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Congratulations Soyoung Lee on passing PhD comprehensive examinations!
Congratulations Soyoung Lee for becoming a PhD candidate and passing the 8 months long comprehensive exam process! Soyoung will continue her research at the Movement lab looking into alterations of brain function during movement and exercise in people with chronic pain using fNIRS. Congrats Soyoung!
ACR Convergence 2021 Presentations
Here are the presentations from our group at ACR Convergence 2021
New open access publication in JAMA Network Open on physical therapy and opioid use in people with total knee replacement
Physical therapy before or after surgery, outpatient physical therapy initiated within 30 days of surgery, and 6 or more sessions of outpatient physical therapy after surgery are associated with reduced likelihood of long-term opioid use. Data from ~ 67,000 patients.
Read more here!
Summer BBQ!
We got together, safely, in-person for a BBQ at Deepak's home!
Blue Hills Reservation Hike!
New publication on quadriceps strength deficits in people with ACL reconstruction when compared to matched controls
Our latest publication is a systematic review and meta-analysis which showed that when compared to age, sex, and activity matched controls, limbs with ACL reconstruction show persistent quadriceps weakness up to 4-years after surgery. Read more here!
New Publication on flatter ground reaction force patterns and greater impact forces in Legs with Osteoarthritis
Congrats Nirali for passing PhD comprehensive examination!
Congratulations Nirali Shah for becoming a PhD candidate and passing the 8 months long comprehensive exam process! Nirali will continue her research at the Movement lab looking into the effect of Mindfulness and Exercise on participants with Knee Osteoarthritis. Congrats Nirali!
New Publication on interrelation between factors related to physical activity in inactive adults with knee pain
Our new paper published in the Disability and Rehabilitation Journal is a qualitative study on interrelations of and sex differences between factors related to physical activity in inactive adults with knee pain. Read more here!
COVID-19 vaccinations!
We are excited to announce that all patient-facing researchers in our group have been fully vaccinated! However, we continue to follow the same rigorous safety protocols as before including use of PPE, sanitization, de-densification, daily symptom monitoring, etc.