Injury Prevention and Mobility Laboratory
Understanding the Cause and Prevention of Injuries
The mission of the Injury Prevention and Mobility Laboratory at Simon Fraser University is to prevent injuries through biomechanics. We seek to generate important new knowledge on how injuries occur, and to use that knowledge to develop and evaluate interventions. We capitalize on emerging technologies, including video capture and wearable sensors, to generate real-life data for exploring the complex interactions between physiological, environmental, and behavioural factors that govern risk for injuries. Use the links below explore ongoing research in three areas: falls in older adults, head impacts in ice hockey, and falls and injuries in mountain biking.
Research areas
Falls in Older Adults
Collisions in Hockey
Falls in Mountain Biking
News and Announcements
2023 Northwest Biomechanics Symposium
May 19-20, 2023
At the 2023 Northwest Biomechanics Symposium, IPML researchers described their findings on the mechanisms head impacts in hockey and of falls in mountain biking!
On May 19, 2023, IPML trainee Omid Vakili provided a poster presentation on “Effects of surface stiffness and mass on head impact severity”. Read Omid's abstract here:
https://depts.washington.edu/nwbs/2023/images/NWBS2023Program5.16.pdf
On May 20, 2023, IPML trainee Rickie Ma provided an oral presentation on “Biomechanical contributors to head impact during falls in mountain biking”. Read Rickie’s abstract here:
https://depts.washington.edu/nwbs/2023/images/NWBS2023Program5.16.pdf
2022 Canadian Injury Prevention Conference
Nov 2-3, 2022
At the 2022 Canadian Injury Prevention Conference, IPML researchers described their findings on the mechanisms of falls in mountain biking!
On Nov 2, 2022, IPML trainee Emily P. Chilton provided an oral presentation on “Decision making in mountain biking: role of riding ability and fear of falling”. Read Emily’s abstract here: https://www.injuryresearch.bc.ca/2022conference/program/concurrent-session-2/
On Nov 3, 2022, IPML trainee Rickie Ma provided a mini-oral presentation on “Circumstances of falls causing head impact in mountain biking”. Read Rickie’s abstract here: https://www.injuryresearch.bc.ca/2022conference/program/concurrent-session-3/mini-orals/#3a
On Nov 3, 2022, IPML trainee Sukhman Gosal provided a mini-oral presentation on “Development and validation of a questionnaire for analyzing falls in mountain biking”. Read Sukhman’s abstract here: https://www.injuryresearch.bc.ca/2022conference/program/concurrent-session-3/mini-orals/#3a