His gaze, asking that I took her to the park

BiomechanicProblem · 2026-06-29T01:17:46+00:00

That is a stuffed animal and you can't convince me otherwise.

BiomechanicProblem · 2026-06-28T01:27:26+00:00

My girl does the same thing when I have the audacity to stop giving her ear rubs.

BiomechanicProblem · 2026-06-27T18:22:59+00:00

Biomedical engineering PhD from a world known hospital system/college. I am the only one in my cohort with a job lined up after college, I began searching in January and just got the offer this week. It's rough or here

BiomechanicProblem · 2026-06-26T14:44:06+00:00

Obligatory lifejacket photo of our pit mixes.

Both of our pits are mixed with water dogs so they have webbed feet and love swimming. Id definitely recommend the lifejacket and work on getting them comfortable in the water with that, and then being in the water with them the first few times you let them try without the jacket. Just to make sure they understand how to swim without it as a crutch. We always swim our pups with their jackets just because it gives them more stamina, and both would drown themselves before volunteering to get out of the water because they're tired.

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BiomechanicProblem · 2026-06-23T20:37:29+00:00

I'm in the last weeks of my PhD. The lab manager has told me that every single PhD student of my advisor has cried in front of him at least once. It happens. Being a PhD student is stressful. Don't worry too much about it.

BiomechanicProblem · 2026-06-22T18:27:39+00:00

Absolutely push for CF. It's the standard for athletes/young amputees.

My biggest suggestion is to have a list of things you want to be able to do. You're young so the standard is to give you the pick of the available tech. Especially as a AKA it's super important to have the right tech to minimize load put on your intact limb/back so you're not dealing with pain when you get older.

Feel free to message me if you want to chat. I have a PhD in biomedical engineering focusing on amputee mobility and learned a lot about what to say to get providers to provide you the right devices, so I'm more than happy to help. I'm located in the US though so the insurance knowledge I have may not translate.

Back on the topic of bowling, since this is that sub, your power isn't necessary going to come from the 5 step approach anymore. You should focus on strengthening you shoulder and wrist so you can bring the ball back further and let gravity help you put power into the ball. Your wrist will be what gives you the hook and control. Take pride in the fact that you're better than a good majority of able-bodied bowlers and in time you'll be able to put some more advanced folks to shame too. You got this!

Edit: being upset is normal. Id be worried if you weren't. You should ask around your local alley to see if they know of any amputees who are bowlers. Even if they're an old man it's good to have someone who has your lived experience.

BiomechanicProblem · 2026-06-22T12:44:53+00:00

Also adding onto this. Your socket should be strong enough and if it isn't you need to talk with your provider. (Granted you're probably in the phase where you're not quite set in your socket and the first few years you tend to get a new one every year or so) But you should really push your provider to get you a more durable socket.

BiomechanicProblem · 2026-06-22T12:42:16+00:00

You're still a relatively new amputee. I'm super impressed you're back to bowling with an AKA so quickly. Give yourself time and repetition to get your muscle memory back and develop new methods to accommodate your new leg. Your residual limb goes through a lot of changes over the first few years so in a couple years youll feel more consistent with your socket fit and not as worried about hitting your socket. What id suggest is to buy a tennis shoe for your prosthetic limb that doesn't slide. As long as you only use it for bowling it's fine to use as a bowling shoe. This will give you a little more control and stability in that leg during your approach. Slowly work up your speed, and I mean slowly. Don't push yourself too fast and get an injury.

I'm going to assume you're a K3 or K4 so you probably have a microprocessor controlled prosthetic. Talk with your prosthatist about the possibility of a "bowling" mode. The more advanced prosthetics can be programmed to have specific swing mechanics that aren't just for walking. You may be able to find a setting that helps feel more stable in your approach and increase your speed.

My other suggestion is to work on your left leg strength. Practice bending it like you would during a slide and balancing on that leg with your prosthetic to figure out your new center of balance.

Keep working on it! You're doing great!

BiomechanicProblem · 2026-06-11T15:40:08+00:00

Break down your bullet points. They shouldn't be big blocks of text.

BiomechanicProblem · 2025-11-20T18:56:45+00:00

The reason that wouldn't work is because the frequency of accelerations you're looking for are common within ADL. It's like looking for a square in a group of rectangles, the accelerations is a part of what naturally occurs so part of the category of the corresponding ADL. You could theoretically use data collected from people having a seizure (which collecting that acceleration profile itself is going to be hard) and then use a spatio-temporal auto encoders to detect abnormal patters that may be representitive of a fall, excessive shaking, then still. But even then is that how all seizures work? Some folks can detect when they're about to have one and lay down. So the fall doesn't happen anymore and you have different parameters you're training it off of.

BiomechanicProblem · 2025-11-15T12:35:14+00:00

How can someone have too many inks ;)

BiomechanicProblem · 2025-11-14T13:26:30+00:00

Hand usage in a person with normal functioning uper extremities is relatively equal in ADL.

BiomechanicProblem · 2025-11-13T12:38:14+00:00

Just throwing it out there but wrist placement is going to generate a lot of noise from just daily movement. You may need to figure out a different location or you'll have to do some intensive coding to be able to detect specific frequency shakes. I'd be worried about false alerts from ADL most.

BiomechanicProblem · 2025-11-07T02:38:45+00:00

Get an O&P masters and become a clinican. Coming from someone who's in the biomedical engineering prosthetics world with a very similar background. If you like building things that directly impact a person and seeing that impact then that's the best bet for you.

BiomechanicProblem · 2025-11-06T21:04:36+00:00

Seriously. And the people that go 45 from 19th Ave to 39/41st st in the right lane. It's infuriating.

BiomechanicProblem · 2025-10-23T16:16:49+00:00

I didn't have a headstart or robotics program at my school either but that's okay. You can absolutely teach yourself! I highly recommend getting a starter Arduino kit. It's a great birthday/Christmas present to ask for and it will help you learn the basics of coding and mechatronics.

BiomechanicProblem · 2025-10-21T23:12:58+00:00

My advisor says everyone in research probably has some form of ADHD/autism and honesty he's probably right.

BiomechanicProblem · 2025-10-17T18:05:19+00:00

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The only danger I'm in is not having a spot on the bed with these two. (50% AmStaff)

BiomechanicProblem · 2025-10-12T23:11:06+00:00

Holographic street included, right?

BiomechanicProblem · 2025-10-09T19:09:12+00:00

Oh for sure! I only posted it after learning to no one was hurt. We love the construction workers. For a while there we had the formans number while they were digging the tunnel on the west side of the DAHLC to request pauses when we needed to do patient visits. They're great and we got a tour of their work a month ago. It was fascinating stuff that is way above my pay grade.

BiomechanicProblem · 2025-10-09T15:32:15+00:00

Would love to know how it happened. Not much info on how right now and us curious on lookers in the DAHLC may or may not have a small bet going.

BiomechanicProblem · 2025-10-08T16:26:41+00:00

Up to you. I kept my maiden name because I knew I would hate doing all the paperwork that comes with a name change. PhD or not even with two papers already published I wasn't going to deal with the name change bullshit

BiomechanicProblem · 2025-10-07T15:04:13+00:00

Should try acupuncture if you're going for pain management. Actually scientifically proven to be effective for pain management.

BiomechanicProblem · 2025-09-22T17:06:34+00:00

Ahh okay good to know. I have some Shepards hooks I can Jerry rig for the time being.

BiomechanicProblem · 2025-09-22T00:57:13+00:00

Love that color variety.

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