Dr. Lauren Erickson is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy within the College of Health Sciences and a clinician within the BioMotion Laboratory. Dr. Erickson leads the clinical aspects for the ongoing clinical trials within the BioMotion Laboratory, and is the coordinator and lead physical therapist for the Runner’s Clinic at the University of Kentucky. They are a Board-Certified Sports Clinical Specialist (SCS) through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Education

• PhD, University of Kentucky
• SCS, University of Wisconsin - Madison
• DPT, Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences
• BS, Northern Arizona University

Research/Scholarship

• Bone stress injuries
• Running-related injuries
• Anterior cruciate ligament injuries
• Lower extremity biomechanics
• Patellofemoral pain

For more about Dr. Erickson’s and the BioMotion Laboratory’s research, visit the BioMotion Laboratory’s website.

Educational Focus

• Kinematics and kinetics
• Normal and pathological gait analysis
• Running gait analysis

Personal

Dr. Erickson enjoys biking, hiking, rock climbing and pretty much any other outdoor adventure. You can usually spot them riding their bike throughout town day or night.

Publications

• Erickson LN, Owen MK, Casadonte KR, Janatova T, Spencer K, Lucas KCH, Brightwell BD, Graham MC, White M, Thomas NT, Latham CM, Jacobs CA, Conley C, Thompson KL, Johnson DL, Hardy PA, Fry CS, Noehren B. 2025. The Efficacy of Blood Flow Restriction Training to Improve Quadriceps Muscle Function After ACL Reconstruction. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 57(2):227-237.
• Erickson LN, Jacobs CA, Johnson DL, Ireland ML, Noehren B. 2021. Psychosocial factors 3-months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction predict 6-month subjective and objective knee outcomes. J Orthop Res. 40(1):231-238.
• Erickson LN, Lucas KCHickey, Davis KA, Jacobs CA, Thompson KL, Hardy PA, Andersen AH, Fry CS, Noehren B.  2019.  Effect of Blood Flow Restriction Training on Quadriceps Muscle Strength, Morphology, Physiology, and Knee Biomechanics Before and After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial. Phys Ther. 99(8):1010-1019.
• Erickson LN, Sherry MA.  2017.  Rehabilitation and return to sport after hamstring strain injury. J Sport Health Sci. 6(3):262-270.
• Krause DA, Stuart MJ, Erickson LN, Hegeman JC, Herrera RM, Weiher HM, Hollman JH.  2017. Influence of Neck Laceration Protectors on Cervical Range of Motion. Clin J Sport Med. 27(2):111-118.