Staff Profiles
Dr Jos Vanrenterghem PhD - Lecturer in Biomechanics
Jos is a lecturer in Biomechanics of Posture and Balance. He graduated in Physical Education at Ghent University in Belgium, in 1998, and achieved a PhD in Biomechanics in 2004. Teaching activities involved biomechanics and motor control related topics. Since October 2004, Jos moved to Liverpool to conduct research focusing on postural control related issues, setting up activities in the newly established Movement Function Research Laboratory at Liverpool John Moores University. He is a member of the International Society for Biomechanics (ISB), the International Society for Posture and Gait Research (ISPGR), and the British Association for Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES).
Research
Biomechanics:
- Coordination of maximal and sub-maximal intensity motion
- Postural control and balance
- Ageing
Collaborators
Recent Publications
Vanrenterghem, J., Bobbert, M.F., Casius, L.J.R., De Clercq, D. (2006) Is energy expenditure taken into account in human sub-maximal jumping? – A simulation study. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, In Press.Lees, A., Vanrenterghem, J., Barton, G., Lake, M. (2006) Kinematic response characteristics of the CAREN moving platform system for use in posture and balance research. Medical Engineering and Physics, In Press.
Barton, G.J., Vanrenterghem, J., Lees, A., and Lake, M (2006) A method for manipulating a movable platform’s axes of rotation: A novel use of the CAREN system. Gait and Posture, 24, 510-514.
Vanrenterghem J., Lees A., Barton G., Lake M. (2006) Does limb dominance affect response to lateral support surface perturbations? Journal of Biomechanics, 39 Suppl.1, S94.
De Cock, A., Willems, T., Witvrouw, E., Vanrenterghem, J., De Clercq, D. (2006) A functional foot type classification with cluster analysis based on plantar pressure distribution during jogging. Gait and Posture, 23, 339-347.
Lees, A., Vanrenterghem, J and de Clercq, D. (2006). The energetics and benefit of an arm swing in sub-maximal and maximal vertical jump performance. Journal of Sports Sciences, 24, 51-57.
Vanrenterghem, J., Lees, A., Lenoir, M., Aerts, P. and De Clercq D. (2004) Performing the vertical jump: movement adaptations for sub-maximal jumping. Human Movement Science, 22, 713-727.
Lees, A., Vanrenterghem, J., and De Clercq D. (2004) Understanding how an arm swing enhances performance in the vertical jump. Journal of Biomechanics, 37, 1929-1940.
Lees, A., Vanrenterghem, J. and De Clercq D. (2004) The maximal and sub-maximal vertical jump: implications for strength and conditioning. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 18, 787-791.
Lees, A., Vanrenterghem, J., and De Clercq D. (2003) The effect of using the arms in vertical jumping on the work done at the ankle, knee and hip joints. Journal of Sports Sciences, 21, 245-246.
