Dr. Mohammad Parnianpour

Papers in Proceedings: 1) Khalaf K, Abdollahi M, Nikkhoo M, Hoviattalab M, Asghari M, Ashouri S, Nikpour SH, Kahrizi S, and Parnianpour M (2015). "A Mechanical model for flexible exercise bars to study the influence of the initial position of the bar on lumbar discs and muscles forces." In Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE, pp. 3917-3920. 2) Khalaf K, Abdollahi M, Nikkhoo M, Hoviattalab M, Asghari M, Ashouri S,Nikpour S, Kahrizi S, Parnianpour M. A Mechanical model for flexible exercise bars to study the influence of the initial position of the bar on lumbar discs and muscles forces. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2015;2015:3917-20. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2015.7319250. PubMed PMID: 26737150. 3) Khalaf K, Nikkhoo M, Ya-Wen Kuo, Yu-Chun Hsu, Parnianpour M, Campbell-Kyureghyan N, Haghpanahi M, Jaw-Lin Wang. Recovering the mechanical properties of denatured intervertebral discs through Platelet-Rich Plasma therapy. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2015 Aug;2015:933-6. doi:10.1109/EMBC.2015.7318516. PubMed PMID: 26736416. 4) Hails, S. D., S. J. Mousavi, K. Refshauge, J. Crosbie, P. Ferreira, and Parnianpour M (2015). "Test-retest reliability of motion tracking tasks for trunk motor control in healthy participants and patients with low back pain." Physiotherapy 101: e503. 5) Khan, Muhammad Farhan, Aamir Saeed Malik, Mohammad Nikkhoo, Jaw-Lin Wang, Parnianpour M, and Jawad Humayun (2013). "Fatigue Loaded Intervertebral Disc Analysis for Low Back Pain Using Nonlinear Black-Box Model." In World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering May 26-31, 2012, Beijing, China, pp. 513-517. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 6) Mokhlespour, M. I., O. Zobeiri, A. Akbari, Y. Milani, R. Narimani, B. Moshiri, and Parnianpour M (2012). "Sharif-human movement instrumentation system (SHARIF-HMIS) for daily activities." In Biomedical Engineering (ICBME), 2012 19th Iranian Conference of, pp. 143-148. IEEE. 7) Khan, Muhammad Farhan, Aamir Saeed Malik, Fara Rozana, Likun Xia, Mohammad Nikkhoo, Jaw-Lin Wang, and Parnianpour M (2012). "On low back pain: Identification of structural changes in system parameters for fatigue loaded intervertebral disc using PCA." In Intelligent and Advanced Systems (ICIAS), 2012 4th International Conference on, vol. 1, pp. 378-381. IEEE. 8) Mokhlespour, M. I., O. Zobeiri, R. Narimani, M. Hoviattalab, B. Moshiri, and Parnianpour M (2012). "Design and prototyping of wearable measuring system for trunk movement using textile sensors." In Electrical Engineering (ICEE), 2012 20th Iranian Conference on, pp. 1571-1575. IEEE. 9) Jokar, H., M. Azghani, N. Khalilinasab, H. Mokhtarzadeh, F. Farahmand, and Parnianpour M (2011). "A finite element model of trunk with muscles by both active and passive contractions." In Biomedical Engineering (ICBME), 2011 18th Iranian Conference of, pp. 221-225. IEEE. 10) Sadeghi, Mohsen, Mehran Emadi Andani, Abbas Fattah, and Parnianpour M (2011). "A mixture of modular structures to describe human motor planning level: A new perspective based on motor decomposition." In Biomedical Engineering (ICBME), 2011 18th Iranian Conference of, pp. 199-204. IEEE. 11) Motaghinasab, Samira, Aboulfazl Shirazi-Adl, Jill Urban, Parnianpour M, and Maryam Hoviattalab (2011). "Computational investigation of sulphate diffusion into the dog disc." In Biomedical Engineering (ICBME), 2011 18th Iranian Conference of, pp. 161-164. IEEE. 12) Gohari, E., M. Haghpanahi, and Parnianpour M (2011). "Comparison of the viscoelastic creep behavior of spine different regions by using finite element method." In Biomedical Engineering (ICBME), 2011 18th Iranian Conference of, pp. 295-298. IEEE. 13) Nikkhoo, M., M. Haghpanahi, Parnianpour M, and J. L. Wang (2011). "An axisymmetric poroelastic model for description of the short-term and long-term creep behavior of L4-L5 intervertebral disc." In Biomedical Engineering (MECBME), 2011 1st Middle East Conference on, pp. 308-311. IEEE. 14) Min, Seung-Nam, Jung-Yong Kim, and Parnianpour M (2011). "Effects of construction worker's experience, the presence of safety handrail and height of movable scaffold on postural and spinal stability." In Biomedical Engineering (MECBME), 2011 1st Middle East Conference on, pp. 146-149. IEEE. 15) Manshadi, Farideh Dehghan, Parnianpour M, Zinat Ghanbari, Javad Sarrafzadeh, and Anooshirvan Kazemnejad (2011). "A novel scheme for studying pelvic floor stability in women with and without Stress Urinary Incontinence: An ultrasonic investigation." In Biomedical Engineering (MECBME), 2011 1st Middle East Conference on, pp. 328-330. IEEE. 16) Tajali, S., H. Negahban, MJ Shaterzadeh Yazdi, R. Salehi, M. Mehravar, and M. Parnianpour (2011). "The effects of postural difficulty conditions on variability of joint kinematic patterns during sit to stand task in normals and patients with non-specific chronic low back pain." In Biomedical Engineering (MECBME), 2011 1st Middle East Conference on, pp. 300-303. IEEE. 17) Rozana, Fara, Aamir Saeed Malik, Jaw-Lin Wang, and Parnianpour M. "SVD analysis of dynamic properties for fatigue loaded intervertebral disc." In Biomedical Engineering (MECBME), 2011 1st Middle East Conference on, pp. 32-36. IEEE, 2011. 18) Sedighi A, Sadati N, Nasseroleslami B, Khorsand Vakilzadeh M, Narimani R, Parnianpour M, (2011) Control of human spine in repetitive sagittal plane flexion and extension motion using a CPG based ANN approach, accepted to appear in the 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC'11) 19) Sedighi A, Sadati N, Nasseroleslami B, Vakilzadeh MK, Narimani R, Parnianpour M. Control of human spine in repetitive sagittal plane flexion and extension motion using a CPG based ANN approach. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2011;2011:8146-9. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6092009. PubMed PMID: 22256232. 20) Nassajian Moghadam MR, Aminian K, Asghari M, Parnianpour M, (2010) Muscle synergies based on a biomechanical biaxial isometric shoulder model minimizing fatigue. ASME Conf. Proc.ASME, 10th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, (1). 21) Komeilizade K, Asghari M, Junno J, Parnianpour M, (2010) Monte Carlo Simulation of Spine Geometry From T12 to Sacrum in Males. ASME 2010 10th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, 1.. 22) Khorsand M, Salarieh H, Asghari M, Parnianpour M, (2010) Trajectory Planning of Spine Motion During Flexion Using a Stability-Based Optimization. ASME 2010, 10th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, (1). 23) Azghani M R, Farahmand F, Meghdari A, Hakkak F, Parnianpour M, (2010) Controllability and Maintenance of Human Trunk Response Surface for Isometric Extension Strength. ASME 2010, 10th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, (1). 24) Rashedi E, Mirbagheri A, Taheri B, Farahmand F, Vossoughi GR, Parnianpour M. Design and development of a hand robotic rehabilitation device for post stroke patients. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2009;2009:5026-9. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5333827. PubMed PMID: 19964660. 25) Pejhan S, Farahmand F, Parnianpour M. Design optimization of an above-knee prosthesis based on the kinematics of gait. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2008;2008:4274-7. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4650154. PubMed PMID: 19163657. 26) Rahemi H, Farahmand F, Rezaeian T, Parnianpour M. Computer simulation of knee arthrometry to study the effects of partial ACL injury and tibiofemoral contact. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2008;2008:895-8. doi:10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4649298. PubMed PMID: 19162801. 27) Arjmand N, Shirazi-Adl A, Parnianpour M. Single-level biomechanical models of the spine fail to satisfy equilibrium at other levels. Proceedings of 21st Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics (CANCAM), July 3-7, 2007, Toronto. 28) Azghani MR, Farahmand F, Meghdari A, Vossoughi GR, Khamse J, Hakkak F, Parnianpour M. (2007) A New Apparatus for Triaxial Measurement of Lumbar Moments in Isometric Mode, 21st ISB Congress, Taipei, Taiwan. 29) Arjmand N, Shirazi-Adl A, Parnianpour M. (2007) On equilibrium violations by single-level free body diagram models of spine biomechanics. The 53rd annual meeting of the Orthopedic Research Society, February 11 - 14, 2007, San Diego Convention Center San Diego, California, USA. 30) Golkhou V, Parnianpour M, Lucas C. (2006) Multiagent System Approach to the Human Neural Motor Control Modeling. The 6th IFAC Symposium on Modeling and Control in Biomedical Systems MCBMS'06, Sept. 2006, Reims, France. 31) Sahraei Esfahani E, Darvish K, Parnianpour M, Bateni A. (2006) Reducing occupant injury in frontal crashes for a low-floor city bus, Orlando, FL, United States, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY 10016-5990, United States. 32) Kiapour A, Parnianpour M, Shirazi-Adl A. (2006) Control of different FEM based musculoskeletal models of human lumbar spine under different loading conditions using optimization method, Torino, Italy, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY 10016-5990, United States. 33) Mokhtarzadeh H, Farahmand F, Parnianpour M, Shirazi-Adl A, Arjmand N, Malekipour F. (2006) Mathematical and Finite Element Modelling of Spine to Investigate the Effects of IAP and Muscles Activation on the Spinal Stability. 8th Biennial ASME Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis ESDA, July 2006, Torino, Italy. 34) Soudbakhsh D, Parnianpour M, Shirazi R, Farahmand F, Khamsei J, Tahmasebi MN. (2005) Reliability test of a knee arthrometer, Vail, CO, United States, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, United States. 35) Sahraei Esfahani E, Darvish K and Parnianpour M. (2005) Assessment of head injury in a low-floor citybus in frontal crash, Vail, CO, United States, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, United States. 36) Golkhou V, Parnianpour M, Lucas C. (2005) Simulation of neural motor control of lumbar spine using multiagent systems and reinforcement learning method, Vail, CO, United States, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, United States. 37) Malekipour F, Parnianpour M, Farahmand F, Hemami H. (2005) Development of a 2-D dynamic modeling of the human knee joint to evaluate the effects of velocity of movement on muscle recruitment and joint reaction forces, Vail, CO, United States, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, United States. 38) Malekipour F, Parnianpour M, Farahmand F. (2005) Two-Dimensional Dynamic Human Knee Modeling To Study The Effect Of ACL Injury On Muscle And Reaction Forces. 2nd International Conference on Computational Bioengineering, Sept. 2005, Lisbon, Portugal. 39) Mokhtarzadeh H, Parnianpour M, Farahmand F, Shirazi-Adl A, Arjmand N. (2005) Effect of Intra Abdominal Pressure (IAP) and muscle fiber direction on the stability of spine using finite element method, Vail, CO, United States, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, United States. 40) Mokhtarzadeh H, Parnianpour M, Farahmand F, Malekipour F. (2005) A mathematical model to investigate the effect of Intra-Abdominal Pressure and muscle activation on spinal unloading and stability. 2nd International Conference on Computational Bioengineering, Sept. 2005, Lisbon, Portugal. 41) Golkhou V, Lucas C, Parnianpour M. (2004) Neuromuscular control of sagittal ARM during repetitive movement by actor-critic reinforcement learning method, Seville, Spain, TSI Press, Albuquerque, NM 87191, United States. 42) Shirazi-Adl A, El-Rich M, Parnianpour M. (2003) Evaluation of trunk muscle forces and internal loads using kinematics-based modeling, Salzburg, Austria, Int. Assoc. of Science and Technology for Development. 43) Shirazi-Adl A, El-Rich M, Pop D, Parnianpour M. (2002) Computation of trunk muscle forces and internal spinal loads in standing postures, New Orleans, LA, United States, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY 10016-5990, United States. 44) Shirazi-Adl A, El-Rich M, Pop D, Parnianpour M. (2001) Evaluation of muscle forces in a synergistic lumbar spine using kinematics-based approach and optimization, New York, NY, United States, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY 10016-5990, United States. 45) Dariush B, Hemami H, Parnianpour M. (2000) Analysis and synthesis of human motion from external measurements, San Francisco, CA, USA, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., Piscataway, NJ, USA. 46) Fathallah FA, Marras WS, Parnianpour M. (2000) Combined spinal motion and loading in occupational low back disorders, San Diego, CA, United States, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Santa Monica, CA 90406, United States. 47) Sheikhzadeh A, Nordin M, Parnianpour M. (1999) Capability and Variability of Trunk Performance During Upright Isometric Pure and Combined Exertions. Advances in bioengineering ASME BED 1999; 48) Ng JFK, Parnianpour M. (1999) The Effect of Trunk Velocity on Concentric and Eccentric Isokinetic Extension Strength of Healthy Men. Advances in bioengineering ASME BED 1999; 49) Karakostas T, Parnianpour M, Berme N, Queseda P, Pease W, Simon SR. (1999) On the Decoupling of the Passive and Active Components of Muscle Force. Advances in bioengineering ASME BED 1999; In press. 50) Wang JL, Shirazi-Adl, Parnianpour M, Engin AE. (1999) The Effect of Loading Rate On The load Sharing Between Passive and Active Subsystems of Spine: A FEM Analysis Advances in bioengineering ASME BED 1999; 51) Shirazi-Adl A, Parnianpour M. (1999) On an Idealized Wrapping Loading of the Human Spine. Advances in bioengineering ASME BED 1999; 52) Shirazi-Adl A, Parnianpour M. (1999) Effect of Pelvic Tilt and Lordosis on Passive-Active Synergy in Lumbar Spine under Axial Compression. Advances in bioengineering ASME BED 1999; 53) Shirazi-adl A, Parnianpour M. (1999) Pelvic Rotation and Lordosis Control Spinal Postural Response in Compression. 45^th Annual Meeting of the Orthopedic Research Society, February 1-4, 1999, Anaheim California, p. 506. 54) Fathallah FA, Marras W S, Parnianpour M. (1998) Prediction of Three-Dimensional Spinal Loads Using Motion, Individual and Workplace Factors. Advances in occupational ergonomics and safety: proceedings of the XIIIth Annual international occupational ergonomics and safety conference 1998, pp. 279-282 55) Khalaf KA, Parnianpour M, Karakostas T. (1998) Surface Response of Isokinetic Lower-Extremity Joint Strength: Towards the Evaluation of Dynamic Human Performance. Advances in bioengineering. ASME BED 1998; VOL 39, pp. 197-198 56) Shirazi-Adl A, Parnianpour M. (1998) Analysis of the Lumbar Spine in Heavy Liftings: Slight Flattening in Lordosis Decreases Risk of Tissue Injury. Advances in bioengineering ASME BED 1998; VOL 39, pp. 181-182. 57) Shirazi-Adl A, Parnianpour M. (1998) How is the Lumbar Spine Stabilized in Compression? Model Studies on Effect of Various Loading Configurations. Advances in bioengineering ASME BED 1998; VOL 39, pp. 179-180. 58) Kamper D, Barin K, Parnianpour M, Hemami H. (1998) A Means for Quantifying Seated Postural Responses. Biennial world conference; 3rd -- 1998 July: Berlin, Integrated design and process technology Vol 1; Healthcare Engineering. pp. 126-131. 59) Parnianpour M, Lai L M, Shirazi-Adl A. (1998) Development of an Interactive Multi-Media Training Tool for Management of Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders of Shoulder in Welding. Biennial world conference; 3rd -- 1998 July: Berlin, Integrated design and process technology Vol 1; Healthcare Engineering. pp. 68-75 60) Parnianpour M, Sparto P J, Chen MC, Barin K. (1998) Model Development and Evaluation of a Novel Tilt Sensor for Quantitative Assessment of Dynamic Trunk Movement. Biennial world conference; 3rd -- 1998 July: Berlin, Integrated design and process technology Vol 1; Healthcare Engineering. pp. 62-67. 61) Kasra M, Parnianpour M, Wang JL, Shirazi-Adl A. (1998) Mechanical Behaviour of Annulus Fibrosus Under Tensile Dynamic Loading: Effect of Loading Rate. Biennial world conference; 3rd -- 1998 July: Berlin, Integrated design and process technology Vol 1; Healthcare Engineering. pp. 49-54. 62) Dariush B, Hemami H, Parnianpour M. (1998) A Unique Solution to the Joint Moment Estimation Problem. Biennial world conference; 3rd -- 1998 July: Berlin, Integrated design and process technology Vol 1; Healthcare Engineering. pp. 42-48. 63) Geil MD, Parnianpour M, Berme N, Simon SR. (1998) A Technique for the Incorporation of Component Geometry into Models of Dynamic Elastic Response Prosthetic Feet. Biennial world conference; 3rd -- 1998 July: Berlin, Integrated design and process technology Vol 1; Healthcare Engineering. pp. 25-29. 64) Parnianpour M, Wang JL, Shirazi-Adl A, Sparto PJ, Wilke HJ (1997) The effect of trunk models in predicting muscle strength and spinal loading. Journal of Musculoskeletal Research. 1(1):55-70. 65) Sheikhzadeh A, Parnianpour M, Nordin M. (1997) An EMG-Driven Model of Trunk During Complex Isometric Exertions in Upright Posture. 1997 ASME IMECE, Dallas, Texas, November 16-21. 66) Shirazi-adl A, Parnianpour M. (1997) Response of the lumbar spine in large compression loads-effects of load distribution in neutral postures. 1997 ASME IMECE, Dallas, Texas, November 16-21. 67) Kamper DG, Parnianpour M, Barin K, Weed H. (1997) Implementation of optimal feedback control to model the seated postural stability of healthy and spinal cord-injured subjects. 1997 ASME IMECE, Dallas, Texas, November 16-21. 68) Kasra M, Parnianpour M, Wang JL, Shirazi-adl A, Grynpas MD. (1997) Effect of strain rate on failure behaviour of annulus fibrosus in tension. 1997 ASME IMECE, Dallas, Texas, November 16-21. 69) Barin K, Jefferson GD, Sparto PJ, Parnianpour M. (1997) Effect of aging on human postural control during cognitive tasks. Benghuzzi HA, Bajpai PK, (eds.), Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation, Instrument Society of America, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 33, 388-393. 70) Khalaf KA, Parnianpour M, Wade L. (1997) Feature extraction and modeling of the variability of performance in terms of biomechanical motion patterns during MMH tasks. Benghuzzi HA, Bajpai PK, (eds.), Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation, Instrument Society of America, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 33, 35-40. 71) Khalaf KA, Parnianpour M, Sparto PJ, Barin K, Simon SR. (1997) The determination of the effect of lift characteristics on dynamic performance profiles during manual material handling (MMH) tasks. 1997 ASME IMECE, Dallas, Texas, November 16-21. 72) Geil MD, Parnianpour M, Berme N, Simon SR. (1997) Quantitative assessment of below-knee amputee gait. RESNA, Pittsburg, June 20-24, 1997. 73) Parnianpour M, Chen MC, Sparto PJ. (1997) Validation of electrolytic-liquid tilt sensors for human motion measurement. Benghuzzi HA, Bajpai PK, (eds.), Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation, Instrument Society of America, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 33, 465-470. 74) Sparto PJ, Parnianpour M. (1997) Changes in muscle recruitment patterns during fatiguing dynamic trunk extension exertions. American Society of Biomechanics, Clemson, South Carolina, September 24-27. 75) Sparto PJ, Jagadeesh JM, Parnianpour M. (1997) Real time wavelet analysis of electromyography for back muscle fatigue detection during dynamic work. Benghuzzi HA, Bajpai PK, (eds.), Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation, Instrument Society of America, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 33, 82-87. 76) Washington N, Parnianpour M. (1997) Using CAI to accomodate a variety of learning styles in a biomechanics course. Benghuzzi HA, Bajpai PK, (eds.), Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation, Instrument Society of America, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 33, 41-46. 77) Washington N, Parnianpour M, Walkenhorst J. (1997) Development of a CAI for use in an Industrial Biomechanics and Ergonomics undergraduate class. American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), Milwaukee. 78) Wang JL, Parnianpour M, Shirazi-Adl A, Engin AE. (1996) The dynamic response of L2/L3 motion segment in cyclic axial compressive loading. International conference; 4th -- 1996 May: Taipei, pp. S16-S25. 79) Barin K, Parnianpour M, Sparto PJ. (1996) The effect of altering visual conditions on human postural sway during dynamic posturagraphy. Proceedings of the Engineering Systems Design and Analysis Conference (ASME & ESDA) PD-Vol. 77, 83-88. 80) Fathallah FA, Marras WS, Parnianpour M. (1996) A parametric study assessing the three-dimensional components of spinal loading during complex dynamic lifting tasks. 1996 Advances in Bioengineering, ASME BED - Vol. 33. 9-10. 81) Fathallah FA, Marras WS, and Parnianpour M. (1996). Three-dimensional spinal loading during complex lifting tasks. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 39th Annual Meeting. Philadelphia: The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. 661-665. 82) Khalaf KA, Parnianpour M, Wade L, Sparto PJ. (1996) Biomechanical simulation of manual multi-link coordinated lifting. The 15th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, Dayton, Ohio, pp. 197-198. 83) Kiefer A, Shirazi-Adl A, Parnianpour M. (1996) Creep stability of human spine in neutral postures. Proceedings of the Engineering Systems Design and Analysis Conference (ASME & ESDA) PD-Vol. 77, 83-88. 84) Nelson JE, Marras WS, Parnianpour M. (1996) The effects of keyboard orientation on tendon travel. Marconi Input Device Research Conference, 1996. 85) Parnianpour M, Shirazi-Adl A, Wang JL, Wilke HJ, Sparto PJ. (1996) The effects of anatomical models and cost functions used by optimization models on the predicted spinal load. 1996 Advances in Bioengineering, ASME BED - Vol. 33, 307-308. 86) Parnianpour M, Shirazi-Adl A, Wang JL, Khayatian B, Lafferriere G. (1996) The effects of strength on simulation of the trunk motion. 1996 Advances in Bioengineering, ASME BED - Vol. 33. 453-454. 87) Parnianpour M, Sparto P, Marras W, Granata K, Reinsel T, Simon S. (1996) The effect of method of gain estimation on the predictions of an EMG-assisted model of spinal loading. Proceedings of the Engineering Systems Design and Analysis Conference (ASME & ESDA) PD-Vol. 77, 77-81. 88) Parnianpour M, Shirazi-Adl A, Wang JL, Khayatian B, Lafferriere G. (1996) A computational method for simulation of trunk motion. Proceedings of the Engineering Systems Design and Analysis Conference (ASME & ESDA) PD-Vol. 77, 69-76. 89) Parnianpour M, Shirazi-Adl A, Wang JL, Wilke HJ, Sparto PJ. (1996) A novel approach to quantify strength and spinal loading using optimization models. Proceedings of the Engineering Systems Design and Analysis Conference (ASME & ESDA) PD-Vol. 77, 63-67. 90) Sharafeddin H, Parnianpour M, Hemami H, Hanson T, Goldman S, Madson T. (1996) Computer aided diagnosis of low back disorders using the motion profile. 15th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, Dayton, Ohio, pp 431-432. 91) Shirazi-Adl A, Parnianpour M. (1996) Response of the lumbar spine in large compression loads - stability demands in neutral postures. ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, 1996. 92) Sparto PJ, Parnianpour M, Barin K. (1996) The stability of the gain measure in EMG driven models during a fatiguing exertion. Muscle and Nerve, Suppl. 4, 1996, p. S47. 93) Sparto PJ, Parnianpour M, Barin K. (1996) An investigation into the control capabilities of the trunk during a fatiguing task. Muscle and Nerve, Suppl. 4, 1996, p. S55. 94) Sparto PJ, Parnianpour M, Reinsel TE, Simon SR. (1996) The adaptations to fatigue during a repetitive lifting test. 15th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, Dayton, Ohio, pp. 195-196. 95) Wang JL, Shirazi-Adl A, Parnianpour M, Engin A. (1996) Development of the viscoelastic finite element model of lumbar motion segment. Proceedings of the Engineering Systems Design and Analysis Conference (ASME & ESDA) PD-Vol. 77, 51-56. 96) Wang JL, Shirazi-Adl A, Parnianpour M, Engin A, Wilke HJ. (1996) The dynamic response at creep and relaxation of motion segment L2-L3 by the viscoelastic finite element modeling. Proceedings of the Engineering Systems Design and Analysis Conference (ASME & ESDA) PD-Vol. 77, 57-61. 97) Wang JL, Shirazi-Adl A, Parnianpour M, Engin AE. (1996) Dynamic response of an L2-L3 motion segment to compressive cyclic loading using a viscoelastic finite element model. ASME WAM 1996. 98) Wang JL, Shirazi-Adl A, Parnianpour M, Engin AE. (1996) Dynamic response of an L2-L3 motion segment to compressive cyclic loading using a viscoelastic finite element model. ICSS 1996. 99) Wang JL, Shirazi-Adl A, Parnianpour M, Engin AE. (1996) The stress state of nucleus pulposus at cyclic loading via a viscoelastic finite element modeling of an l2-l3 lumbar motion segment. presented at SECTAM XVIII. 100) Wang JL, Shirazi-Adl A, Parnianpour M, Engin AE. (1996) The viscoelastic finite element modeling of an l2-l3 lumbar spinal motion segment of time-varying (transient) response at creep. presented ASBES. 101) Wang JL, Shirazi-Adl A, Engin AE, Li S, Parnianpour M. (1995) A model study of the effect of rate of loading on the internal stress of an L2-L3 lumbar motion,. ASME Advances in Bioengineering, BED-31, pp. 19-20. 102) Wang JL, Shirazi-Adl A, Engin AE, Parnianpour M. (1995) The viscoelastic model development of anulus fiber for a cumulative trauma model of low back injury, ASME Advances in Bioengineering, BED-31, pp. 21-22. 103) Wang JL, Parnianpour M, Shirazi-Adl A, and Engin AE. (1995) Time dependent characteristic of L2-L3 lumbar spine under dynamic complex loading, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 23 (supp. 1): S-114. 104) Sommerich CM, Marras WS, and Parnianpour M. (1995) Activity of index finger muscles during typing. In Proceedings of The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 39th Annual Meeting, 620-624. 105) Fathallah FA, Marras WS, and Parnianpour M. (1995) Spinal coupled motions and their association with the risk of low back disorders in industrial tasks. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 39th Annual Meeting. San Diego: The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. 106) Sparto PJ, Parnianpour M, Reinsel TE, Simon SR. (1995) The effect of a lifting belt on the functional capabilities and 3-D trunk motion parameters during a fatiguing exercise. RESNA Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada. 107) Sparto PJ, Parnianpour M, Khalaf KA. (1994) The effects of load, mode, and speed of lift on the power generation, absorption, and transfer during a multi-link coordinated lifting task. RESNA Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, pp. 182-184. 108) Sparto PJ, Parnianpour M, Khalaf KA. (1994) A validation study of a lift simulator during isoinertial lifts. RESNA Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, pp. 179-181. 109) Wang JL, Shirazi-Adl A, Engin A, Parnianpour M. (1994) Modeling of viscoelastic behavior of soft tissues: a parametric study of methods based on Prony series and Bailey Norton Law, BED-Vol. 28, 1994 Advances in Bioengineering, ASME Winter Annual Meeting, pp. 49-50. 110) Wang JL, Engin A, Shirazi-Adl A, Parnianpour M. (1994) Viscoelastic behavior of disc annulus fibrosus: the response of a quasi-linear viscoelastic model to external loads. ASME, London, England, PD-Vol 64-4 ESDA, ASME 1994, pp. 177-182. 111) Barin K, Parnianpour M, Sparto PJ. (1994) Effect of an attention-demanding task on human postural stability. ASME, London, England, PD-Vol 64-4ESDA, ASME 1994, pp. 163-168. 9999 112) Barin K, Parnianpour M, Sparto PJ. (1994) Effects of anti-fatigue floor mats on postural sway. Proceedings of American Society of Biomechanics Annual Meeting, Columbus, Ohio, pp. 201-202. 113) Guo Q, Crowell R, Hemami H, Parnianpour M. (1994) Dynamic stability of three-dimensional trunk motion using anatomically based coordinates of muscles. ASME, London, England, PD-Vol 64-4, ESDA, ASME 1994, pp 169-173. 114) Khalaf KA, Parnianpour M, Sparto PJ. (1994) The comparative evaluation of isotonic and isokinetic modes of testing with ergonomic and rehabilitation perspective. Proceedings of the RESNA '94 Annual Conference, pp. 176-178. 115) Khalaf KA, Parnianpour M, Sparto PJ. (1994) Development of 3-D surface response of trunk strength as a function of trunk position and angular velocity. Proceedings of the American Society of Biomechanics 1994 Annual Meeting, 59-60. 116) Kiefer A, Shirazi-Adl A, Parnianpour M. (1994) On the equilibrium positions of the human spine in neutral posture, BED-Vol. 28, 1994 Advances in Bioengineering, ASME Winter Annual Meeting, pp. 87-88. 117) Kim JY, Parnianpour M, Marras WS. (1994) Development of a new experimental protocol to quantitatively assess the neuromuscular control capability of the trunk muscles. Proceedings of the American Society of Biomechanics 1994 Annual Meeting, pp. 173-174. 118) McGlamery S, Parnianpour M. (1994) Representation of a virtual trajectory during movement of a single link sagittal arm, Proceedings of the American Society of Biomechanics 1994 Annual Meeting, pp. 179-180. 119) Parnianpour M. (1994) Application of quantitative assessment of human performance in occupational medicine. Invited Keynote Address. Encontro Nacional de Engenharia de Producao, ANAIS, Volume II, pp. 1315-1327, Oct. 24-27, 1994, Joao Pessoa, Brazil. 120) Parnianpour M, Shirazi-Adl A, Sparto P, Dariush B. (1994) The effect of compressive load on the myoelectric activities of ten selected trunk muscles. . Proceedings of the 12th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Volume 3, 119-121. 121) Parnianpour M, Ahmed I, Hemami H, Barin K, Crowell R. (1994) Mathematical formulation of dynamic stability of three dimensional spine during point to point movements: The Role of Coactivation. Proceedings of the 12th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Volume 3, pp. 179-181, 122) Guo Q, Crowell R, Hemami H, Parnianpour M. (1993) Stability of the human torso under multi-muscle coactivation. BED-Vol. 26, 1993 Advances in Bioengineering, ASME Winter Annual Meeting, pp. 579-582. 123) Kim JY, Parnianpour M, Marras WS. (1993) Quantitative measurement of neuromuscular control capability of trunk. BED-Vol. 26, 1993 Advances in Bioengineering, ASME Winter Annual Meeting, pp. 471-474. 124) Shirazi-Adl A, Parnianpour M. (1993) On global spinal postural stability: Role of flexion moments as a stabilizing mechanism. BED-Vol. 26, 1993 Advances in Bioengineering, ASME Winter Annual Meeting, pp. 369-372. 125) Sparto PJ, Parnianpour M, Khalaf KA. (1993) The effects of load, speed, and mode of lift on the joint energetics during unconstrained lifting and lowering activities. In 1993 Advances in Bioengineering, ASME Winter Annual Meeting, New Orleans. pp. 467-470. 126) Parnianpour M, Lafferriere G. (1990) Minimum jerk and near energy optimal trajectories of sagittal trunk movement. 1990 Advances in Bioengineering, BED-Vol. 17, American Society of Mechanical Engineering, pp.159-162. 127) Titiloye VN, Xu N, Lei L, Parnianpour M, Bejjani FJ. (1990) Kinematic requirements of hospital workers using on site 3-D video analysis. American Society of Biomechanics, U. Miami, pp. 225-226. 128) Parnianpour M, Dastmalchien H, Martin D. (1990) Nonlinear constrained optimization model for biomedical simulation of a generalized planar material handling task. American Society of Biomechanics, U. Miami, pp. 177-178. 129) Parnianpour M, Dastmalchian H, Sheikzadeh A, Martin D. (1990) Biomechanical simulation of a generalized planar manual material handling task: A nonlinear optimization model. Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America, 13th Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., pp.283-284. 130) Ozkaya N, Parnianpour M, Nordin M. (1990) Quantitative assessment of dynamic trunk performance variability. Orthopedic Research Society, 36th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, p. 602. 131) Parnianpour M. (1990) A nonlinear optimization model of trunk muscles recruitment during pure and coupled isometric exertions. First World Congress of Biomechanics, Vol. II, San Diego, p. 299; American Society of Biomechanics, U. Miami, pp. 179-180. 132) Parnianpour M, Lafferriere G. (1990) Energy optimal trajectory during unidirectional trunk flexion and extension. North American Spine Society Fifth Annual Meeting, p.194; American Society of Biomechanics, U. Miami, pp. 41-42. 133) Bejjani FJ, Xu N, Parnianpour M, Pavlidis L. (1989) Optimizing kinematics and kinetics of piano performance. American Society for Biomechanics, Burlington, Vermont, pp. 158-159. 134) Parnianpour M, Nordin M, Frankel VH. (1989) Safety and older workers in the workplace. Advances in Industrial Ergonomics and Safety I. Mital, A, Ed., New York: Taylor & Francis. pp. 367-374. 135) Parnianpour M, Nordin M, Kahanovitz N, Frankel VH. (1989) A predictive model for the effect of fatigue on the parameters of isodynamic trunk flexion and extension endurance performance. 1989 Biomechanics Symposium, AMD-Vol.98, pp. 351-354. 136) Parnianpour M, Nordin M, Kahanovitz N, Frankel VH. (1989) Triaxial measurement of the maximal isometric exertions of the trunk muscles: A coupled phenomenon. 1989 Biomechanics Symposium, AMD-Vol.98, pp. 309-312. 137) Parnianpour M, Nordin M, Kahanovitz N, Frankel VH. (1989) The loss of motor control and coordination during an isoinertial fatiguing trunk movement. 1989 Biomechanics Symposium, AMD- Vol.98, pp. 317-320. 138) Parnianpour M, Nordin M, Kahanovitz N, Frankel VH. (1989) Reliability of isometric trunk strength measurements, their intercorrelations and risk of injury. Eighth Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, Richmond, Virginia, pp. 139-141. 139) Parnianpour M, Nordin M, Kahanovitz N, Frankel VH. (1989) Correlation between trunk strength RPE, physical activity level and the description of induced pain due to muscular exertion. Eighth Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, Richmond, Virginia, pp. 136-138. 140) Ozkaya N, Parnianpour M, Nordin M, Kahanovitz N. (1989) The reproducibility of isoinertial trunk flexion and extension. 1989 Advances in Bioengineering, American Society of Mechanical Engineering, San Francisco, pp. 49-50. 141) Parnianpour M, Ozkaya N, Nordin M, Kahanovitz N. (1989) Phase plane analysis of isoinertial trunk performance: Quantitative measurement of "spinal signature". 1989 Advances in Bioengineering, American Society of Mechanical Engineering, San Francisco pp. 51-52. 142) Parnianpour M, Campello M, Cartas O, Sheikhzadeh A. (1989) Posture on the triaxial trunk strength potentials. American Society for Biomechanics, Burlington, pp. 200-201. 143) Parnianpour M, Nordin M, Kahanovitz N, Frankel VH. (1989) The description of induced pain due to isometric and isodynamic muscular exertions and their correlations with strength, RPE, physical activity level. American Society for Biomechanics, Burlington, pp. 256-257. 144) Parnianpour M, Nordin M, Moritz U, et al. (1987) Correlation between different tests of trunk strength. Buckle P. (ed.): Musculoskeletal disorders at work. Taylor and Francis, London, pp. 234-238. 145) Kahanovitz N, Nordin M, Viola K, Yabut S, Parnianpour M, and Mulvihill M. (1987) Comparative analysis of electrical stimulation and exercises to increase trunk muscle strength and endurance. Musculoskeletal Disorders at Work, Ed. P. Buckle, London: Taylor & Francis, pp. 213-220. 146) Parnianpour M, Nordin M, Moritz U, and Kahanovitz N. (1987) Different trunk strength measures and their inner-correlation. Proceedings of the American Society of Biomechanics, University of California Davis, pp. 167-168. 147) Parnianpour M, Schecter S, Moritz U, Nordin M. (1987) Back muscle endurance in response to external load. Proceedings of the American Society of Biomechanics, University of California Davis, pp. 41-42, 1987.