Motion Analysis and Human Performance Laboratory

We are part of Texas Children’s Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Center, which is nationally recognized for excellence in treating conditions from minor fractures and sports injuries to complex disorders and congenital conditions. 

Our lab brings together a multidisciplinary team of physicians, physical therapists, exercise physiologists, biomechanists, and other specialists who work together to better understand how children, adolescents, and young adults move.

We use advanced technology to measure movement and mobility in patients with a wide range of needs, from complex neurologic and orthopedic conditions to sports injury and performance concerns. Our tools include 3D motion capture, force platforms, an instrumented treadmill, electromyography, and metabolic testing equipment.

What makes this work meaningful is not just the technology, but the expertise behind it. Our team translates complex movement data into clinically useful information that helps guide diagnosis, treatment planning, rehabilitation, and return-to-activity decisions.

Motion analysis allows us to see important details that are not visible to the naked eye. By measuring movement patterns, muscle activity, and force production during tasks such as walking, running, jumping, and sport-specific movements, we can better understand how underlying impairments affect function, quality of life, and athletic performance.