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Selected Publications
Effect of acute intermittent hypoxia on motor function in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury following ibuprofen pretreatment: A pilot study.
Acute intermittent hypoxia (AIH) enhances lower extremity motor function in humans with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI). AIH-induced spinal plasticity is inhibited by systemic inflammation in animal models. Since SCI is frequently associated with systemic inflammation in humans, we tested the hypothesis that pretreatment with the anti-inflammatory agent ibuprofen enhances the effects of AIH.
read moreSpatial analysis of muscular activations in stroke survivors.
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AARP Feature: The New Science of Moving Again After a Stroke
A former Shirley Ryan AbilityLab patient and research participant was recently featured in an AARP article on advances in stroke rehabilitation over the past 25 years. The article highlights how…
view all newsResearcher Studies Nerve Transfer to Restore Diaphragm Function After Spinal Cord Injury
Mackenzie Long, a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University, has been selected as an affiliate trainee in the Pathophysiology and Rehabilitation of Neural Dysfunction (PRND) Training Program.