{"id":1855,"date":"2017-10-10T19:02:42","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T19:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/?page_id=1855"},"modified":"2024-07-24T14:48:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T18:48:02","slug":"motion-analysis-laboratory-suite-l","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/about\/facilities\/motion-analysis-laboratory-suite-l\/","title":{"rendered":"Motion Analysis Laboratory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The motion analysis lab is a shared lab between URI\u2019s kinesiology and physical therapy departments that is used to perform biomechanical analysis of various human movements in both patients and athletes.&nbsp; Motion analysis is used to understand and improve complex motions such as standing, walking, running, jumping or throwing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The equipment in the Motion Analysis Laboratory includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2018.MAL_.lab_.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[1855]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2018.MAL_.lab_-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2018.MAL_.lab_-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2018.MAL_.lab_-223x150.jpg 223w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2018.MAL_.lab_-80x54.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2018.MAL_.lab_.jpg 387w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3D motion Capture System<\/strong>:&nbsp; The SIMI reality motion systems uses 8 embedded cameras to take high speed video of movement that creates an interactive digital rendering of the movement and provide precise measurements of all joint motions performed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Force Plate Integrated Treadmill<\/strong>:&nbsp; The Bertec Corp split belt treadmill provides high quality measurements of the forces experienced by each leg during motion and can be integrated into the 3D motion capture system.&nbsp; The belts can also be operated at different speeds to better understand how forces change with asymmetrical walking patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Overhead Harness System<\/strong>:&nbsp; The treadmill also equipped with a custom designed overhead harness system that supports individuals when balanced is challenged or those at high risk of falling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Portable Force Plate<\/strong>:&nbsp; The AccuPower force plate is a high impact portable force plate that can be used to measure force, power, jump height and balance both in and outside of the lab.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The motion analysis lab is a shared lab between URI\u2019s kinesiology and physical therapy departments that is used to perform biomechanical analysis of various human movements in both patients and athletes.&nbsp; Motion analysis is used to understand and improve complex motions such as standing, walking, running, jumping or throwing. The equipment in the Motion Analysis [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":820,"featured_media":0,"parent":2569,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1855","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/820"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1855"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1855\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6215,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1855\/revisions\/6215"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}