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Deborah E. Kenney, MS OTR Occupational Therapist

kenney5 -at- comcast.net

Degrees

BS Kinsesiology - UCLA, 1984

MS Occupational Therapy - San Jose State University, 1992

Research Interests

Kinesiology, functional restoration, design methodology, and hand therapy

Projects

2002

• Video-Based Functional Assessment and Training following Stroke

2001

• Accelerometry for Balance Assessment
• ERGO Knife
• Force Feedback for Joystick Control
• Video-Based Functional Assessment and Training following Stroke

Publications and Presentations

Publications in the Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Smaby N, Johanson ME, Baker B, Kenney DE, Murray WM, Hentz VR. Identification of key pinch forces required to complete functional tasks. J Rehabil Res Dev, 41: 215-24, 2004.

Peer Reviewed Articles

Lum, P.S., Burgar, C.G., Kenney, D.E., Van der Loos, H.F., "A mechanically assisted method for quantification of upper limb incoordination in post-stoke hemiparesis" submitted to IEEE Transactions of Biomedical Engineering (1997).

Kenney, D.E., Klima, R.R., "Modified arm sling for soft-tissue injuries of the shoulder and glenohumeral subluxation" J Hand Therapy 1993;6:215-6.

O'Laughlin, T.J.. Klima, R.R., Kenney, D.E., "Rehabilitation of Eosinophilic Fasciitis, A case report:, Am J Phys Med Rehabil 1994;73:286-292.

Winograd, C.H., Gadd, J.J., Dunn-Gabrielli, S., Kenney, D.E., Sabelman, E.E., "Accelerometric Balance Diagnosis Compared To Qualitative Methods", J Amer Geriatrics Soc, in press.

O'Laughlin, T.J.. Klima, R.R., Kenney, D.E., "Rehabilitation of Eosinophilic Fasciitis, A case report:, Am J Phys Med Rehabil 1994;73:286-292.

Kenney, D.E., Klima, R.R., "Modified arm sling for soft-tissue injuries of the shoulder and glenohumeral subluxation" J Hand Therapy 1993;6:215-6.

Data Ready for Journal of Rehabilitation R&D Publication

Van der Loos HFM, Kenney DE, Buckley E, Dozono JM. Critical elements video analysis scale for assessment of wheelchair transfers: validity and reliability testing. J Rehab Res Dev, in preparation.

Sabelman EE, Jaffe DL, Kenney DE, Troy BS, Yap R. Accelerometric upper body motion analysis for dagnosis and therapy of mobility disorders. J Rehab Res Dev, in preparation.

Conference Presentations and Abstracts

Johanson ME, Smaby N, Baker B, Kenney DE, Murray WM, Hentz VR. Target key pinch forces for assessment of surgical outcome in tetraplegia. (Best Poster Award). 29th Ann Mtg Amer Spinal Injury Assoc, Miami, FL, Apr, 2003. Abstract: J Spinal Cord Med, 26 (suppl 1): 541, 2003.

Sabelman EE, Troy BS, Kenney DE, Yap R, Lee B. Quantitative balance analysis: accelerometric lateral sway compared to age and mobility status in 60-90-year-olds. Proc RESNA 2001 Ann Conf, Reno, NV, 2001.

Baker B, Smaby N, Johanson M, Murray W, Towles J, Kenney D, Hentz VR. Identification of target key pinch forces for functional tasks. Proc 7th Intl Conf Tetraplegia, Bologna, Italy, p 74, 2001.

Accelerometric Analysis of St-to-Stand as an Evaluation Tool for Balance in Parkinson's Patients, 2nd National Rehabilitation Research and Development Service Meeting, Arlington, VA, February 20-22, 2000.
Abstract - Poster

Identification of Lower Limb Motor Control Strategies, 2nd National Rehabilitation Research and Development Service Meeting, Arlington, VA, February 20-22, 2000.

"Sit-to-Stand as an Evaluation Tool for Balance" BS Troy, DE Kenney, and EE Sabelman, presented at GSA, 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Nov. 19-23, 1999 San Francisco, CA. The abstract can be found in The Gerontologist, Vol 39, Special Issue I (Program Abstracts), 1999: p374.

Troy, Betty S., Sabelman, Eric E., Kenney, Deborah E., Dunn-Gabrielli, Sandy, "Accelerometric Motion Analysis of Balance-Impaired Elderly Subjects," Proc RESNA '96 Annual Conference (Salt Lake City, UT, June 7 - 12), 1996.

Sabelman, E.E., Gadd, J.J., Kenney, D.E., Winograd, C.H., "Balance analysis for the fall-prone elderly", 45th Annual Meeting, Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC, Nov 18-22, 1992.

Kenney, D.E., Winograd, C.H., Gadd, J.J., Sabelman, E.E.,"Comparison of upper-body accelerometry with clinical balance assessments", American Gerontological Society, Washington, DC, Nov. 17, 1992.

Sabelman, E.E., Gadd, J.J., Kenney, D.E., Winograd, C.H., "Balance diagnosis using a wearable upper body motion analysis computer", Proc RESNA International '92, Toronto, Canada, June 6-11, 1992, paper 5.5, pp.81-3.

Sabelman, E.E., Gadd, J.J., Kenney, D.E., Winograd, C.H., "New apparatus for analysis of loss-of-balance and falling in the elderly", American Federation for Clinical Research, Washington, DC, April 29 - May 1, 1992.

Sabelman, E.E., Gadd, J.J., Kenney, D.E., Winograd, C.H., "Detection and prevention of loss-of-balance and falling in the elderly", Engineering design for an Aging Society, 2nd International Stein Conference, Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 23-25, 1991: Exper imental Aging Research, 17: 130, 1991.

Affiliations

OTAC

Last updated 03/10/2008