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Why don't we perform physical function assessments better?
What is the best way to assess physical function in a feasible way?
Can I make it?
Our team has a passion for research, and have been lucky enough to be doing it in an era when low-cost alternatives to many of our laboratory measurement systems are now available. Our often expensive and difficult to use force platforms, 3D motion analysis systems and inertial monitoring units have now been replaced by Nintendo Wii Balance Boards, Microsoft Kinects and Smart phones for many of our applied research studies. These systems may not be as "good as" the laboratory alternative (although sometimes they are better!) in terms of precision of the data, but they often are "good enough". This is important to us, because if we can implement low-cost technology that is widely available in our research it has the potential for far greater impact than testing in a research laboratory. This is why our research follows these key steps:
1. Identify low-cost, potentially valid tools for assessing physical function
2. Validate them against a criterion reference
3. Make these systems as simple to use and foolproof as possible
4. Implement them in our research
Until the creation of this website it has been difficult to disseminate these systems, however our aim is to make as many of these programs as possible freely available to people throughout the world to try themselves. To keep them as simple as possible and reduce burden on ourselves these programs are typically very straightforward to use. However, this does result in limitations to their use, so if you have any suggestions to improve them please let us know. Unfortunately we are very limited in our ability to provide technical support given these programs are mostly free, so please keep that in mind.
Please click on any of the links to have a look around - enjoy our website!
1. Identify low-cost, potentially valid tools for assessing physical function
2. Validate them against a criterion reference
3. Make these systems as simple to use and foolproof as possible
4. Implement them in our research
Until the creation of this website it has been difficult to disseminate these systems, however our aim is to make as many of these programs as possible freely available to people throughout the world to try themselves. To keep them as simple as possible and reduce burden on ourselves these programs are typically very straightforward to use. However, this does result in limitations to their use, so if you have any suggestions to improve them please let us know. Unfortunately we are very limited in our ability to provide technical support given these programs are mostly free, so please keep that in mind.
Please click on any of the links to have a look around - enjoy our website!
