INSTITUTE FOR NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL RESEARCH

FACILITIES AND SUPPORT

The Institute core facilities are located in Irvine Hall, and it houses numerous laboratories as well as a conference room and office space for research assistants and graduate students. Infrastructure support for the Institute is provided through a grant from the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation.  The five–year grant, awarded in 2005, provides discretionary funding for research expenses

and  support for research assistants. 

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

● Fine-wire and surface electromyography  

● Microneurography

● Electrical nerve and muscle stimulation

● Transcranial magnetic stimulation   

● Cervicomedullary junction magnetic stimulation

● BioDex System 4 & MedX Knee Extension Dynamometers

● Assessment of muscle strength and power

● Assessment of motor coordination

● Exercise training facilities

● Electrocardiography

● Beat-to-beat blood pressure and heart rate      

● Laser-doppler flowmetry  

● Photoplethysmography & Venous occlusion plethysmography

● Microdialysis of soft tissues

● Skin and core body temperature

● Ultrasound imaging 

● Tissue processing suite

● Phlebotomy, muscle and skin biopsies 

● Bioanalytical analysis of body fluids

● Centrifuges   

● Fume hood, gas and distilled water lines

● Low-temperature freezers

● Physical examination suite for human subjects   

● Virtual reality simulation & Haptics 

● MatLab, Acqknowledge, Spike 2, Image J and MyLab Desk

● Inspeck 3D imaging system

● Visual Studios .net Professional Edition

● Genomics Core Facility

● Animal Care Facilities

● MicroCT Scanner

● Electron Microscopy

● NMR & Mass Spectroscopy Facilities

● Clinical Research Unit

● Research at Ohio University

● O'Bleness Memorial Hospital

            1.5 T MRI Scanner

             CT Scanner

             DEXA Scanner

● Machine Shops (thru the Depts of Engineering and Phyics)