Professional Interest
My research focus has been on the initiation of movement from quiet stance. This has involved the analysis of the EMG and ground reaction forces that relate to the intended velocity of the initiation of gait. These parameters are sensitive to hypokinesia, as seen in patients with Parkinson's disease, and are also modulated when stepping over obstacles or to a sensory perturbation while stepping. Initiation of movement from quiet stance may be a useful tool in evaluating performance following drug intervention or surgery or maybe in identifying older clients at risk of falling.
Education History
M.S. University of Oregon, 1977, Exercise Science
Ed.D. University of Oregon, 1979, Exercise Science
M.S. Texas Woman's University, Houston, TX., 1986, Physical Therapy.
Selected Publications
Trimble MH, Brunt D, Jeon HS, Kim HD (2001). Reciprocal inhibition of the soleus during gait initiation in non-impaired subjects and an individual with a peroneal nerve injury. Muscle and Nerve, 24:1371-1379.
Brunt D, Greenberg B, Wankadia S, Trinble MA, Schechtman O (2002). The effect of foot placement on sit-to-stand in healthy young subjects and patients with hemiplegia. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 83: 924-929.
Fiolkowski P, Brunt D, Bishop M, Woo R (2002). Does postural instability affect the initiation of gait. Neuroscience Letters, 323:167-170..
Bishop MD, Brunt D, Pathare N, Patel B (2002). The interaction between leading and trailing limbs during stopping. Neurosci Letts, 323:1-4.
Bishop M, Brunt D Kukulka C et al (2003) Braking impulse and muscle activation during unplanned gait termination in human subjects with parkinsonism. Neuroscience Letters 348:89-92.
Bishop MD, Brunt D, Fiolkowski P, Pathare N, Ko M, Marjama-Lyons J (2003). Gait termination in parkinsonism: a review. Journal of the Korean Academy of University Trained Physical Therapists. 10(4): 43-60
Tillman M, Chris R, Brunt D, Hass CJ (2004) Landing constraints influence ground reaction forces and lower extremity EMG in female volleyball players. J. Applied Biomech. 20:38-50
Bishop MD, Brunt D, Pathare N, Patel B (2004). The effects of cadence on the strategies used during gait termination. Gait and Posture, In press
Brunt D, Santos V, kim HD, Light K, Levy C. (2004) Initiation of movement from quiet stance: Comparison of gait and stepping in elderly subjects of different levels of functional ability. Gait Posture In press
Brunt D, Woo R, Kim HD et al. The effect of Botulinum Toxin Type A on gait in children who are idiopathic toe-walkers. J Surg Ortho Adv, accepted for publication.
Kim HD and Brunt D (2007). The effect of a dual-task on obstacle crossing in healthy elderly and young adults. Arch Phys Med Rehab, 88;1309-1313.
Jeon HS, Kukulka C, Brunt D et al. (2007) Soleus H-reflex modulation and paired reflex depression from prone to standing and from standing to walking. Int J Neuroscience , 117, 1661-75
Williams DS, Brunt D, Tannenberg RJ (2007) Diabetic neropathy is related to joint stiffness during late stance phase. J Appl Biomech 23, 251-60.
