Yumna Albertus

Dr Albertus is a Senior Lecturer and Emerging Researcher in the Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine. Her research focus is on neuro-muscular physiology, where she is the lead researcher investigating the neuromuscular effects of exercise rehabilitation in certain conditions. Her research has ranged from rehabilitation using robotic over-ground walking in spinal cord injury, exercise-based rehabilitation in cardiovascular disease, elite para-athletes with Cerebral Palsy, injury risk in running using different shoe conditions. Dr Albertus uses innovative technology to monitor neuromuscular changes over time. She measures neuromuscular patterns using electromyography and recently more specialized High-density electromyography (HD EMG) and muscle fibre conduction velocity, which will be used to measure motor-unit activity in spinal cord injury. This allows for a deeper understanding into the physiology of muscle and the ability to investigate the effects of rehabilitation and exercise on neuroplasticity in activation of more motor units.