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MotionLab

Clinical activity

The Motion Lab is an entity within the IGEA Nursing Home which, thanks to the synergy between bioengineers , doctors and rehabilitation professionals , aims to support clinicians in the functional assessment of the patient and in the possible construction of a rehabilitation path , responding to specific clinical questions and objectifying the results obtained following the treatments carried out.

The laboratory uses technologically advanced instruments for the objective measurement of human movement, allowing for an accurate analysis of kinematics , kinetics and muscular activity starting from simple actions requested of the patient, such as gait analysis and standing balance.

The instrumental analysis of gait and balance in an upright position is accompanied by a report that becomes an integral part of the adult or pediatric patient's medical record.

Research activity

The main lines of research concern the study of the movement of patients with neurological pathologies , such as walking , balance and spatial exploration of the upper limb.

The laboratory also aims to evaluate and validate new innovative systems for rehabilitation , studying their clinical and scientific relevance in both clinical and research fields.

Instrumentation

The laboratory equipment consists of:

  • un optoelectronic system with seven infrared cameras and two video cameras (VICON®) coupled and synchronized with two force platforms (AMTI🇧🇷)
  • un 32-channel bipolar electromyographic system (OT Bioelettronica SRL)
  • un system for the analysis of metabolic consumption (Vyntus® CPX)
  • un treadmill (Technogym🇧🇷)
  • un high-density electroencephalograph (64 ch, BrainProducts®) and three wearable inertial sensors (mHealth Technologies SRL)

The instrumentation is completed by technological devices and prototypes developed specifically for research purposes by institutions , universities and companies that collaborate with Casa di Cura IGEA.

Team

MSc in Biomedical Engineering: Agnese Seregni
Physiotherapist, MSc: Mariangela Pisasale
Physiotherapist: Anna Gemelli
Physiotherapist, PhD: Michela Picardi
Physiotherapist: Marco Ranzani