Regenerative Rehabilitation

This contributed volume presents the current state of research on regenerative rehabilitation across a broad range of neuro- and musculoskeletal tissues. At its core, the primary goal of regenerative rehabilitation is to restore function after damage to bones, skeletal muscles, cartilage, ligaments/tendons, or tissues of the central and peripheral nervous systems. The authors describe the physiology of these neuro- and musculoskeletal tissue types and their inherent plasticity. The latter quality is what enables these tissues to adapt to mechanical and/or chemical cues to improve functional capacity. As a result, readers will learn how regenerative rehabilitation exploits that quality, to trigger positive changes in tissue function.

Combining basic, translational, and clinical aspects of the topic, the book offers a valuable resource for both scientists and clinicians in the regenerative rehabilitation field.

Auteur

Sarah M. GreisingSchool of Kinesiology

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis

Minnesota

USA

Jarrod A. Call

Department of Kinesiology

University of Georgia

Athens

Georgia

USA

Contenu

1 History of Regenerative Rehabilitation; Thomas Rando (Stan) 2 Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophies; Joseph Roche (Wayne State) 3 Volumetric Muscle Loss; Sarah Greising (UMN) & Jarrod Call (UGA) 4 Spinal Cord Injury & assistive technologies; Michael Boninger (UPMC) 5 Traumatic brain injury; Linda J. Noble-Haeusslein (UT) 6 Mecho-development and environment; David L. Mack (UWash) 7 Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Martin Childers (UWash)/ Rob Grange (VT)8 Alzheimer's Disease; Mark T. Tuszynski (UCSD)9 Open fracture; Robert E. Guldberg (UO)10 Tendon; Vincent Wang (VT) 11 Tendon overuse injuries; Spencer Szczesny (PS)12 Speech; Edward Chang (UCSF) 13 Vasculature; Shayn Peirce-Cottler (UVA) 14 Connective tissues biomaterials; Johnna Temenoff (GaTech) 15 Immunomodulation and biomaterials; Susan Thomas (GaTech)16 Immunomodulation; Muna Qayed (Emory)17 Cardiovascular; Rebecca Levit (Emory)