Rheumatology and Hand Rehabilitation Laboratory (LAPREM)

Lab coordinator: Paula Regina Mendes da Silva Serrão, Ph.D.

The LAPREM was created in 2017. The lab aims to assess the function and biomechanics of patients with rheumatic diseases and investigate the effects of physical therapy interventions on these diseases. Research projects evaluate the wrist and hand biomechanics and clinical and functional disorders after injuries. Lab equipment was funded by FAPESP.

Infrastructure: LAIOT/LAPREM has approximately 65 m2. Major lab equipment is (1) hand-held dynamometer (Lafayette Instruments, IN, USA); (2) 3D motion capture system (Vicon Motion Systems Ltd, Oxford) with six cameras (Bonita 10), Nexus System 2.9.3 software (Vicon Motion Systems Ltd, Oxford), and motion monitor software (Innovative Sports Training, Chicago); (3) insoles for the analysis of plantar pressure distribution (Pedar System; Novel, Munich, Germany; (4) AMTI Force and force platform (Model OPT400600HF-2000); (5) portable ultrasound LOGIQ V2 (GE Medical Systems, China Co., Ltd); and (6) Trigno Electromyograph – Delsys 8 channels (Delsys Inc., USA).

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