Dr. Vallier’s research interests include pelvic fractures in women, comparision of minimally invasive and extensile surgery for calcaneus fractures, and evaluation of locked plating techniques. Publications (Select) Publications Childs BR, Nahm NJ, Dolenc AJ, Vallier HA. Obesity is associated with more complications and longer hospital stays after orthopaedic trauma. J Orthop Trauma. 2015 Mar…
My research interests are in the areas of rehabilitation engineering, biomechanics of human movement, posture and locomotion, pressure sore prevention and seated reach. In particular, I am investigating the application of neural stimulation for standing, transfers in and out of the wheelchair, stepping and seated trunk control in persons with spinal cord injuries. For up-to-date…
Restoring sensation to limb-loss individuals through peripheral nerve stimulation was the focus of my recently completed PhD work. My current research focuses on applying the stimulation waveform concept from the sensory restoration work to other fields of clinical neuromodulation, namely movement disorders and pain management. The conventional stimulation pattern is a constant train…
Dr. Sheffler’s research and clinical interests are in the areas of neurorehabilitation and include the application of surface electrical stimulation in stroke, spinal cord injury, and brain injury. Her specific research focus was on the application of formal Gait Analysis to elucidate the altered pattern of muscle activation, joint angles, torque and power…
Areas of Interest Axon Regeneration Neuroprotection Spinal Cord Injury Spinal Deformity Publications (Select) Publications Whitmore RG, Curran JN, Ali ZS, Mummaneni PV, Shaffrey CI, Heary RF, Kaiser MG, Asher AL, Malhotra NR, Cheng JS, Hurlbert J, Smith JS, Magge SN, Steinmetz MP, Resnick DK, Ghogawala Z. Predictive value of 3-month lumbar discectomy outcomes…
My research is in the field of Neural Engineering, a sub-field of Biomedical Engineering. My research is in the field of Neural Engineering, a sub-field of Biomedical Engineering. In the past, I focused on designing neural interfaces for peripheral neuroprostheses through computer simulations and acute intraoperative evaluations in humans. Since 2012, my research has focused…
Dr. Ruff’s research involved employing FES stimulation to help people who have paralysis due to stroke to relearn how to use a paretic arm or to relearn how to walk. FES is used in conjunction with other technologies, such as partial weight-supported treadmill training and robotic-assisted training. Retired 2014 Publications (Select) Publications…
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…