research overview
- Our research focuses on elucidating the neuromechanical basis underlying impaired lower limb movement and sensorimotor recovery in persons with neurological injury. Specifically, we leverage neurostimulation (i.e., transcranial magnetic stimulation, TMS), biophysical signal processing, and engineering tools (i.e., robotics) to understand and develop methods to induce adaptive plasticity within the central nervous system to promote walking recovery. Our collaborative team draws from the fields of physical therapy, engineering and clinical neurophysiology to strengthen the our understanding of neural recovery following neurological injury. Toward this end, my lab pursues three complementary lines of inquiry: 1) characterize the interaction between the neurophysiological and biomechanical constraints governing impaired movement in persons with neuromotor disorders; 2) design and optimize patient specific rehabilitation intervention; 3) track the clinical efficacy of novel interventions.
