Faculty in the Department of PM&R at the University of Missouri have varied research interests.
Those topics include:
- Dysphagia from stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI) and cerebral palsy
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation for treatment of dysphagia
- Pharmacological treatments for cognitive problems resulting from TBI
- Quality and stability of intrathecal baclofen
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Long-term sequela of Guillain Barre syndrome
- Use of the autoambulator in rehabilitation of mobility impairment
- Growth rates of children with cerebral palsy
- Development of improved orthotics for children with mobility impairment
- Spasticity interventions
- Body mass index and rehabilitation outcomes
- Rehabilitation practice management
