Biomechanics Laboratory

Lab Description

The Biomechanics Laboratory is equipped to study kinetic and kinematic analysis of gait, balance, postural control, mechanical analysis of injury, mechanical analysis of rehabilitative exercises and EMG force/fatigue relationships. The primary goal of the laboratory is to investigate the mechanisms related to injury and the effects of rehabilitation programs on minimizing the likelihood of injury.

Lab Equipment

• 6 camera Vicon 460 motion analysis system
• 2 AMTI force plates
• 16 channel Bagnoli EMG system
• Biodex System 3 dynamometer
• accelerometers for impact and muscle vibration
• Load cells
• Electronic goniometers

Current/Recent Projects

Effects of weighted vest on postural reflexes, Nikki Harris, undergraduate honors project, advisors: Dr. Mark Ricard & Dr. Chris Ray. [Currently waiting for IRB approval]. Contact Nikki Harris for more information: trisha.harris@mavs.uta.edu

Effects of velocity of stretch on countermovement jump. Anu Shrestha, Applied Exercise Physiology KINE 4300 research project. [Currently waiting for IRB approval] Contact Anu to be a subject anu.shrestha@mavs.uta.edu

Effectiveness of CPR Administration when Administered on a Cardiac Bed (PI: Dr. Carolyn Cason, Dr. Cindy Trowbridge, Dr. Mark Ricard; funded by Laerdal and the American Heart Association).

Clinical Evaluation of Computerized Muscle Action Test in the Treatment of Low Back Pain (PI: Dr. Robert Gatchel, Co-PI: Dr. Mark Ricard)