The Center for Applied Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Research works in coordination with the Biomedical Engineering department of the Catholic University of America and the research department of the Medstar National Rehabilitation Hospital.
News
- Congratulations to our 2012 graduates: Dr. Sasha Godfrey and Dr. Elizabeth Brokaw!
- Dr. Michael Harris-Love named Deputy Director of the DC VAMC Polytrauma-TBI Rehabilitation Research Fellowship program. For more information about the available post-doctoral fellowship positions at the VA-NRH, please CLICK HERE.
- Sasha Godfrey attended EMBC in Boston
- Kathy Brady and Elizabeth Brokaw attended the ICORR conference in Zurich Switzerland
- Susan Ryerson PT DSc was awarded a Field Initiated - Research Grant by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) on September 1, 2010 . (see news page for more information)
- Images from the Spring Hill Elementary Robotics Club visit are now posted in the Gallery.
- Dr. Peter Lum's article Robot-assisted movement training compared with conventional therapy techniques for the rehabilitation of upper-limb motor function after stroke (2002) was recognized as #47 in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, list of 'The 100 Top-Cited Articles in Rehabilitation Journals'. The article has been cited 165 times.
Recent Publications
- Brokaw EB, Murray T, Nef T, Lum PS. Retraining of interjoint arm coordination after stroke using robotassisted time-independent functional training. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2011;48(4):299–316.
- Schabowsky CN, Godfrey SB, Holley RJ, Lum PS. "Development and Pilot Testing of HEXORR: Hand Exoskeleton Rehabilitation Robot". J Neuroeng Rehabil. July, 2010.
- D. Nichols, K. Brady, “Development of an innovative walking system to enable early gait training”, Advance for Physical Therapy & Rehab Medicine, May 17, 2010
- Metzger AM, Dromerick AW, Schabowky CN, Holley RJ, Monroe BS, and Lum PS, "Feedforward control strategies of subjects with transradial amputation in planar reaching." Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development. 2010, vol 47, n. 3, pp. 201-212.
Upcoming Events
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Please check the CABRR Calendar for upcoming Research 3C and Motor Control and Munchies Lectures
Last reviewed: May 14, 2012
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