After a spinal cord injury seven years ago, Jared Hogg found himself learning how to navigate life with the help of a team of clinicians and researchers at Brooks Rehabilitation Clinical Research Center in Jacksonville. Then, he joined them. Hogg is now a member of the leadership team for the Spinal…
Mark your calendar! September is Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, and we’ve got a full lineup of events co-hosted by BREATHE! Check back in below for further details and keep an eye out for event invitations in the coming weeks. September Event Schedule: Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, & BREATHE Center…
What’s your first thought when you think of the structures involved in breathing? For many people, the answer is the lungs. Gordon Mitchell, PhD, a PHHP professor of physical therapy and director of the UF Breathing Research and Therapeutics Center, or BREATHE, has a different answer.
September is SCI Awareness Month! The BREATHE Center, Brooks Rehabilitation Clinical Research Center, and the SCI Health Research Partnership (SHARP) celebrated and connected over SCI research with demos, dialogue, and delicious food! This co-hosted event brought together trainees, clinicians, and community members across Brooks Rehabilitation and the University of…
BREATHE Clinical Associate Director, Dr. Emily Fox, recently attended the 2024 American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting in Boston, MA. While at the meeting her and a group from the Brooks-UF PHHP Collaboration that she leads, presented posters, oral platform presentations, and education sessions. The…
BREATHE members, Drs. Gordon Mitchell, Emily Fox, and Alex Marciante, along with alumni Drs. Jay Nair and Joe Welch, recently published a new study in APS Function. Acute intermittent hypoxia (AIH) is a promising strategy to induce functional motor recovery following chronic…
BREATHE Steering Committee member, Dr. Emily Fox, has been selected as the new Director of the Brooks/UF-PHHP Research Collaboration; a formal partnership between Brooks Rehabilitation and the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions (UF-PHHP).
Congratulations to BREATHE members, Drs. Gordon Mitchell & Emily Fox, for receiving a $3.6-million grant from DoD for their work using intermittent hypoxia to improve breathing in people with chronic spinal cord injuries.
Dr. Emily Fox, BREATHE Steering Committee member and Director of Neuromuscular Research at Brooks Rehabilitation, presented “Strategies to Augment Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation: Promoting Breathing and Walking Recovery” on Tuesday, April 27 at 7 pm EST. This presentation was part of the Brooks/UF-PHHP Collaboration Research Connection Series.
