Main focus
My current work focuses on the effects of stroke on the proprioceptive sense. Proprioception is our bodies awareness of its location in space during both movement (kinesthesia) and when no movement is occurring (position sense). Stroke is a neurological injury caused either by a blockage of blood flow in a blood vessel (ischemic) or by the bursting of a blood vessel (hemorrhagic). Stroke is a leading cause of disability in America and can lead to various impairments that manifest in very heterogeneous ways. This is what makes the study of impacts of stroke so fascinating and equally frustrating.