Research Projects

Featured Research Projects

Sensorimotor Function in Clinical Populations

Vision, Vestibular & Mobility

Low Vision and Performance of Work-Related Manual Tasks Requiring Dexterity

Adults with visual impairments (VIs) face employment challenges, impacting productivity and safety. This NIOSH-funded study aims to assess…

Human Factors Engineering

Special Populations

CuffLink: Remotely Monitored Rotator Cuff Repair Rehabilitation at Home

This collaborative project between ēlizur and the University of Pittsburgh aims to develop CuffLink, a telehealth system for…

Sensorimotor Function in Clinical Populations

Vision, Vestibular & Mobility

Kinematics of Head and Eye Movements during the Vestibular Head Impulse Test (vHIT)

Testing of the functional capabilities of the vertical semicircular canals of the vestibular system is important in the…

Musculoskeletal Health & Performance

Exploring the Feasibility of Wearable NIRS (Near-Infrared Spectroscopy) Technology for Monitoring At Home Muscle Health

The aim of the study is to determine the feasibility of wearable NIRS technology in measuring muscle health…

Occupational Injury Prevention

Postural Control & Fall Prevention

Predicting Slips during Ladder Climbing: Novel Methods for Assessing Shoe-Rung Friction

Funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), this research aims to identify the individual,…

Featured Research Projects

Sensorimotor Function in Clinical Populations

Vision, Vestibular & Mobility

Low Vision and Performance of Work-Related Manual Tasks Requiring Dexterity

Adults with visual impairments (VIs) face employment challenges, impacting productivity and safety. This NIOSH-funded study aims to assess how VI…

Human Factors Engineering

Special Populations

CuffLink: Remotely Monitored Rotator Cuff Repair Rehabilitation at Home

This collaborative project between ēlizur and the University of Pittsburgh aims to develop CuffLink, a telehealth system for post-rotator cuff…

Sensorimotor Function in Clinical Populations

Vision, Vestibular & Mobility

Kinematics of Head and Eye Movements during the Vestibular Head Impulse Test (vHIT)

Testing of the functional capabilities of the vertical semicircular canals of the vestibular system is important in the diagnosis of…

Musculoskeletal Health & Performance

Exploring the Feasibility of Wearable NIRS (Near-Infrared Spectroscopy) Technology for Monitoring At Home Muscle Health

The aim of the study is to determine the feasibility of wearable NIRS technology in measuring muscle health and performance…

Occupational Injury Prevention

Postural Control & Fall Prevention

Predicting Slips during Ladder Climbing: Novel Methods for Assessing Shoe-Rung Friction

Funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), this research aims to identify the individual, design, and…

Occupational Injury Prevention

Postural Control & Fall Prevention

Preventing Slips in Food Service: Development of Tools for Shoe Selection and Replacement

The primary objective of this proposed study, funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), is to…

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Special Populations

Vision, Vestibular & Mobility

In-Clinic and Real-World Gait Quality in Visually Impaired Older Adults with Glaucoma

The long-term goal of this line of research is to develop in-clinic gait metrics that provide ecologically valid assessments of…

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Sensorimotor Function in Clinical Populations

Vision, Vestibular & Mobility

Low Vision and Performance of Work-Related Manual Tasks Requiring Dexterity

Adults with visual impairments (VIs) face employment challenges, impacting productivity and safety. This NIOSH-funded study aims to assess how VI…

View Research

Human Factors Engineering

Special Populations

CuffLink: Remotely Monitored Rotator Cuff Repair Rehabilitation at Home

This collaborative project between ēlizur and the University of Pittsburgh aims to develop CuffLink, a telehealth system for post-rotator cuff…

View Research

Sensorimotor Function in Clinical Populations

Vision, Vestibular & Mobility

Sleep, Balance, and Falls in Glaucoma

Falls are a major health risk for adults with glaucoma. While glaucoma-related changes in vision certainly contribute to falls, other…

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Sensorimotor Function in Clinical Populations

Vision, Vestibular & Mobility

Mental Health as a Potential Contributor to Postural Instability in Glaucoma

This study is an interdisciplinary study examining the relationship between the development of depressive symptoms, mobility impairments, and neurological adaptations…

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Sensorimotor Function in Clinical Populations

Vision, Vestibular & Mobility

Kinematics of Head and Eye Movements during the Vestibular Head Impulse Test (vHIT)

Testing of the functional capabilities of the vertical semicircular canals of the vestibular system is important in the diagnosis of…

View Research

Occupational Injury Prevention

Postural Control & Fall Prevention

Preventing Slips in Food Service: Development of Tools for Shoe Selection and Replacement

The primary objective of this proposed study, funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), is to…

View Research

Occupational Injury Prevention

Postural Control & Fall Prevention

Preventing Slips in Food Service: Development of Tools for Shoe Selection and Replacement

The primary objective of this proposed study, funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), is to…

View Research

Special Populations

Vision, Vestibular & Mobility

In-Clinic and Real-World Gait Quality in Visually Impaired Older Adults with Glaucoma

The long-term goal of this line of research is to develop in-clinic gait metrics that provide ecologically valid assessments of…

View Research

Special Populations

Vision, Vestibular & Mobility

In-Clinic and Real-World Gait Quality in Visually Impaired Older Adults with Glaucoma

The long-term goal of this line of research is to develop in-clinic gait metrics that provide ecologically valid assessments of…

View Research

Sensorimotor Function in Clinical Populations

Vision, Vestibular & Mobility

Low Vision and Performance of Work-Related Manual Tasks Requiring Dexterity

Adults with visual impairments (VIs) face employment challenges, impacting productivity and safety. This NIOSH-funded study aims to assess how VI…

View Research

Sensorimotor Function in Clinical Populations

Vision, Vestibular & Mobility

Low Vision and Performance of Work-Related Manual Tasks Requiring Dexterity

Adults with visual impairments (VIs) face employment challenges, impacting productivity and safety. This NIOSH-funded study aims to assess how VI…

View Research

Human Factors Engineering

Special Populations

CuffLink: Remotely Monitored Rotator Cuff Repair Rehabilitation at Home

This collaborative project between ēlizur and the University of Pittsburgh aims to develop CuffLink, a telehealth system for post-rotator cuff…

View Research

Human Factors Engineering

Special Populations

CuffLink: Remotely Monitored Rotator Cuff Repair Rehabilitation at Home

This collaborative project between ēlizur and the University of Pittsburgh aims to develop CuffLink, a telehealth system for post-rotator cuff…

View Research

Sensorimotor Function in Clinical Populations

Vision, Vestibular & Mobility

Sleep, Balance, and Falls in Glaucoma

Falls are a major health risk for adults with glaucoma. While glaucoma-related changes in vision certainly contribute to falls, other…

View Research

Sensorimotor Function in Clinical Populations

Vision, Vestibular & Mobility

Sleep, Balance, and Falls in Glaucoma

Falls are a major health risk for adults with glaucoma. While glaucoma-related changes in vision certainly contribute to falls, other…

View Research

Sensorimotor Function in Clinical Populations

Vision, Vestibular & Mobility

Mental Health as a Potential Contributor to Postural Instability in Glaucoma

This study is an interdisciplinary study examining the relationship between the development of depressive symptoms, mobility impairments, and neurological adaptations…

View Research

Sensorimotor Function in Clinical Populations

Vision, Vestibular & Mobility

Mental Health as a Potential Contributor to Postural Instability in Glaucoma

This study is an interdisciplinary study examining the relationship between the development of depressive symptoms, mobility impairments, and neurological adaptations…

View Research

Sensorimotor Function in Clinical Populations

Vision, Vestibular & Mobility

Kinematics of Head and Eye Movements during the Vestibular Head Impulse Test (vHIT)

Testing of the functional capabilities of the vertical semicircular canals of the vestibular system is important in the diagnosis of…

View Research

Sensorimotor Function in Clinical Populations

Vision, Vestibular & Mobility

Kinematics of Head and Eye Movements during the Vestibular Head Impulse Test (vHIT)

Testing of the functional capabilities of the vertical semicircular canals of the vestibular system is important in the diagnosis of…

View Research

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