Human Movement Performance Laboratory

Human Movement Performance Laboratory (HMP)

Focuses on biomechanical research through translational and collaborative science.
We aim to bring together experts from academia, industry, and the medical field to modernize clinical practices using the latest medical research and technology advancements.
In partnership with UNTHSC, our mission, purpose, and vision are dedicated to enhancing the medical needs of the North Texas community and beyond.

Address: 3400 Camp Bowie Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76107

Email: hmplab@unthsc.edu

Twitter: @HMPLab

The HMP Lab is committed to studying how the human body moves and is impacted by development, disease, and injury throughout life.
Our multidisciplinary team, includes engineers, physical therapists, psychologists, physicians, and basic scientists.
We collaborate to explore the cognitive and neuro-musculoskeletal foundations of functional movement.
To analyze abnormal movements and evaluate rehabilitation treatments, we employ cutting-edge technology, including motion capture systems, virtual environments, eye-tracking equipment, custom instrumentation, and computational modeling.
Our ultimate aim is to improve the quality of life for individuals with developmental disorders, disabilities, injuries, or age-related functional changes.

To understand mechanisms underlying the functional differences in human movement
To develop interventions to overcome the challenges of health conditions that are developmental, injury, illness, or age-related
To offer the possibility of active, independent, and more productive lives through research, education, and clinical care

Generate new knowledge and technology, and promote its effective use in the rehabilitation process.

The HMP lab continues to grow, adding new staff, trainees, and collaborators to enrich the team’s expertise and the scope of work.
2008
- HMP Lab opened
- Rita M. Patterson, Ph.D. was hired as the founding director

2009
- Nicoleta Bugnariu, PT, Ph.D. joined as a permanent investigator
- Acquired a virtual reality system (CAREN; MotekForcelink)

From that point, the vision of a core, inter-departmental, multidisciplinary, and inter-professional lab with shared governance of multiple principal investigators was implemented.