Rehabilitation Innovations

Developing and testing interventions that improve mobility and prevent secondary complications after neural injury or disease

Developing methods to enhance neuroplasticity to improve the effects of rehabilitation and functional outcomes

Work in restoring the gut microbiome resulting in improvements in anxiety (mental health) in rodents with spinal cord injury

Developed a functional electrical stimulation (FES)-assisted arm and leg cycling paradigm that has resulted in larger improvements in over-ground walking capacity than those produced by paradigms focused on training the legs alone

Developing methods to combine the use of FES and exoskeletons to improve mobility in people with paralysis

Developing slimmer and lighter exoskeletons with batteries that can last for longer durations than currently possible

Developing interventions to prevent secondary complications associated with neural injury or disease

Developing surface electrical stimulation and training paradigms that would reduce spasticity in individuals with spinal cord injury and stroke

Validating and implementing wearable devices and digital solutions in the treatment of respiratory diseases

Investigation of the physiological, cellular and molecular ramification of injury

Studying injury biomechanics and instrumentation such as impact exposure in athletes

Research investigations involving persons with spinal cord injury

Investigating factors leading to deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

Combining FES for active contraction of muscles with exoskeletons, which passively move the legs, to produce longer walking distances than currently