陳慶儒 Ching-Ru Chen
Ching-Ru Chen is a physical therapist and movement science researcher specializing in gait analysis and lower-limb biomechanics.
He focuses on understanding how structural hip abnormalities—particularly developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)—influence human locomotion, compensatory movement patterns, and whole-body mechanical demands during daily activities.
His research examines overground gait, obstacle negotiation, trunk–pelvis coordination, and compensatory strategies adopted by individuals with DDH. Through quantitative motion capture, force-plate analysis, and biomechanical modeling, he aims to identify key gait deviations and mechanical risk factors that may contribute to pain, functional limitations, or long-term joint degeneration.
Ching-Ru is especially interested in how lumbar and pelvic compensation, altered hip moments, and sensory–motor control shape movement patterns in non-surgical DDH populations. His current work focuses on identifying DDH-specific gait signatures that can support earlier diagnosis, guide treatment planning, and improve long-term monitoring for patients at risk of mobility decline.
Clinically, Ching-Ru has experience in musculoskeletal rehabilitation, movement retraining, strengthening programs, and mobility management for adults and older individuals. His strong background in biomechanics allows him to connect laboratory-based movement analysis with practical therapeutic strategies, ensuring that research findings can be meaningfully translated into functional rehabilitation and patient-centered care.
Journal Articles
[1] Wang, T.-M., Wu, K.-W., Chen, C.-R., Hong, S.-W., Lu, T.-W.*, Kuo, K.N. and Huang, S.-C. (2016) Loading rates during walking in adolescents with type II osteonecrosis secondary to pelvic osteotomy. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 34(12): 2199-2206. (SCI)
Conference Abstracts
[1] Lin, D.T., Chen, C.-R. and Lu, T.-W.* (2012) Effect of side-loading on the center of mass and center of pressure inclination angles during obstacle crossing. 2012 International Symposium on Biomechanics combined with the Annual Scientific Meeting of Taiwanese Society of Biomechanics, Taipei, November 23-24.
[2] Chen, C.-R., Wu, K.-W., Wang, T.-M. and Lu, T.-W.* (2013) Motion analysis in patients with coxa valga after pelvic osteotomy for unilateral developmental dysplasia of the hip during level walking. 7th East Asian Consortium on Biomedical Engineering, Taipei, November 18-20.
[3] Hu, C.-C., Lin, D.-T., Chen, C.-R., Lu, T.-W.*, (2014) Effects of side-loading on the end-point and body’s center of mass motion during obstacle-crossing. XIII International Symposium on 3D Analysis of Human Movement, Lausanne, Switzerland, July 14-17.
[4] Hu, C.-C., Lu, T.-W.*, Lin, D.-T., Chen, C.-R. (2015) Effects of leading limb and obstacle height on the control of the end-point and body’s center of mass motion during side-loaded obstacle crossing. The 25th Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Glasgow, UK, July 12-16.
[5] Hong, S.-W., Chen, C.-R., Hu, C.-C., Lu, T.-W.*, Wu, K.-W., Wang, T.-M. (2016) Changes of lower limb kinematics in adolescents with thoracic and thoracolumbar idiopathic scoliosis during walking. XIV Internal Symposium on 3D Analysis of Human Movement, Taipei, Taiwan, July 18-21.
[6] Chen, C.-R., Wang, T.-M., Wu, K.-W., Chen, Y.-C. and Lu, T.-W.* (2021) Kinematic changes of the pelvis-leg apparatus in patients with developmental dysplasia of the hip during level walking pre and post Ganz osteotomy. 16th International Symposium on 3D-Analysis of Human Movement, Iowa, USA (Virtual), May 25-28.
[7] Chen, C.-R., Wu, K.-W., Wang, T.-M. and Lu, T.-W.* (2022) Kinematic changes in the frontal plane of the pelvis and the internal hip abduction moment pre and post Ganz osteotomy in patients with developmental hip dysplasia during walking. 9th World Congress of Biomechanics, Taipei, Taiwan (Hybrid), Jul 10-14.
[8] Chen, C.-R., Wu, K.-W., Wang, T.-M. and Lu, T.-W.* (2023) Associations between trunk movements in the sagittal plane and gait deviations in adults with unilateral developmental dysplasia of the hip during walking. 12th Asian-Pacific Conference on Biomechanics, Penang, Malaysia, Nov 15-18.