News for Physicians from the Johns Hopkins Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Johns Hopkins researchers continue study into brain stimulation — reinforced with repetitive learning strategies — to increase motor function after stroke. Findings could enable clinicians to develop approaches to reinforce learning, in hopes of hastening further injury.
The program was among the first-of-its-kind in the U.S. in 2020, and medical institutions across the country approached the team for guidance on developing their own ambulatory post-COVID-19 clinics.
Johns Hopkins experts are treating patients who were infected with the coronavirus and now experience severe symptoms of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS. These may include profound fatigue; dizziness or intolerance to standing; chronic muscle pain; headache; and nausea, vomiting or irritable bowel syndrome.
Occupational therapy has benefited Johns Hopkins patients for more than 100 years — and continues to advance for optimal patient care.
