Researchers from Penn State and Lebanon Valley College were awarded a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense.
Lebanon Valley College campus in Annville, Pa., Sept. 3, 2020. Mark Pynes | [email protected] will use micro-doppler radar technology, the same kind of radar law enforcement uses, to research ways to identify post-recovery injury risks.
Researchers from Penn State Health, Penn State Engineering, and Lebanon Valley College’s Lewis Human Performance Lab were awarded a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to see if micro-doppler radar can help clinicians assess minute movement deficiencies invisible to traditional assessment methods.
“For the U.S. military, injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament prevent service members from fulfilling crucial duties,” Lebanon Valley College said in a news release. “Tearing and overstretching of the ACL causes significant knee pain with typical post-surgery recovery periods often exceeding nine months. Reinjury often occurs within two years post-surgery even after completion of rehabilitation.
“The educational component of this project is of primary importance because it presents significant learning opportunities for LVC students to engage in cutting-edge, federally funded biomedical research and collaborate with experienced research scientists,” Lebanon Valley College Professor Robert Creath said in the news release.
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