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This interview of Dr. Fay B Horak was conducted in 2013 as part of the Inspirational Conversations, a series of interviews, produced by the Historian Committee of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy.
Fay B Horak PhD, PT, is professor of neurology at the Oregon Health and
Science University and the Portland VA Medical Center. Dr. Horak studies the
neurophysiological basis of balance and gait disorders and their
rehabilitation. She is well known her work on the role of the basal ganglia,
cerebellum and sensory systems in balance disorders and relates quantitative
measures of mobility to functional brain imaging. Dr. Horak’s clinical impact
has been on developing comprehensive balance screening tools and translating
these tools into objective measures using body-worn sensors for clinical trials
and clinical practice.
Dr. Horak has over 200 scientific publications and is on the National Advisory Panel for the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research of NIH. Dr. Horak received a prestigious Merit Award from NIH for over 35 years of continuous NIH funding and several national Physical Therapy Association Research Awards for translating her research into improved neurological rehabilitation.
For a transcript of this conversation click here.
To learn more about the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy visit www.neuropt.org.
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This interview of Dr. Fay B Horak was conducted in 2013 as part of the Inspirational Conversations, a series of interviews, produced by the Historian Committee of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy.
Fay B Horak PhD, PT, is professor of neurology at the Oregon Health and
Science University and the Portland VA Medical Center. Dr. Horak studies the
neurophysiological basis of balance and gait disorders and their
rehabilitation. She is well known her work on the role of the basal ganglia,
cerebellum and sensory systems in balance disorders and relates quantitative
measures of mobility to functional brain imaging. Dr. Horak’s clinical impact
has been on developing comprehensive balance screening tools and translating
these tools into objective measures using body-worn sensors for clinical trials
and clinical practice.
Dr. Horak has over 200 scientific publications and is on the National Advisory Panel for the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research of NIH. Dr. Horak received a prestigious Merit Award from NIH for over 35 years of continuous NIH funding and several national Physical Therapy Association Research Awards for translating her research into improved neurological rehabilitation.
For a transcript of this conversation click here.
To learn more about the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy visit www.neuropt.org.
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