Facilities

Speed, accuracy, and efficiency are desirable attributes of any control system. For the spine, these attributes may determine if a person will suffer a future injury or will develop persistent back pain.
Designed to test the various attributes of spine control, MSUCOR’s in vivo lab utilizes custom-built and commercially available equipment:
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Mikrolar rotopod to assess spinal control in multiple planes of motion.
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MSUCOR compliant robot to assess postural control in an unstable sitting task.
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Quick-release apparatus to assess trunk muscle reflex responses.
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Head and trunk position and force tracking apparatus to assess speed and accuracy of spine control.
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Delsys 16-channel Bagnoli Desktop EMG system to assess muscle effort level.
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PTI Visualeyez, 3D motion capture to record human movement.
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Kistler force plate to measure ground reaction forces/moments and center of pressure