M Ploughman

Summary

Affiliation: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Can forced-use therapy be clinically applied after stroke? An exploratory randomized controlled trial
    Michelle Ploughman
    Div of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St John s, NL, Canada
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 85:1417-23. 2004
  2. ncbi Endurance exercise regimens induce differential effects on brain-derived neurotrophic factor, synapsin-I and insulin-like growth factor I after focal ischemia
    M Ploughman
    Division of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St John s, NL, Canada A1B 3V6
    Neuroscience 136:991-1001. 2005
  3. ncbi Does treadmill exercise improve performance of cognitive or upper-extremity tasks in people with chronic stroke? A randomized cross-over trial
    Michelle Ploughman
    Eastern Health, L A Miller Centre, St John s, NL, Canada
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:2041-7. 2008
  4. ncbi Factors influencing healthy aging with multiple sclerosis: a qualitative study
    Michelle Ploughman
    Eastern Health, Primary Healthcare Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St John s, Canada
    Disabil Rehabil 34:26-33. 2012
  5. ncbi Applying cognitive debriefing to pre-test patient-reported outcomes in older people with multiple sclerosis
    Michelle Ploughman
    Clinical Research, Rehabilitation Program, Eastern Health Authority, L A Miller Centre, 100 Forest Rd, St John s, NL, Canada
    Qual Life Res 19:483-7. 2010
  6. ncbi Exercise is brain food: the effects of physical activity on cognitive function
    Michelle Ploughman
    Clinical Research, Rehabilitation Program, Eastern Health Authority, St John s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Dev Neurorehabil 11:236-40. 2008
  7. ncbi Enriched environment enhances transplanted subventricular zone stem cell migration and functional recovery after stroke
    A U Hicks
    Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St John s, NL, Canada A1B3V6
    Neuroscience 146:31-40. 2007
  8. ncbi Exercise intensity influences the temporal profile of growth factors involved in neuronal plasticity following focal ischemia
    Michelle Ploughman
    Basic Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St John s NL, Canada A1B 3V6
    Brain Res 1150:207-16. 2007
  9. ncbi Endurance exercise facilitates relearning of forelimb motor skill after focal ischemia
    Michelle Ploughman
    Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St John s, NL, Canada A1B 3V6
    Eur J Neurosci 25:3453-60. 2007
  10. ncbi A qualitative and quantitative analysis of skilled forelimb reaching impairment following intracerebral hemorrhage in rats
    Jared Clarke
    Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, Health Sciences Centre, St John s, NL, Canada A1B 3V6
    Brain Res 1145:204-12. 2007

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Publications10

  1. ncbi Can forced-use therapy be clinically applied after stroke? An exploratory randomized controlled trial
    Michelle Ploughman
    Div of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St John s, NL, Canada
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 85:1417-23. 2004
    ..To determine the efficacy, safety, and compliance with forced-use therapy (FUT) applied without additional "shaping" therapy during the rehabilitation phase of stroke...
  2. ncbi Endurance exercise regimens induce differential effects on brain-derived neurotrophic factor, synapsin-I and insulin-like growth factor I after focal ischemia
    M Ploughman
    Division of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St John s, NL, Canada A1B 3V6
    Neuroscience 136:991-1001. 2005
    ..These findings suggest that relatively modest exercise intervention can increase proteins involved in synaptic plasticity in areas of the brain that likely subserve motor relearning after stroke...
  3. ncbi Does treadmill exercise improve performance of cognitive or upper-extremity tasks in people with chronic stroke? A randomized cross-over trial
    Michelle Ploughman
    Eastern Health, L A Miller Centre, St John s, NL, Canada
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:2041-7. 2008
    ..To determine whether acute exercise, using a body-weight-supported treadmill, improves performance on subsequent cognitive tests or an upper-extremity task in people with stroke...
  4. ncbi Factors influencing healthy aging with multiple sclerosis: a qualitative study
    Michelle Ploughman
    Eastern Health, Primary Healthcare Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St John s, Canada
    Disabil Rehabil 34:26-33. 2012
    ..The purpose of this study was to describe the factors influencing healthy aging from the perspective of the older person with multiple sclerosis (MS) in order to build curricula for MS self-management programs...
  5. ncbi Applying cognitive debriefing to pre-test patient-reported outcomes in older people with multiple sclerosis
    Michelle Ploughman
    Clinical Research, Rehabilitation Program, Eastern Health Authority, L A Miller Centre, 100 Forest Rd, St John s, NL, Canada
    Qual Life Res 19:483-7. 2010
    ....
  6. ncbi Exercise is brain food: the effects of physical activity on cognitive function
    Michelle Ploughman
    Clinical Research, Rehabilitation Program, Eastern Health Authority, St John s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Dev Neurorehabil 11:236-40. 2008
    ..Clearly, moderate physical activity is important for youth whose brains are highly plastic and perhaps even more critical for young people with physical disability...
  7. ncbi Enriched environment enhances transplanted subventricular zone stem cell migration and functional recovery after stroke
    A U Hicks
    Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St John s, NL, Canada A1B3V6
    Neuroscience 146:31-40. 2007
    ..These results suggest that the ability of transplanted stem cells in promoting recovery can be augmented by environmental factors such as rehabilitation...
  8. ncbi Exercise intensity influences the temporal profile of growth factors involved in neuronal plasticity following focal ischemia
    Michelle Ploughman
    Basic Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St John s NL, Canada A1B 3V6
    Brain Res 1150:207-16. 2007
    ....
  9. ncbi Endurance exercise facilitates relearning of forelimb motor skill after focal ischemia
    Michelle Ploughman
    Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St John s, NL, Canada A1B 3V6
    Eur J Neurosci 25:3453-60. 2007
    ..These findings suggest that exercise facilitates learning of subsequent challenging reaching tasks after stroke, which has the potential to optimize outcomes in patients with stroke...
  10. ncbi A qualitative and quantitative analysis of skilled forelimb reaching impairment following intracerebral hemorrhage in rats
    Jared Clarke
    Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, Health Sciences Centre, St John s, NL, Canada A1B 3V6
    Brain Res 1145:204-12. 2007
    ..These results suggest that the collagenase model of intracerebral hemorrhage produces a functional impairment that most severely affects fine control of the distal forelimb and paw...