Our well-funded research in the Department of PM&R at the University of Missouri - Columbia totals nearly $8 million and encompasses a wide range of scientific inquiry. Faculty, physician residents, postdoctoral fellows, and research staff interact with a number of scientists in several disciplines including exercise physiology, veterinary medicine, rheumatology, psychology and journalism.

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We hold two research and training grants (MARRTC and HARRTC) that fund scholarly activity at every level of inquiry – literally from “the bench to the bedside”. In these centers, our trainees have the opportunity to explore and research arthritis and its impact on health and function (MARRTC), while others work in the laboratory of NIH-funded mentors studying physiologic and molecular aspects of health and exercise (HARRTC).

Our department collaborates with the Department of Health Psychology on the long-standing model system center (MOMSCIS) that focuses on patients with spinal cord injury and emerging new treatments. Other collaborative efforts include research in muscular dystrophy, exercise and aging, and use of a novel “autoambulator” – designed to help restore walking function in patients. Scientists from across campus and across the nation recognize the department as an innovative front-runner in rehabilitation research. We hope that you explore what we have to offer.

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