Christopher Hurt

Christopher Hurt
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy

Assistant Professor (P), Physical Therapy , School of Health Professions 2015 -
Scientist (C), Integrative Center for Aging Research , School of Medicine 2015 -
Associate Scientist (C), Center for Exercise Medicine , Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology (CDIB) 2016 -
Associate Scientist (C), Disability Health & Rehabilitation Science Center , Physical Therapy 2017 -
Co-Director, Physical Therapy , School of Health Professions 2019 -
Associate Scientist (C), Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) , General Clinical Research Center 2020 -

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year	Title	Altmetric
2021	Gait Measures at Admission to Inpatient Rehabilitation after Ischemic Stroke Predict 3-Month Quality of Life and Function 2021
2021	Walking Speed Reliably Measures Clinically Significant Changes in Gait by Directional Deep Brain Stimulation. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 14. 2021
2020	Comparison of Resistance-Based Walking Cardiorespiratory Test to the Bruce Protocol. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 34:3569-3576. 2020
2020	Dopamine-mediated improvements in dynamic balance control in Parkinson's disease. Gait and Posture. 82:68-74. 2020
2020	Reply to: Exercise for “Sleep Rehabilitation” in Parkinson's Disease. Movement Disorders. 35:1286. 2020
2020	Older but not younger adults rely on multijoint coordination to stabilize the swinging limb when performing a novel cued walking task. Experimental Brain Research. 238:1441-1454. 2020
2020	Randomized, Controlled Trial of Exercise on Objective and Subjective Sleep in Parkinson's Disease. Movement Disorders. 35:947-958. 2020
2020	Spinal Mobilization Prevents NGF-Induced Trunk Mechanical Hyperalgesia and Attenuates Expression of CGRP. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 14. 2020
2019	The timing of locomotor propulsion in healthy adults walking at multiple speeds. Human Movement Science. 68. 2019
2019	Assessing a novel way to measure three common rehabilitation outcome measures using a custom mobile phone application. Gait and Posture. 73:246-250. 2019
2019	Dynamic stability during increased walking speeds is related to balance confidence of older adults: a pilot study. Gait and Posture. 73:86-92. 2019
2019	Assessing a novel way to measure step count while walking using a custom mobile phone application. PLoS ONE. 13. 2019
2019	Recommendation for the minimum number of steps to analyze when performing the uncontrolled manifold analysis on walking data. Journal of Biomechanics. 85:218-223. 2019
2019	Lower extremity joints and muscle groups in the human locomotor system alter mechanical functions to meet task demand 2019
2018	Altered joint kinetic strategies of healthy older adults and individuals with Parkinson's disease to walk at faster speeds. Journal of Biomechanics. 79:112-118. 2018
2018	Effect of forward-directed aiding force on gait mechanics in healthy young adults while walking faster. Gait and Posture. 64:12-17. 2018
2018	Minimizing postural demands of walking while still emphasizing locomotor force generation for nonimpaired individuals. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 26:1003-1010. 2018
2018	Step-by-step variability of swing phase trajectory area during steady state walking at a range of speeds. PLoS ONE. 13. 2018
2016	Speed and Incline-Based Vs Resistance-Based Treadmill Walking Tests for Determining Cardiorespiratory Fitness: 2451 June 3, 10: 45 AM - 11: 00 AM.. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 48:673. 2016
2015	Challenging gait leads to stronger lower-limb kinematic synergies: The effects of walking within a more narrow pathway. Neuroscience Letters. 600:110-114. 2015
2015	Limb contribution to increased self-selected walking speeds during body weight support in individuals poststroke. Gait and Posture. 41:857-859. 2015
2015	Effect of progressive horizontal resistive force on the comfortable walking speed of individuals post-stroke.. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 12:12. 2015
2015	Age-related differences in the maintenance of frontal plane dynamic stability while stepping to targets. Journal of Biomechanics. 48:592-597. 2015
2015	Characteristics of horizontal force generation for individuals post-stroke walking against progressive resistive forces. Clinical Biomechanics. 30:40-45. 2015
2014	An apparent contradiction: Increasing variability to achieve greater precision?. Experimental Brain Research. 232:403-413. 2014
2014	Frontal plane margin of stability is increased during texting while walking. Gait and Posture. 40:243-246. 2014
2012	Does lower extremity osteoarthritis exacerbate risk factors for falls in older adults?. Women's Health. 8:685-698. 2012
2012	Comparison of walking with poles and traditional walking for peripheral arterial disease rehabilitation 2012
2012	The discriminant capabilities of stability measures, trunk kinematics, and step kinematics in classifying successful and failed compensatory stepping responses by young adults. Journal of Biomechanics. 45:129-133. 2012
2012	Sensitivity of dynamic stability to changes in step width during treadmill walking by young adults. Journal of Applied Biomechanics. 28:616-621. 2012
2011	Form of the compensatory stepping response to repeated laterally directed postural disturbances. Experimental Brain Research. 214:557-566. 2011
2010	Variation in trunk kinematics influences variation in step width during treadmill walking by older and younger adults. Gait and Posture. 31:461-464. 2010
2006	Conscious Control of Preferred Walking Speed: Are We Paying Attention?. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 38:S441-S442. 2006

Research Overview

My research is interested in investigating neuromechanical factors that negatively impact mobility by older adults and those aging with neurological dysfunction such as individuals post stroke and those with Parkinson's Disease. My research involves both a mechanistic approach to understand factors that negatively impact mobility and then the development and testing of novel interventions that can positively impact mobility in these populations.

Investigator On

Noninvasive Biomarkers to Advance Emerging DBS Electrode Technologies in Parkinson’s Disease awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/NIH/DHHS 2016 - 2023

Private Grant awarded by BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 2017 - 2022

Center for Translational Research on Aging and Mobility awarded by National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS 2014 - 2021

Center for Translational Research on Aging and Mobility - Core B: Pilot Core awarded by National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS 2014 - 2021

Robotic Treadmill for Intense, Adaptive Training of Walking Propulsion awarded by Administration for Community Living/DHHS 2018 - 2020

Unlocking Dystonia from Parkinson's Disease with Directional DBS Technology awarded by Fox (Michael J.) Foundation for Parkinson's Research 2018 - 2020

Teaching Overview

I teach Scientific Inquiry and Human Movement Analysis in the Department of Physical Therapy and I also teach topics related to the neuromechanics of locomotion in the Rehabilitation Science Program.