Name of the research center: The Research Center for the Assessment of Human Motion/ acronym CEMFD

Director of the research center: Lecturer Alexandru Florian Crișan, MD PhD

Date of establishment/ acknowledgement: 05.03.2021

Research areas/ research opportunities:

Functionality and Disability is part of the Rehabilitation Medicine Discipline – Department of Balneology, Rehabilitation Medicine and Rheumatology, ”Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara.

The research center features a wide variety of resources to assist complex research activities – a cardiopulmonary exercise testing system (BTL Cardiopoint CPET), baropodometer for plantar pressure and postural balance assessments (PoData 2.0), hand-held dynamometer for muscular force assessment (Hogan MicroFet 2), virtual rehabilitation system (BIMEO PRO).

            CEMFD aims to:

  • assess plantar pressure distribution and postural balance in healthy children and adults, as well as in different pathologies (musculoskeletal disorders, neurological disorders, genetic disorders, obesity);
  • assess balance in high-level athletes, in order to identify those at high risk of injury;
  • assess plantar pressure and balance in relationship with physical activity levels in children, adolescents and adults;
  • assess cardiopulmonary function and exercise capacity in healthy and diseased;
  • assess the musculoskeletal complaints in musicians;
  • evaluate the disability in paediatric, neurologic, rheumatologic, orthopaedic and posttraumatic disorders;
  • evaluate the efficiency of modern therapeutic modalities used in musculoskeletal rehabilitation;
  • post-surgery rehabilitation;
  • evaluate the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on physical and mental health.
Members list:

Titular members:

Nr.

Nume, prenume cadru didactic/de cercetare titular

Grad didactic / de cercetare

1.                

Amăricăi Elena Constanța

Professor

2.                

Onofrei Roxana Ramona

Associate Professor

3.                

Suciu Oana

Associate Professor

4.                

Totorean Alina Daniela

Lecturer

5.                

Popa Daniel

Lecturer

6.                

Cățan Liliana Ecaterina

Lecturer

7.                

Popa-Andrei Diana

Lecturer

8.                

Crișan Alexandru Florian

Lecturer

9.                

Niță Andreea

Assistant Professor

10.             

Petroman Radu

Assistant Professor

11.             

Puenea George

Assistant Professor

12.             

Muntean Paul Sebastian

Assistant Professor

 

Associated members:

Nr.

Nume, prenume

 

Student, masterand, doctorand, postdoc, personal didactic auxiliar și nedidactic

1.

Rezumeș Marius-Zoltan

master student

2.

Bolovan Andrei – Daniel

Phd student

.

Internal collaborators:

Nr.

Nume, prenume cadru didactic/de cercetare titular

Grad didactic / de cercetare

1

Muntean Mirela Danina

Professor

2

Iacob Emil Radu

Associate Professor

3

David Vlad Laurențiu

Associate Professor

4

Drăgoi Răzvan Gabriel

Associate Professor

5

Hărăguș Horia George

Associate Professor

6

Dușe Adina Octavia

Lecturer

7

Dinu Anca Raluca

Lecturer

8

Cerbu Simona

Lecturer

9

Rață Andreea Luciana

Lecturer

10

Militaru Marius

Lecturer

11

Sînmărghițan Georgeta Mioara

Assistant Professor

12

Cornea Amalia

Assistant Professor

 

External collaborators:

Nr.

Name and surname
(didactic/ research personnel)

Affiliation  (Department,
institution/university, city, country)

1.

Assoc. Prof. Sîrbu Elena

Department of Physical Therapy and Special Motor Skills, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, West University of Timisoara, Romania

2.

Lect.  Totorean Alin Florin

Department of Mechanics and Strength of Materials, Polytechnic University of Timisoara, Romania

3.

Assoc. Prof. Lungu Mihail

Applied Physical Discipline in Medicine, Department of Physics, West University, Timisoara, Romania