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Thad Buster, B.S., Chief Research Analyst
E-mail: tbuster@madonna.org
Phone: 402.486.9064
Office: Richard W. and Jacqueline B. Chapin Gait & Motion Lab
Mailing Address:
Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
5401 South Street
Lincoln, NE 68506
Professional Interests
Thad Buster received his Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science from Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska, and is currently completing his Master of Science degree in Exercise Science at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He completed an internship in Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation at Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska, and has extensive clinical experience in the field of exercise physiology. His research interests include the biomechanical analysis of gait and exercise interventions for persons with disabilities and chronic medical conditions.
Education
- M.S. Exercise Science (Student). University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NE
- B.S. Exercise Science (1998). Wayne State College, Wayne, NE
Selected Abstracts
- Burnfield JM, Roemmich RT, Scherr T, Buster TW. Comparison of Vastus Lateralis and Medial Hamstring Electromyographic Activity Across Five Cardiovascular Exercises. Accepted, 2009 American College of Sports Medicine 56th Annual Meeting.
- Buster TW, Roemmich RT, Doher NJ, Burnfield JM. Comparison of Ankle Muscle Electromyographic Activity Across Five Cardiovascular Exercises. Accepted, 2009 American College of Sports Medicine 56th Annual Meeting.
- Taylor AP, Buster TW, Barber BR, Burnfield JM. Comparison of Forefoot and Heel Pressures Across Fast Walking and Four Elliptical Trainer Conditions. Accepted, 2009 American College of Sports Medicine 56th Annual Meeting.
- Corbridge LM, Goldman AJ, Shu Y, Buster TW, Burnfield JM. Clinician's Muscle Effort During Partial Body Weight Support Treadmill Training: Is it Hard Work? Accepted, 2009 American Physical Therapy Association's 2009 Annual Conference and Exposition.
- Goldman AJ, Corbridge LM, Buster TW, Burnfield JM. Partial Body Weight Support Treadmill Training During the Acute Phase of Stroke Recovery: Impact of Training Speed on Non-Hemiparetic Limb Stride Characteristics and Muscle Demands. Accepted, American Physical Therapy Association's 2009 Annual Conference and Exposition.
- Burnfield JM, Barber BR, Buster TW, Taylor AP. Plantar Pressures Vary Across Elliptical Trainers and Compared to Walking. Accepted, 2009 Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society 14th Annual Meeting.
- Buster TW, Goldman AJ, Corbridge LM, Shu Y, Burnfield JM. Partial Body Weight Support Treadmill Training: Clinician's Upper Extremity Muscle Activation During Facilitation of Hemiparetic Limb Movement. Accepted, 2009 Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society 14th Annual Meeting.
- Burnfield JM, Corbridge LM, Goldman AJ, Rey ME, Ankeny AJ, Buster TW. Influence of partial body weight support treadmill training walking speed on muscle activation and stride characteristics in adults with acute unilateral stroke. Accepted, 2009 Annual Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association.
- Burnfield JM, Buster TW, Provorse A, Takahashi S (2007). Muscular demands during elliptical training compared to overground walking. Physiotherapy, 93(Supplement 1):S179.
- Takahashi S, Burnfield JM, Buster TW, Provorse AR (2007). Comparison of Gluteal Muscle Electromyographic Activity across Five Cardiovascular Exercises in Healthy Young Adults. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Volume 39:5 S255.
- Burnfield JM, Buster TW, Takahashi S (2007). Increased Diabetic Risk for Individuals with Disabilities - A Need for Adaptations and Monitoring. CDC's 30th Diabetes Translation Conference - Looking Back and Moving Forward, Abstract Book.
- Buster TW, Ginoza LM, Burnfield JM (2006). Comparison of lower extremity sagittal plane kinematics during overground gait, treadmill walking and elliptical training. Proceedings CD, American Society of Biomechanics, 30th Annual Meeting.
- Todd JB, Conley DS, Buster TW, Dyrstad SI, Strand JT (2000). Effect of rest interval length on multiple set high intensity bench press performance. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 32(5): S150.
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