School of Physical Therapy, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA 16057
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Musculoskeletal Research Lab

Lab Supervisor: Chris Hughes, PT, PhD, OCS, CSCS

Lab Focus: Investigation of the biomechanics of shoulder function and implications with rehabilitation and therapeutic exercise. Past and ongoing projects have investigated the kinetic and kinematics of shoulder function and have been published in peer-reviewed literature. These recent projects include:

Barlow JC, Benjamin BW, Birt P, Hughes CJ. Shoulder strength and range-of-motion characteristics in bodybuilders J Strength Cond Res. 2002 Aug;16(3):367-72.

Zanella PW , Willey SM, Seibel S, Hughes CJ: The Effect of Scapular Taping on Shoulder Joint Repositioning, Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, Vol 10 (2), May 2001.

Hughes CJ, Hurd K, Jones A, Sprigle S. Resistance properties of Thera-Band tubing during shoulder abduction exercise. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 1999 Jul;29(7):413-20.

Lab Equipment

Biodex System 3 Isokinetic Testing Unit 

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NeuroCom Balance Master

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F-Scan Plantar Pressure Measurement System

 


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