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Main Page Contact Francisco Duque, 912.961.3173 For Immediate Release
AASU to Open Biodynamics Center on Campus(December 20, 2007) A new research and teaching laboratory to advance the study of physical therapy and health sciences as they relate to the complex motion of the human body will open at Armstrong Atlantic State University (AASU) in January 2008. The university will host health providers in the area during an event to introduce the new AASU College of Health Professions Biodynamics Center from 7- 9 p.m. on Monday, January 14, 2008, in Ashmore Hall on the AASU campus. Physical therapists, athletic trainers, exercise physiologists, and all healthcare practitioners interested in the field of biomechanics and human performance are invited. The Biodynamics Center brings, for the first time on the Armstrong Atlantic campus, a space that is dedicated to the study and research of human biomechanics. The 3,050-square-foot facility will combine research and teaching opportunities for faculty and students in the areas of physical therapy and health sciences. Graduate students, particularly those in the doctoral program in physical therapy and in the masters program in sports medicine, will be able to use the Biodynamics Center to conduct hands-on research and other learning opportunities. The facility includes many pieces of equipment that are used to measure body strength, function, and gait. The laboratory is of interest not only to faculty and students on campus, but to the larger medical community in the region. "We want area practitioners and health providers to be familiar with what we have here and invite them to become involved in the research being conducted at the center and take advantage of the expertise of our faculty," said David Lake, head of physical therapy at AASU. For example, an interdisciplinary study of muscle dynamics and tissue compliance, or ability to stretch, is currently being developed that will include faculty from three academic areas in the university: engineering, physical therapy, and health sciences. "The laboratory presents an opportunity for a collaborative interaction between the campus and the community in the area of biomechanical assessment of human performance," Lake said. For further information on the Biodynamics Center, contact David Lake at 912.921.2328. |
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