RIC Patient Stories

Eric Edmundson

Eric Edumundson

Eric, a military veteran, received a complex combination of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and anoxic brain injury (ABI) due to a roadside bomb explosion in Iraq.

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Michele Lee

Michele Lee

Michele Lee found a career and an aptitude for art through RIC's Second Look program.

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Eric Weil

Eric Weil

Eric, a pediatrician working in Chicago, participated in RIC's prime-of-life program to recover the abilities that drive his life.

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Natalie Davis

Natalie Davis

Natalie Davis took part in rehabilitation including robot-assisted therapy to advance her ability.

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Omar Al-Dhafiri

Omar and his father traveled from Kuwait to Chicago for Omar's care after he sustained a traumatic brain injury.

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Photograph of T. George Hornby

T. George Hornby, PhD, PT

  • Research Assistant Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine, NU
  • Research Scientist/Physical Therapist, SMPP, RIC

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Research Interests

T. George Hornby, PhD, PT is currently researching Motor dysfunction following spinal cord injury and stroke; pharmacological effects on motor control; gait retraining following neurological injury Teaching Interests: Physiology/pathophysiology, motor control, exercise physiology, science and practice.

Awards & Recognition

Magnuson Service Award September 2002
Sarah Baskin Award for Excellence in Research July 2002
NRSA Individual Post-doctoral Training Award (F-32), NINDS, NIH Apr. 2001
NRSA Institutional Post-doctoral Training Award (T-32) NICHD, NIH July 2000
Alice Oulette Physical Therapy Scholarship Sept. 1998
Meritorious Performance in Teaching, University of Arizona Foundation June 1996
American Psychological Association, Fellowship in Neuroscience 1995-1998
Robert S. Flinn Foundation Fellowship Mar. 1995

Recent Publications & Presentations

Hornby TG, Reinkensmeyer DJ, Chen D.Manually-assisted versus robotic-assisted body weight-supported treadmill training in spinal cord injury: what is the role of each? PM R. 2010 Mar;2(3):214-21.

Saraf P, Rafferty MR, Moore JL, Kahn JH, Hendron K, Leech K, Hornby TG.Daily stepping in individuals with motor incomplete spinal cord injuryl Phys Ther. 2010 Feb;90(2):224-35.

Courtney CA, Witte PO, Chmell SJ, Hornby TG.Heightened flexor withdrawal response in individuals with knee osteoarthritis is modulated by joint compression and joint mobilization. J Pain. 2010 Feb;11(2):179-85.

Moore JL, Roth EJ, Killian C, Hornby TG.Locomotor training improves daily stepping activity and gait efficiency in individuals poststroke who have reached a "plateau" in recovery. Stroke. 2010 Jan;41(1):129-35.

Lang CE, Macdonald JR, Reisman DS, Boyd L, Jacobson Kimberley T, Schindler-Ivens SM, Hornby TG, Ross SA, Scheets PL. Observation of amounts of movement practice provided during stroke rehabilitation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2009 Oct;90(10):1692-8.

Courtney CA, Lewek MD, Witte PO, Chmell SJ, Hornby TG. Heightened flexor withdrawal responses in subjects with knee osteoarthritis. J Pain. 2009 Dec;10(12):1242-9.

Lewek MD, Cruz TH, Moore JL, Roth HR, Dhaher YY, Hornby TG. Allowing intralimb kinematic variability during locomotor training poststroke improves kinematic consistency: a subgroup analysis from a randomized clinical trial. Phys Ther.

Cotey D, Hornby TG, Gordon KE, Schmit BD.Increases in muscle activity produced by vibration of the thigh muscles during locomotion in chronic human spinal cord injury. Exp Brain Res. 2009 Jul;196(3):361-74.

Hornby TG, Lewek MD, Thompson CK, Heitz R. Repeated maximal volitional effort contractions in human spinal cord injury: initial torque increases and reduced fatigue. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2009 Nov;23(9):928-38.

Kahn JH, Hornby TG. Rapid and long-term adaptations in gait symmetry following unilateral step training in people with hemiparesis.Phys Ther. 2009 May;89(5):474-83.

Hidler J, Nichols D, Pelliccio M, Brady K, Campbell DD, Kahn JH, Hornby TG. Multicenter randomized clinical trial evaluating the effectiveness of the Lokomat in subacute stroke. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2009 Jan;23(1):5-13.

Wu M, Kahn JH, Hornby TG, Schmit BD. Rebound responses to prolonged flexor reflex stimuli in human spinal cord injury. Exp Brain Res. 2009 Feb;193(2):225-37.

Hornby TG, Campbell DD, Kahn JH, Demott T, Moore JL, Roth HR. Enhanced gait-related improvements following therapist- vs. robotic-assisted locomotor training in subjects with chronic stroke: a randomized controlled study. Stroke. 2008. 39(6):1786-92.

Bogey RA, Hornby GT. Gait Training Strategies Utilized in Poststroke Rehabilitation: Are We Really Making a Difference? Top Stroke Rehabil. 2007 14(6):1-8.

Lewek MD, Hornby TG, Dhaher YY, Schmit BD. Prolonged Quadriceps Activity Following Imposed Hip Extension: A Neurophysiological Mechanism for Stiff-Knee Gait? J Neurophysiol. 2007. Dec;98(6):3153-62.

Stauffer EK, McDonagh JC, Hornby TG, Reinking RM, Stuart DG. Historical reflections on the after-hyperpolarization-firing rate relation of vertebrate spinal neurons. J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol. 2007 Feb;193(2):145-58.

Israel JF, Campbell DD, Kahn JH, Hornby TG. Metabolic costs and muscle activity patterns during robotic- and therapist-assisted treadmill walking in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury. Phys Ther. 2006, 86:1466-1478.

Lewek MD, Schmit BD, Hornby TG, Dhaher YY. Hip joint position modulates volitional knee extensor muscle activity after stroke. Muscle Nerve. 2006 Dec;34(6):767-774.

Hornby TG, Kahn JK, Wu M, Schmit BD. Temporal facilitation of spastic stretch reflexes following human spinal cord injury. J Physiol (Lond) 2006. J Physiol. 2006 Mar 15;571(Pt 3):593-604.

Wu M, Hornby TG, Hilb JA, Schmit BD. Flexor reflex responses triggered by imposed knee extension in chronic human spinal cord injury. Exp Brain Res. 2006;168:566-576.