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Department of Surgery - Surgical Rehabilitation

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)

 

Department of Surgery
Surgical Rehabilitation

1932 Alcoa Highway, Suite C580, Knoxville, TN 37920
865-305-6333
fax 305-6364

 

Link of Interest

Download " Research for the Cure of Spinal Cord Injury ," from Research Review , February 2002.