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Developing careers
Grant establishes interdisciplinary training program for physical, occupational therapists
Sept. 24,
2007 -- The School of Medicine has received a five-year, $4.6 million grant to establish an interdisciplinary career development training program for physical and occupational therapists. The grant is from the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
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Murderball
WUSM occupational therapist battles through adversity and fellow athletes
Jan. 8,
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| Photo by Jennifer Silverberg, Riverfront Times |
The sport of "murderball" — brought to national attention in 2005 by the documentary of the same name — is not quite as heinous as it sounds. It's no wheelchair ride through the park, either. Often resulting in a mangled mess of wheelchair parts, quadriplegic rugby is generally played indoors with rules akin to traditional rugby. WUSM occupational therapist Kerri Morgan is an avid participant in the sport and is working diligently to tryout for the U.S. Paralympic Team — a team dominated by male athletes.
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El Hombre vs. The Babe
St. Louis Cardinals slugger Pujols gets Babe Ruth test at Washington University
Aug. 22,
2006 --
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| Daniel Stier / GQ, September 2006 |
| El Hombre vs. The Babe |
Baseball purists, especially those of Yankee allegiance, might argue that St. Louis Cardinals homerun-hitting superstar Albert Pujols is simply not in the same league as legendary New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth. Science may never settle that argument, but researchers at Washington University in St. Louis can offer some sense of how Pujols stacks up to the Babe in terms of skills necessary to hit the long ball. Pujols visited WUSTL in April to take part in a series of lab tests similar to those conducted on Ruth in 1921.
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David Gray
Associate professor in the Program in Occupational Therapy
Gray studies how environmental enhancers and barriers affect people with disabling conditions. He also is examining how surgery influences the mobility of children and adults with cerebral palsy. Additionally, he is looking at how disabling conditions affect the spouses of people with multiple sclerosis ...
Expertise: environmental enhancers and barriers, disabling conditions, mobility of children with cerebal palsy, disabling conditions and spouses
Media assistance: (314) 286-0111 / williamsdia@wustl.edu
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Carolyn Baum
Professor in the Program of Occupational Therapy and Neurology and Elias Michael Director of the Program in Occupational Therapy
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Baum's research focuses on enabling older adults to live independently. Rather than focus on people's deficits, she seeks to understand what a person with chronic disease or disability can do. Her work has been recognized by funding from the National Institutes of Health, The James S. McDonnell Foundation, ...
Expertise: aging, enabling independent living, return of function following stroke
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Alexander W. Dromerick
Associate Professor of Neurology and Occupational Therapy
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Dromerick is known for his clinical and laboratory research on rehabilitation methods for stroke patients, including a new technique called constraint-induced movement therapy.
Expertise: stroke, neurology, brain injury, occupational therapy, rehabilitation, constraint-induced movement therapy, brain imaging, …
Media assistance: (314) 286-0109 / reckessg@wustl.edu
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Dorothy Edwards
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy and Neurology
Edwards' research focuses on quality of life issues for individuals who have survived serious brain injury. Her research also is directed toward understanding the mechanisms which support independence and quality of life in the community of older adults, specifically minorities.
Expertise: Alzheimer's disease, African Americans, stroke, quality of life, disability, brain injury
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