Public Health and Health Professions
Fox Lab
Led by Emily J Fox · Physical Therapy
What we study
The lab studies how to improve movement and breathing after spinal cord injuries using treatments like electrical stimulation and acute intermittent hypoxia. They focus on restoring function through neural plasticity and activity-based therapies.
What working here is like
- Clinical
- Human participants
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Intermittent Hypoxia-Induced Recovery in Subacute SCI
Using acute intermittent hypoxia to enhance recovery after spinal cord injuries.
Genetic Biomarkers of Intermittent Hypoxia-Induced Respiratory Motor Plasticity in Chronic SCI
Identifying genetic markers to improve respiratory recovery after chronic spinal cord injuries.
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Recent papers, explained
- A Research Protocol to Study the Dose- and Age-Dependent Effects of Breathing Low Oxygen on Enhancing Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation-Induced Walking Function for People with Spinal Cord Injury: The BO 2 ST-II Trial
2026 · Neurotrauma Reports
Plans a trial to test if low oxygen breathing helps older spinal cord injury patients walk better.
- Diaphragm stimulation after human spinal cord injury: Effects on respiratory function and diaphragm muscle activation
2026 · The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care
Studies diaphragm stimulation to improve breathing in spinal cord injury patients over two months.
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- Acute intermittent hypoxia and acute intermittent hypercapnic hypoxia elicit cortico-diaphragmatic plasticity in people with chronic spinal cord injury
2026 · Journal of Neurophysiology
- Concurrent and convergent validity of the 3-meter backward walk test with recommended outcomes in individuals with subacute and chronic stroke
2025 · Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation
Checks if backward walking speed relates to balance and adaptability in stroke patients.
- Electromagnetic Stimulation to Reduce Disability After Ischemic Stroke
2025 · JAMA Network Open
Tests if electromagnetic stimulation helps stroke patients recover mobility in a controlled study.
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How to reach out
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