Neurorehab Resources and Insights: Discoveries that enhance recovery in the clinic and beyond

Diet and nutrition are foundational for health, but maintaining a healthy diet can be difficult, particularly after a brain injury or diagnosis with a neurological condition. This episode focuses on the value of incorporating nutritional counseling into comprehensive neurorehabilitation care, tips on how to build skills and habits to support healthy eating, and how to effectively translate evidenc...

Rehabilitation can take many forms to promote health and address the myriad of symptoms people may experience after a brain injury or the onset of a neurological condition. In this episode, we discuss how cognitive rehabilitation can improve memory and thinking in people with stroke, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, and other conditions.  Our hosts Dr. Jyutika Mehta and Dr. Marie McNeel...

After surviving a brain injury, many individuals are eager to get back to taking care of themselves and doing the activities they enjoy. However, behavioral, cognitive, and emotional changes after brain injury may impact a person’s independence, participation, and quality of life. Hosts Dr. Jyutika Mehta and Dr. Marie McNeely welcome two guests in this episode to discuss relevant research updates...

Exercising and being physically active can provide a wide range of benefits, but it can be challenging to return to an active life or increase your physical activity after a stroke or diagnosis with another neurological condition. This episode includes information on how exercise can help with neurorecovery, research updates on physical activity assessment, tips that can help clinicians, patients,...

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an FDA-approved, targeted therapy that, when paired with physical therapy, can help stroke survivors improve function in their affected arm and hand. In this episode, hosts Dr. Jyutika Mehta and Dr. Marie McNeely speak with Dr. Teresa Jacobson Kimberley and Dr. Steve Wolf about their research using vagus nerve stimulation to enhance motor recovery after stroke, inc...

Stroke and other neurological conditions can have profound impacts on a person's ability to communicate, and speech therapy delivers evidence-based treatment to help people regain their ability to connect with friends, family, and their community. In this episode, we discuss who could benefit from speech therapy, the process of language recovery after stroke, areas of ongoing research, exciting ne...

A brain injury or a diagnosis with a neurological condition can happen at any point in a person’s life, and neurorehabilitation can play an important role in improving function and quality of life. This episode examines what we know about neurorecovery in pediatric and adult populations, as well as exciting new frontiers in neurorehabilitation research focused on enhancing neurorecovery.  Hosts, D...

In this introductory episode, hosts Dr. Jyutika Mehta and Dr. Marie McNeely explain why this podcast was created, provide details about the field of neurorehabilitation, and share what listeners can expect.   Dr. Jyutika Mehta is a speech-language pathologist, researcher, and Director of the Mike A. Myers Stroke Center at Texas Woman’s University Dallas. Dr. Marie McNeely is a neuroscientist and C...