Motor Development

One of the classes I am teaching this semester is Motor Development, and I have such an invaluable resource to use this semester. That would be Cameron, my almost five month old son. I was working on some future lectures and came across his two month ultrasound picture from a year ago (above). I've also attached a recent picture of him (below) to show just how much he has grown and developed in a year. It will be fun and interesting to watch and track his growth and development as I teach about it this semester.

Difference in Response Latency of the Peroneus Longus

This month, I (along with my co-author Dr. Weimar) had an article published in the Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. The study examined the peroneus longus muscle, which is found on the outside of the lower leg and is the main muscle that can help prevent an ankle sprain when a person rolls his or her ankle. We reported that when you invert (roll) your ankle, it takes the muscle of the dominant leg longer to respond than the muscle of the nondominant leg. This increase in response time for the dominant leg could potentially lead to a greater number of ankle sprains of the dominant ankle versus the nondominant ankle. I am currently conducting a research study to investigate this further. The primary goal of my research is to understand the factors leading to ankle sprains and eventually develop protocols to help reduce the number of ankle sprains. If you want to read the whole article, you can check it out at this link. I also had to attach a four month picture of Cameron. He is continuing to grow at a rapid rate and is doing well. And yes, he is wearing an Auburn outfit because I do have two degrees from Auburn.