Contact
Office Phone: (323) 442-2089
Email: willama@usc.edu
Office: Center for Health Professionals (CHP), G12
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Education
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.S Biomedical and Health Sciences Engineering, 2019
Publications
- Sigward S, Ma W, 2024. Variation In Response to Limb Loading Instruction on Knee Mechanics During Squatting in Early Recovery Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Journal of Athletic Training. Accepted.
- Ma W, Pan CY, Diehl LH, Wittstein JR, Riboh JC, Toth AP, Amendola A, Faherty MS, Killelea C, Le DT, Sell TC, 2022. Altered lower extremity biomechanics following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction during single-leg and double-leg stop-jump tasks: a bilateral total support moment analysis. Clinical Biomechanics. 91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2021.105533
- Aghajanian A, Zhang H, Buckley BK, Wittchen ES, Ma W, Faber JE, 2021. Decreased inspired oxygen stimulates de novo formation of coronary collaterals in adult heart. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology 150, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yjmcc.2020.09.015
Abstracts
- Whitelaw, C, Ma, W, Wang, J, Choi, G, Sigward, S.M. Comparison of Lower Limb Sagittal Plane Kinematics and Kinetics Between Theia Markerless and Conventional Marker-based Double Limb Squat Analysis in Patients Post-ACLr. Southwest Regional Chapter American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting. Irvine, CA. October 2024. Poster Presentation.
- Ma, W, Sigward, S.M. Daily Limb Loading During Weightbearing Activities Following ACL Reconstruction Does Not Reflect Laboratory Gait. American College of Sports Medicine. Boston, MA. June 2024. Poster Presentation.
- Ma, W, Sigward, S.M. Limb Loading Instruction Does Not Restore Knee Extensor Loading during Squatting Following ACL Reconstruction. APTA Combined Sections Meeting. Boston, MA. February 2024. Platform Presentation.
- Ma, W, Sigward, S.M. Multivariate time-series clustering identifies subgroups of individuals following ACL reconstruction based on midstance deficits. American Society of Biomechanics Meeting. Knoxville, TN. August 2023. Podium Presentation.
- Ma, W, Sigward, S.M. Using data-driven approaches to identify individuals post-ACL reconstruction who need continued gait retraining. APTA Combined Sections Meeting. San Diego, CA. February 2023. Poster Presentation.
- Ma, W, Sigward, S.M. Individuals following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction respond differently to limb loading instruction: a clustering analysis. Southwest Regional Chapter American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting. Costa Mesa, CA. October 2022. Poster Presentation.
- Ma, W, Chan, M.S., Sigward, S.M. Instruction restores limb loading symmetry but not knee loading symmetry or intralimb loading distribution during squatting in individuals in early recovery following ACL reconstruction. 9th World Congress of Biomechanics. Taipei, Taiwan. July 2022. Podium Presentation. Virtual (COVID).
- Ma W, Pan C, Diehl L, Wittstein J, Riboh J, Toth A, Amendola A, Taylor D, Faherty M, Killelea C, Le D, Sell T. Total support moment analysis of the stop-jump task in individuals following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. American College of Sports Medicine. San Diego, CA. June 2022. Thematic Poster Presentation.