Exercise and Sport Injury Laboratory
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.
EASIL News
Grad Student’s Concussion Assessment Innovation Adopted University-wide
UVA doctoral candidate Cat Donahue’s innovation to the University’s concussion management protocol is making things easier for student athletes, athletic trainers, and team physicians.
EASIL Research
Topic
Faculty Associated
Department or Center Associated
Associated Faculty
Jay Hertel
- Chair, Department of Kinesiology
- Joe Gieck Professor in Sports Medicine
Chris Kuenze
- Associate Professor
Jacob E. Resch
- Associate Professor
Susan Saliba
- Professor
EASIL Lab Facilities
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.
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.
Walking Assessment
Measuring ground reaction forces during a walking assessment using our instrumented treadmill and motion analysis system in the Gait Lab.