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About
Stan Durand is a biomechanics researcher who investigates how the human body’s passive mechanical properties—particularly joint stiffness—influence movement, injury risk, and rehabilitation. His work centers on understanding the torque-angle relationships of the wrist and ankle, with a focus on how factors like handedness, aging, and neurological conditions alter these dynamics. In his most-cited study, “Passive Wrist Stiffness: The Influence of Handedness” (32 citations), Durand quantified passive wrist stiffness in two degrees of freedom, revealing that handedness and gender significantly affect joint mechanics—a finding with implications for sports training and ergonomic design. He extended this work to clinical populations in “Multivariable passive ankle impedance in stroke patients” (5 citations), a preliminary study that sheds light on how stroke alters lower-limb stiffness, informing rehabilitation strategies. His pilot study on squash players (2 citations) further explored how aging and hand dominance interact with repetitive, unilateral athletic activity to shape passive wrist stiffness over time. Through these contributions, Durand bridges fundamental biomechanics with applied health science, offering insights that can improve injury prevention and recovery protocols for athletes and patients alike.
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- 1Passive Wrist Stiffness: The Influence of Handedness32 citations · 2018
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