CRSR, Research - Focus Areas

The center’s mission is to advance rehabilitative care for military service members with combat-related injuries according to the following objectives: 

Research Focus Area 1: Identifying existing barriers for successful return to duty and/or reintegration into society (e.g. PTSD, social isolation, peer network support, social media, substance misuse, sexual health and intimacy, education, vocation, access to care/resources).

Research Focus Area 2: Improving pain management strategies to allow participation in rehabilitation to promote optimal recovery and avoid long-term disability (e.g. phantom limb pain, post-traumatic arthritis, residual limb pain, overuse injuries associated with acquired disabilities).

Research Focus Area 3: Applying new technologies to advance rehabilitative care and improve clinical performance measures (e.g. virtual reality, gait & motion analysis, wearable sensors).

Research Focus Area 4: Transferring new technologies to improve functional independence (e.g. advanced upper and lower limb prosthetics/orthotics, assistive technology aides, wheelchairs and other mobility devices, regenerative medicine interventions).