Control of force steadiness and accuracy after stroke
Objective: Describe changes in force steadiness and accuracy from subacute to chronic stage of stroke in relation to motor impairment; determine effects of different training paradigms and interventions on force steadiness and accuracy
Status: RECRUITING. If you are interested in participating, click here
Transcutaneous spinal stimulation for reducing lower limb spasticity in chronic spinal cord injury
Objective: To determine if electrical neuromodulation can reduce muscle stiffness and spasms in people with spinal cord injury in a home-based therapy setting.
Defining the capacity of the lumbosacral network for neuromodulation in humans with spinal cord injury
Objective: To determine how electrical neuromodulation affects the responsiveness of the lumbosacral network in people with spinal cord injuries. We aim to understand how spinal reflexes can demonstrate the potential for neuromodulation at different stimulation intensities and frequencies.
Characteristics of gait in patients with moderate-to-severe muscle hypertonia after acquired brain injury
Objective: To describe changes in gait parameters and muscle activation patterns in patients with moderate-to-severe hypertonia after acquired brain injury
Outside Collaborator: Stuart A. Yablon, M.D., Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
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Funding: The Wilson Research Foundation, Jackson, MS
Status: Retrospective study (not recruiting)
Peripheral nervous system injury after traumatic brain injury
Objective: Describe prevalence and types of EMG confirmed peripheral nervous system injuries among patients admitted to inpatient rehabilitation for traumatic brain injury
Outside Collaborators: Stuart A. Yablon, MD, Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI, USA; Srbislav Stevanovic, MD, DSc, Clinic for Rehabilitation, “Dr. M. Zotovic”, Belgrade, Serbia
Related Publications: In Progress
Funding: The Wilson Research Foundation, Jackson, MS
Status: Retrospective study (not recruiting)
The utility of soleus H-reflex for monitoring and troubleshooting intrathecal baclofen administration
Objective: Determine how serial recordings of soleus H-reflex can help determine adequate or inadequate delivery of intrathecal baclofen for control of spasticity
Outside Collaborators: Stuart A. Yablon, M.D., Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI, USA; Markus Kofler, MD, Department of Neurology, Hochzirl Hospital, Zirl, Austria; Ivana Stetkarova, MD, Department of Neurology, 3rd Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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Funding: The Wilson Research Foundation, Jackson, MS
Status: Retrospective study (not recruiting)
Characteristics of gait in patients with moderate-to-severe muscle hypertonia after acquired brain injury
Objective: To describe changes in gait parameters and muscle activation patterns in patients with moderate-to-severe hypertonia after acquired brain injury
Outside Collaborator: Stuart A. Yablon, M.D., Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Related Publications:
Funding: The Wilson Research Foundation, Jackson, MS
Status: Retrospective study (not recruiting)
Effect of intrathecal baclofen on gait in patients with muscle hypertonia after acquired brain injury
Objective: Describe changes in gait and muscle activation patterns after bolus or continuous intrathecal baclofen administration for control of spasticity after acquired brain injury
Outside Collaborators: Parminder Vig, PhD, Department of Neurology, University of Mississippi Medical Center; Fengwei Bai, PhD, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
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Funding: The Wilson Research Foundation, Jackson, MS
Status: Recruiting internally
Characteristics of the strength-duration profiles of short-latency responses evoked by transcutaneous spinal stimulation
Objective: Investigate how the duration of electrical pulses used to activate sensory nerves near the spinal cord affect the short-latency reflex responses
