Scholarly EP008 – Robotic Legs for Blood Pressure, Live from the 2022 Meeting, with Dr. Jacob Long

SCI Science Perspectives by American Spinal Injury Association

Episode notes

In this episode we talk to Dr. Jacob Long about their 2019 Neilsen-ASIA Research Award project titled "Does the Speed of Robotic Leg Movements During Tilt-Table Verticalization Mitigate Orthostatic Hypotension in Subacute SCI?"

Note: this episode was recorded live in New Orleans at the 2022 American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) annual scientific meeting.

Dr. Long received his doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in 2013. He joined Methodist Rehabilitation Center in 2014, soon transitioning to the Spinal Cord Injury program to advance his education and clinical expertise with this complex condition. In parallel to his clinical duties, he achieved two assistive technology certifications from the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA), and the ... 

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