Research Centre for Clinical Kinaesiology
The RCCK is a movement analysis laboratory which can be used to measure characteristics of any kind of human movement such as walking, jogging, sit-to-standing and standing balance for purposes of clinical rehabilitative research.
Equipment
| Name | Make/Model | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 6 metre mat to measure footstrikes | Gaitrite Platinum | Mobile unit. Needs expert user. |
| Artinis Near Infrared Spectroscopy | Artinis Near Infrared Spectroscopy | Requires expert user and callibration. Involved set-up. |
| Dell Vicon PC | Dell Vicon PC | Specialist software. Not on general network. |
| Digital optical tracking system | Vicon 8 Camera digital optical tracking system | Infra-red based tracking of reflective markers to record human movement. Direct daylight has detrimental effect on performance of equipment. |
| Electro-myography equipment | Noraxon 8 Channel EMG Units x 2 | Requires expert user to oversee use for electrode placement. |
| Electro-myography equipment Megawin EMG 8 | Megawin EMG 8 Channel Muscle Tester x 2 | Requires expert user to oversee use for electrode placement. |
| Electro-myography equipment Megawin EMG 4 | Megawin EMG 4 Channel Muscle Tester x 2 | Requires expert user to oversee use for electrode placement. |
| In-shoe pressure measurement system | Pedar X Unit | Callibration needed. Requires expert user. |
| In-shoe pressure measurement system Pedar C Unit | Pedar C Unit | Callibration needed. Requires expert user. |
| Kistler Force Platforms | Kistler Force Platforms | Not portable - fixed to lab floor |
| Muscle strength measurement using controlled resistance | Biodex | Very heavy - therefore needs to be moved and callibrated by supplying company. Not portable. Specific power-supply requirements. |
| Muscle strength measurement using controlled resistance Kincom 125E | Kincom 125E | Very heavy - therefore needs to be moved and callibrated by supplying company. Not portable. Specific power-supply requirements. |
| Novel Emed Plate | Novel Emed Plate | Callibration requirements. |
| Portable system for respiratory analysis | Respiratory cosmed | Requires careful callibration using standardised gas. Needs expertise to callibrate. |
| Research quality treadmill | HP Cosmos Treadmill | Health & Safety requirements. |
| Sonography equipment | Diasus Ultrasound | Requires expert user |
Get in touch
Mr Matthew Williamson
- williamsonm@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2068 7748
Location
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Ty Dewi Sant
University Hospital of Wales
Heath Park
CF14 4XN