Dr Zoe Self Davies
@drselfy.bsky.social
Biomechanist, Anatomist, Veterinary Physiotherapist, Dog Obsessive, Lecturer, Procrastinator, Feminist, Cheese Enthusiast, Disaster, She/Her
Kicking off the final day is @drselfy.bsky.social exploring the comparative anatomy of movement across two, three and four legs. From #gait analysis to tripedal canine #biomechanics, a fascinating reminder of how anatomy and biomechanics work together to shape locomotion across species.
Great first paper from PhD student @rebeccalowes.bsky.social , running a sensitivity analysis on Range of Motion and what matters. Lots and lots of work in this one, but the gist is, it matters a lot how you select your articular surface: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Digital range of motion analysis is sensitive to subjective steps in joint model construction
A systematic sensitivity analysis of a six degree-of-freedom range of motion (ROM) analysis workflow was conducted to evaluate how variation in the subjective steps of the reference pose assembly aff...
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Watch #ProcB author Zoe Self Davies talk about research that investigated whether 3-legged dogs use distinct limb sequences which could be determined as gaits, with clearly defined kinematics and kinetics: cassyni.com/events/9DLfz... #biomechanics
Royal Society Publishing@royalsocietypublishing.org · 3mo agoLocomotion on three legs: the tripedal gaits of canine amputees: doi.org/10.1098/rspb... #ProcB #biomechanics
Locomotion on three legs: the tripedal gaits of canine amputees: doi.org/10.1098/rspb... #ProcB #biomechanics
Now I've got a minute, thought I'd do a little explainer thread of my recent paper on locomotion in canine amputees. Read on for #science #biomechanics #dogscience and most importantly, cute videos! This @royalsociety.org paper can be found here: royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
Locomotion on three legs: the tripedal gaits of canine amputees
Abstract. The gaits of bipedal and quadrupedal animals are well characterized, while, with few naturally occurring tripedal gaits, little is understood reg
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New paper out today in @royalsocietypublishing.org #ProcB on the tripedal gaits of canine amputees. It’s been a long time coming with initial covid delays and then 2 new jobs, glad I can finally share it: royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
Lovely day yesterday for a drive through the Welsh countryside to speak at @aberuni.bsky.social and have a nosey round their Veterinary Education Centre. Thank you to @sesamoidstreet.bsky.social and @peterkorsten.bsky.social for the invite ☺️
As a millennial emo, I quite like spooky season. As an anatomist, I hate it 🤣 #veterinaryanatomy #anatomy #skeleton
I have a tab open on “Performing Oral Regional Nerve Blocks for Veterinary Patients” to remind me to add some clinical relevance to my skull anatomy lecture but the tab just appears as “Performing Oral” to anyone glancing over my shoulder, I feel like I’m going to have to justify myself a lot today😂
🚨 Hiring! We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in computational fluid dynamics and structural simulations to investigate biomechanics and mechanosensory feedback in insect flight. Extreme agility ✔️ Morphological computing ✔️ Meshes! ✔️ jobs.rvc.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
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You know that metaphor about ducks being calm on the surface but then they’re frantically paddling below the water?… turns out the dog is mildly aggrieved on the surface and absolutely not paddling frantically below 😂 #biomechanics #veterinaryphysiotherapy #caninescience #dogs
Finally out of office ‘enjoying’ the heat in Greece (41 degrees is a bit much 🥵)
Thank you to the biomechanics session organisers at #SEBconference for supporting my talk on tripedal locomotion in canine amputees 🐕 Extra thank you’s to @sesamoidstreet.bsky.social and Janneke Schwaner for their support ☺️
Had SO MUCH FUN making balloon model equine guts at VedEd this afternoon. My cognitive load is feeling very minimised 🧡🎈
Great first day at VetEd looking at making models for clinical skills and anatomy, followed by wine on the SS Great Britain featuring @grumpyfrog.bsky.social and @sesamoidstreet.bsky.social 🧡
Great time speaking at MMU’s Institute of Sport this week, sharing some insights into athletic performance and rehabilitation in non-human animals. Had such a fantastic time meeting their lovely team and seeing their awesome facilities. Thanks @kajdaniels.bsky.social for the invite ☺️
Needed some ‘physio-ing’ pictures to brighten up some slides and didn’t want to use dogs who haven’t given consent… Rogue is cantankerous, expensive and useless in many circumstances but the girl always does good teaching and good slides 👍
It’s conference season & marking season so spending a large proportion of my time in front of a screen. Started getting headaches & then weird motion-sickness like nausea almost constantly. Diagnosed myself with all manner of neurological disorders… turns out I’ve hit the age where I need glasses 😆🤓
One of my favourite colleagues, teaching dog Maeve, did some exciting cpd today, working towards teaching hydrotherapy as well as veterinary science. 10/10 the goodest girl.
Excited to have my abstract accepted for #SEBconference in Antwerp… who else is going?
SEBiology@sebiology.bsky.social · last yr.🚨 Only 1 week left to register at early bird rates for #SEBconference in Antwerp! Explore inspiring sessions & save your spot before Friday 16 May 👇 🔗 www.sebiology.org/resource/seb... Our sessions: 🧬 www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
She’s supposed to be teaching auscultation this morning but is doing quite a bit of sleeping on the job 😆🩺😴 #vetschool #clinicalskills
Little bit of #veterinaryphysiotherapy and #caninehydrotherapy for Rogue today. Staying in shape as a #vetschool teaching dog 💪
I ran an anatomical heart art competition for Valentine’s Day with our vet students &, once again, they did not disappoint! They produced some stunning drawings, poetry, bakes, crochet, cross-stitch, digital art & even a pizza! I’ve shared a few below so you can see how talented they are!
