Andrew and Marjorie McCain Human Performance Laboratory
UNB has a long history of research in clinical motion analysis and has developed one of the most advanced movement analysis laboratories in Canada.
World-class motion analysis lab
The new Andrew and Marjorie McCain Human Performance Laboratory, in The Richard J. CURRIE CENTER will provide fitness and rehabilitation programs and services that challenge individuals with and without disabilities to progress to their maximum functional independence, physical ability, and quality of life.
Few opportunities exist for persons with disabilities to improve and optimize their level of functionality after a treatment or intervention has been completed. The benefits of such a program are an increased quality of life for participants, and economic benefits to the individual, the community and the province.
Rehabilitation and fitness programs for persons with physical disabilities will be designed and implemented to meet individual needs, but will be performed in a group environment. Physicians, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists will aid in the development of training programs to achieve this goal.
Our Human Performance research group provides clinical gait analysis services to the Stan Cassidy Center for Rehabilitation (SCCR). Children diagnosed with cerebral palsy are referred to the lab for assessment of their walking or gait patterns. State-of-the-art motion capture systems are used to track movement, estimate joint loads, and monitor muscle activity as each child walks back and forth in the lab.
Fitness programs will be designed and implemented by CSEP- Certified Exercise Physiologists through the UNB Fitness Assessment Center. These programs will help enhance strength, stamina, balance, mobility, functionality, circulation, flexibility and cardiovascular fitness.
