Research Programs

Research is an important part of the mission of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. We have numerous research grants from multiple sources and are annually ranked among the top two rehabilitation medicine departments in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Our research covers a wide range - from the applied to the basic - and has contributed to a better understanding of the factors that lead to disability, new treatments, and a better understanding of the rehabilitation process.

Research training is a major emphasis within the department including pre & post doctoral training in Rehabilitation Sciences and post-doctoral fellowships in EMG, SCI, MS, Clinical Psychology and Advanced Rehabilitation Research.

We have six federally funded centers including Model Systems for Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Burns, and a Research and Training Center for Multiple Sclerosis, all funded by the National Institute for Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) in the Department of Education and Program Project in Chronic Pain Management and Outcomes Research in Rehabilitation (UWCORR), both funded by NIH.

Special research facilities are available for motion analysis, neuropsychological testing, spasticity measurements, and exercise studies.

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