Nov 20, 2018 / Research & Innovation
#SRHaccess Facebook LIVE Recap: Movement Science Lab - Frisco
On this week’s Facebook live, Kirsten Tulchin-Francis, Ph.D., joined the segment to give us a first look at the state-of-the-art Movement Science Lab in Frisco. Below is a recap of the conversation.
Watch the live segment.
Details on the space:
Watch the live segment.
Details on the space:
- Large space specifically designed for sports medicine patients.
- Designed for running, cutting and sport like movements.
- Feels like a gymnasium with high ceilings.
- 14 motion capture cameras
- The patient wears markers that the cameras detect to create a three-dimensi
onal model of the athlete while moving.
- Plates under the flooring measure the amount of force when landing, walking and running.
- A large screen on the wall of the lab provides a real-time feed for staff and the patients to see how each part of the body is moving.
- The cameras can move outside to the track on tripods or be mounted to the wall.
- The track allows the team to test the patients on a curve.
- Sports turf – gives the athlete the ability to perform their sports movement in an open space, i.e. throwing or kicking a ball.
- Focused mainly on sports medicine research
- Post ACL injury – after a patient has ACL reconstruction surgery, the lab is able to evaluate his or her movement as they recover.
- Concussion patients – how quickly can they recover cognitively after their injury.
- The function and movement of athletes in different knee braces – the effectiveness of the brace while playing his or her sport.
- A tool for injury prevention.
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