Research > Physical Therapy Research - Collaboration with Department of Physical Therapy at TSU (Dr. Denise Gobert)

Goal: Research cognitive and oculomotor function in persons with mild Traumatic Brain Injuries (mTBI). Measure response to customized exercise including balance retraining or oculomotor training. Develop oculomotor exercises that allow to alleviate mTBI symptoms.

Motivation: Current treatment regimens fail to address the co-morbidities common to patients with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). As clinicians struggle to treat patients with acute and chronic mTBI, they continue to be challenged by the complex sequelae of symptoms or “symptom cluster” which includes cognitive, behavioral and physical dysfunction. This project addresses the recent evidence which suggests that a variety of oculomotor and sleep disorders are interrelated in persons with mTB and should be addressed during rehabilitative treatment protocols.

Project Status: Looking for students interested in the project. The students will participate in the eye movement recording, analysis and the oculomotor plant metric development. Please contact Dr. Komogortsev (ok11@txstate.edu) or Dr. Denise Gobert (dg46@txstate.edu) if interested in participation.