Facilities
Cummings School of Nursing & Health Sciences
The new state-of-the-art building is now home to the School of Sport Science, occupying the third and fourth floors. Athletic training and exercise science students will build and strengthen their clinical skills in three state-of-the-art laboratory spaces, including the human performance lab, therapeutic lab, and modalities lab with a hydrotherapy room.
Students in sport management and esports management will hone their entrepreneurial skills and engage in learning about the intricacies of the global and expanding sports and esports industries in boardroom-style learning spaces with the most updated technology.
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Human Performance Lab
Provides students with the essential practical experiences to be successful classroom students, interns, and entry level professionals. Within this lab students will evaluate the effects of exercise and activity on human performance, general health, and disease.
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Modalities Lab & Hydrotherapy Room
Our hydrotherapy room that houses our hot and cold water treatment modalities such as the Hydroworx Underwater Treadmill, two whirlpools, and an ice machine. The Underwater treadmill is the key feature of this space. The underwater treadmill will allow students to explore numerous rehabilitation and performance enhancement options, treatment philosophies, and evaluation techniques.
Some equipment examples
• 8 High Low Treatment tables with Î÷¹ÏÊÓƵ Logos
• Hydroworx Underwater Treadmill
• Electrotherapy
• Ultrasound
• Laser Therapy
• 3 Video Capture Analysis Cameras
Some equipment examples
• 8 High Low Treatment tables with Î÷¹ÏÊÓƵ Logos
• Hydroworx Underwater Treadmill
• Electrotherapy
• Ultrasound
• Laser Therapy
• 3 Video Capture Analysis Cameras
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Therapeutic Lab
This lab will host courses related to the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of athletic injuries and conditions. This lab features 3 video capture systems that will allow faculty and students observe skills, evaluations and interventions in real time or review from recorded practical examinations. The video capture system includes three wall mounted video cameras, three microphones and three monitors. This lab feature is essential for student critical reflection and psychomotor skill and performance assessment. Other tools and resources in the lab include: Biodex dynamometer to measure kinetic muscle imbalances and exposure to injury, Biodex balance system to examine postural control and concussion evaluation, AND other rehabilitation and training aids.