Areas of Interest Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Publications (Select) Publications Del Fabro AS, Mejia M, Nemunaitis G. An investigation of the relationship between autonomic dysreflexia and intrathecal baclofen in patients with spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med. 2017 Apr 13:1-4. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2017.1314878. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28406070. Mehech D, Mejia…
VA doctors are among a team of researchers at the Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation Center restoring respiratory function in Veterans with spinal cord injury
Dr. Lavik’s lab used biomaterials, drug delivery, and tissue engineering approaches to protect and regrow neural tissue. Their work spanned from basic work engineering a neural stem cell niche to translatable work delivering off patent drugs in ways that protect and repair the nervous system. Publications (Select) Publications Tsuneki M, Hardee S, Michaud M, Morotti…
I am most interested in research that focuses on the development and direct implementation of scientific tools to improve the quality of patient care. In the areas of DBS and neural engineering, my research has been concentrated on projects that are directly relevant to clinic applications. My research interests are not limited to…
My research interest is gait restoration after paralysis with implantable devices and bracing. Research Programs Walking in Incomplete SCI, Design of a Hybrid Orthosis with Controllable Joints for Walking in SCI Publications (Select) Publications Ho CH, Triolo RJ, Elias AL, Kilgore KL, DiMarco AF, Bogie K, Vette AH, Audu ML, Kobetic R, Chang SR, Chan KM,…
Dr. Hardwick’s research interests were in the areas of restoration of upper extremity function in stroke and spinal cord injury and mechanisms behind and treatment of post-stroke shoulder pain. Publications (Select) Publications Hardwick DD, Lang CE. Scapular and humeral movement pattes of people with stroke during range-of-motion exercises. J Neurol Phys Ther. 2011 Mar;35(1):18-25. PubMed…
Areas of Interest Traumatic brain injuryStroke rehabilitation Publications (Select) Publications Fang Y, Daly JJ, Sun J, Hvorat K, Fredrickson E, Pundik S, Sahgal V, Yue GH. Functional corticomuscular connection during reaching is weakened following stroke. Clin Neurophysiol. 2009 May;120(5):994-1002. Epub 2009 Apr 10. PubMed PMID: 19362515; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2680928. Fredrickson E, Ruff RL, Daly JJ. Physiological Cost Index…
My primary research interest is in the application of functional electrical stimulation (FES) to manage pelvic dysfunction in persons with spinal cord injury, comprising neurogenic bladder, neurogenic bowel and erectile dysfunction. Our goal is to understand the complex interactions involved in the systems-level neural organization and control of bladder and urethral function. We use this…
My research interests are in the areas of wound prevention and treatment, particularly in individuals with paralysis and in the biomechanics of wheelchairs and seating for people with limited mobility. My research includes both clinical and basic science studies to investigate and evaluate novel approaches including biomarkers for pressure ulcer risk and population risk factors…
Dr. Anderson’s research interests focused around his passion for complex spinal problems. Publications (Select) Publications Triolo RJ, Bailey SN, Miller ME, Rohde LM,†Anderson JS,Davis JA Jr, Abbas JJ,Diponio LA, Forrest GP, Gater DR Jr, Yang LJ. Longitudinal performance of a surgically implanted neuroprosthesis for lower-extremity exercise, standing, and transfers after spinal cord injury. Arch Phys…