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Dr. Bjornson's research concerns evidence-based clinical interventions to improve activity and community-based mobility participation for persons with cerebral palsy and physical disabilities. Related interests include developing methodologies to enable rigorous testing of the effectiveness of current and emerging treatments such as orthotics, physical activity, exercise, and the timing and frequency of physical therapy with relevant outcomes like ambulatory physical activity and daily life participation. Dr. Bjornson's current research focuses on ambulatory children and youth with cerebral palsy, examining short-burst interval treadmill training and home-based treadmill training for pre-ambulatory toddlers. Her research team is also testing an orthotic management algorithm based on lower extremity segment alignment, combining orthotic shoe modifications to optimize gait during the roll and stance phases.
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