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  • 2005 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

James A. Ashton-Miller is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research expertise centers on medicine, with a particular focus on surgery, rheumatology, orthopedics and sports medicine, urology, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

Their work covers a range of topics including pelvic floor disorders treatments, anorectal disease treatments and outcomes, knee injuries and reconstruction techniques, pelvic and acetabular injuries, sports injuries and prevention, urinary bladder and prostate research, and pregnancy-related medical research.

Recent publications by Ashton-Miller include:

  • Loading mechanisms of the anterior cruciate ligament, 2021, Sports Biomechanics
  • Pelvic floor injury during vaginal birth is life-altering and preventable: what can we do about it?, 2024, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Injuries in Muscle-Tendon-Bone Units: A Systematic Review Considering the Role of Passive Tissue Fatigue, 2021, Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Mechanisms of pelvic floor muscle training for managing urinary incontinence in women: a scoping review, 2022, BMC Women's Health
  • Convolutional neural network-based pelvic floor structure segmentation using magnetic resonance imaging in pelvic organ prolapse, 2020, Medical Physics

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Ashton-Miller include:

  • John O. L. DeLancey (27 joint publications)
  • Mélanie L. Beaulieu (12 joint publications)
  • Edward M. Wojtys (12 joint publications)
  • Mariana Masteling (12 joint publications)
  • Fei Feng (7 joint publications)

Ashton-Miller's scholarly work frequently appears in the following publication venues:

  • International Urogynecology Journal (10 publications)
  • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (9 publications)
  • The American Journal of Sports Medicine (4 publications)
  • Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine (3 publications)
  • Biosensors (3 publications)

The scientist was awarded the title of Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2005.

Best Publications

  • Comparison of levator ani muscle defects and function in women with and without pelvic organ prolapse

    John O. L. DeLancey;Daniel M. Morgan;Dee E. Fenner;Rohna Kearney

  • Functional anatomy of the female pelvic floor.

    James A. Ashton-Miller;John O. L. DeLANCEY

  • Obstetric factors associated with levator ani muscle injury after vaginal birth.

    Rohna Kearney;Janis M. Miller;James A. Ashton-Miller;John O.L. DeLancey

  • Levator ani muscle stretch induced by simulated vaginal birth.

    Kuo Cheng Lien;Brian Mooney;John O.L. DeLancey;James A. Ashton-Miller

  • Stepping over obstacles: gait patterns of healthy young and old adults

    Hsieh-Ching Chen;James A. Ashton-Miller;Neil B. Alexander;Albert B. Schultz

  • A Pelvic Muscle Precontraction Can Reduce Cough-Related Urine Loss in Selected Women With Mild SUI

    J.M. Miller;J.A. Ashton-Miller;J.O.L. DeLancey

  • Effects of Age on Rapid Ankle Torque Development

    Darryl G. Thelen;Albert B. Schultz;Neil B. Alexander;James A. Ashton-Miller

  • Stepping Over Obstacles: Dividing Attention Impairs Performance of Old More Than Young Adults

    Hsieh Ching Chen;Albert B. Schultz;James A. Ashton-Miller;Bruno Giordani

  • Effect of Pelvic Muscle Exercise on Transient Incontinence During Pregnancy and After Birth

    C.M. Sampselle;J.M. Miller;B.L. Mims;J.O.L. Delancey

  • Biomechanical analyses of rising from a chair

    Albert B. Schultz;Neil B. Alexander;James A. Ashton-Miller

  • On the Biomechanics of Vaginal Birth and Common Sequelae

    James A. Ashton-Miller;John O.L. DeLancey

  • Can proprioception really be improved by exercises

    James A. Ashton-Miller;Edward M. Wojtys;Laura J. Huston;Donna Fry-Welch

  • Age Differences in Using a Rapid Step To Regain Balance During a Forward Fall

    Darryl G. Thelen;Laura A. Wojcik;Albert B. Schultz;James A. Ashton-Miller

  • The relationship between quadriceps muscle force, knee flexion, and anterior cruciate ligament strain in an in vitro simulated jump landing.

    Thomas J. Withrow;Laura J. Huston;Edward M. Wojtys;James A. Ashton-Miller

  • Stress Urinary Incontinence: Relative Importance of Urethral Support and Urethral Closure Pressure

    John O.L. DeLancey;Elisa R. Trowbridge;Janis M. Miller;Daniel M. Morgan

  • Stepping responses of young and old adults to postural disturbances: kinematics.

    Carl W. Luchies;Neil B. Alexander;Albert B. Schultz;James Ashton‐Miller

  • Gender differences in muscular protection of the knee in torsion in size-matched athletes.

    Edward M. Wojtys;Laura J. Huston;Harold J. Schock;James P. Boylan

  • What Best Protects the Inverted Weightbearing Ankle Against Further Inversion? Evertor Muscle Strength Compares Favorably with Shoe Height, Athletic Tape, and Three Orthoses

    James A. Ashton-Miller;Robert A. Ottaviani;Christopher Hutchinson;Edward M. Wojtys

  • The effect of an impulsive knee valgus moment on in vitro relative ACL strain during a simulated jump landing.

    Thomas J. Withrow;Laura J. Huston;Edward M. Wojtys;James A. Ashton-Miller

  • A gender-related difference in the contribution of the knee musculature to sagittal-plane shear stiffness in subjects with similar knee laxity.

    Edward M. Wojtys;James A. Ashton-Miller;Laura J. Huston

Frequent Co-Authors

John O.L. DeLancey
John O.L. DeLancey University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Bruno Giordani
Bruno Giordani University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Don B. Chaffin
Don B. Chaffin University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Paul W. Hodges
Paul W. Hodges University of Queensland
William D. Chey
William D. Chey University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jon A. Jacobson
Jon A. Jacobson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
John A. Faulkner
John A. Faulkner University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Asheesh Bedi
Asheesh Bedi University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Albert J. Shih
Albert J. Shih University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jacqui Smith
Jacqui Smith University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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