Facilities

Human Movement Studies Laboratories

The School of Human Movement Studies provides laboratory and teaching facilities to an international standard which include workshop facilities and specicialist techinical support in electronics and computer software development. The School provides state-of-the-art equipment in our research laboratories as follows:

1.   Exercise Physiology Laboratory

• Manual and automated pulmonary gas analysis
• Climate chamber - temperature and humidity controlled
• Inground portable treadmills
• Mechanically-braked cycle ergometer with SRM power analysis
• Schwinn spinning cycles
• CompuTrainer
• LabView software

2.   Vascular Research Laboratory

• Calf exercise ergometer
• Beat-by-beat Blood Pressure
• Pulse Oximetry
• BioPac data acquisition system
• Venous Occlusion Plethysmography
  
  

3.   Exercise Immunology Laboratory
A range of equipment for the assessment of immune system responses to exercise including:

• Biosafety cabinet for the safe handling of immune preparations
• Controlled environment incubator for immune cell structures
• Plate-reading facilities for immune function analysis
  

4.   Biochemistry Laboratory

• Spectrophotometry
• Luminometry acid-base and electrolyte analysis
• Fluorimetry
• Blood sampling and biochemistry analysis
  

5.   Biomechanics Laboratory

• Kistler force platform
• MIE EMG biotelemetry system
• Amlab data acquisition and control systems.
• CALGYM training equipment
• Delsys Bagnoli EMG
• Motion Analysis Video Capture software
• Peak Performance (Gait Laboratory)
• Biodex Isokinetic Dynomometer
  

6.   Motor Control Laboratory

• State-of-the-art tendon vibrators
• Robotic manipulandum
• Peripheral nerve stimulators
• Transcranial Magnetic Stimulator
• H Reflex testing
• Peripheral nerve sensory assessment
• Visuomotor tracking systems
• Proprioceptive coordination assessment
• Electromyography
• Amlab data acquisition and control systems
• Anti accusway force plate
  

7.   Functional Anatomy Laboratory

• MIE EMG biotelemetry system
• Amlab data acquisition and control systems
• Facilities for the examination of anatomical specimens and bone stress
• Biodex isokinetic dynomometer
  

8.   Mass Spectrometry Laboratory

• An isotope ration mass spectrometer and other biochemical analysis equipment
  

9.   Bone Densitometry Laboratory

• Lunar DPX-Plus bone densitometer
  

10.   Biomimetics Laboratory

• Instrom Stress Measurement Unit
  

11.   Human Movement Studies Clinic

• Equipment for resistance training and muscular and skeletal rehabilitation
• Treadmills plus various ergometers
• A clinical gait facility, equipped with 6 camera peak motus 3-dimensional motion analysis system
• AMTI forceplate
• A clinical posture and balance facility, equipped with AMTI portable forceplate
• Posture and balance measuring equipment (Neurocom Balance Master)
• Lord balance and falls risk assessment test battery