Functional Performance Laboratory

People

• Director
• Patricia Pohl, PhD
• Patricia Kluding, PhD
• Graduate Students
• Ben Tseng

The Functional Performance Laboratory is under the direction of Drs. Kluding and Pohl. This research lab is fully equipped with exercise and functional training equipment. The primary focus of the research undertaken in this lab is the study of functional performance and physical therapy interventions for older adults and adults with stroke.

Dr. Kluding’s work includes an investigation on the effect of ankle joint mobilizations and functional training on improving function in adults with hemiplegia post-stroke, and the effect of ankle joint mobilizations on improving function for patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Dr. Pohl’s research interest has been the control and learning of human movement in older adults and adults post-stroke. Her current work examines task effects on procedural learning in stroke survivors, and dual task performance in adults with stroke. A collaborative project with Drs. Boyd, Kluding and Pohl will examine whether people with both diabetes and stroke respond differently to exercise than people with stroke alone.

Equipment
Below is a list of the major pieces of equipment in the lab

Research

• Current Projects
• Publications

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