Alexander Dromerick

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Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Trans-radial upper extremity amputees are capable of adapting to a novel dynamic environment
    Christopher N Schabowsky
    Center for Applied Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Research CABRR, National Rehabilitation Hospital, 102 Irving Street, NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA
    Exp Brain Res 188:589-601. 2008
  2. ncbi Preventing recurrence of thromboembolic events through coordinated treatment in the District of Columbia
    Alexander W Dromerick
    National Rehabilitation Hospital, Georgetown University School of Medicine, District of Columbia, USA
    Int J Stroke 6:454-60. 2011
  3. ncbi Effect of training on upper-extremity prosthetic performance and motor learning: a single-case study
    Alexander W Dromerick
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:1199-204. 2008
  4. ncbi Hemiplegic shoulder pain syndrome: frequency and characteristics during inpatient stroke rehabilitation
    Alexander W Dromerick
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Rehabilitation Hospital, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20010, USA
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:1589-93. 2008
  5. ncbi Relationships between upper-limb functional limitation and self-reported disability 3 months after stroke
    Alexander W Dromerick
    Department of Neurology, and Programs, Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA
    J Rehabil Res Dev 43:401-8. 2006
  6. ncbi Activity-based therapies
    Alexander W Dromerick
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC 20010 2949, USA
    NeuroRx 3:428-38. 2006
  7. ncbi Hemiplegic shoulder pain syndrome: interrater reliability of physical diagnosis signs
    Alexander W Dromerick
    Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 87:294-5. 2006
  8. ncbi Very Early Constraint-Induced Movement during Stroke Rehabilitation (VECTORS): A single-center RCT
    A W Dromerick
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Georgetown University and National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
    Neurology 73:195-201. 2009
  9. ncbi Gains in upper extremity function after stroke via recovery or compensation: Potential differential effects on amount of real-world limb use
    Peter S Lum
    Catholic University of America, Center for Applied Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Research, National Rehabilitation Hospital, DC VA Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
    Top Stroke Rehabil 16:237-53. 2009
  10. ncbi Post stroke urinary loss, incontinence and life satisfaction: when does post-stroke urinary loss become incontinence?
    Dorothy F Edwards
    Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri 63108, USA
    Neurourol Urodyn 25:39-45. 2006

Research Grants

  1. VERY EARLY CONSTRAINT-INDUCED MOVEMENT THERAPY:STROKE
    Alexander Dromerick; Fiscal Year: 2004

Collaborators

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Publications25

  1. ncbi Trans-radial upper extremity amputees are capable of adapting to a novel dynamic environment
    Christopher N Schabowsky
    Center for Applied Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Research CABRR, National Rehabilitation Hospital, 102 Irving Street, NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA
    Exp Brain Res 188:589-601. 2008
    ..These findings are discussed in relation to mechanisms of motor adaptation, neural plasticity following an upper extremity amputation (UEA), and potential motor recovery therapies for prosthetic users...
  2. ncbi Preventing recurrence of thromboembolic events through coordinated treatment in the District of Columbia
    Alexander W Dromerick
    National Rehabilitation Hospital, Georgetown University School of Medicine, District of Columbia, USA
    Int J Stroke 6:454-60. 2011
    ..Lay community health workers (navigators) improve adherence in other illnesses through education and assisting in overcoming barriers to achieving desired health behaviors and obtaining needed healthcare services...
  3. ncbi Effect of training on upper-extremity prosthetic performance and motor learning: a single-case study
    Alexander W Dromerick
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:1199-204. 2008
    ....
  4. ncbi Hemiplegic shoulder pain syndrome: frequency and characteristics during inpatient stroke rehabilitation
    Alexander W Dromerick
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Rehabilitation Hospital, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20010, USA
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:1589-93. 2008
    ..To clarify the pathophysiology of hemiplegic shoulder pain by determining the frequency of abnormal shoulder physical diagnosis signs and the accuracy of self-report...
  5. ncbi Relationships between upper-limb functional limitation and self-reported disability 3 months after stroke
    Alexander W Dromerick
    Department of Neurology, and Programs, Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA
    J Rehabil Res Dev 43:401-8. 2006
    ..Our results confirm the need for a measurement strategy that is sensitive to change, assesses a broad performance range, and detects meaningful clinical improvements in early rehabilitation intervention trials...
  6. ncbi Activity-based therapies
    Alexander W Dromerick
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC 20010 2949, USA
    NeuroRx 3:428-38. 2006
    ..Activity-based therapies are not a cure, but are likely to play an important role in future treatment cocktails for stroke and spinal cord injury...
  7. ncbi Hemiplegic shoulder pain syndrome: interrater reliability of physical diagnosis signs
    Alexander W Dromerick
    Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 87:294-5. 2006
    ..To determine the interrater reliability of shoulder physical diagnosis signs in the acute stroke rehabilitation setting...
  8. ncbi Very Early Constraint-Induced Movement during Stroke Rehabilitation (VECTORS): A single-center RCT
    A W Dromerick
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Georgetown University and National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
    Neurology 73:195-201. 2009
    ..Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) is among the most developed training approaches for motor restoration of the upper extremity (UE)...
  9. ncbi Gains in upper extremity function after stroke via recovery or compensation: Potential differential effects on amount of real-world limb use
    Peter S Lum
    Catholic University of America, Center for Applied Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Research, National Rehabilitation Hospital, DC VA Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
    Top Stroke Rehabil 16:237-53. 2009
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  10. ncbi Post stroke urinary loss, incontinence and life satisfaction: when does post-stroke urinary loss become incontinence?
    Dorothy F Edwards
    Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri 63108, USA
    Neurourol Urodyn 25:39-45. 2006
    ..The study goal was to establish this threshold, examine the impact of UI on life satisfaction and participation, and determine whether UI contributes independently to poor stroke outcome...
  11. ncbi Sensitivity to changes in disability after stroke: a comparison of four scales useful in clinical trials
    Alexander W Dromerick
    Department of Neurology and Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
    J Rehabil Res Dev 40:1-8. 2003
    ..Though ADL scales may take longer to administer, their increased sensitivity may make them more useful in treatment trials by allowing fewer subjects to be enrolled...
  12. ncbi Deficits in grasp versus reach during acute hemiparesis
    Catherine E Lang
    Program in Physical Therapy, Washington University, 4444 Forest Park Blvd, Campus Box 8502, St Louis, MO, USA
    Exp Brain Res 166:126-36. 2005
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  13. ncbi Feedforward control strategies of subjects with transradial amputation in planar reaching
    Anthony J Metzger
    Center for Applied Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Research, National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
    J Rehabil Res Dev 47:201-11. 2010
    ..In the vision condition, peak velocity was lower and movement duration was longer in both arms of subjects with amputation. These abnormalities may reflect the cortical reorganization associated with limb loss...
  14. ncbi Sensorimotor impairments and reaching performance in subjects with poststroke hemiparesis during the first few months of recovery
    Joanne M Wagner
    Program in Physical Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
    Phys Ther 87:751-65. 2007
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  15. ncbi Measurement of upper-extremity function early after stroke: properties of the action research arm test
    Catherine E Lang
    Program in Physical Therapy, Washington University, St Louis MO 63108, USA
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 87:1605-10. 2006
    ..To examine the responsiveness and validity of the Action Research Arm Test (ARAT) in a population of subjects with mild-to-moderate hemiparesis within the first few months after stroke...
  16. ncbi Recovery of grasp versus reach in people with hemiparesis poststroke
    Catherine E Lang
    Program in Physical Therapy, Department of Neurology, Washington University, St Louis, MO 63108, USA
    Neurorehabil Neural Repair 20:444-54. 2006
    ..The authors recently found that grasping was not relatively more disrupted than reaching in people with acute hemiparesis. They now extend this work to the recovery of reach versus grasp...
  17. ncbi Relationships between sensorimotor impairments and reaching deficits in acute hemiparesis
    Joanne M Wagner
    Program in Physical Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA
    Neurorehabil Neural Repair 20:406-16. 2006
    ..CONCLUSIONS: The authors' data show that deficits in strength appear to be the most influential sensorimotor impairment associated with limited reaching performance in subjects with acute hemiparesis...
  18. ncbi Relation of postvoid residual to urinary tract infection during stroke rehabilitation
    Alexander W Dromerick
    Division of Rehabilitation, Department of Neurology and Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University, St Louis, MO 63108, USA
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 84:1369-72. 2003
    ..To examine (1) risk factors for urinary tract infection (UTI) during stroke rehabilitation and (2) the relation of postvoid residual (PVR) to the frequency of UTI...
  19. ncbi Rehabilitation after stroke: current state of the science
    Alex R Carter
    Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid, Campus Box 8518, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
    Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 10:158-66. 2010
    ..Future studies will incorporate refinements in clinical trial methods and improved activity- and technology-based interventions...
  20. ncbi Screening patients with stroke for rehabilitation needs: validation of the post-stroke rehabilitation guidelines
    Dorothy F Edwards
    Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, and Barnes Jewish Hospital, St Louis, MO 63108, USA
    Neurorehabil Neural Repair 20:42-8. 2006
    ..The authors assessed patients with acute stroke to determine whether the systematic use of brief screening measures would more efficiently detect cognitive and sensory impairment than standard clinical practice...
  21. ncbi Estimating minimal clinically important differences of upper-extremity measures early after stroke
    Catherine E Lang
    Program in Physical Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63108, USA
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:1693-700. 2008
    ..To estimate minimal clinically important difference (MCID) values of several upper-extremity measures early after stroke...
  22. ncbi Reliability, validity, and clinical utility of the Executive Function Performance Test: a measure of executive function in a sample of people with stroke
    Carolyn M Baum
    Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63108, USA
    Am J Occup Ther 62:446-55. 2008
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  23. ncbi Upper extremity muscle activation during recovery of reaching in subjects with post-stroke hemiparesis
    Joanne M Wagner
    Program in Physical Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
    Clin Neurophysiol 118:164-76. 2007
    ..To investigate upper extremity muscle activation and recovery during the first few months after stroke...
  24. ncbi Upper extremity use in people with hemiparesis in the first few weeks after stroke
    Catherine E Lang
    Program in Physical Therapy, Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA
    J Neurol Phys Ther 31:56-63. 2007
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  25. ncbi Medical complications during stroke rehabilitation
    Alexander W Dromerick
    Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology/Rehabilitation, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
    Adv Neurol 92:409-13. 2003

Research Grants3

  1. VERY EARLY CONSTRAINT-INDUCED MOVEMENT THERAPY:STROKE
    Alexander Dromerick; Fiscal Year: 2004
    ....