James Carollo, PhD
Associate Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Professional Titles

• Director, Center for Gait and Movement Analysis
• Director, Musculoskeletal Research Center at Children's Hospital Colorado

Recognition & Awards

• Certification of Honor, Zhangjiang International Forum on Traditional Chinese Medicine Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (2014)
  
• IEEE Senior Member, Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (2007)
  
• Research Scholar Award, Children's Hospital Colorado Research Institute (2001)
  

Research Interests

Publications

• Rhodes JT, Tagawa A, Moore L, Holcomb A, Carry P, Skinner A, Miller S, De S, Carollo J. Rectus femoris transfers with and without a hamstring lengthening will not change hip kinematics in children with cerebral palsy. Gait Posture. 2023 Jan;99:119-123. PubMed PMID: 36410181
• Mah J, Robertson C, Mah N, Roybal J, Singer-Fox L, Funk S, Manco-Johnson M, Carollo J, Gaffney BMM, Warren BB. Hemophilic Arthropathy and Increased Modeled Muscle Co-contraction during Squatting. Gait and Clinical Motion Analysis Society 2023, Submitted.
• Robertson C, Mah J, Mah N, Roybal J, Singer-Fox L, Funk S, Manco-Johnson M, Carollo J, Gaffney BMM, Warren BB. Normalized Symmetry Index in Simulated Sports Activities in Persons with Hemophilia and Healthy Controls. Gait and Clinical Motion Analysis Society 2023, Submitted.
• Drake A, Lewis M, Pan Z, Carollo J. Evaluation of Activity Monitor Efficacy in a Healthy Population with and without Simulated Gait Impairments. Gait and Clinical Motion Analysis Society 2023, Submitted.
• Heyn PC, Tagawa A, Pan Z, Reistetter T, Ng TKS, Lewis M, Carollo JJ. The association between isometric strength and cognitive function in adults with cerebral palsy. Front Med (Lausanne). 2023;10:1080022. PubMed PMID: 37181370
• Duis J, Skinner A, Carson R, Gouelle A, Annoussamy M, Silverman JL, Apkon S, Servais L, Carollo J. Quantitative measures of motor development in Angelman syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2023 Jul;191(7):1711-1721. PubMed PMID: 37019838
• Rhodes JT, Tagawa A, Moore L, Holcomb A, Carry P, Skinner A, Miller S, De S, Carollo J. Rectus femoris transfers with and without a hamstring lengthening will not change hip kinematics in children with cerebral palsy. Gait Posture. 2023 Jan;99:119-123. PubMed PMID: 36410181
• Heyn P, Terhune E, Tagawa A, Carollo J. Chapter 16, Metabolic Syndrome in Adult Cerebral Palsy: Implications for Diet and Lifestyle Enhancement. In Diet and Nutrition in Neurological Disorders, First Edition, Arsava E (Ed.) Elsevier Publisher, 2023.
• Drake A, Lewis M, Pan Z, Carollo J. Evaluation of Activity Monitor Efficacy in a Healthy Population with and without Simulated Gait Impairments. Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society (GCMAS) Meeting, June 2023. [Podium]
• Mah J, Robertson C, Mah N, Roybal J, Singer-Fox L, Funk S, Manco-Johnson M, Carollo J, Gaffney BMM, Warren BB. Hemophilic Arthropathy and Increased Modeled Muscle Co-contraction during Squatting. Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society 2023, [Podium]
• Robertson C, Mah J, Mah N, Roybal J, Singer-Fox L, Funk S, Manco-Johnson M, Carollo J, Gaffney BMM, Warren BB. Normalized Symmetry Index in Simulated Sports Activities in Persons with Hemophilia and Healthy Controls. Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society 2023, [Podium]
• Mah J, Robertson C, Mah N, Roybal J, Singer-Fox L, Funk S, Manco-Johnson M, Carollo J, Gaffney BMM, Warren BB. Hemophilic Arthropathy and Increased Modeled Muscle Co-contraction during Squatting. World Federation of Hemophilia Conference 2023. [Podium]
• MacCarthy M, Heyn P, Tagawa A, Carollo J. Walking speed and patient-reported outcomes in young adults with cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2022 Apr 2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35366333
• Ng TKS, Heyn PC, Tagawa A, Coughlan C, Carollo JJ. Associations of Circulating Insulin-Growth Factor-1 With Cognitive Functions and Quality of Life Domains in Ambulatory Young Adults With Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Study. Front Neurol. 2022;13:748015. PubMed PMID: 35832183
• MacCarthy M, Heyn P, Tagawa A, Carollo J. Walking speed and patient-reported outcomes in young adults with cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2022 Oct;64(10):1281-1288. PubMed PMID: 35366333
• Duis J, Skinner A, Carson R, Gouelle A, Annoussamy M, Silverman J, Apkon S, Carollo J: Multiple Novel Measures of Motor Patterning Offer Insight into the Natural History of Angelman Syndrome. American Journal of Medical Genetics: Part A; Dec 2022 < in review>
• Robertson C, Gaffney B, Mah N, Durkee H, Singer-Fox L, Roybal J, Funk S, Manco-Johnson M, Carollo J, Warren BB. Ground Reaction Force Asymmetry during Simulated Sports Activities to Better Understand Hemophilic Arthropathy. Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society Annual Meeting, 2022; Virtual.
• Robertson C, Gaffney B, Mah N, Durkee H, Roybal J, Singer-Fox L, Funk S, Mah J, Schneider G, Johnson T, Hunt K, Manco-Johnson MJ, Carollo J, Warren BB. Using Motion Lab Ground Reaction Force Asymmetry Analysis to Better Understand Joint Damage in Patients with Hemophilia. University of Colorado Orthopedics Research Symposium, October 2022.
• Mah J, Robertson C, Mah N, Roybal J, Singer-Fox L, Funk S, Manco-Johnson M, Carollo J, Gaffney BMM, Warren BB. Hemophilic Arthropathy and Increased Modeled Muscle Co-contraction during Squatting. World Federation of Hemophilia Conference 2023, Submitted.
• Ng TKS, Tagawa A, Ho RC, Larbi A, Kua EH, Mahendran R, Carollo JJ, Heyn PC. Commonalities in biomarkers and phenotypes between mild cognitive impairment and cerebral palsy: a pilot exploratory study. Aging (Albany NY). 2021 Jan 26;13(2):1773-1816. PubMed PMID: 33497355
• Ng TKS, Coughlan C, Heyn PC, Tagawa A, Carollo JJ, Kua EH, Mahendran R. Increased plasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) as a potential biomarker for and compensatory mechanism in mild cognitive impairment: a case-control study. Aging (Albany NY). 2021 Oct 15;13(19):22666-22689. PubMed PMID: 34607976
• Look N, Autruong P, Pan Z, Chang FM, Carollo JJ. Radiographic and plantar pressure assessment of pes planovalgus severity in children with cerebral palsy. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2021 May;85:105364. PubMed PMID: 33940478
• Ng TKS, Tagawa A, Ho RC, Larbi A, Kua EH, Mahendran R, Carollo JJ, Heyn PC. Commonalities in biomarkers and phenotypes between mild cognitive impairment and cerebral palsy: a pilot exploratory study. Aging (Albany NY). 2021 Jan 26;13(2):1773-1816. PubMed PMID: 33497355
• Carollo J, De S, Akuthota V. Evidence-Based Physiatry: Clinical Decision-Making With Instrumented Gait Analysis. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2020 Mar;99(3):265-266. PubMed PMID: 31860588
• Pimentel R, Potter MN, Carollo JJ, Howell DR, Sweeney EA. Peak sagittal plane spine kinematics in female gymnasts with and without a history of low back pain. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2020 Jun;76:105019. PubMed PMID: 32402899
• Alderink GJ, Carollo JJ. Enhancing the Quality of Clinical Movement Analysis through Instrumented Gait and Motion Analysis - Best Practices and Laboratory Accreditation. Gait Posture. 2020 Oct;82:52-53. PubMed PMID: 32892100
• Schwabe, AL and Carollo, JJ: Chapter 5, Quantitative Assessment of Gait: A Systematic Approach. In Pediatric Rehabilitation: Principles & Practice, Sixth Edition, K. Murphy (Ed.) Demos Medical Publishers, New York, 2020.
• Heyn PC, Tagawa A, Pan Z, Thomas S, Carollo JJ. Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease risk factors in adults with cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2019 Jan 20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30663044
• Carollo J, De S, Akuthota V. Evidence-Based Physiatry: Clinical Decision Making with Instrumented Gait Analysis. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 Dec 19. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31860588
• Baer HR, Thomas SP, Pan Z, Tagawa A, Carollo JJ, Heyn PC. Self-reported physical function is associated with walking speed in adults with cerebral palsy. J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2019;12(2):181-188. PubMed PMID: 31227669
• Heyn PC, Tagawa A, Pan Z, Thomas S, Carollo JJ. Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease risk factors in adults with cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2019 Apr;61(4):477-483. PubMed PMID: 30663044
• Carollo JJ, Worster K, Pan Z, Ma J, Chang F, Valvano J. Relative phase measures of intersegmental coordination describe motor control impairments in children with cerebral palsy who exhibit stiff-knee gait. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2018 Nov;59:40-46. PubMed PMID: 30145412
• Carry PM, Gala R, Worster K, Kanai S, Miller NH, James D, Provance AJ, Carollo JJ. POSTURAL STABILITY AND KINETIC CHANGE IN SUBJECTS WITH PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN AFTER A NINE-WEEK HIP AND CORE STRENGTHENING INTERVENTION. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2017 Jun;12(3):314-323. PubMed PMID: 28593085
• Valvano J, Hogy S, Worster K, Ma J, Denniston N, Winders P, Rapport MJ, Pan Z, Carollo JJ. Analysis of Reach-to-Grasp by School-Aged Children with Down Syndrome Elucidates Limitations in Upper Extremity Motor Control. Phys Occup Ther Pediatr. 2017 Nov;37(4):374-388. PubMed PMID: 28157417
• Thomas SP, Pan Z, Robertson DM, Frickman A, Carollo JJ, Heyn PC. Poster 232 Cerebral Palsy Adult Transition (CPAT) Cross-Sectional Study Preliminary Findings: Chronic Pain Correlates with Memory Difficulties in Adults with Cerebral Palsy. PM R. 2016 Sep;8(9S):S236. PubMed PMID: 27672993
• Seidl A, Baldini T, Krughoff K, Shapiro JA, Lindeque B, Rhodes J, Carollo J. Biomechanical Assessment of Patellar Advancement Procedures for Patella Alta. Orthopedics. 2016 May 1;39(3):e492-7. PubMed PMID: 27135457
• Thomas SP, Pan Z, Robertson DM, Frickman A, Carollo JJ, Heyn PC. Poster 232 Cerebral Palsy Adult Transition (CPAT) Cross-Sectional Study Preliminary Findings: Chronic Pain Correlates with Memory Difficulties in Adults with Cerebral Palsy. PM R. 2016 Sep;8(9S):S236. PubMed PMID: 27672993
• Worster K, Valvano J, Carollo JJ. Sagittal plane coordination dynamics of typically developing gait. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2015 May;30(4):366-72. PubMed PMID: 25753695
• Braito M, Dammerer D, Kaufmann G, Fischler S, Carollo J, Reinthaler A, Huber D, Biedermann R. Are our expectations bigger than the results we achieve? A comparative study analysing potential advantages of ankle arthroplasty over arthrodesis. Int Orthop. 2014 Aug;38(8):1647-53. PubMed PMID: 24984596
• Braito M, Dammerer D, Kaufmann G, Fischler S, Carollo J, Reinthaler A, Huber D, Biedermann R. Are our expectations bigger than the results we achieve? a comparative study analysing potential advantages of ankle arthroplasty over arthrodesis. Int Orthop. 2014 Aug;38(8):1647-53. PubMed PMID: 24984596
• Wellborn K, Hutchinson B, Kanai S, Keller M, Matney M, Moore L, Muir N, Carollo J. Use of Systematic Improvement Methods to Streamline Team Data Reviews in Clinical Gait Analysis. Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society (GCMAS) Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA, June 16-18, 2024. [Submitted Podium]
• Cheng E, Moore L, Addison-Brown S, Turner C, Carollo J. Utilizing Cloud-Based Machine Learning Tools to Extract Temporal-Spatial Parameters from Uncalibrated Patient Videos. Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society (GCMAS) Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA, June 16-18, 2024. [Submitted Podium]

Professional Memberships

• IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Member
• Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society, Member
• American Society of Biomechanics, Member
• Orthopedic Research Society, Member
• American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Member