Our faculty presently is responsible for a NIDRR Model Head Injury Center, and the NIH's first national randomized clinical trial for upper extremity stroke rehabilitation. Other ongoing clinical investigations study how the rehabilitation team achieves improved patient outcomes post-stroke. Researchers are using contemporary technology, such as brain stimulation and modern medical imaging techniques, to answer questions about how muscles and the brain change after therapy. Members of our faculty are involved in the first NIH Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the South. An NIH U.S. Renal Data System Special Studies Center on Quality of Life and Rehabilitation in persons with chronic kidney disease is also directed by faculty in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine.

Our movement science research program involves studies that use modern techniques to image muscle and brain. We are a leading academic and research center for the study and treatment of dizziness and balance. Our faculty is involved in studies to discover the impact of genetic, hormonal and insurance factors on TBI recovery. We have recognized research leaders in the use of Tai Chi to delay fall onset in older adults. Other researchers in the department are conducting studies to understand turning behavior to reduce falls and ways in which to enhance the immune system through exercise.

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine faculty at Emory University are in a unique position to lead the region and the country in outstanding rehabilitation research.

For detailed descriptions of current research areas refer to the following: