research design 

Biomechanics

Motion analysis

Force plate

Kinematics

Kinetics

Electromyography

EMG

Muscle Function

Muscle morphology

Research Methodology

Sports Injury

Sports medicine

Knee

Anterior cruciate ligament

ACL

Lower extremity

Musculoskeletal

Rehabilitation

Osteoarthritis

Physical therapy

Meniscus

Cartilage

Orthopaedics

Magnetic resonance imaging

MRI

Computational modeling

Gait analysis

Inverse dynamics