Staff:
Carlo Trompetto, Full Professor
Laura Mori, Associate Professor
Research topics
The Neurorehabilitation Clinic has long been dedicated to studying the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying functional disability in major neurological conditions, including: stroke, multiple sclerosis, degenerative diseases of the central nervous system, peripheral neuropathies, and traumatic brain injuries.
A further research focus involves the evaluation and treatment of rare disorders affecting the nervous and musculoskeletal systems.
To develop innovative, evidence-based rehabilitation pathways tailored to individual needs, the research combines traditional clinical approaches with the use of advanced technologies and methods.
The lines of research are developed in the area of neuro-rehabilitation, articulated in the following main points:
1) Functional recovery of the upper limb in patients with sub-acute stroke: development and implementation of innovative rehabilitation strategies, through the use of new technologies (collaboration with IIT and engineering department of our University-DITEN).
2) Study and treatment of muscle hypertone in patients with upper motor neuron syndrome (spasticity and spastic dystonia), parkinsonism (rigidity) and dementia (paratonia).
3) Rehabilitation of gait and upper limb function in patients with peripheral nervous system diseases.
4) Cognitive rehabilitation using exergames associated with noninvasive brain stimulation methods (NIBS).
5) Disability and sports. In particular, study of competitive gesture and sport-induced change in disability in Paralympic patients.
6) Fall prevention in the healthy elderly and those with disabilities.
7) Rehabilitation of dysphagia in the patient with stroke and multiple sclerosis.
8) Evaluation with physiatric measures and planning of experimental rehabilitation protocols, which can be monitored remotely, of neuromuscular diseases with emphasis on ALS. Therapeutic trials in this regard.
9) Evaluation and treatment of osteosarcopenia in neurological and non-neurological diseases.