Sensorymotor Control and Rehabilitation Lab

Description

Research focuses on the understanding of mechanisms of motor control and motor learning, especially as they apply to the damaged nervous system. This includes applied research on sensorimotor impairments after neurological injury or disease, specifically related to upper limb movement and spasticity as well as effectiveness research of new interventions for arm and hand sensorimotor recovery after neurological injury, including task-oriented therapy, trunk-restraint therapy and interventions using virtual reality technology. Studies focus on children and adults with neurological injury such as cerebral palsy, stroke, Parkinson’s disease and vestibular deficiency.
Research also focuses on the translation of basic principles of motor control to diagnostic tests of motor impairments. This involves the development of an instrumented device to measure spasticity as well as clinical tests of higher order motor control deficits (i.e, Reaching Performance Scale and Comprehensive Coordination Scale, etc.).
New technology is also developed to test new interventions based on the translations of motor control principles to motor learning in different patient populations.

Keys-Words

Motor control, virtual reality, recovery, neuroplasticity, upper limb.

Axis and research theme

AXIS 1 – Sensory, Motor and Cognitive Functions and Activities
THEME 1 – Functional Mechanisms

Research team

Anatol G. Feldman, Ph.D.
Mindy F. Levin, Ph.D.

Contact information

E  feldman@med.umontreal.ca
E  mindy.levin@mcgill.ca

Sensory Motor Control and Rehabilitation Lab
CRIR–Jewish Rehabilitaion Hospital
CISSS de Laval
3205, Alton-Golbloom Place
Laval QC H7V 1R2
P 450 688-9550 (3834)

CRIR–Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM)
Gingras Pavilion
CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
6300, Darlington Avenue
Montréal QC H3S 2J4
P 514 340-2111 (2192)

Photo credits and copyright: © CRIR / Yvonne Richard Photographie