A5081583360- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Vestibular and auditory disorders
- Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders
- Voice and Speech Disorders
- Nursing Roles and Practices
- Occupational Therapy Practice and Research
- Evaluation of Teaching Practices
- Musicians’ Health and Performance
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
- Communication in Education and Healthcare
- Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Medical Education and Admissions
Hunter College
2014-2025
City University of New York
2009-2025
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
2005-2023
Burke Medical Research Institute
2016-2017
Cornell University
2016
The Graduate Center, CUNY
2009-2014
Mercy University
2004
Sage Colleges
2004
Utica College
2004
Lateropulsion, a postural control disorder, delays recovery following hemispheric stroke. The number of stroke impairments may lead to differential rates, depending on the intact systems available for from lateropulsion.To study impact key deficits lateropulsion rate stroke.Through retrospective analysis: 169 patients with in an in-patient rehabilitation facility were divided into 3 groups: (1) motor only; (2) and hemianopic or visual-spatial proprioceptive deficits; (3) motor,...
Background and Purpose— Hemispheric stroke studies associating lateropulsion (pusher syndrome) with the location of brain lesions have had mixed results from small, unmatched samples. This study was designed to determine whether localizes specific regions across patients using a case-control design. Methods— Fifty after were matched 50 without age, time since onset stroke, admission motor Functional Independence Measure score, lesion side, gender. The primary analysis included multivariate...
Objective People exhibiting post-stroke lateropulsion actively push their body across the midline to more affected side and/or resist weight shift toward less side. Despite its prevalence and associated negative rehabilitation outcomes, no clinical practice guidelines exist for of lateropulsion. We aimed develop consensus-based recommendations managing using an international expert panel. Design This Delphi panel process conformed with Guidance on Conducting Reporting Studies...
Background: The effectiveness of kinesiotape for lymphatic drainage has been studied by comparing groups patients with unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Studying its impact on persons bilateral TKA may give a more accurate assessment effectiveness. purpose this study was to evaluate the kinesiotaping in reducing postoperative edema and pain improving range motion (ROM) adults TKA. Methods: Using randomized controlled trial, mixed-model design, 52 eligible began standard inpatient...
Scapular excursion and the wrist speed were studied before after instruction practice designed to achieve symmetrical scapular movement.Subjects 10 female 6 male patients, aged 44 78 years (chi=60.3, SD=11.2), with diagnosed shoulder pathologies.Subjects videotaped performing a reaching task. Pain status was monitored. The subjects instructed make movement symmetrical. They then repeated task, while being videotaped, monitor effect of instruction.Individuals asymmetric upper-extremity...
Background and Objective . Lateropulsion after stroke has not been tracked using a case-matched controlled study standardized lateropulsion scale. Matched pairs of patients with stroke, without lateropulsion, were compared for functional outcomes discharge destination following inpatient rehabilitation. Methods. A retrospective chart review ischemic at an rehabilitation hospital matched 36 versus lateropulsion. Scores 2 or greater on the Burke Scale identified Matching criteria side sex,...
Pathologic tilt of subjective visual vertical (SVV) frequently has adverse functional consequences for patients with stroke and vestibular disorders. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) the supramarginal gyrus can produce a transitory on SVV in healthy subjects. However, effect direct current (tDCS) never been systematically studied. We investigated whether bilateral tDCS over temporal-parietal region could result both online offline misperception In randomized,...
To determine the ability of Section GG Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility - Patient Assessment Inventory (Section GG)'s quantification mobility and self-care to predict discharge destination for persons with stroke after inpatient rehabilitation.
Patients with lateropulsion (pushing) following stroke push toward the contralesional side. Their response to a passive tilt while seated has not been studied surface electromyography (sEMG) of lumbar paraspinal muscles.To compare onset, duration, and trends in muscle activity among patients stroke, lateropulsion, healthy controls during tilting.Seated subjects were passively tilted frontal plane at slow fast speeds. Bilateral sEMG electrodes level vertebrae 3 recorded activity. Surface EMG...
Background and Purpose. The American Physical Therapy Association developed the Clinical Performance Instrument (CPI) in 1997 to evaluate physical therapist students' performance during clinical education. This study was designed determine if academic faculty (AF), instructors (CIs), PT students differed regarding expected CPI ratings at conclusion of first, full-time education experience. Subjects. AF (n=28) (n=199) from 9 programs who were members New York-New Jersey Education Consortium...
ObjectiveForward head posture lengthens mylohyoid muscles, but its impact on swallowing is unknown. This study determined the effect of sagittal plane neck alignment surface electromyographic parameters from muscles during oropharyngeal in healthy, young women.MethodsSurface EMG over bilateral was recorded 10 female subjects (22–37 y, Mean = 30 (5.1)) for average peak amplitude (μV). Percent time to activity and duration [s] were three different sitting postures: habitual (HP), exaggerated...
This study examined the frequency of inclusion cultural and gender issues in physical therapy (PT) curricula New York State. Thirty-four faculty members from nine State PT programs completed surveys to describe type, frequency, source, situation for references that they made difference, race, cultural, religious, socioeconomic, sexual preference issues. Faculty also questionnaires about their personal experiences with Nine program directors provided information compositions student body....
Aim: Fatigue is a common finding in multiple sclerosis (MS) which may result worsening of gait, function and other MS symptoms, like spasticity. Although the spasticity with fatigue has been reported by persons MS, effect on not measured. Purpose: The purpose this study was to compare lower extremity Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) scores mild-to-moderate symptoms before after fatigued unfatigued conditions. Methods: Using randomized crossover design, subjects underwent 6-min walk induce...
Balance loss and falls are a common multifactorial finding in persons with Parkinson's Disease (pwPD). Objective fatigability is thought to contribute other neurologic conditions, but its impact on balance pwPD not known. The two-fold purpose of this study was to: 1) establish that 6-minute walk (6MWFast) stimulus subjective fatigue for pwPD; and, 2) determine if the Mini Evaluation Systems Test (MBT) sensitive change induced by fatiguing condition. Using randomized crossover design, 19...