Research

Funded research projects in the Division of Physical Therapy includes projects on the effects of constraint induced therapy on patients with stroke, paretic limb loading during stroke recovery, evaluation of hip protectors in community-dwelling older adults at risk of falls , early indicators of functional decline in older adults,  enhancing function, fitness and participation in adolescents with cerebral palsy, the effect of aquatic resistive exercise on persons with cerebral palsy, use of Dance Dance Revolution/Playstation as an intervention to decreasing obesity, reduction in sedentary time, and increase in motor learning in 7-8 yr old children and the WATCH project which includes Telehealth videoconferencing for early intervention for infants and children.

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• Center for Human Movement Science   Current Research Projects:
  

  BIOMECHANICS
  Biomechanics on Human Perfomance in Sports
  Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Prevention
  
  MOTOR CONTROL
  Excite
  Stroke Recovery
  Aquatic Resistance

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