
The Haddas Lab is a nationally recognized center for clinical biomechanics, human movement science, and precision functional medicine dedicated to advancing how disability, recovery, mobility, balance, and human performance are objectively measured and optimized.
Our mission is to transform subjective clinical observations into objective, quantifiable biomarkers that improve patient care, accelerate innovation, and support data-driven healthcare decisions. By integrating biomechanics, clinical medicine, engineering, data science, and artificial intelligence, we generate actionable insights that enhance diagnosis, guide treatment selection, optimize rehabilitation, and improve functional outcomes.
Using advanced three-dimensional motion capture, force platform analysis, electromyography (EMG), electroencephalography (EEG), wearable sensors, markerless motion capture, and machine learning technologies, we quantify how patients move, recover, compensate, and perform in real-world environments.
Our work supports precision surgical decision-making, rehabilitation optimization, injury prevention, return-to-sport readiness, return-to-work assessment, and longitudinal recovery monitoring across orthopedic, neurologic, pediatric, and sports medicine populations.
Led by Dr. Ram Haddas, PhD, MBA, the laboratory serves as both a clinical service and research innovation hub, bringing together orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, physical therapists, rehabilitation engineers, scientists, and industry leaders to advance the future of precision musculoskeletal and neurologic care.

Ram Haddas, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Principal Investigator
Publications
View All Publications- Lumbar Decompression is Associated With Changes in Functional Transition Biomechanics and Neuromuscular Control During Sit-to-Stand in Degenerative Lumbar Stenosis.; Global spine journal. 2026 Sep 11.
- Surface Topographic Assessment of Forced Pulmonary Maneuvers: Reliability and Agreement With Spirometry in Healthy Participants.; Chest. 2026 Aug 04.
- Defining clinically meaningful functional recovery following lumbar spine surgery: minimal clinically important differences for objective gait and balance biomarkers.; The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society. 2026 Jul 19.
- Quantifying postural recovery after lumbar decompression: cone of economy biomarkers of balance effort and stability in patients with radiculopathy and neurogenic claudication.; The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society. 2026 Jun 24.
Contact Us
Michael D. Maloney Motion Lab
The Saunders Center for Orthopaedics & Physical Performance
10 Miracle Mile Drive
Rochester, NY 14623
(585) 341-9200