This award is presented annually to the authors of the best scientific poster. The highest scoring abstracts from the poster presentations are nominated for the award. The posters will be assessed by a panel during the poster presentation sessions when the authors are available to discuss their work. The winners receive a certificate, and details are published on the ESMAC website.

ESMAC 2024, Oslo, Norway

1st Paulo Lucareli

Movement Deviation Profile and pain intensity: Insights from three-dimensional gait analysis in women with patellofemoral pain

2nd Niels J. Nedergaard

Knee joint kinematics with the new conventional gait model (CGM2): A comparison of inverse versus directs kinematics

3rd Joel Kearney

Changes in trunk and lower body gait kinematics in children following a Theia3D update

ESMAC 2023, Athens, Greece

1st Sylvia Augustine

The effects of tight or loose-fitting clothing on markerless gait kinematics in adults

2nd Gautier Grouvel

Impaired spatiotemporal gait parameters in patients with unilateral and bilateral vestibular deficits

3rd Albuquerque Tadeu

Exploring the potential of combining kinematics and EMG to enhance identification of individuals with subacromial shoulder pain

ESMAC 2022, Dublin, Ireland

1st Mark Mcmulkin

Use of hamstring muscle-tendon length modeling to guide surgical intervention

2nd Simon Noë & Kaat Desloovere

Influence of patient characteristics on the shape of the medial gastrocnemius in children with cerebral palsy

3rd Catherine Huenaerts

Differences in surface electrode placement and its effect on duration of EMG activity

3rd Paulo Lucareli

Grouping of kinematic factors affect the differentiation of women with patellofemoral pain from controls during dynamic activities

Virtual ESMAC 2021

1st Heleen Huijsmans

Markerless motion tracking to assess upper limb dyskinesia in children and young adults with cerebral palsy

2nd Jacob Beesley & Hannah Shepherd

The Effect of a Medial Knee Thrust Gait Modification on Single Plane and 3D Peak Moments

3rd Marjolein Piening

Midfoot kinematics of valgus and varus foot types in children with cerebral palsy using the Amsterdam Foot Model

Virtual ESMAC 2020

1st Meghan Munger

Outcomes of intensive versus minimal spasticity management strategies on individuals with cerebral palsy: preliminary results of a long-term multi-center study

2nd Jennifer Nelson

Perceived limitations of walking in individuals with cerebral palsy

3rd Laura Oudenhoven

The effect of habituation on differences in energy cost between overground and treadmill walking in typically developing children

3rd Sebastian Durstberger

Evaluating 3D free-hand ultrasound as an alternative approach to register anatomical landmarks: a test-retest study in lean and overweight participants

This award is presented to the authors of the best clinical case study. All presentations given in the clinical case studies session are eligible and will be assessed by a panel of judges during the session. The winners will be announced during the closing ceremony of the meeting and will receive a prize of 200 EUR.

ESMAC 2024, Oslo, Norway

1st Hanneke Van Duijnhoven

Personalized clinical decision-making by evaluating the effects of a selective nerve block on cycling and gait: A clinical case study

The deadline for the Dr. Tom Shannon Promising Scientist Award is the 6th May 2024 23:59 CET. 

The Dr Tom Shannon Promising Scientist Award is introduced to acknowledge those early in their career who have performed research and demonstrated leadership that has had a significant impact in the field of movement analysis. The award includes a certificate, an award of 1000 GBP, a free ESMAC membership for one year and a Spotlight webinar to showcase the research organized by the Early Career Network. The award money should be used for scientific purposes, such as attending a conference, visiting another research group, buying research equipment, or funding open-access publications.

The competition is held each year in which there is an Annual ESMAC meeting. In alternating years, an outstanding emerging scientist (up to 4 years after PhD) or promising scientist (up to 8 years after PhD) will be awarded. This year, we are looking for our most Promising Scientist that has started establishing themselves within the field of (clinical) movement science. The panel will take into account the years post-PhD relative to the impact on the field. We welcome all eligible applications!

The winner of the award is expected to be present at the upcoming ESMAC to receive the award. In addition, they are expected to provide an ESMAC ECN webinar presentation (scheduled with the awardee in the weeks after the congress) on the recent studies and research vision that have contributed to the award. The winner should be able to provide a copy of their PhD diploma or equivalent.

Requirements:

To be eligible for the award, a candidate should:
(1) be a member of ESMAC in good standing;
(2) be within 8 years after their PhD graduation (or equivalent) at the time of the Annual Meeting (in justified cases this is prolonged – see the application form).

To apply, download and submit the application form ‘ESMAC PS Award template 2024’. It includes a maximum of 2 pages detailing the application and a short CV.

Please send your application to the ESMAC Early Career Award Committee (info@esmac.org with the subject ‘PS award application’) before the 6th of May 2024.

Awardies

ESMAC 2024, Oslo, Norway

Dr. Hans Kainz

Hans is establishing his Neuromechanics Research group at the Department for Biomechanics, Kinesiology and Computer Science in Sports of the University of Vienna. His research focuses on using 3D motion analysis, motor control studies, neuro-musculoskeletal computer simulations and personalized models based on medical images, to enhance our understanding of movement problems in various groups, including children with cerebral palsy, athletes and obese people.

ESMAC 2023, Athens, Greece

Dr. Tamaya van Criekinge

Tamaya is a rising postdoc at KU Leuven who aims to improve rehabilitation for patients with neurological disorders. She has a special interest in the role of the trunk on balance and motion decline in the aging population.

Work in progress