Name of the research center: The Research Center for the Assessment of Human Motion/ acronym CEMFD
Director of the research center: Associate Professor Onofrei Roxana Ramona, MD PhD
Date of establishment/ acknowledgement: 05.03.2021
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.
Titular members:
Nr. | Name and surname of the titular member (didactic/ research personnel) | Didactic/ research degree |
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 |
Associated members:
Nr. | Name and surname | Student, masters student, PhD student, postdoctoral student, auxilliary and non-teaching staff |
1. | Hoca Adonis-Petru | student |
2. | Stanciu Ioana-Teodora | student |
3. | Pane Valentina-Roxana | master student |
5. | Rezumeș Marius-Zoltan | master student |
Internal collaborators:
Nr. | Name and surname | VBUMP Affiliation |
1. | Assoc. Prof. Drăgoi Răzvan Gabriel | Discipline of Physical Medicine and Balneology,Department XVI |
2. | Lect. Dușe Adina Octavia | Discipline of Physical Medicine and Balneology, Department XVI |
3. | Lect. Dinu Anca Raluca | Discipline of Physical Medicine and Balneology, Department XVI |
4. | Asist.univ. dr. Sînmărghițan Georgeta Mioara | Discipline of Physical Medicine and Balneology, Department XVI |
5. | Asist. univ. drd. Muntean Paul Sebastian | Discipline of Rehabilitation Medicine, Department XVI |
6. | Prof. Muntean Mirela Danina | Discipline of pathophysiology, Department III |
7. | Assoc. Prof. Iacob Emil Radu | Discipline of Pediatric Surgery and Orthopedics, Department XI |
8. | Assoc. Prof. David Vlad Laurențiu | Discipline of Pediatric Surgery and Orthopedics, Department XI |
9. | Lect. Cerbu Simona | Discipline of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Department XV |
10. | Lect. Rață Andreea Luciana | Discipline of Microsurgery, Vascular Surgery, Department X |
11. | Asist. univ. dr. Cornea Amalia | Discipline of Neurology, Department VIII |
12. | Assoc. Prof. Hărăguș Horia George | Discipline of Orthopedics I, Department XV |
External collaborators:
Nr. | Name and surname | Affiliation (Department, |
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 |