{"id":12,"date":"2013-10-11T22:29:57","date_gmt":"2013-10-11T16:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/template\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-02-18T14:33:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:33:11","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/neuromechanics-labs\/","title":{"rendered":"Neuromechanics Laboratories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-p-banner\"><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--single\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/neuromechanics-labs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/2025\/06\/banner-runners-400.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of the feet of a runner in a race with a group of other runners in the background\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"400\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\"><header class=\"page-header\"><h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">Neuromechanics Laboratories<\/h1><\/header>\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p>We perform interdisciplinary research involving muscle neurophysiology, motor control, and biomechanics. A primary focus of our research is to address basic and applied research questions that inform clinical practice in areas such as athletic training and physical therapy. Our group of research faculty investigates questions relating to neuromuscular control deficits encountered in both young and older populations that could increase the risk of musculoskeletal injury and affect quality of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Neuromechanics Laboratories consists of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uwm.edu\/fab-lab\/\">Foot &amp; Ankle Biomechanics Laboratory<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Human Motor Behavior Laboratory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Musculoskeletal Injury Biomechanics Laboratory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neuromuscular Control Laboratory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-buttons--full\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--full uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/neuromechanics-labs\/research-participants\/\" rel=\"\">Participate in Research<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-12","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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