Marquette University Neuro Recovery Clinic

03/16/2026

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month🧠💚 A great reminder that not all injuries are visible!

We encourage everyone to use this reminder to increase your awareness about brain injuries and empower those who have survived a brain injury. We are so proud of Josh in this video for keeping his head up for 10 consecutive steps. Let’s go Josh!💪

03/16/2026

03/06/2026

Practicing for bowling at the Annex on March, 17th!

02/27/2026

Happy (almost) Friday Everyone!

Looking for a fun way to promote single leg balance, LE strengthening, and coordination? How about scootering! Our patient had the great idea of bringing her scooter to therapy, so that she can get back to doing the things she loves 👏

02/27/2026

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02/20/2026

Let’s have some fun!! Call our front desk or stop inside the clinic to RSVP 🎳

414-288-6122

02/13/2026

🌟💪Friday WINS💪🌟

We are so proud of Tray! He has progressed from walking with body weight support, an Eva walker, and 2 person assist -> to walking without body weight support and a cane! Let’s go Tray!!! 👏👏

02/12/2026

We 💛 occupational therapy with Joni! During an OT session today, Joni incorporated one of Josh’s favorite activities (kayaking) to drive neuroplastic changes and increase participation. She set up functional electrical stimulation to his UE’s while displaying a video of kayaking through Norway! This intervention increases recruitment of muscles through familiar movement patterns and engages the patient in visual scanning and tracking while enjoying the beautiful views! Keep up the great work Josh & Joni! 🧠💪

02/10/2026

Let’s talk High Intensity Gait Training (HIGT) to promote stroke recovery🧠🦵

Key principles targeted today:

✅ Increase heart rate to 70-85% of HR max to increase neurotrophic factors (BDNF), increase cerebral blood flow, and ultimately drive neuroplasticity

✅Ankle weight to challenge foot clearance (7.5 lbs used today) and facilitate error augmentation

✅ Treadmill incline to further challenge foot clearance/ limb advancement and improve propulsion

✅ Backwards walking to challenge balance stability, improve stance control of supporting limb, and strengthen the posterior chain (glute max, hamstrings, gastroc, soleus)

✅ Resisted walking to challenge propulsion

✅ Hurdles to challenge foot clearance, single leg stance control/ balance, and overall balance stability

02/06/2026

Happy Friday Everyone! 🧠💪

What is the goal of this intervention? See below!👇

People with Parkinson’s disease often experience difficulty dual tasking due to executive function deficits. This exercise is aimed at challenging foot clearance, coordination, and reactive balance with an added dual cognitive task of selecting the correct colored blaze pod with each rep. We could progress the cognitive demand of this activity by adding another cognitive task such as counting down from 100 by 3’s, naming foods starting with letters A-Z, naming animals, etc. We could also progress by adding bilateral ankle weights.

What are your go to Parkinson’s dual task interventions?

11/13/2025

Happy Technology Thursday Neuro World! 🧠

Last week we welcomed into the NRC for an Ipsihand screening day. We worked closely with Emily and Noah to identify potential candidates for use of this device. Ipsihand is a brain computer-interface device designed to target the brain through motor imagery and mental practice of movements. The device utilizes a tablet to walk you through motor movements all while an EEG monitoring headset captures your motor cortex’s response. Over time the device can be utilized within the home of users to supplement skilled therapy and promote neuroplastic changes leading to improved function in the involved upper extremity following a stroke.

11/01/2025

Happy (day late) Halloween from the NRC crew! We hope everyone has a great weekend celebrating🧡🎃