Dr. Mohammed Saad Alamri

introduction/brief CV

Dr. Mohammed Alamri brings over 19 years of experience in education and academia, with a sustained focus on human movement and injury research since 2007. He has collaborated extensively with researchers across disciplines, reflecting his commitment to advancing scientific understanding of human performance and biomechanics.

Beyond research, Dr. Alamri is deeply committed to academic mentorship, guiding undergraduate and graduate students in his laboratory. He oversees rigorous data collection, methodological training, and critical and quantitative analysis to support their academic and research development.

Dr. Alamri’s research advances biomechanics, focusing on lower and upper limb mechanics, injury prevention, and the development of new concepts, techniques, and strategies. He investigates musculoskeletal and neuromechanical injuries, including foot pain, chronic ankle instability, gait abnormalities, and the effects of social media and mobile phone use on balance, foot pressure distribution, and spinal and neck alignment. His work also includes motion analysis in daily activities, athletic performance, injury prevention, individuals with disabilities, footwear impact on gait, and forensic biomechanics applications.

Dr. Alamri aims to identify modifiable factors in treatment and rehabilitation to develop programs that prevent injuries and enhance mobility. His work emphasizes the critical link between neuromuscular function, joint health, physical activity, and health-related quality of life.

MAIN TOPICS OF THE SPEAKER

Kinesiology and movement sciences, with an emphasis on biomechanics: kinematics, kinetics, neuromuscular function, and spatiotemporal parameters.
Biomechanics of musculoskeletal-neuromuscular function and neuromechanical injuries during gait.
Biomechanical analysis of sports injuries and their prevention.
Biomechanical analysis of gait and movement patterns in individuals with physical disabilities.
Motion analysis for daily functional activities and athletic performance.
Motion and biomechanical analysis of high-heeled footwear effects on women’s gait and foot health.
Gait monitoring and condition tracking to enhance movement and inform treatment strategies.
Clinical gait evaluation of lower extremity abnormalities and identification of pathobiological and modifiable risk factors for treatment and rehabilitation.
Kinanthropometry studies to improve sports performance and support the development of biomechanical principles, concepts, and models.
Physical activity and public health, including its role in improving individual and population-level health outcomes.
Visual attention and cognitive-motor dual-tasking during gait.
Footwear and gait interaction, including the impact of footwear on foot health and movement efficiency during walking.
Forensic biomechanics and its applications in legal and clinical contexts.
Joint health and functional mobility, with a focus on movement efficiency.
Biostatistics for biomechanical and clinical research.

areas of expertise

** Research Interests and Experience Summary

First author or co-author of 13 peer-reviewed abstracts that were accepted and presented at professional conferences.
Co-primary investigator responsible for recruitment, screening, consent, and data collection, University of Wisconsin, Foot and Ankle Biomechanics Laboratory, 2019-Present.
Extensive experience in carrying out human subject research projects.
Mentors lower-level graduate and undergraduate students in the laboratory on the data collection and analysis for their respective projects.
Biomechanics of sport injury mechanisms and rehabilitation.
Occupational and Ergonomics of Biomechanics.
Forensic Biomechanics.
Biomechanics of special needs disabilities.
Clinical exercise science and gait analysis and biomechanical characteristics (Lower extremity injury and prevention).
2-D and 3-D lower extremity analysis of human movement (kinetics, kinematics, neuromuscular function, and spatiotemporal) with Multi-Segment Foot Model.
Biomechanics instrumentation and techniques.
Establishment of exercise guidelines that ensure health benefits of special populations based of biomechanical characteristics.
Pathoetiological factors and abnormal lower extremity and foot gait mechanics associated with ankle and foot disorders (Management of ankle, and foot).
Human behavior, motor control, and performance mechanisms.
Understanding of how foot structure and aging affect lower extremity and foot function during gait.
Identify modifiable factors that can be targeted during treatment/rehabilitation interventions for patients, and/or in programs aimed at preventing ankle & foot disorders.
Sports: gymnastics, track and field, swimming, soccer, tennis, volleyball, & horseback riding.

** Set-up Hardware Experience

Pressure: Tekscan & Novel
Balance & Force Platform: Bertec, Kisler, & AMTI
Motion Capture System: Arial Performance Analysis System (APAS), Vicon, Theia, OptiTrack, Motion Analysis, & Xsens-Movella DOTS wearable inertial sensors
Imaging: SonixTOUCH Ultrasound System
Neuromuscular Activity: Delsys Trigno wired Electromyography (EMG)
Isokinetic dynamometer & Muscles Testing: Computer Exercise System (CES), Biodex System, J-Tech Commander Echo Dynamometer, & Hoggan Scientific Handheld (micro-FET 2TM) Dynamometer