Kirsty A. McDonald

The Foot’s Arch and the Energetics of Human Locomotion

Sarah Stearne, Kirsty A. McDonald, Jacqueline Alderson et al. · Scientific Reports · 2016 · 157 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Kinesiology, Physiology +17

The Role of Arch Compression and Metatarsophalangeal Joint Dynamics in Modulating Plantar Fascia Strain in Running

Kirsty A. McDonald, Sarah Stearne, Jacqueline Alderson et al. · PLoS ONE · 2016 · 128 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Kinesiology, Sports Medicine +17

Characterizing the comfort limits of forces applied to the shoulders, thigh and shank to inform exosuit design

Matthew B. Yandell, David M. Ziemnicki, Kirsty A. McDonald et al. · PLoS ONE · 2020 · 51 citations · Full text

Medicine, Rehabilitation Medicine, Assistive Technology +12

Running energetics of the North American river otter: do short legs necessarily reduce efficiency on land?

Terrie M. Williams, Merav Ben‐David, Shawn R. Noren et al. · Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology · 2002 · 49 citations

Life Sciences, Animal Sciences, Kinesiology +10

Humans trade off whole-body energy cost to avoid overburdening muscles while walking

Kirsty A. McDonald, Joseph P. Cusumano, Andrew Hieronymi et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2022 · 39 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Neuroscience, Physiology +13