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Dr Zoe Self Davies

@drselfy.bsky.social
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Biomechanist, Anatomist, Veterinary Physiotherapist, Dog Obsessive, Lecturer, Procrastinator, Feminist, Cheese Enthusiast, Disaster, She/Her

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anatsoc.bsky.social @anatsoc.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Kicking off the final day is @drselfy.bsky.social exploring the comparative anatomy of movement across two, three and four legs. From #gait analysis to tripedal canine #biomechanics, a fascinating reminder of how anatomy and biomechanics work together to shape locomotion across species.
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Peter Falkingham @peterfalkingham.com · 03/06/2026
Great first paper from PhD student @rebeccalowes.bsky.social , running a sensitivity analysis on Range of Motion and what matters. Lots and lots of work in this one, but the gist is, it matters a lot how you select your articular surface: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Digital range of motion analysis is sensitive to subjective steps in joint model construction
A systematic sensitivity analysis of a six degree-of-freedom range of motion (ROM) analysis workflow was conducted to evaluate how variation in the subjective steps of the reference pose assembly aff...
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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 11/05/2026
Watch #ProcB author Zoe Self Davies talk about research that investigated whether 3-legged dogs use distinct limb sequences which could be determined as gaits, with clearly defined kinematics and kinetics: cassyni.com/events/9DLfz... #biomechanics
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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 08/05/2026
Locomotion on three legs: the tripedal gaits of canine amputees: doi.org/10.1098/rspb... #ProcB #biomechanics
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Now I've got a minute, thought I'd do a little explainer thread of my recent paper on locomotion in canine amputees. Read on for #science #biomechanics #dogscience and most importantly, cute videos! This @royalsociety.org paper can be found here: royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
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Locomotion on three legs: the tripedal gaits of canine amputees
Abstract. The gaits of bipedal and quadrupedal animals are well characterized, while, with few naturally occurring tripedal gaits, little is understood reg
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
New paper out today in @royalsocietypublishing.org #ProcB on the tripedal gaits of canine amputees. It’s been a long time coming with initial covid delays and then 2 new jobs, glad I can finally share it: royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Lovely day yesterday for a drive through the Welsh countryside to speak at @aberuni.bsky.social and have a nosey round their Veterinary Education Centre. Thank you to @sesamoidstreet.bsky.social and @peterkorsten.bsky.social for the invite ☺️
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
As a millennial emo, I quite like spooky season. As an anatomist, I hate it 🤣 #veterinaryanatomy #anatomy #skeleton
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
I have a tab open on “Performing Oral Regional Nerve Blocks for Veterinary Patients” to remind me to add some clinical relevance to my skull anatomy lecture but the tab just appears as “Performing Oral” to anyone glancing over my shoulder, I feel like I’m going to have to justify myself a lot today😂
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Richard Bomphrey @richardbomphrey.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
🚨 Hiring! We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in computational fluid dynamics and structural simulations to investigate biomechanics and mechanosensory feedback in insect flight. Extreme agility ✔️ Morphological computing ✔️ Meshes! ✔️ jobs.rvc.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
You know that metaphor about ducks being calm on the surface but then they’re frantically paddling below the water?… turns out the dog is mildly aggrieved on the surface and absolutely not paddling frantically below 😂 #biomechanics #veterinaryphysiotherapy #caninescience #dogs
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Finally out of office ‘enjoying’ the heat in Greece (41 degrees is a bit much 🥵)
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
#SEBconference goers, have you found the whale and the elephant upstairs?
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Thank you to the biomechanics session organisers at #SEBconference for supporting my talk on tripedal locomotion in canine amputees 🐕 Extra thank you’s to @sesamoidstreet.bsky.social and Janneke Schwaner for their support ☺️
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Day 1 at #SEBconference in Antwerp. Let’s go 🤓
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
VetEd done ✔️ Poster on extra-curricular anatomy art presented ✔️… next up #SEBconference.
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Had SO MUCH FUN making balloon model equine guts at VedEd this afternoon. My cognitive load is feeling very minimised 🧡🎈
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Great first day at VetEd looking at making models for clinical skills and anatomy, followed by wine on the SS Great Britain featuring @grumpyfrog.bsky.social and @sesamoidstreet.bsky.social 🧡
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Great time speaking at MMU’s Institute of Sport this week, sharing some insights into athletic performance and rehabilitation in non-human animals. Had such a fantastic time meeting their lovely team and seeing their awesome facilities. Thanks @kajdaniels.bsky.social for the invite ☺️
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Needed some ‘physio-ing’ pictures to brighten up some slides and didn’t want to use dogs who haven’t given consent… Rogue is cantankerous, expensive and useless in many circumstances but the girl always does good teaching and good slides 👍
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
It’s conference season & marking season so spending a large proportion of my time in front of a screen. Started getting headaches & then weird motion-sickness like nausea almost constantly. Diagnosed myself with all manner of neurological disorders… turns out I’ve hit the age where I need glasses 😆🤓
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
One of my favourite colleagues, teaching dog Maeve, did some exciting cpd today, working towards teaching hydrotherapy as well as veterinary science. 10/10 the goodest girl.
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Excited to have my abstract accepted for #SEBconference in Antwerp… who else is going?
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
I’d say ai nailed it with this one 😂
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
She’s supposed to be teaching auscultation this morning but is doing quite a bit of sleeping on the job 😆🩺😴 #vetschool #clinicalskills
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Little bit of #veterinaryphysiotherapy and #caninehydrotherapy for Rogue today. Staying in shape as a #vetschool teaching dog 💪
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
I ran an anatomical heart art competition for Valentine’s Day with our vet students &, once again, they did not disappoint! They produced some stunning drawings, poetry, bakes, crochet, cross-stitch, digital art & even a pizza! I’ve shared a few below so you can see how talented they are!
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Found a weird bit of fluff under my desk at work. #vetschool
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
On this Rogue scale of 1-9, how’s your day going?
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Nice sunset on leaving @harperadamsuni.bsky.social HKVS this evening 🧡
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Today I get to teach my absolute favourite lecture: gait! What used to be a whole term of lectures for physio students is now 1hr for vet students 😆💪 #gaitanalysis #locomotorbiomechanics #vetschool
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Today’s lecture is on the eye so I’ve mildly harassed the dog with my iPhone and husband’s bike light to ensure she features 👀 #anatomy #veterinaryanatomy #neuroanatomy #vetschool
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
I’ve got a lecture on cranial nerves coming up… hit me up with your best mnemonics that aren’t a) the rude ones I was taught back in the day b) Harry Potter nonsense 😜 #anatomy #veterinaryanatomy #neuroanatomy #anatomyeducation
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Looking for non-veterinary participants for this study. You don’t need to own a dog! Link is here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/dog-questi... Thank you for helping ☺️ #dogs #dogscience
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Starting afresh from leaving that other platform. Always looking to chat about #dogs #dogscience #horses #horsescience #biomechanics #anatomy #veterinary #highereducation #vetschool
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Never too early to post a pic of the dog 🤷‍♀️
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Dr Zoe Self Davies @drselfy.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Decided the New Year was the time to leave the bad place, heard good things about this one so giving it a go… now to re-find all those awesome science contacts 🤓
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