The ReAMP Lab focuses on the study of sensorimotor mechanisms that influence movement performance, with a strong emphasis on the functional role of muscle spindle and Golgi tendon organ networks. Our lab is particularly interested in determining how and to what extent proprioceptive feedback is modulated to meet unique task demands, and the extent to which the adaptive capacity to modulate proprioceptive feedback is influenced by injuries, aging and rehabilitation strategies (e.g. motor practice, targeted neuromodulation). Our efforts aim to improve the clinical management of locomotor deficits and falls in older adults, impaired mobility in patients with neurological and musculoskeletal conditions and injury prevention strategies in athletes.
“One research is working to better understand how all our many muscles are coordinated during locomotor tasks (walking, landing from jump) by studying how muscles talk to each other through spinal reflex circuits.”
— Mark A. Lyle, PT, PhD (Director ReAMP LAB)