TENURED PROFESSOR
Odair Alfonso
BACCA RAMÍREZ
School of Physical Therapy
Director del Laboratorio de Análisis del Movimiento – LAM
Directora Grupo de
Investigación GED
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Contacto
oabaccar@uis.edu.co
+57 (607) 634 4000 Ext. 3147
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Description
Physiotherapist, Master in Physiotherapy, and PhD in Health Sciences, with 9 years of clinical experience and 7 years of research experience. He is a member of the Movement, Harmony and Life Research Group (Grupo Movimiento Armonía y Vida – MAV) of the School of Physiotherapy at the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS), and of the Brazilian Society of Motor Behavior (Sociedade Brasileira de Comportamento Motor – SOCIBRACOM).
His research areas focus on the rehabilitation of individuals with cerebrovascular disease, movement analysis, and surface electromyography.
Education and
Qualifications
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Título otorgado en el doctorado
Universidad
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PhD in Health Sciences
Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul, 2023
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Master in Physiotherapy
Universidad Industrial de Santander, 2017
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Physiotherapist
Universidad Industrial de Santander, 2011
Director of the Movement Analysis Laboratory – LAM
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Contact
Information
oabaccar@uis.edu.co
+57 (607) 634 4000 Ext. 3147



OUTSTANDING
Works
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Does Joint Impedance Improve Dynamic Leg Simulations with Explicit and Implicit Solvers?
Article, PLOS ONE, 2023
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Effects of Limited Knee Fexion Movement in Intra-limb Gait Coordination
Article, Journal of Biomechanics, 2021
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Compensatory Strategies due to Knee Fexion Constraint during Gait of Non-disabled Adults
Article, Journal of Motor Behavior, 2021
AWARDS and
Recognitions
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Best South American Poster Award
World Confederation for Physical Therapy, Gimebra-Switzerland, 2019
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Award for a Technical Visit to Motor Behavior Research Laboratories in Brazil
Sociedade Brasileira de Comportamento Motor, Sao Paulo-Brasil, 2019