Transdisciplinary project is using robotics to advance concussion recovery

A VCU research team utilizes engineering approaches to study how concussions impact hand-eye coordination.

Tanu Bhargava, a VCU student and research participant, wears a motion-capture suit as she reaches toward targets in front of a robotic arm. The exercise is part of a research project to better understand how concussions impact hand-eye coordination. (VCU Enterprise Marketing and Communications)A team of researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University College of Health Professions and College of Engineering are using robotic technology to better understand the long-term impacts that concussions can have on patients. The goal of the project is to develop a model for assessing the level of physical impairment caused by a concussion and how long it takes to recover. 

Read more about how this transdisciplinary project is using robotics to advance concussion recovery on VCUHealth News.

CBS 6 visited the biomechanics lab to interview Pete Pidcoe and Zach Moore about concussion research. Read about Dr. Peter Pidcoe and the Engineering and Biomechanics Lab on CBS 6.

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