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Neuromotor Performance Lab
The Neuromotor Performance Lab (NMPL) features state-of-the-art technology to measure all aspects of pediatric motor performance, functional mobility, and motor development, and it is available for evaluation and treatment of patients for both clinical and research purposes.
Standardized measurement and reporting can include:
- Gait and balance assessment
- Energy expenditure
- Muscle performance
- Comprehensive upper or lower extremity motor performance
- Gross motor and fine motor developmental assessments
- Clinical motor functional assessments
Systematic interventions and technology trials can include:
- Progressive resistance exercise protocols
- Aerobic exercise protocols
- Balance, vestibular, and oculomotor training
- Functional electrical stimulation
- Bodyweight supported gait training
- Biofeedback training

Project Highlights
Motor Function and Training in Young Children with Cerebral Palsy
We study the development and rehabilitation of motor disability in infants and young children with cerebral palsy, with several lines of active investigation, including:
- Motor training clinical studies for infants and toddlers with or at high risk for cerebral palsy
- Early identification and measurement of motor impairments in infants at high risk for cerebral palsy
- Brain imaging in young children with cerebral palsy to understand how the brain controls movement, and how rehabilitation might improve the brain’s control of movement
- Development of a new biomechanical measure of selective motor control for young children with cerebral palsy
PI: Laura Prosser, PT, PhD
Lead Investigator: Julie Skorup, PT, PCS
Contact: skorupj [at] chop.edu
PI: Laura Prosser, PT, PhD
Lead Investigator: Tracy Kornafel, PT, PCS
Contact: Tracy Kornafel via nmpl [at] chop.edu (nmpl[at]chop[dot]edu)
Motor Function in Children With Hemiplegia After Stroke
The objective of this line of research is to evaluate the motor and neural responses to rehabilitation in children with hemiplegia from prior stroke.
PI: Laura Prosser, PT, PhD
Contact: prosserl [at] chop.edu (prosserl[at]chop[dot]edu)
Pediatric Rehabilitation Research Registry
The objective of this registry to store clinical data about pediatric rehabilitation patients, treatments, and outcomes to support the conduct of future research.
PI: Laura Prosser, PT, PhD
Contact: prosserl [at] chop.edu