College of Education

Department of Health, Physical Education & Recreation

Jowers Center
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666-4616
Phone: 512-245-2561
Fax: 512-245-8678

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Texas State > College of Education > Department of Health, Physical Education & Recreation > Labs > Athletic Training

Athletic Training

The Athletic Training Laboratory (1200 square feet) in the Jower Center opened its doors in July 2006, is equipped for instruction and research related to diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. The facility features a range of modalities and rehabilitation devices for the treatment of injuries including a BioDex isokinetic assessment area, a neuromuscular and gait assessment area (NeuroCom EquiTest System), isotonic strength assessment equipment, BioPac EMG System and a biomechanical analysis workstation.

The laboratory is divided into three areas; 1) The Functional Assessment Room is equipped with a Biodex System 4-Pro Isokinetic Dynamometer, Ariel and Dartfish motion analysis system, Biodex Stability System, Bertec forceplate system, a BioPac 4 channel telemetry EMG system. 2) Teaching Laboratory includes treatment tables, therapeutic modalities and a wide variety of rehabilitation equipment, 3) The Research Laboratory also houses the computer interfacing for the isokinetic, neuromuscular, motion and force plate systems. The graduate student office serves as a work study for three graduate students in the Athletic Training Curriculum.

Biodex Pro 4

The Biodex system provides an accommodating amount of resistance, allowing for safe and efficient strengthening and testing of joints without compromising the healing or surgical repair of an injury.

Neuro Com EquiTest

The laboratory features a NeuroCom EquiTest used for the assessment of balance and vestibular dysfunction in people with mild brain injury or orthopedic injuries. This system can be used for both sensory organization testing as well as dynamic balance assessment (4 ft. accessory force plate).

Normal Stability - Eyes Closed (NSEC)
Tests the subject's ability to maintain balance on a hard surface with eyes closed. Requires the subject to rely on vestibular and proprioceptive systems. Difficulty could indicate heavy reliance on visual cues.

Perturbed Stability - Eyes Open (PSEO)
Tests the subject's ability to maintain balance on a compliant surface with eyes open. Requires the subject to rely on visual and vestibular systems.

Perturbed Stability - Eyes Closed (PSEC)
Tests the subject's ability to maintain balance on a compliant surface with eyes closed. This removes vision and conflicts proprioception. Difficulty could indicate vestibular problems

Limit of Stability (LOS)
Tests the maximum range of movement in sagittal and lateral directions the subject can sustain without losing balance.