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Health and Exercise Sciences

Project Funding

Funding of this laboratory will allow three-dimensional data acquisition with an infrared system, thus providing state-of-the-art, highly accurate kinematic analyses.  Additionally, hardware and software have been included to synchronize the signals from the EMG and force platform, which will allow students to gain an understanding of how the kinematics of movement are related to muscle activity and ground reaction forces.  With this upgraded equipment, students will be able to:

  1. Perform much more complete biomechanical and movement control analyses which will provide them a much broader and deeper understanding of human function and factors that influence it
  2. Develop much greater understanding of human motion as it relates to performance, injury rehabilitation, disabilities and maintaining capacities of daily living
  3. Understand the unique influence of each sensory modality in the control and learning of human movement and physical adaptation

 

 

Impact of Your Support

Your gift to the Piper Movement Analysis Laboratory will:

  • ENHANCE INSTRUCTION - This new laboratory equipment will serve the growing needs of our students and their increasingly complex research questions. Faculty members will be able to infuse this new technology into the classroom thereby producing a much more active and improved learning environment.
  • FACILITATE LEARNING - With this improved learning environment, students will be better able to apply biomechanical, anatomical and motor learning/control expertise in their careers. The equipment will provide better understanding of the motions and forces involved in many different activities. Moreover, the qualitative and quantitative inter-relationships between the kinetic, kinematic, and anatomical bases of motion will be enhanced by the features of this improved laboratory. Students will be able to experience the changing influences of the sensory system on the motor control system, leading to a greater appreciation for the intricacies of our complex human functions.
  • SUPPORT STUDENT RESEARCH - Student research at Truman will be greatly improved as research questions, previously unavailable due to the lack of equipment, will not need to be eliminated or modified. Students will develop more cutting-edge research skills that will better prepare them for their post-graduate work and future careers. Students will be able to explore interdisciplinary questions (e.g., physics) and potentially work with physician scholars from the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine.
  • PREPARE STUDENTS FOR POST-GRADUATE STUDIES OR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS - The Piper Lab will allow the HES Program to continue to be a leader in the preparation of health science and exercise science students. Through improved instruction, learning, and research, our students will develop greater problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. These skills will enable them to gain admission to the leading post-graduate programs or to work with the top employers in the world.
 

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