Alexander Dromerick, MD, Publishes Prestigious Article in JAMA on Task-Oriented Rehabilitation and Stroke Patients
WASHINGTON, DC – March 17, 2016 – Alexander Dromerick, MD, MedStar NRH VP of the Research Division and Chair and Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at Georgetown University, along with being the co-director of the Center for Brain Plasticity and Recovery (a joint program between Georgetown University and MedStar NRH), recently had a very prestigious article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Dr. Dromerick’s work recognizes his and his cohorts’ efforts on the Interdisciplinary Comprehensive Arm Rehabilitation Evaluation (ICARE) trial. This publication in JAMA is extraordinary as it is only the second Phase III rehabilitation trial ever published.
Months before Dr. Dromerick began with MedStar NRH in 2004, he collaborated with MedStar NRH researchers and the Assistive Technology & Research Center to support preliminary data collection for ICARE. Dr. Dromerick said this was an enormous show of faith on the part of MedStar NRH at that time as he conducted his research.
The JAMA work Dr. Dromerick was involved in shows that task-oriented rehabilitation does not necessarily result in greater recovery from stroke. The study says, ‘that task-oriented rehabilitation programs, compared with typical rehabilitation for stroke patients, did not result in better motor function or recovery after 12 months for patients with moderate upper extremity impairment following a stroke.”
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The MedStar National Rehabilitation Network (MedStar NRH) is a regional system of rehabilitation care that offers inpatient, day treatment and outpatient services in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia.
The Network’s interdisciplinary team of rehabilitation experts provides comprehensive services to help people recover as fully as possible following illness and injury. Rehabilitation medicine specialists, psychologists, physical and occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists work hand-in-hand with other rehab professionals to design treatment plans tailored to each patient’s unique needs. Rehabilitation plans feature a team approach and include the use of state-of-the-art technology and advanced medical treatment based on the latest rehabilitation research.
The Network provides comprehensive programs specifically designed to aid in the rehabilitation of adults and children recovering from neurologic and orthopedic conditions such as amputation, arthritis, back and neck pain, brain injury, cancer, cardiac conditions, concussion, fibromyalgia, foot and ankle disorders, hand and upper extremity problems, post-polio syndrome, stroke, spinal cord injury and disease, and sports and work-related injuries.
Inpatient and day treatment programs are provided at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital located in Northwest Washington, D.C., and at more than 50 outpatient sites conveniently located throughout the region. MedStar NRH is consistently ranked by physicians in U.S. News & World Report as one of America’s “Best Hospitals” for Rehabilitation, and is fully accredited by The Joint Commission, the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), with CARF accredited specialty programs for Amputations, Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury and Stroke.
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