Dr. 肯尼斯游戏

战术运动员健康与安全

The goal of this research line is to develop and deploy interventions and 教育 focused on injury prevention, 物理和技术性能, 以及战术运动员的健康相关生活质量.  Much of our work in the past 18 months has focused on tactical athlete health and safety.  Currently our research group is examining the relationship between firefighter personal protective equipment and musculoskeletal injury.  Personal protective equipment has greatly reduced exposure to occupational hazards in firefighting (smoke, 火焰, 等), but it has had the unintended consequence of increasing musculoskeletal injuries due to the increased loads now placed on firefighters.  通过这项工作, I have developed and currently direct the Tactical Athlete Research and 教育中心 (TAREC) at Indiana State University.  The Tactical Athlete Research and 教育中心s serves as a center for collaboration between researchers and public or private agencies to further the development of new knowledge in health and wellness.  It works to improve resiliency and provide leadership through research, 教育, 培训, and implementation of new knowledge to better serve our Civil Servants, 士兵, 退伍军人, 他们的家庭, 和社区.  最近, the work of the TAREC has resulted in a new collaboration among the Rural Health Innovation Collaborative, 特雷霍特消防局, and Indiana State University to create an injury prevention and care clinic for local firefighters.  This collaboration will provide experiential learning and scholarship opportunities for students and faculty at Indiana State University.  Faculty and researchers associated with the TAREC have submitted external funding proposals to the Centers for Disease Control, 联邦紧急事务管理局(FEMA), 以及国家司法研究所.

军事飞行员健康与安全

The goal of this research line is to improve the health and safety of Military aviators, 特别是旋翼飞行员(直升机飞行员).  Due to increased worldwide conflicts and the need for 24/7 strike capability, Military helicopters have increased their flight time capabilities from 3 hours to 24+ hours.  Unfortunately, this increased flight time places aviators in dangerous positions.  具体地说, prolonged restricted sitting has created temporary paresthesia and decreased neuromuscular control during flights lasting longer than 8 hours.  Decreased lower extremity neuromuscular control in flight has led to increased errors and unfortunately, death in aviators and crew due to an inability to control the aircraft’s flight control systems.  My work in this area has been to specifically identify the physiologic and neuromechanical etiology of this decreased neuromuscular control during flight.  My work has successfully determined that the edge of seat pan is the location at which the peripheral nervous system is compromised which is creating the decreased neuromuscular control.  另外, 我们努力创造一个独特的, MRI compatible robot which replicates the mechanical stresses of flight on the buttocks of pilots and allows researchers to examine the soft tissue changes occurring in response to these mechanical stresses.

运动训练干预的有效性

The goal of this research line is to reduce the burden and number of musculoskeletal injuries and create patient-centered prevention and intervention programs.  By investigating the neuromuscular and physiologic effects of musculoskeletal injury and interventions we are able to identify best practices for athletic trainers and other health care providers treating musculoskeletal injuries as part of their daily practice.  通常在今天的医疗市场, 有些干预措施尚未经过检验, 但作为一种有效的治疗方法而被推销.  Our research in this area focuses on collecting objective physiologic, 神经系统, and patient-oriented evidence in order to examine the physiologic effects and patient care outcomes of these interventions.  This work has bolstered Indiana State University’s international reputation as a leader in athletic 培训 interventions research.