Research
The Division of Surgical Rehabilitation's current research projects include:
- Shoulder pain in hemiplegia. (Ongoing)
- Osteoporosis in Spinal Cord injury. (No grant support)
- Sleep Apnea in Disability
The Division of Surgical Rehabilitation's future research projects include:
- Chemodenervation with Botulinum Toxin B to improve ROM and function of finger flexors after Brain Injury and Stroke.
- Chemodenervation with Botulinum Toxin B to improve ROM and function of the shoulder after Brain Injury and Stroke.
- The role of chemodenervation with Botulinum Toxin combined with aggressive therapy, to restore function of the hemiparetic limb by reversal of reciprocal inhibition. (Unfunded)
The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
Division of Surgical Rehabilitation
Department of Surgery
UT Graduate School of Medicine UT Medical Center
1932 Alcoa Highway, Suite 580
Knoxville, Tennessee 37920-6999
(865) 305-6333
Fax (865) 305-6364