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

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.

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
(didactic/ research personnel) 

VBUMP Affiliation
(Discipline and department)

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
(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