title: The Center for Rehabilitation Sciences Research: Advancing the Rehabilitative Care for Service Members With Complex Trauma.
abstract: The Center for Rehabilitation Sciences Research (CRSR) was established to advance the rehabilitative care for service members with combat-related injuries, particularly those with orthopedic, cognitive, and neurological complications. The center supports comprehensive research projects to optimize treatment strategies and promote the successful return to duty and community reintegration of injured service members. The center also provides a unique platform for fostering innovative research and incorporating clinical/technical advances in the rehabilitative care for service members. CRSR is composed of four research focus areas: (1) identifying barriers to successful rehabilitation and reintegration, (2) improving pain management strategies to promote full participation in rehabilitation programs, (3) applying novel technologies to advance rehabilitation methods and enhance outcome assessments, and (4) transferring new technology to improve functional capacity, independence, and quality of life. Each of these research focus areas works synergistically to influence the quality of life for injured service members. The purpose of this overview is to highlight the clinical research efforts of CRSR, namely how this organization engages a broad group of interdisciplinary investigators from medicine, biology, engineering, anthropology, and physiology to help solve clinically relevant problems for our service members, veterans, and their families.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Center for Rehabilitation Sciences Research, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814.
authors.forename: Brad M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Isaacson
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation, Research and Development Section, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20889.
authors.forename: Brad D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Hendershot
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Center for Rehabilitation Sciences Research, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814.
authors.forename: Seth D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Messinger
authors.affiliation: The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, 6720A Rockledge Drive, no. 100, Bethesda, MD 20817.
authors.forename: Jason M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wilken
authors.affiliation: The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, 6720A Rockledge Drive, no. 100, Bethesda, MD 20817.
authors.forename: Christopher A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Rábago
authors.affiliation: The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, 6720A Rockledge Drive, no. 100, Bethesda, MD 20817.
authors.forename: Elizabeth Russell
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Esposito
authors.affiliation: U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command Clinical and Rehabilitative Medicine Research Program, 810 Schreider Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702.
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.affiliation: The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, 6720A Rockledge Drive, no. 100, Bethesda, MD 20817.
authors.forename: Alison L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Pruziner
authors.affiliation: The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, 6720A Rockledge Drive, no. 100, Bethesda, MD 20817.
authors.forename: Christopher L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Dearth
authors.affiliation: The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, 6720A Rockledge Drive, no. 100, Bethesda, MD 20817.
authors.forename: Marilynn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wyatt
authors.affiliation: Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205.
authors.forename: Steven P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 855 Monroe Avenue, Suite 415, Memphis, TN 38163.
authors.forename: Jack W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Tsao
authors.affiliation: The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, 6720A Rockledge Drive, no. 100, Bethesda, MD 20817.
authors.forename: Paul F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Pasquina
mesh_terms: D000070642:Brain Injuries, Traumatic / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000639:trends; D059408:Pain Management / Q000639:trends; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends*; D062707:Return to Work / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018581:Technology Transfer; D014728:Veterans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*