The goal of this project is to describe the basic kinematics of the shoulder and upper extremity  and the torso (maximum reach, velocity, trunk deviation angles, hand path trajectories) as well as reaction time during reaching tasks in individuals with thoracic spinal cord injury.  The kinematic values of individuals with spinal rods will be compared with individuals without spinal rods who also have thoracic spinal cord injury.

The objective of this investigation is to examine the effects of different types of visual cues to improve walking in individuals with PD.  Specifically, visual cues will be combined with visual flow of the environment to evaluate the response to visual cues when presented as dynamic visual information

The Integrated Systems Lab has collaborated with performing artists for several years.  The motion capture equipment used by kinesiologists to analyze human motion can also be used by dancers to animate avatars, allowing virtual dance performances across the room or across the world.  Animation packages, including Maya by Silicon Graphics, FilmBox by Kaydara and 3ds max by Discreet allow our graphic artists creative freedom limited only by their imaginations.