Take a peek inside Toronto Rehab's CEAL workshop
Toronto Rehab's CEAL (Challenging Environment Assessment Laboratory) facilities in the iDAPT Centre for Rehabilitation Research consists of the WinterLab, StreetLab and StairLab, each focusing on different areas of preventative medicine.
Dr. Yue Li, left, a Research associate and Biomedical engineer at Toronto Rehab works with Marg Campos, a volunteer participant in winter footwear and winter clothing research in WinterLab.Fred Lum / The Globe and Mail
Marg Campos, a volunteer participant, treads lightly on the ice floor and various walking surfaces during research studying slip resistance of winter footwear during exercise in WinterLab.Fred Lum / The Globe and Mail
Jennifer Hsu, right, a graduate researcher at Toronto Rehab and a PhD candidate, attaches safety line to Marg Campos, a volunteer participant, while studying slip resistance of winter footwear during exercise in WinterLab.Fred Lum / The Globe and Mail
Dr. Jennifer Campos, left, CEAL chief scientist, at Toronto Rehab explains the use of a hand controller to a volunteer who is demonstrating the functionality of Streetlab. This lab looks at the interaction between hearing and balance, hearing aid development and multi tasking after brain injury.Fred Lum / The Globe and Mail
A volunteer demonstrating the functionality of Streetlab. which features a treadmill and a wide panoramic screen onto which is projected various street scenes that must be navigated.Fred Lum / The Globe and Mail
Dr. Alison Novak, a Post doctoral fellow at Toronto Rehab, explains StairLab to a visitor. The lab is conducting research into stair safety and falls prevention on stairs.Fred Lum / The Globe and Mail
Dr. Alison Novak, left, a Post doctoral fellow at Toronto Rehab, and Tilak Dutta, a PhD candidate, explain StairLab to a visitor.Fred Lum / The Globe and Mail