Lisa Griffin

Ph.D. in Neuroscience, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, 1999

Investigates neuromuscular control mechanisms during fatigue, training, rehabiltiation and aging with single-motor unit recording, and designs electrical stimulation protocols for individuals with paralysis.

Member, Editorial Board, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Member, Society for Neuroscience

Member, American College of Sports Education

Jeon, W., Jensen, J. & Griffin, L. (2019). Muscle activity and balance control during sit-to-stand across symmetric and asymmetric initial foot positions in healthy adults. Gait and Posture, 71, 138–144. (View)

Jeon, W. & Griffin, L. (2018). Effects of pulse duration on muscle fatigue during electrical stimulation inducing moderate-level contraction. Muscle and Nerve, 57, 642–649. (View)

Peng, Y-L., Tenan, MS. & Griffin, L. (2018). Hip position and sex differences in motor unit firing patterns of the vastus medialis and vastus medialis oblique in healthy individuals. Journal of Applied Phyiology, 124, 1438–1446. (View)

Doucet, BM., Mettler, JA., Griffin, L. & Spirduso, WW. (2016). Force Accuracy during Ramp Contractions of the Upper and Lower Extremity: The After-Peak Reduction. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 123, 244–257. (View)

Tenan, MS., Hackney, A. & Griffin, L. (2016). Maximal Force and Tremor Changes Across the Menstrual Cycle. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 116, 153–60. (View)

Mettler, L. & Griffin, L. (2016). Muscular Endurance Training and Motor Unit Firing Patterns during Fatigue. Experimental Brain Research(234), 267–276. (View)

Tenan, M., Hackney, A. & Griffin, L. (2016). Entrainment of motor activity in the vastus medialis complex is different between the sexes. Muscle and Nerve. (View)

Tenan, M., Marti, C. & Griffin, L. (2014). Motor unit discharge rate is correlated within individuals: A case for multilevel model statistical analysis. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 24, 917–922. (View)

Tenan, M., Peng, Y., Hackney, A. & Griffin, L. (2013). Menstrual cycle mediates vastus medialis and vastus medialis oblique muscle activity. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise(45), 2151–2157. (View)

Doucet, B. & Griffin, L. (2012). Variable stimulation patterns in younger and older thenar muscle. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 222(2), 215–222. (View)

Mettler, J. & Griffin, L. (2012). Post-activation potentiation and muscular endurance training. Muscle and Nerve, 45(3), 416–425. (View)

Dhindsa, M., Merring, C., Brandt, L., Tanaka, H. & Griffin, L. (2011). Muscle spasticity associated with reduced whole-leg perfusion in persons with spinal cord injury. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 34(6), 594–599. (View)

Decker, M., Griffin, L., Abraham, L. & Brandt, L. (2010). Alternating stimulation of synergistic muscles during functional electrical stimulation cycling improves endurance in persons with spinal cord injury. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 20(6), 1163–1169. (View)

Mettler, J. & Griffin, L. (2010). What are the stimulation parameters that affect the extent of twitch force potentiation in the adductor pollicis muscle?. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 110, 1235–1242. (View)

Terry, K. & Griffin, L. (2010). Coherence and short-term synchronization are insensitive to motor unit spike train nonstationarity. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 185, 185–198. (View)

Griffin, L., Painter, P., Wadhwa, A. & Spirduso, W. (2009). Motor unit firing variability and synchronization during short-term light-load training in older adults. Experimental Brain Research, 197, 337–345. (View)

Doucet, B. & Griffin, L. (2009). Variable stimulation patterns for poststroke hemiplegia. Muscle & Nerve, 39, 54–62. (View)

Griffin, L., Decker, M., Hwang, J., Kitchen, K. & Ivy, J. (2009). Functional electrical stimulation cycling improves body composition, metabolic and neural factors in persons with spinal cord injury. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology(19), 614–622. (View)

Electrical Stimulation-Assisted Standing Rehabilitation for Individuals with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
Investigators: Woohyoung Jeon, Lisa Griffin, Recruiting Study Participants

Effects of Aging on Muscle Activation Patterns and Postural Control During Sit-to-Stand with Different Initial Foot Positions
Investigators: Woohyoung Jeon, Lisa Griffin, Hao-Yuan Hsiao, Recruiting Study participants.

Role of Neuromuscular Control and Fatigability Imbalance among Lower Limb Muscles in Younger versus Older Adults with and without Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Investigators: Zhong Wang, Lisa Griffin, and Recruiting Study participants.

Timothy W Lowe, Ph.D., expected 2022 (Supervisor)
Fatigue: neural control mechanism of fatigue and the use of fatigue as a strategy to reduce arthrogenic muscle inhibition Neuromuscular rehabilitation: neuromuscular training strategies for prevention of/ rehabilitation from, knee injuries in athletes. Osteoarthritis: what mechanisms lead to the onset of OA and what strategies can be implemented to prevent OA, what strategies can minimize the effects of OA. Knee Rehabilitation: Optimizing outcomes after total joint replacement through specialized rehabilitation Sport Injury Mechanisms: strategies to reduce the risk of...

Woohyoung Jeon, Ph.D., expected 2020 (Supervisor)
FES (functional electrical stimulation) design to assist sit-to-stand (STS) for patients with paraplegia from spinal cord injury (SCI). Possible age-related changes in control of movement and muscle activation pattern to compensate for the weakened lower limb muscles. Balance limiting factors and neuromuscular adaptations with age or consciously selected motor strategies to compensate for age-related declines.

Neuromuscular Physiology Research Laboratory

Dr. Griffin's PubMed Profile