Lower Extremity Performance During Driving Simulated Tasks (2001 to present)
Ali Sheikhzadeh PhD, CIE, Kenneth Koval, MD
The purpose of this study is to develop the protocol for testing lower extremity functional performance as related to automobile driving. The response time and control will be compared during low level force exertion for 15 healthy subjects and 30 subjects post injury, with and without ankle cast immobilization. Each subject is required to track a signal on the computer monitor, exert different levels of force on a pedal to simulate acceleration and deceleration tasks, and move the foot between pedals to simulate breaking and acceleration tasks.