VCU Motor Control Lab

02/07/2022

Do you have bothersome dyskinesia from levodopa? If so, you may be eligible for this clinical trial. Contact us if you are interested. Email and phone number on brochure.

10/07/2021

New work out by our postdoc Alexander Stamenkovic, PhD into trunk coordination and movement preparation!

Postural muscle activity precedes voluntary movements of the upper limbs. The traditional view of this activity is that it anticipates perturbations to balance caused by the movement of a limb. However, findings from reach-based paradigms have shown that postural adjustments can initiate center of m...

09/23/2021

Bringing together experience from across Physical Therapy and Neurology to continue our work for those living with Parkinson's Disease.

We hope to be recruiting soon for this project!

Launched by the VCU Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center, a new program provides seed funding for multidisciplinary research initiatives.

08/16/2021

Last month we went out with the whole VCU MCL team to show off our new developments in Virtual Reality exercise therapies for trunk control in Parkinson's Disease (PD). Thank you to our fantastic friends at Power Over Parkinson's for giving us a platform to engage with excited individuals in the local PD community.

You can find a little write-up that about it here:

https://news.vcu.edu/article/2021/08/vcu-researchers-are-using-vr-games-as-exercise-therapy-for-individuals-with-parkinsons

James Thomas leads a team at VCU’s Motor Control Lab who are developing immersive games to help those with trunk control impairments to get moving.

07/23/2021

Love seeing our CReATE interns front and Center showcasing our VR therapy tools!

The governor’s tour featured stops inside several classroom and laboratory spaces, where he met with students, faculty and leaders from the university and health system.

07/01/2021

ISPGR Virtual Annual General Meeting - Join us

05/31/2021

Last chance to submit your abstract for the ISPGR 3 minute thesis competition!!

ISPGR - 3MT Thesis Competition: Only ONE DAY left to submit! - https://mailchi.mp/ispgr/3mtannouncement-4948497

04/29/2021

https://www.poweroverpd.org/events/beach-luau-dance-party

04/08/2021

Better late than never! Finally got most of our Spring team together for our Semester photo!!

04/07/2021

Chronic low back pain (cLBP) rates among younger individuals are rising. Although pain and disability are often less severe, underlying changes in trunk behavior may be responsible for recurrence. We examine the biomarker capacity of a simple Trunk Compliance Index (TCI) to distinguish individuals w...

03/03/2021

Our Kinesiology interns are making progress on their Intro to Research mini-projects!