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Spinal Cord Injury

Spasticity

Preliminary Findings from a Randomized, Sham-controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Focused Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy as a Treatment for Spasticity in People with Spinal Cord Injury

Wednesday, October 29, 2025
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM  
Location: Station 2

    Presenting Author(s)

  • Nathan Hogaboom, PhD

    Research Scientist
    Kessler Foundation

    • Non-presenting Author(s)

  • Brittany A. Snider, DO

    Senior Associate Consultant
    Mayo Clinic

  • MA

    Marwa A. Amer, MD, PhD

    Lecturer Physical Medicine, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Alexandria University, Egypt
    1. Department of Rheumatology, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt 2. Former post-doctoral Fellow, Kessler Foundation, New Jersey, USA.

  • Steven Kirshblum, MD

    Chief Medical Officer - Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation.
    Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
    Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

  • Trevor A. Dyson-Hudson, M.D. (he/him/his)

    Director, Center for Spinal Cord Injury Research
    Kessler Foundation

Learning Objectives:

  • Learn about focused extracorporeal shockwave therapy and its application in spinal cord injury
  • Discuss improvements in spasticity and muscle stiffness in response to focused extracorporeal shockwave therapy treatment.
  • Discuss ways of improving enrollment and how to continue this avenue of research.