AP-HPL Equipment

Sensormedics VMAX 229 – a metabolic cart designed to measure the volume of oxygen utilized at rest and during exercise. This system has the capability to monitor a 12-lead EKG, blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen saturation in the arterial blood, oxygen uptake, and complete pulmonary function testing. Modes of testing include treadmill, upright and recumbent cycle ergometers. Listed below are some of the projects the system is used for:

Health Consequences of Schizophrenia on Patients and Caregivers & PET Scans of Patients with Schizophrenia
Mechanisms of Exercise Modulation of Human Growth
Effects of Microgravity of Various Physiological Systems
Exercise, Cytokines and Growth Factors in Cystic Fibrosis and Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Nitric Oxide in Inflammatory Lung Diseases
Osteoporosis Prevention in Sedentary Adolescent Females

VMAX ST – a mobile metabolic system designed to collect the volume of oxygen uptake in field studies. This system has the capability to monitor an EKG, blood pressure, heart rate, and pulmonary function testing. This system is valuable for using telemetry with exercise testing.

We are currently using this system to measure oxygen uptake in the field and on a human powered centrifuge:

Effects of Microgravity on Various Physiological Systems
Mechanisms of Exercise Modulation of Human Growth

BIODEX System III – this system can measure active and passive ranges of motion bilaterally in every joint for both adult and pediatric populations. Strength can be measured through several modes: isokinetically, isometrically, and isotonically. State-of-the-art strength testing equipment is often seen in a rehabilitation environment. Our Biodex system is currently being used to measure strength changes in female water polo players, and to determine the effects of SAMe and Celebrex on adults with osteoarthritis of the knee joint.

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