Motion Analysis Laboratory

An important part of the School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science's emerging musculoskeletal research agenda includes the operation of a state of the art Motion Analysis Laboratory in conjunction with the College of Engineering. This laboratory, located in the USF Research Park, is designed to assess human movement and function over a variety of conditions and activities. A Vicon System with 8 camera M-series array provides real time kinetic (force) and kinematic (motion) data acquisition for display, storage and subsequent analysis. Normal and abnormal movement associated with disease, injury or the use of an adaptive or robotic device can be quantified and the associated neuromuscular impairments or functional limitations identified. The concurrent use of the COSMED K4b2 portable metabolic system enables the unconstrained recording of over 30 physiological responses during motion events adding an additional dimension of data acquisition during gait, ergonomic, sports or virtually any functional activity.

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