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Resources: Research Labs
Motion Analysis Laboratory
The Motion Analysis Laboratory is designed to record and analyze
human movement. The lab is equipped with a Noraxon Myosystem 1200
eight channel EMG system to record muscle activity‚ a Peak
Motus 3–D movement analysis system with 6 cameras to record
movement‚ and 2 Kistler multicomponent force plates to record
forces. These three systems are integrated‚ allowing a comprehensive
analysis of all aspects of movement.
Research conducted in this laboratory has included a study in which
the motion and muscle activity of individuals with shoulder pathology
was studied during the performance of an upper extremity therapeutic
activity‚ and compared to subjects without shoulder pathology.
Another series of studies has analyzed various aspects of the sit–to–stand
transition. One study analyzed the kinematics of the sit–to–stand
transition in 6 to 7–year–old children and young adults.
A second study is incorporating an additional age group (9 to 10
year–olds) and will also look at the kinetics of the transition.
Future research will examine this transition in children with cerebral
palsy.
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