Risk & Recovery Models Research

At the U-M Medical School Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, we are dedicated to developing and testing models of risk and recovery through data science and other innovative methods. Our research focuses using data science and other methods to develop and test models of care, understand mechanisms of injury and recovery, and to generate risk prediction models and recovery trajectories.

Learn more about how our research is shaping the future of care and recovery for individuals with injuries and disabilities.

Areas of Investigation

  • Adults with lifespan disability
  • Chronic pain and fatigue
  • Cancer rehabilitation
  • Neuromuscular and rehabilitation robotics
  • Spine and spinal cord injuries-associated bone diseases
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Healthcare data and laboratory studies on TBI/IPV in pregnancy
  • Cognitive Motor Control and Sensorimotor Integration
  • CNS and PNS crosstalk
  • Gait, balance, response to perturbation

Associated Faculty

Chan Gao, MD

Chan Gao

Clinical Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Medical School
Edward Hurvitz, MD

Edward A Hurvitz, MD

Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Professor of Learning Health Sciences
Medical School
portrait of Ann L. Kratz, PhD

Anna L Kratz

Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Medical School
portrait of Chandramouli Krishnan

Chandramouli Krishnan

Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical School
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Medical School and College of Engineering
Professor of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences, The University of Michigan-Flint
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Adjunct Associate Professor of Kinesiology, School of Kinesiology
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Jonathan Lifshitz, PhD

Michigan Impact Professor
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Medical School and Professor of Kinesiology
School of Kinesiology
Brendan L. McNeish

Brendan L McNeish

Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Research Assistant Professor
Institute of Gerontology
Medical School
Michelle Meade, PhD

Michelle A Meade

Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Professor of Family Medicine
Medical School
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James K Richardson

Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Medical Director, UH EMG/PM&R
Medical School
Sean Smith

Sean R Smith, MD

Associate Chair
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Clinical Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Program Director
Cancer Rehabilitation Program
Medical School