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Welcome to the  
Motion Measurement & Analysis Lab  
At the Graduate School of Physical Therapy

 

Faculty Advisor, Mary Ann Holbein-Jenny  
 maryann.holbein@sru.edu  
(724) 738-2907

Overview of Lab

 

The Motion Analysis Lab was designed for flexibility:

40’ x 40’ area – large enough for most applications

High ceiling – high enough for throwing and jumping applications

“Portable” equipment – lab space can be configured in almost any layout

  Motion measurement & analysis system

  Force plates

  Electromyography system

Raised access flooring - cables can be safely out of the way

Separate analysis rooms – out of the way of data collection areas

What can be measured & analyzed in the lab:  

    • Human movement

  Body positioning (kinematics)

  Foot/contact forces (kinetics)

  Muscle activity (electromyography)

    • Animal or inanimate movement

    • Comparison of normal & abnormal movement  

    • Accurate measurement of static positions/postures

Some suggested uses of the lab:

Teaching – undergraduate & graduate  

Research – faculty, graduate & undergraduate  

Therapy – evaluation & treatment of patients/clients

Select studies conducted in the lab by SRU students and faculty

  1. A PILOT STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF A SIX WEEK INTERVENTION PROGRAM ON FUNCTIONAL STABILITY LIMITS, STATIC CENTER OF PRESSURE, OVERALL PAIN AND PAIN DURING ADLS IN ADULTS WITH CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN. by Elizabeth S. Beckman, Stephanie A. Belin, Edgar J. Klixbull, Mary Ann Holbein-Jenny. American Physical Therapy Association Annual Meeting 2003, platform presentation. Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association Annual Meeting 2002, poster.

  2. Sensitivity and Specificity of the Fukuda Stepping Test for Balance by Mark Dewane, Matthew Ostler, Michael Spevak, Mary Ann Holbein-Jenny, and Marcia Hall.  Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association Annual Meeting 1998, platform presentation & APTA Combined Sections Meeting 2000, poster.

  3. Concurrent Validity and Interrater Reliability of the Fluid Goniometer Using Marked Landmarks During Passive Elbow and Hip Flexion by Monica Fournier, SPT, Alison Marshall, SPT, Kelly McLear, SPT, Mary Ann Holbein-Jenny, PhD, DPT.  Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association Annual Meeting 2000, platform presentation.

  4. Validity analysis of fluid goniometer measurements on passive knee flexion by Jacob K. Bartholomy, Ryan F. Chandler, Stephanie E. Kaplan.  American Physical Therapy Association Annual Meeting 2000, platform presentation.

  5. The Effects of Lower Extremity Strength Training on Center of Pressure During Functional Reach in Individuals 65 and Older by Steven W. Demkowicz, SPT, Erica A. Getz, SPT, Sara Scofield, SPT, Mary Ann Holbein-Jenny, Ph.D.  American Physical Therapy Association Annual Meeting 2000, platform presentation.

  6. A Kinetic Analysis of Partial Weight Bearing using Heel Strike and Toe Touch Gait by Karis Temple, SPT, Susan Walsh, SPT, David Keelor, SPT, Mary Ann Holbein-Jenny, Ph.D.  American Physical Therapy Association Annual Meeting 1999 and Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association Annual Meeting 1998, platform presentation.

  7. THE EFFECTS OF A PERTURBATION TRAINING PROGRAM ON NEUROMUSCULAR ACTIVATION PATTERNS IN FEMALE ATHLETES by T. Phinney, E.Sorensen, A. Stinson.  American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting 2001, poster.

  8. AN ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC COMPARISON OF ABDOMINAL MUSCLE ACTIVITY OF THREE ISOMETRIC EXERCISES TARGETING THE EXTERNAL OBLIQUE AND INTERNAL OBLIQUE/TRANSVERSE ABDOMINIS MUSCLES IN ASYMPTOMATIC ADULTS by Brace Hayden, DPT, Crystal Nyberg, DPT,  Karma Sage, DPT,   Mary Ann Holbein-Jenny, Ph.D., DPT

  9. EMG Analysis of Scapular Stabilizing Muscles During Selected Open and Closed Kinetic Chain Exercises by Lori Clawson, Brian Orowitz, Traci Richardson.  American Physical Therapy Association Annual Meeting 2003, platform presentation.  Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association Annual Meeting 2002, poster presentation.  

  10. Functional stability limits during reaching tasks: identification of limits and validation of the 3-D static strength prediction program balance component by MA Holbein-Jenny, A Stinson, M Bechtel, J Elmer, T Richardson, K Holtman, R Niederklein, J Pawley (ongoing) 

  11. An EMG comparison of gravity-dependent and gravity-elimated manual muscle testing positions for the shoulder by S Kline, J Pawley, J Shultz, MA Holbein-Jenny, C Martin-Elkins. (ongoing)

  12. Effects of an eight week intervention program on functional stability limits, static COP, and performance of ADL’s in adults with chronic low back pain by M Kirkbride, L Oblinsky, K Sossong, MA Holbein-Jenny. (ongoing)

 


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