Research Interests
Dr. Jan is Director and Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Engineering Research Lab in the Disability Resources and Educational Services. He is committed to developing rehabilitation technologies for the prevention and management of secondary conditions in people with impaired mobility. Dr. Jan is recognized for his research on soft tissue biomechanics and its role in the development of musculoskeletal injury, including pressure injury. Dr. Jan has extensively published his research work to improve the understanding of the effect of various pathophysiological conditions (spinal cord injury, aging, diabetes, physical inactivity) on musculoskeletal injury. His research has been supported by the NIH, NIDRR, PVA Foundation and Reeve Foundation. Dr. Jan serves as an associate editor on prestigious journals, including the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Frontiers in Physiology, and PLOS ONE, and is an editorial board member of the Assistive Technology and Journal of Tissue Viability.
Education
Rehabilitation Science and Technology, Postdoc, University of of Pittsburgh
Rehabilitation Science and Technology, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Biomedical Engineering, MS, National Yang-Ming University
Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology, BS, National Yang-Ming University
Additional Campus Affiliations
Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Community Health
External Links
Highlighted Publications
Jan, Y-K., Hou, X., He, X., Guo, C., Jain, S., & Bleakney, A. (2021). Using elastographic ultrasound to assess the effect of cupping size of cupping therapy on stiffness of triceps muscle. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 100(7), 694-699. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0000000000001625
Wu, F. L., Zheng, Z., Ma, Y., Weng, K., Liao, F., & Jan, Y. K. (2020). Effects of cycle periods and pressure amplitudes of alternating pressure on sacral skin blood flow responses. Journal of Tissue Viability, 29(4), 264-268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtv.2020.09.004
Jan, Y. K. (2020). The effects of local cooling rates on perfusion of sacral skin under externally applied pressure in people with spinal cord injury: an exploratory study. Spinal Cord, 58(4), 476-483. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41393-019-0378-x
Zhu, T., Wang, Y., Yang, J., Liao, F., Wang, S., & Jan, Y. K. (2020). Wavelet-based analysis of plantar skin blood flow response to different frequencies of local vibration. Physiological Measurement, 41(2), [025004]. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6579/ab6e56
Yang, T. D., & Jan, Y. K. (2020). Nonnegative matrix factorization for the identification of pressure ulcer risks from seating interface pressures in people with spinal cord injury. Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, 58(1), 227-237. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11517-019-02081-z
Recent Publications
Chen, H-C., Sunardi, Liau, B-Y., Lin, C-Y., Akbari, V. B. H., Lung, C-W., & Jan, Y-K. (2021). Estimation of Various Walking Intensities Based on Wearable Plantar Pressure Sensors Using Artificial Neural Networks. Sensors, 21(19). https://doi.org/10.3390/s21196513
Chen, H. C., Sunardi, Jan, Y. K., Liau, B. Y., Lin, C. Y., Tsai, J. Y., Li, C. T., & Lung, C. W. (2021). Using Deep Learning Methods to Predict Walking Intensity from Plantar Pressure Images. In R. S. Goonetilleke, S. Xiong, H. Kalkis, Z. Roja, W. Karwowski, & A. Murata (Eds.), Advances in Physical, Social and Occupational Ergonomics - Proceedings of the AHFE 2021 Virtual Conferences on Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors, Social and Occupational Ergonomics, and Cross-Cultural Decision Making, 2021 (pp. 270-277). (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 273). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80713-9_35
Choi, H. M. C., Cheung, A. K. K., Ng, M. C. H., Zheng, Y., Jan, Y. K., & Cheing, G. L. Y. (2021). Indentation Stiffness Measurement by an Optical Coherence Tomography-Based Air-Jet Indentation System Can Reflect Type I Collagen Abundance and Organisation in Diabetic Wounds. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 9, [648453]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2021.648453
Duan, Y., Ren, W., Xu, L., Ye, W., Jan, Y. K., & Pu, F. (2021). The effects of different accumulated pressure-time integral stimuli on plantar blood flow in people with diabetes mellitus. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 22(1), [554]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-021-04437-9
He, X., Zhang, X., Liao, F., He, L., Xu, X., & Jan, Y-K. (2021). Using reactive hyperemia to investigate the effect of cupping sizes of cupping therapy on skin blood flow responses. Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, 34(2), 327-333. https://doi.org/10.3233/BMR-200120