Faculty within the department are actively involved in clinical and basic science research in the areas of traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, bone & mineral metabolism as well as electrodiagnostic medicine.

On-line Video Conference:   "Stroke and Rehabilitation" by Dr. William S. Pease and Dr. Albert C. Clairmont 

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

(Last updated 6-1-2006)

TEXTBOOKS/CHAPTERS

Corrigan JD. Substance abuse. In: Rehabilitation for Traumatic Brain Injury. WM High, AM Sander, MA Struchen, KA Hart (Eds.). New York: Oxford University Press, 2005; pp. 133-155.

Pease WS, Bowyer BL, Kadyan V. Human walking. In: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice, 4^th Edition. JA Delisa, BM Gans, NE Walsh (Eds.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005; pp. 155-168.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice, 4^th Ed. JA DeLisa, BM Gans, NE Walsh, WL Bockenek, WR Frontera, SR Geiringer, LH Gerber, WS Pease, LR Robinson, J Smith, TP Stitik, RO Zafonte (Eds.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2005, 1926 pages, 2 volumes.

PUBLICATIONS

Arenth PM, Corrigan JD, Schmidt LD. Exploring the use of social comparison by individuals recovering from traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury 2006;20(3): 253-62.

Beck TJ, Cauley J, Lewis CE, Jackson RD, et al. Relative to body weight, obesity reduces femoral neck structural strength in women among the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study. J Bone Min Res 2005;20(9): S74.

Beresford SAA, Johnson KC, Ritenbaugh C, Jackson RD, et al. Low-fat dietary pattern and risk of colorectal cancer – The Women’s Health Initiative Randomized Controlled Dietary Modification Trial. JAMA-J Am Med Assoc 2006;295(6): 643-54.

Binder S, Corrigan JD, Langlois J. The public health approach to traumatic brain injury: An overview of CDC’s research and programs. J Head Trauma Rehabil 2005;20(3): 189-95.

Campbell-Kyureghyan N, Jorgensen M, Burr D, Marras W. The prediction of lumbar spine geometry: Method development and validation. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2005;20(5): 455-64.

Chen Z, Bassford T, Green SB, Jackson RD, et al. Postmenopausal hormone therapy and body composition – a substudy of the estrogen plus progestin trial of the Women’s Health Initiative. Am J Clin Nutr 2005;82(3): 651-6.

Corrigan JD, Bogner J, Lamb-Hart G, Heinemann AW, Moore D. Increasing substance abuse treatment compliance for persons with traumatic brain injury. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors 2005;19(2): 131-9.

Davis K, Marras W. Load spatial pathway and spine loading: How does lift origin and destination influence low back response? Ergonomics 2005;48(8): 1031-46.

Demchak TJ, Linderman JK, Mysiw WJ, Jackson R, Suun J, Devor ST. Effects of functional electric stimulation cycle ergometry training on lower limb musculature in acute SCI individuals. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine 2005;4(3): 263-71.

DePalma MJ, Pease WS, Johnson EW, Kadyan V. A novel technique for recording from the serratus anterior. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2005;86(1): 17-20.

Dobkin B, Apple D, Barbeau H, Fugate L, et al. Weight-supported treadmill vs. overground training for walking after acute incomplete SCI. Neurology 2006;66(4): 484-92.

Ferguson SA, Marras WS, Burr DL. Differences among outcome measures in occupational low back pain. J Occupational Rehabil 2005;15(3): 329-41.

Ferguson SA, Marras WS, Burr D. Workplace design guidelines for asymptomatic vs. low-back-injured workers. Applied Ergonomics 2005;36(1): 85-95.

Fujishiro K, Weaver JL, Heaney CA, Marras WS, et al. The effect of ergonomic interventions in healthcare facilities on musculoskeletal disorders (vol 48, pg 338, 205). Am J Industrial Med 2006;49(1): 65.

Fujishiro K, Weaver JL, Heaney CA, Marras WS, et al. The effect of ergonomic interventions in healthcare facilities on musculoskeletal disorders. Am J Industrial Med 2005;48(5): 338-47.

Gallagher S, Marras WS, Litsky AS, et al. An exploratory study of loading and morphometric factors associated with specific failure modes in fatigue testing of lumbar motion segments. Clin Biomechanics 2006;21(3): 228-34.

Gallagher S, Marras WS, Litsky AS, et al. Torso flexion loads and the fatigue failure of human lumbosacral motion segements. Spine 2005;30(20): 2265-73.

Graovac M, Petric D, Matkovic V, et al. Treatment with sertraline in depressive adolescents. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2005;15: S606.

Horner MD, Ferguson PL, Selassie AW, Labbate LA, Tweedy K, Corrigan JD. Patterns of alcohol use one year after traumatic brain injury: A population-based, epidemiological study. J International Neuropsychol Soc 2005;11(3): 322-30.

Hou YF, Zurada JM, Karwowski W, Marras WS, et al. A hybrid neuro-fuzzy approach for spinal force evaluation manual materials handling tasks. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 2005;3612: 1216-25.

Jackson RD. Calcium plus vitamin D supplementation and the risk of fractures (vol 354, pg 669, 2006). N Engl J Med 2006;354(10): 1102.

Jackson RD. Calcium plus vitamin D supplementation and the risk of fractures. N Engl J Med 2006;354(7): 669-83.

Jackson RD. Seen from high windows (Philip Larkin). TLS-The Times Literary Supplement 2005;5326: 15.

Jorgensen MJ, Marras WS, Smith FW, et al. Sagittal plane moment arms of the female lumbar region rectus abdominis in an upright neutral torso posture. Clin Biomechanics 2005;20(3): 242-6.

Kadyan V, Clairmont AC, Engle M, Colachis SC. Severe trismus as a complication of cerebrovascular accident: A case report. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2005;86(3): 594-5.

King WM, Kissel JT, Landoll JD, Matkovic V, et al. Improved DEXA methodology for bone mass assessment in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Neurology 2005;64(6): A414-5.

Korkmaz SV, Hoyle JA, Knapik GG, Marras WS, et al. Baggage handling in an airplane cargo hold: An ergonomic intervention study. Int J Industrial Ergonomics 2006;36(4): 301-12.

Landoll JD, Barden HS, Wacker WK, Matkovic V, et al. Pediatric skeletal assessment in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Bone 2005;36: S76.

Liu JZ, Yao B, Siemionow V, Sahgal V, Wang XF, Sun JY, Yue GH. Fatigue induces greater brain signal reduction during sustained than preparation phase of maximal voluntary contraction. Brain Research 2005;1057(1-2): 113-26.

Liu JZ, Zhang L, Yao B, Sahgal V, Yue GH. Fatigue induced by intermittent maximal voluntary contractions is associated with significant losses in muscle output but limited reductions in functional MRI-measured brain activation level. Brain Research 2005;1040(1-2): 44-54.

Macek M, Matkovic V. Attitudes of school environment towards integration of HIV-positive pupils into regular classes and knowledge about HIV/AIDS: Cross-sectional study. Croatian Medical Journal 2005;46(2): 320-5.

Macek M, Matkovic V. Attitudes towards integration of HIV infected children into schools in Croatia: Not so favorable and not so simple – Reply. Croatian Medical Journal 2005;46(4): 698-9.

Marras WS. The future of research in understanding and controlling work-related low back disorders. Ergonomics 2005;48(5): 464-77.

Marras WS, Ferguson SA, Burr D, et al. Functional impairment as a predictor of spine loading. Spine 2005;30(7): 729-37.

Marras WS, Parakkat J, Chany AM, et al. Spine loading as a function of lift frequency, exposure duration, and work experience. Clin Biomechanics 2006;21(4): 345-52.

Matkovic V, Goel PK, Badenhop-Stevens NE, Landoll JD, Li B, Ilich-Ernst JZ, Skugor M, Nagode LA, Mobley LS, Ha EJ, Hangartner TN, Clairmont A. Effects of calcium supplementation on bone mineral density of young females from childhood to young adulthood: A randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr 2005;81(1): 175-88.

Matkovic V, Rubesa G, Gudelj L. Conscious and unconscious attitudes of nurses and patients that can influence the attitudes towards disease and treatment. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2005;15: S622.

Mobley SL, Ha E, Landoll JD, Badenhop-Stevens N, Clairmont AC, Goel P, Matkovic V. Children with bone fragility fractures have reduced bone mineral areal density at the forearm and hip and higher percent body fat. J Bone Min Res 2005;20(9): S34.

Peltier SJ, LaConte SM, Niyazov DM, Liu JZ, Sahgal V, Yue GH, Hu XPP. Reductions in interhemispheric motor cortex functional connectivity after muscle fatigue. Brain Research 2005;1057(1-2): 10-16.

Prentice RL, Caan B, Chlebowski RT, Jackson RD, et al. Low-fat dietary pattern and risk of invasive breast cancer – The Women’s Health Initiative Randomized Controlled Dietary Modification Trial. JAMA-J Am Med Assoc 2006;295(6): 629-42.

Ryan LE, Habash DL, Foland KA, Jackson RD, et al. The effect of phytoestrogens on intestinal calcium absorption. J Bone Min Res 2005;20(9): S172.

Shan ZY, Liu JZ, Sahgal V, Wang B, Yue GH. Selective atrophy of left hemisphere and frontal lobe of the brain in old men. The Journals of Gerontology, Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 2005;60(2): 165-74.

Teegarden D, White K, Zemel M, Matkovic V, et al. Calcium and vitamin D modulation of lipid utilization and energy expenditure. FASEB J 2005;19(4): A418.

Treaster D, Marras WS, Burr D, et al. Myofascial trigger point development from visual and postural stressors during computer work. J Electromyography & Kinesiology 2006;16(2): 115-24.

Wactawski-Wende J, Kotchen JM, Anderson GL, Jackson RD, et al. Calcium plus vitamin D supplementation and the risk of colorectal cancer. N Engl J Med 2006;354(7): 684-96.

Weaver CM, McCabe LD, McCabe GM, Matkovic V, et al. Bone mineral and predictors of whole body, total hip, and lumbar spine for 740 early pubertal white, Hispanic, and Asian girls. J Bone Min Res 2005; 20(9): S314.

Weisman SM, Matkovic V. Potential use of biochemical markers of bone turnover for assessing the effect of calcium supplementation and predicting fracture risk. Clin Therapeutics 2005;27(3): 299-308.

Zhang LD, Liu JZ, Dean D, Sahgal V, et al. A three-dimensional fractal analysis method for quantifying white matter structure in human brain. J Neuroscience Methods 2006;150(2): 242-53.

Pease WS, quality improvement and reporting in electodiagnostic medicine.  In Johnson's Practical Electromyography, 4th Ed. WS Pease, H Lew, EW Johnson (eds). Baltimore: Lippincott Wiliams & wilkins; 2006: 131-144

Strakowski JA, Pease WS, Johnson EW: Phrenic nerve stimulation in the evaluation of ventilator-dependent individuals with C4- and C5-level spinal cord injury. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2007; 86:153-157.

Sommerich CM, Lavender SA, Buford JA, Banks JJ, Korkmaz SV, Pease WS.  Towards development of a nonhuman primate model of carpal tunel syndrome: Performance of a voluntary, repetitive pinching task induces median mononeuropathy in Macaca fascicularis. J Orthop Res 2007;25(6): 713-724.