USC-UCLA pelvic pain researchers receive federal grant to continue groundbreaking study
Their endeavor aims to better understand urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome, which affects more than 10 million Americans.
Research
Virtual reality research team earns USC Collaboration Fund grant
The interdisciplinary endeavor aims to establish USC as a world leader in the use of virtual technologies for healthcare.
USC physical therapy researcher awarded NIH grant to continue research on stroke rehab
Rini Varghese PhD ’21 is the first-ever division recipient awarded the prestigious F31 grant for her work on stroke rehabilitation.
New findings indicate exercise can reduce risk of heart disease in women with breast cancer
Can exercise reduce the risk of heart disease in women with breast cancer? A new study from the division aims to find an optimal exercise program for breast cancer survivors.
USC physical therapy researcher Barbara Sargent aims to detect cerebral palsy in infants earlier than ever before
Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy Barbara Sargent is leading a new study to find out if a particular type of movement — decreased selective leg control — can be used to diagnose cerebral palsy in very early infancy.
Professor Lori Michener and her team strive to reduce elbow injuries in baseball
UCL injury has been occurring more frequently in college baseball athletes, especially pitchers, in the past decade, and USC physical therapy researcher Lori Michener is hoping to one day prevent it altogether.
USC physical therapy researcher to join interdisciplinary effort to study colorectal cancer’s effects on young people
Assistant Professor of Research Christina Dieli-Conwright awarded $25K to study how physical function, body composition and certain biomarkers are affected by cancer treatment.
Ready Player One
USC physical therapy researcher teams up with computer scientist to develop voice-assisted device that provides gamified speech therapy for children with cerebral palsy.
Is exercise the antidote to “chemo brain”?
USC researcher to investigate how exercise impacts cognitive function in women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy.
A real showcase for virtual technologies
Inaugural symposium of Trojans working on VR tools for health and rehab BY MIKE McNULTY ’06, MA ’09, OTD ’10 October 2, 2018 At the… Read more »