Experts Guide

Tabatabaei's research focuses on tailored rehabilitation strategies to reduce pain and optimize functional performance in clinical populations. He is leading a study exploring the effectiveness of dry needling to ease the muscle tightness and lower extremity pain often caused by multiple sclerosis.

Russ' research focuses on skeletal muscle physiology with an emphasis on healthy aging and muscle fatigue in clinical populations, ranging from HIV to low-back pain. His lab uses methods ranging from function testing to molecular biology to evaluate muscle function at the organism, organ, tissue, cell and molecular levels in human and animal models.

Stephenson's research focuses on quantitative analysis of gait and balance in individuals with neurodegenerative movement disorders, particularly Cerebellar Ataxia, Multiple Sclerosis and Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.

Teran-Wodzinski's research focuses on the influence of gait biomechanics on the development of knee osteoarthritis. She investigates of the effectiveness of gait retraining on influencing the course of osteoarthritic changes in women with knee hyperextension.