Highlights of Research Results

Patient in a ceiling mounted lift working with three Brooks staff members to walk

Neurologic & Neuromuscular Study Results (Stroke, Spinal Cord Injury, Brain Injury, etc.)

Evaluation of a Head-Tongue Controller for Power Wheelchair Driving by People with Quadriplegia

Nordine Sebkhi, Arpan Bhavsar, Nazmus Sahadat, Jesse Baldwin, Erica Walling, Amber Biniker, Michelle Hoefnagel, Geneva Tonuzi, Raine Osborne, David Anderson, and Omer Inan

Published in IEEE Explore, 2021

Vagus Nerve Stimulation Paired with Rehabilitation for Upper Limb Motor Function after Ischemic Stroke (VNS-REHAB): A Randomized, Blinded, Pivotal, Device Trial

Jesse Dawson, Charles Liu, Gerard Francisco, Steven Cramer, Steven Wolf, Anand Dixit, Jen Alexander, Rushna Ali, Benjamin Brown, Wuwei Fung, Louis DeMark, Leigh Hochberg, Steven Kautz, Arshad Majid, Michael O’Dell, David Pierce, Cecilia Prudente, Jessica Redgrave, Duncan Turner, Navzer Engineer, and Teresa Kimberley

Published in The Lancet, 2021

Clinical Application of Backward Walking Training to Improve Walking Function, Balance, and Fall-risk in Acute Stroke: A Case Series

Louis DeMark, Emily Fox, Pamela Spigel, Jacqueline Osborne and Dorian Rose

Published in Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 2019

Motorized and Functional Electrical Stimulation Induced Cycling via Switched Repetitive Learning Control

Victor Duenas, Christian Cousin, Anup Parikh, Paul Freeborn, Emily Fox, and Warren Dixon

Published in IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 2019

The Inﬂuence of Locomotor Training on Dynamic Balance During Steady-State Walking Post-stroke

Arian Vistamehr, Steven Kautz, Mark Bowden, and Richard Neptune

Published in Journal of Biomechanics, 2019

Dynamic Balance During Human Movement: Measurement and Control Mechanisms

Richard Neptune and Arian Vistamehr

Published in Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 2019

Optimal Muscle Selection for OnabotulinumtoxinA Injections in Post-stroke Lower-Limb Spasticity: A Randomized Trial

Alberto Esquenazi, Theodore Wein, Anthony Ward, Carolyn Geis, Chengcheng Liu, and Rozalina Dimitrova

Published in American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2019

Comprehensive Brain Injury Agitation Management in the Critical Care Setting: Preliminary Results on a Multidisciplinary Neurobehavioral Approach

Eugene Rankin, Danny Jazarevic, and Rona Altaras

Published in Journal of Intensive Care Society, 2019

Efficacy of Home-Based Telerehabilitation vs In-Clinic Therapy for Adults After Stroke

Steven Cramer, Lucy Dodakian, Vu Lee, Jill See, Renee Augsburger, Alison McKenzie, Robert Zhou, Nina Chiu, Jutta Heckhausen, Jessica Cassidy, Walt Sacchi, Megan Therese Smith, A. M. Barrett, Jayme Knutson, Dylan Edwards, David Putrino, Kunal Agrawal, Kenneth Ngo, Elliot Roth, David Tirschwell, Michelle Woodbury, Ross Zafonte, Wenle Zhao, Judith Spiker, Steven Wolf, Joseph Broderick, and Scott Janis

Published in JAMA Neurology, 2019

Orthopaedic Study Results

Targeted Interventions to Prevent Transitioning from Acute to Chronic Low Back Pain in High-Risk Patients: Development and Delivery of a Pragmatic Training Course of Psychologically Informed Physical Therapy for the TARGET Trial

Jason Beneciuk, Steven George, Carol Greco, Michael Schneider, Stephen Wegner, Robert Saper, and Anthony Delitto

Published in Trials, 2019

Treatment Monitoring as a Component of Psychologically Informed Physical Therapy: A Case Series of Patients at High Risk for Persistent Low Back Pain Related Disability

Jason Beneciuk, Lindsay Ballengee, and Steven George

Published in Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 2019

Highlights of Research Results

Neurologic & Neuromuscular Study Results (Stroke, Spinal Cord Injury, Brain Injury, etc.)

Evaluation of a Head-Tongue Controller for Power Wheelchair Driving by People with Quadriplegia

Vagus Nerve Stimulation Paired with Rehabilitation for Upper Limb Motor Function after Ischemic Stroke (VNS-REHAB): A Randomized, Blinded, Pivotal, Device Trial

Clinical Application of Backward Walking Training to Improve Walking Function, Balance, and Fall-risk in Acute Stroke: A Case Series

Motorized and Functional Electrical Stimulation Induced Cycling via Switched Repetitive Learning Control

The Inﬂuence of Locomotor Training on Dynamic Balance During Steady-State Walking Post-stroke

Dynamic Balance During Human Movement: Measurement and Control Mechanisms

Optimal Muscle Selection for OnabotulinumtoxinA Injections in Post-stroke Lower-Limb Spasticity: A Randomized Trial

Comprehensive Brain Injury Agitation Management in the Critical Care Setting: Preliminary Results on a Multidisciplinary Neurobehavioral Approach

Efficacy of Home-Based Telerehabilitation vs In-Clinic Therapy for Adults After Stroke

Orthopaedic Study Results

Targeted Interventions to Prevent Transitioning from Acute to Chronic Low Back Pain in High-Risk Patients: Development and Delivery of a Pragmatic Training Course of Psychologically Informed Physical Therapy for the TARGET Trial

Treatment Monitoring as a Component of Psychologically Informed Physical Therapy: A Case Series of Patients at High Risk for Persistent Low Back Pain Related Disability

Unraveling the Mechanisms of Manual Therapy: Modeling an Approach

Experience Matters: Post-Intervention Expectations Predict Post-Intervention Hypoalgesia

International Framework for Red Flags for Potential Spinal Pathologies

Laser Testing for Upper Extremity Proprioceptive Deficits Following Rotator Cuff Injury: Two Case Reports

Framework for Improving Outcome Prediction for Acute to Chronic Low Back Pain Transitions

Factors Associated with Persistently High-Cost Health Care Utilization for Musculoskeletal Pain

Learning & Development Study Results

Motivations to Pursue Physical Therapy Residency Training: A Q-Methodology Study of Stakeholder Perspectives

Professional Engagement: A Consensus Definition and Key Indicator Behaviors for Physical Therapists

Healthcare Worker Engagement in the United States: A Scoping Review of Literature