Assistant Professor
School of Kinesiology (KIN)
Mechanisms underlying the development of pain, as well as the impact of pain on neurological and overall health outcomes after spinal cord injury (SCI) are not well understood. Knowledge in these areas could lead to targeted interventions, ameliorating the negative consequences of pain on functional independence and quality of life. Dr. Kramer aims to comprehensively study pain after SCI, exploring injury related phenotypes associated with neuropathic pain symptoms, the effects of acute pain and pain management on neurological recovery, as well as novel inter-relationships between acute and chronic pain and other secondary health conditions.
Contributions:
Kramer JL, Haefeli J, Jutzeler CR, Steeves JD, Curt A. (2013). Improving the acquisition of nociceptive evoked potentials without causing more pain. Pain 154(2): 235-41.
Kramer JL, Lammertse DP, Schubert M, Curt A, Steeves JD. (2012). Relationship between motor recovery and independence after sensorimotor-complete cervical spinal cord injury. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 26(9): 1064-71.
Kramer JL, Haefeli J, Curt A, Steeves JD. (2012). Increased baseline temperature improves the acquisition of contact heat evoked potentials after spinal cord injury. Clin Neurophysiol 123(3): 582-9.
Kramer JK, Taylor P, Steeves JD, Curt A. (2010). Dermatomal somatosensory evoked potentials and electrical perception thresholds during recovery from cervical spinal cord injury. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 24(4): 309-17.
Haefeli J, Kramer JL, Blum J, Curt A. (2014). Heterotopic and homotopic nociceptive conditioning stimulation: distinct effects of pain modulation. Eur J Pain 18(8): 1112-9.
Keywords:
Spinal cord injury; Neuropathic pain; Neurological recovery; Neurophysiology; Somatosensory evoked potentials; Pain management; Quantitative sensory testing; Magnetic resonance imaging.
brigitte.gemme@ubc.ca
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