Locations

• Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

Research Interests

M. Mehdi Mirbagheri, PhD is currently researching characterization of neuromuscular properties of upper and lower extremities in normal and spastic subjects; Diagnosis and treatment of spasticity; Relationship between abnormal neuromuscular properties and impaired voluntary movement; Understanding the mechanisms underlying disability; Quantifying the effects of therapeutic intervention on abnormal neuromuscular properties; Restoration of neuromuscular function in stroke and spinal cord injured subjects..

Research Studies

Awards & Recognition

Recent or Important Publications

(1) Mirbagheri, M.M., Barbeau H., and Kearney R.E. (2000). Intrinsic and reflex contributions to ankle dynamic stiffness in human: Variation with activation level and position. Exp Brain Res 135:423-436.
(2) Mirbagheri, M.M., Barbeau H., and Kearney R.E. (2001). Intrinsic and reflex stiffness in normal and spastic spinal cord subjects. Exp Brain Res 141:446-459.
(3) Mirbagheri, M.M., Ladouceur, M., and Barbeau H., and Kearney R.E. (2002). The effects of long-term FES-assisted walking on intrinsic and reflex dynamic stiffness in spastic SCI subjects. IEEE Trans Neural Systems Rehabil Eng 10 (4): 280-289
(4) Barbeau H., Ladouceur M., Mirbagheri M.M., and Kearney R.E. (2003). The effects of locomotor training combined with functional electrical stimulation in chronic spinal cord injured subjects: walking and reflex studies. Brain Research Reviews, 40 (1-3) 274-291
(5) Mirbagheri, M.M., Settle K., Harvey, R., and Rymer W.Z. (2007). Neuromuscular abnormalities associated with spasticity of upper extremity muscles in hemiparetic stroke. J Neurophys, 98:629-637
(6) C. Tsao and M.M.Mirbagheri (2007). Upper limb impairments associated with spasticity in neurological disorders, J Neuroeng Rehabil, 4(45) 1-14
(7) Mirbagheri, M.M., Tsao, C., and Rymer W.Z. (2008). Changes of elbow kinematics and kinetics during one year after stroke. Muscle and Nerve, 27(3): 387-395
(8) Mirbagheri, M. M., L. Alibiglou, M. Thajchayapong, and Rymer W.Z. (2008). Muscle and reflex changes with joint angle in Hempiparetic stroke. J Neuroeng Rehabil, 5(1) 1-11
(9) Mirbagheri, M.M. and Rymer W.Z. (2008). Time-course of changes in arm impairment after stroke: Variables predicting motor recovery over 12 months. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 89:1507-1513
(10) Alibiglou, L., Mirbaghei, M.M., Harvey, r., and Rymer W.Z. (2008). Relation between ashworth scores and mechanical measurements associated with spasticity following stroke. J Neuroeng Rehabil, 5(18):1-14
(11) Mirbagheri, M. M. and Rymer W. Z. (2008). Natural history of neuromuscular properties after stroke: a longitudinal study, J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, Epub ahead of print in Dec 08
(12) Mirbagheri, M.M. and Rymer W.Z. (2008). The effects of monoaminergic agents on reflex mechanical properties, Arch Phys Med Rehabil, in review
(13) Mirbagheri, M.M. and Rymer W.Z. (2008). Predication of neuromuscular recovery after stroke using Fugl-Meyer scores at 1 month, J Neurology, in review
(14) Mirbagheri, M.M., Barbeau, H., Rymer, W.Z., and Kearney R.E. (2008) Reflex stiffness dynamics: modeling and mechanisms. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng, to be submitted soon
(15) Mirbagheri, M.M. and Rymer W.Z. (2009). Evolution of spasticity in stroke. Brain, to be submitted soon
Peer Reviewed Conference Articles
(16) Mirbagheri M.M., Tsao C., Settle K., Lilaonitkul T. and Rymer W.Z. (2008). Time-course of changes in neuromuscular properties following stroke, Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc
(17) Mirbagheri M.M., Alibiglou L., Chen D., and Rymer W.Z. (2008). The impact of single dose tizanidine on stretch reflex properties in spinal cord injury, Society for Neuroscienc

Curriculum Vitae

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