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VCU research
The VCU Center for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering has identified the following priorities for study:
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Better understand combat blast-force-associated brain injury and the biology of acute and chronic
traumatic brain injury (TBI);
- Designing, developing and utilization of state-of-the-art human-technology interfaces;
- Evaluation of early interventions for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD);
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Workplace entry, re-entry and job retention for persons with young adults and adults with disabilities
and veterans;
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Conducting advanced scientific research and training relating to persons with brain injury, spinal
cord injury and other forms of trauma that have a major effect on the central nervous system;
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Expansion on pain research initiatives to:
- assess, manage and treat chronic pain to assist a seamless transition to civilian life;
- develop novel therapies to address pain due to nerve and spinal cord injury (neuropathic pain);
- develop new ways to improve coping strategies and rehabilitative outcomes; and
- test new paradigms of chronic pain assessment, management and treatment;
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Study of neuroprotection, neural plasticity, neural prostheses, therapeutic intervention, neuron
transplantation, nutritional needs and weight management, mechanisms to prevent pressure sores,
functional electrical stimulation to facilitate walking, microstimulators for hip and ankle
control and to avoid respiratory complications, serum biomarkers, gene therapy and others;
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Exploration of mechanisms underlying cardiopulmonary and/or neuromusculoskeletal injury and disease,
prognostic indicators and effectiveness of treatment interventions aimed at improvements in quality
of life;
- Health disparities across race, gender and disability;
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Improving functional ability and helping children who have experienced a loss of function due to
trauma, disease, surgery or congenital impairment to reach their full potential.
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