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• Experimental neuromechanics
  • Biomechanics of balance and posture
  • Perceptual influences on mobility and balance
  • Safe landing responses
• Mathematical modeling
  • Dynamics of balance recovery
  • Impact biomechanics
• Injury prevention
  • Biomechanics of osteoporotic fractures
  • Protective clothing design
  • Design of safe movement environments
• Gerontechnology
  • Video-based monitoring of falls
  • Wearable sensors
  • Smart home technology

We are a biomedical engineering research group dedicated to improving our understanding of the biomechanics of human movement, with specific focus on the prevention of injuries and enhancement of mobility. Our multi-disciplinary research group includes graduate students and post-doctoral researchers in Engineering, Kinesiology, and Health Sciences. Current research projects are in four areas:

 

Experimental neuromechanics

 

Mathematical modeling

 

Injury prevention

 

Gerontechnology

 

 

Discovery Channel video segment from 2009, explaining our research

on hip fracture prevention at the IPML, featuring lab director

Steve Robinovitch and former graduate students Fabio Feldman and

Andrew Laing.