Exercise and Sport Injury Laboratory

  • EASIL
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What We Do

The EASIL provides research opportunities for faculty and graduate students in the masters and doctoral degree programs in Sports Medicine & Athletic Training and consists of four distinct testing areas and includes state-of-the-art equipment for the measurement of numerous aspects of human motion and neuromuscular performance. The lab houses measurement systems to assess strength, muscle activation, balance, motion, gait, joint laxity, functional performance, and neurocognitive function.

About Our Work

Specific equipment includes, but is not limited to, a multimode dynamometer, an electromagnetic motion capture system, an instrumented treadmill with a camera-based motion capture system, numerous force plates, musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging units, surface electromyography systems, arthrometers, and numerous clinical and functional movement assessment tools. 

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EASIL Research

Test-Retest Reliability and the Effects of Exercise on the King-Devick Test

Although strong test-retest reliability coefficients were observed using clinically relevant time points, a high false-positive rate warrants caution when interpreting the K-D test.

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Association of altered frontal plane kinematics and physical activity levels in females with patellofemoral pain

Altered frontal plane kinematics during step-down and jogging provide insight for clinicians to identify females with patellofemoral pain that may be less physically active, while step-down and squatting kinematics related to fear avoidance beliefs.

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Preinjury to Postinjury Disablement and Recovery After a Lateral Ankle Sprain: A Case Report

This level 3 exploration case report provides a rare opportunity to highlight preinjury-to-postinjury changes in patient-reported physical and psychological measures caused by a lateral ankle sprain.

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Associated Faculty

Jay Hertel

Jay Hertel

  • Chair, Department of Kinesiology
  • Joe Gieck Professor in Sports Medicine
Chris Kuenze

Chris Kuenze

  • Associate Professor
Jacob E Resch

Jacob E. Resch

  • Associate Professor
Curriculum Vitae Susan Saliba

Susan Saliba

  • Professor

EASIL Lab Facilities

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Knee Surgery Recovery

A research participant completes a thigh muscle strength test to monitor their progress after knee surgery in the Exercise and Sport Injury Lab.

Woman stands on platform about to jump off. Two researchers stand to the side ready to capture a measurement.

Jump Landing

An athlete prepares to complete an evaluation of their movement patterns during a jump landing task in the Exercise and Sport Injury Lab.

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Walking Assessment

Measuring ground reaction forces during a walking assessment using our instrumented treadmill and motion analysis system in the Gait Lab.