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Neuromuscular

Research Lab

 

EXSS Neuromuscular Research Lab

 

 

The Neuromuscular Research Laboratory is a 450 ft2 research space located in 123 Fetzer on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus.  The research agenda of this facility involves the investigation of neuromuscular and biomechanical factors associated with musculoskeletal function, including joint stability, muscle mechanics, postural stability, and musculoskeletal injury, disease, and rehabilitation.

The central component of the Neuromuscular Research Laboratory is a motion analysis system capable of assessing numerous aspects of musculoskeletal function and human movement.  This system features an electromagnetic tracking system (Ascension Technology MiniBirds), a non-conductive force plate (Bertec 4060-nc), and an 8-channel EMG amplifier (DelSys Bagnoli-8). The facility also features a diagnostic ultrasonic system (GE LOGIQe) utilized for real-time imagining musculoskeletal tissues.  Additionally, the Neuromuscular Research Lab contains a dual electrical stimulator (Grass Instruments SK-88) for eliciting peripheral neuromuscular responses.  Other equipment items include tri-axial accelerometers (PCB Piezotronics), tension/compression load cells (Honeywell Sensotec), electrogoniometers (Biometrics), and hand-held dynamometers (Chatillion).  The lab utilizes commercial (Motion Monitor, Innovative Sports Training) and custom (LabVIEW, National Instruments) software for data collection and reduction.  This facility also includes office space equipped with multiple computers for use by graduate students and faculty.

 

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