Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
Laboratory head - Neurorehabilitation and Recovery Group
Professor Leeanne Carey
BAppSc(OT), PhD, FAOTA, FOTARA
Leeanne Carey is Professor and Founding Head of the Neurorehabilitation and Recovery research group, Stroke Division, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health and Discipline Lead of Occupational Therapy in the School of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. Professor Carey’s research program focuses on stroke rehabilitation and recovery: in particular how the brain adapts and how we might harness that potential in rehabilitation. She has developed a successful, neuroscience-based approach to help stroke survivors regain a sense of touch so that they can use their hands more effectively in daily activities. She uses tools such as MRI to investigate changes in the brain and how this knowledge may be used to better understand recovery and target rehabilitation. Research includes the impact of depression and cognition on stroke recovery. An important focus has been to translate these discoveries into clinical practice and better outcomes for stroke survivors.
Awards and achievements
Fellow, Academy of Research of the Australian Occupational Therapy Research Foundation
Fellow, Academy of Research of the American Occupational Therapy Foundation
National Academy of Science F1000, Neurological Disorders
American Occupational Therapy Foundation Leadership Service Commendation
Research Papers
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Review on Somatosensory Loss after Stroke
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Change in Functional Arm Use Is Associated With Somatosensory Skills After Sensory Retraining PoststrokeAmerican Journal of Occupational Therapy
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Longitudinal changes in activity participation in the first year post-stroke and association with depressive symptomsDisability and Rehabilitation
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Haptic Exploratory Procedures of Children and Youth with and without Cerebral PalsyPhysical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics
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Clinical acceptability of the sense_assess© kids: Children and youth perspectivesAustralian Occupational Therapy Journal
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Altered functional connectivity differs in stroke survivors with impaired touch sensation following left and right hemisphere lesionsNeuroImage: Clinical
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Somatosensory Discrimination Intervention Improves Body Position Sense and Motor Performance in Children With Hemiplegic Cerebral PalsyAmerican Journal of Occupational Therapy
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Assessing body sensations in children: Intra-rater reliability of assessment and effects of ageBritish Journal of Occupational Therapy
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Same Intervention–Different ReorganizationNeurorehabilitation and Neural Repair
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What is the current practice of therapists in the measurement of somatosensation in children with cerebral palsy and other neurological disorders?Australian Occupational Therapy Journal
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