- Dr. McGough recognized by PACE Organization of RI as Academic Partner of the Year! - Dr. Ellen McGough, PT, PhD, URI PT Department Chair, received the Academic Partner of the Year Award from PACE Organization of Rhode Island. She was recognized for implementing an exercise program designed for people living with dementia. The EM STAR video exercise program is now in use every day across our PACE-RI locations. McGough and […]
- URI DPT Students present at APTA CSM 2024 - Our DPT Students had 7 presentations at the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting. Effect of Electrical Stimulation with Trigger Point Dry Needling on Muscle Activity and PainJung Yeon Lee, SPT, Carolyn A. Garvey, SPT, Binetou N. Badiane, SPT and James Agostinucci, ScD, OTR/L Trigger Point Dry Needling: The Effect of Needle Temperature […]
- ‘Invaluable’ URI program gives respite to parents of children with special needs - Nursing, physical therapy, human development students care for children each Saturday, allowing parents time to care for themselves
- URI DPT faculty & students present at the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Meeting, Feb 2024 - URI DPT students participate in research and leadership projects during the first 2 years of the program.The list below showcases the 7 presentations that were accepted for the APTA Combined SectionsMeeting, held in Boston, MA from February 15th – 17th, 2024. Effect of Electrical Stimulation with Trigger Point Dry Needling on Muscle Activity and Pain. […]
- Robotic rehab aims to help stroke patients regain hand dexterity - Research in URI Motor Control and Rehabilitation lab funded by $460,000 grant from National Science Foundation
- Doctor of physical therapy students run exercise program for People Living with Parkinson’s disease - The exercise room at Independence Square on the University of Rhode Island’s Kingston campus buzzed with chatter about Thanksgiving plans, enlivened with the usual small talk and laughter.
- Congratulations to Dr. Reza Abiri (PI), Dr. Yalda Shahriari (Co-PI) and Dr. Mariusz Furmanek (Co-PI), were awarded a $460K National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant! - Congratulations to Dr. Reza Abiri (PI), Dr. Yalda Shahriari (Co-PI) and Dr. Mariusz Furmanek (Co-PI), were awarded a $460K National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant to study “An Adaptive Closed-Loop Robotic Exoskeleton for Upper Extremity Motor Rehabilitation.” This project’s goals will be accomplished through three research thrusts: Developing a multimodal, wearable exoskeleton actuated using a haptic […]
- URI PT students at AMP Surf event for veterans! - The VA Providence Healthcare System and VA Boston Health Care System organized a weeklong Summer Adaptive Sports Clinic for disabled veterans during the last week of July 2023. Some of our Physical Therapy students were among the volunteers! Take a look at the article and more information regarding the adaptive sports clinic: New England VA […]
- MCR-Lab Open House! - Wondering what kind of research is performed and what technology is used in the Motor Control and Rehabilitation Lab at the Physical Therapy Department? Would you like to get involved in research? The doors are open on May 5, 2023 10-4 pm. Please stop by at MCR-Lab (Independence Square, #123), talk to students and PI […]
- DPT Faculty and Students presented at APTA CSM in February 2023! - In February 2023, our DPT students and faculty presented several posters at the APTA CSM meeting in San Diego! The following faculty members and DPT students were present at the conference where they were able to share the wonderful research our faculty and students are accomplishing within our program. James Agostinucci, Sc.D., […]