Artificial intelligence is actively transforming every aspect of modern life, and such advances are reshaping neuroscience as well. For example, AI is enabling researchers to analyze an abundance of data in new and innovative ways, furthering our understanding of how the brain functions beyond a laboratory setting. This fall, those innovations will take center stage […]
(1/8/24, ReachMD) Expert Quote: “Because we don’t really understand freezing, we don’t really know why this approach works so well,” said Ellis. “But this work suggests the potential benefits of a ‘bottom-up’ rather than ‘top-down’ solution to treating gait freezing. We see that restoring almost-normal biomechanics alters the peripheral dynamics of gait and may influence […]
(1/8/24, Institution of Mechanical Engineers) Expert Quote: The symptom is treated with a range of pharmacological, surgical and behavioural therapies – “none of which are particularly effective”, the researchers said. Their work demonstrates the potential of soft robotics to treat the frustrating and potentially dangerous symptom instead. It could allow people living with the disease […]
(1/8/24, UPI) Expert Quote: “Because we don’t really understand freezing, we don’t really know why this approach works so well,” said researcher Terry Ellis, director of the Center for Neurorehabilitation at Boston University. “But this work suggests the potential benefits of a ‘bottom-up’ rather than ‘top-down’ solution to treating gait freezing,” Ellis continued. “We see that […]
(1/9/24, The Engineer) Expert Quote: The symptom is treated with a range of pharmacological, surgical and behavioural therapies – “none of which are particularly effective”, the researchers said. Their work demonstrates the potential of soft robotics to treat the frustrating and potentially dangerous symptom instead. It could allow people living with the disease to regain […]
(1/5/24, The Telegraph) Expert Quote: “We see that restoring almost-normal biomechanics alters the peripheral dynamics of gait and may influence the central processing of gait control.” – Professor Terry Ellis director of the Center for Neurorehabilitation at Boston University. Read the full article.
(1/8/24, U.S. News & World Report) Expert Quote: “Because we don’t really understand freezing, we don’t really know why this approach works so well,” said researcher Terry Ellis. “But this work suggests the potential benefits of a ’bottom-up’ rather than ’top-down’ solution to treating gait freezing,” Ellis continued. “We see that restoring almost-normal biomechanics alters the […]
Other BU Affiliations Professor (Affiliated, Department of Environmental Health Professor (Affiliated), Department of Biomedical Engineering BU Medical Campus Profile Biography Jack Dennerlein, PhD, is Dean of Boston University’s Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences and a nationally recognized scholar in occupational health, ergonomics, and worker well-being. His research has focused on designing tools and […]
Scholarly, Research, and/or Practice Interests Jana Iverson’s research focuses on relations between early motor development and later-emerging ‘higher-order’ skills (i.e., communication and language). Specifically, she is interested in understanding: The way in which development in motor skills provides infants with an increasingly diverse set of opportunities for acquiring and refining abilities that contribute to development […]
Ranked among the best in the nation The Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program at Sargent College is ranked #20 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report! About the program The Physical Therapy offers a Doctor of Physical Therapy/PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences (DPT/PhD) Program for students with exceptional academic promise and strong motivation for a career in […]
(3/21/18, The Daily Free Press) “For a large portion of her life, Chitra Khare, a graduate student in the Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, has dedicated herself to addressing this issue outside of America, namely by employing individuals with severe mental illness in her hometown of Pune, India. ‘Employment is an answer to […]
Scholarly, Research, and/or Practice Interests Age-related changes in muscle health at the cellular level Understanding the underlying cellular mechanisms that explain muscle weakness and dysfunction in order to develop appropriate therapies that will prevent, retard, and reverse these age-related declines Publications Lists of published works: Google Scholar Lists of published works: ORCID
Dr. Kumar is a clinician-scientist and he directs the Movement & Applied Imaging Lab. The goal of Dr. Kumar’s research is to develop mechanism-based and technology-enabled movement interventions for sustained benefits in pain and physical function for middle- and older-age adults with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Dr. Kumar received his entry-level and graduate training in physical […]
Publications Lists of published works: Google Scholar Lists of published works: ORCID
Publications Lists of published works: Google Scholar