A5089775018- Pain Management and Treatment
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
- Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine
- Tendon Structure and Treatment
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Intraoperative Neuromonitoring and Anesthetic Effects
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
Veterans Medical Research Foundation of San Diego
2021
VA San Diego Healthcare System
2011-2019
San Francisco VA Medical Center
2014
To describe the development of a virtual reality (VR) treatment for phantom limb pain (PLP) and sensations provide feasibility data from testing in population veterans.Fourteen participants completed baseline visit evaluating their amputation, PLP, sensations. Subsequently, VR modeled after mirror therapy navigating environment with bicycle pedaler motion sensor to pair cadence avatar. The avatar enabled visualization participant's intact motion, hypothesized mechanism...
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a chronic, disabling, and prevalent mental health among Veterans. Despite the availability of empirically supported psychotherapies, many Veterans remain symptomatic after treatment and/or prefer to seek complementary integrative approaches, including yoga, manage PTSD. The randomized controlled trial (RCT) described herein will evaluate efficacy manualized yoga program as compared nonaerobic exercise in reducing PTSD severity A secondary aim this...
In Brief Many veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are coming home with amputations. Learn about amazing technology that's helping them resume normal lives.
A mirror box apparatus has been used previously to reduce or eliminate phantom limb pain in amputees and generate sensations (e.g., tingling) normal subjects (Ramachandran, Altschuler). We created three apparati that patients normals, using them clinical symptoms some instances when the was ineffective. The first uses vertical mirrors, much like mirrors garment stores, with panes oriented at angles enable viewers see reversed images of themselves from side. second two provide alternative for...