The Shoulder Biomotion Laboratory enters its 8th year under the direction of Dr. Jon JP Warner and Daniel Massimini, MS. The Laboratory is quickly becoming a pioneer in the field of shoulder research, specializing in three-dimensional dynamic joint motion analyses. Using a dual fluoroscopic imaging system, Mr. Massimini developed a neural tracking technique and published the first data on tracking the suprascapular nerve during dynamic shoulder motion in a cadaver model. This past year has been especially productive with several peer-reviewed publications and a newly renovated laboratory space.

Restoring motion and reducing pain to the shoulder is far more complex than previously thought. Dr. Warner's passion is to understand all the components of shoulder patho-mechanics, unravel its riddles and discover new and exciting ways to solve the multiple problems that plague it. The Shoulder Biomotion Laboratory is looking forward to another productive year.

Daniel Massimini, MS, is a PhD candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Massimini supervises all research activities within the Laboratory and concentrates his research efforts on in-vivo shoulder biomechanics. The focus of Mr. Massimini’s doctoral thesis is to quantify the dynamic glenohumeral contact mechanics of the young healthy adult during the activities of daily living. This data will serve as a reference when investigating abnormal shoulder mechanics. Mr. Massimini is on track to defend his PhD in the spring of 2013.