My research interests are in the areas of post-stroke, upper and lower limb motor and functional restoration, and shoulder pain in hemiplegia.

Active Projects

  • Various forms of electrical stimulation for upper limb motor relearning
  • Peroneal nerve stimulation for motor relearning and neuroprosthetic effects
  • Implanted neuroprostheses for upper and lower limb motor restoration
  • Implanted and surface stimulation for reduction of shoulder pain

Research Programs

  • Clinical Trials in Stroke Rehabilitation
  • Electrical stimulation for upper limb recovery in hemiplegia
  • FES for Footdrop in Hemiparesis
  • Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain

Publications (Select)

Entire publication list can be found here.

  • Cleland T, Jain, NB, Chae J, Hansen KM, Hisel T, Gunzler DD, Whitehair VC, Kim CH, Wilson RD. The protocol for a multisite, double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of axillary nerve stimulation for chronic shoulder pain. Trials in-press.
  • Knutson JS, Makowski NS, Harley MY, Hisel TZ, Gunzler D, Wilson RD, Chae J. Adding contralaterally controlled electrical stimulation of the triceps to contralaterally controlled electrical stimulation of the finger extensors reduces upper limb impairment and improves reachable workspace, but not dexterity: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Phys Med Rehabil in-press.
  • Fu MJ, Harley MY, Hisel T, Busch RB, Wilson R, Chae J, Knutson JS. Ability of individuals with stroke with hemiplegia to self-administer FES-assisted hand therapy video games at home: an exploratory case series. J Rehabil Assist Tech Eng 2019 [Epub ahead of print], PMID: 31360537.
  • Whitehair V, Chae J, Hisel T, Wilson, RD. The Effect of Electrical Stimulation on Impairment of the Painful Post-stroke Shoulder. Top Stroke Rehabil 2019; 24: 544-547, PMID: 31298627.
  • Van Acker G, Vrabek T, Bhadra N, Chae J, Kilgore K, Bhadra N. Block of motor nerve conduction via transcutaneous application of direct current. Bioelectronic in Medicine 2018; 1: 107-116.
  • Bamman MM, Cutter GR, Brienza DM, Chae J, Corcos DM, DeLuca S, Field-Fote E, Fouad MN, Lang CE, Lindblad A, Motl RW, Perna CG, Reisman D, Saag KM, Savitz SI, Schmitz KZ, Stevens-Lapsley J, Whyte J, Winstein CJ, Michel ME. Medical Rehabilitation: Guidelines to Advance the Field with High-Impact Clinical Trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2018; 99: 2637-2648, PMID 30148997.
  • Wilson RD, Bennett M, Nguyen VQC, O’Dell MW, Watanabe TK, Chae J. Fully Implantable Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain: A Multi-Site Case Series with Two Year Follow-up. Neuromodulation 2018; 21: 290-295, PMID: 29164745
  • Shellock FG, Zare A, Ilfeld BM, Chae J, Strother RB. In Vitro Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation of Fragmented, Open-Coiled, Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Lead. Neuromodulation 2018; 21: 276-283, PMID 29057550.
  • Kapural L, Gilmore CA, Chae J, Rauck RL, Cohen SP, Saulino MF, Wongsarnpigoon A, McGee MJ, Boggs JW. Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain: Two Clinical Case Reports of Sustained Pain Relief. Pain Practice 2018; 18: 94-103, PMID 28296137.
  • Mehech D, Mejia M, Nemuantis GD, Chae J, Wilson RD. Percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation for treatment of shoulder pain after spinal cord injury: a case report. J Spinal Cord Med, 2018; 41: 119-124, PMID 28303761.
  • Wilson RD, Bennett ME, Nguyen VQC, Bock WC, O’Dell MW, Watanabe TK, Amundson RH, Hoyen HA, Chae J. Fully Implantable Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain: A Multi-Site Case Series With Two-Year Follow-Up. Neuromodulation. 2018 Apr;21(3):290–295. doi: 10.1111/ner.12726 Pubmed PMID: 29164745
  • Shellock FG, Zare A, Ilfeld BM, Chae J, Strother RB. In Vitro Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation of Fragmented, Open-Coil, Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Leads. Neuromodulation. 2018 Apr;21(3):276–283. doi: 10.1111/ner.12705 Pubmed PMID: 29057550
  • Mehech D, Mejia M, Nemunaitis GA, Chae J, Wilson RD. Percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation for treatment of shoulder pain after spinal cord injury: A case report. J Spinal Cord Med. 2017 Mar 17:1-5. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2017.1293329. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28303761.
  • Kapural L, Gilmore CA, Chae J, Rauck RL, Cohen SP, Saulino MF, Wongsarnpigoon A, McGee MJ, Boggs JW. Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain: Two Clinical Case Reports of Sustained Pain Relief. Pain Pract. 2017 Mar 14. doi: 10.1111/papr.12571. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28296137.
  • Wilson RD, Knutson JS, Bennett ME, Chae J. The Effect of Peripheral Nerve Stimulation on Shoulder Biomechanics: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Comparison to Physical Therapy. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Mar;96(3):191-198. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000677. PubMed PMID: 28099193; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5321785.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Investigator
Cleveland FES Center

Vice President, Research and Sponsored Programs MetroHealth System

Co-Director, MetroHealth Rehabilitation Institute
MetroHealth System

Professor and Chair, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Case Western Reserve University

Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Case Western Reserve University

CONTACT INFORMATION

Program Contact
Sabrina Perkins

Contact Number
(216) 957-3623

Contact Email
sperkins1@metrohealth.org, jchae@metrohealth.org