NRL Members at 2025 APTA CSM!

The NRL team is excited to share our latest work at the 2025 APTA Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) in Houston, TX, from February 13- 15! We sincerely invite you to join us and explore our research—please see our schedule below for details. If you will be attending, we would be delighted to welcome you to our showcase!

Education Sessions

NE-21601 – Clinical Integration of Exoskeletons in the Wake of the Medicare Coverage Pathway (see link)
Co-Speaker: Louis N. Awad
Friday, February 14, 2025 | 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Room 360 ABC (Level Three, GRB Convention Center)

LI-21792 – Redefining The PT: Applying Clinical and Research Skills in New Industries (see link)
Co-Speaker: Louis N. Awad
Saturday, February 15, 2025 | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Room 372 ABC (Level Three, GRB Convention Center)

NE-21710 – Optimizing Walking Recovery in the Chronic Phase after Stroke: Principles, Evidence, and Insights (see link)
Primary Speaker: Louis N. Awad
Saturday, February 15, 2025 | 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Grand Ballroom B (Level Three, GRB Convention Center)

Platform Sessions

Amplifying Real-World Walking in Parkinson’s Disease through Autonomous Music-Based Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation: Randomized Controlled Trial (see link)
Presenting Author: Franchino Porciuncula
Saturday, February 15, 2025 | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Room 350 DEF (Level Three, GRB Convention Center)

Poster Sessions

Individualized and Progressive Gait Training with a Propulsion Neuroprosthesis: A Post-Stroke Case Series on Speed, Endurance, and Energy Cost (see link)
Presenting Author: Ashlyn J. Aiello
Thursday, February 13, 2025 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Exhibit Hall E (Level One, GRB Convention Center)

Harmonizing Insights: Patient Perspectives about Using an Autonomous Music-Based Digital Walking Intervention for Parkinson Disease (see link)
Presenting Author: Nicole Eklund
Friday, February 14, 2025 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Exhibit Hall E (Level One, GRB Convention Center)

Relationships between Self-Report Habit Strength and Walking Behavior in People with Parkinson’s Disease (see link)
Presenting Author: Emily Borders
Friday, February 14, 2025 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Exhibit Hall E (Level One, GRB Convention Center)

Soft Robotic Apparel Reduces Freezing of Gait during Turning and Daily Activities in Parkinson Disease (see link)
Presenting Author: Teresa Catherine Baker
Friday, February 14, 2025 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Exhibit Hall E (Level One, GRB Convention Center)