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Along with patient care and education, research is one of the cornerstones of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. This work advances our mission to improve the quality of life for people who have been disabled by injury or disease.

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Precision Rehabilitation Center of Excellence

The Precision Rehabilitation Center of Excellence aims to prevent and reduce disability, improve health and enhance patient experience through innovative research into improving prediction tools, risk assessment and level of function reporting.

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Featured Research Publications (Slideshow)

Cerebellar neuromodulation improves naming in post-stroke aphasia

Direct current stimulation passed through the skull has been shown to increase the efficiency of language therapy in chronic aphasia, but an optimal stimulation site has not been identified to date. In this article, the researchers investigated whether electrical stimulation of the right cerebellum can improve naming skills in chronic aphasia.

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Dysphagia Care Across the Continuum: Report of Service-Delivery During the COVID-19 Global Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted how health care professionals treat dysphagia. This paper provides current evidence on COVID-19 transmission during commonly used dysphagia practices and provides recommendations for protection while conducting these procedures.

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An interprofessional examination of the Johns Hopkins Mobility Goal Calculator among hospitalized postsurgical patients

Individualized mobility goals created using a goal calculator have been shown to increase patient mobility on medical nursing units, but have not been studied among postoperative patients. In this paper, the researchers examined the feasibility of an automated mobility goal calculator on a postoperative nursing unit.

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Vice Chair for Research

Preeti Raghavan, M.B.B.S. is the Vice Chair for Research for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and has been leading the latest research developments on innovative approaches to rehabilitation from stroke and other brain injuries.

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Research Stories

Read about our research efforts in Restore, the news publication from the Johns Hopkins Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Johns Hopkins Researchers Develop and Use New Technology to Improve Rehab After Stroke

Whether in response to COVID-19 or to address the evolving needs of patients with stroke, physician-scientist Preeti Raghavan and colleagues employ innovative technological approaches to recovery.
Digging Deeper to Understand How Humans Learn Motor Skills After Brain Injury

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.
Harnessing the Power of Data and Precision Medicine for Rehabilitation

At Johns Hopkins, the new Precision Rehabilitation Center of Excellence will develop personalized diagnostics and interventions.

Johns Hopkins Collaboration With Fujita Health University

Professor Eiichi Saitoh, Dr. Pablo Celnik and associate professor Yoko Inamoto posing for a photo

The Johns Hopkins Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) fosters international relations through academic exchange and collaborative research projects. One such long-standing collaboration is with a PM&R team from Fujita Health University in Japan. For more than two decades, the institutions have been working together and sharing knowledge on neurological rehabilitation, swallowing disorders and the use of robotics in rehabilitation medicine.

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