Lou is an Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences in Boston University’s College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College. His research spans the translation continuum and includes studies focused on discovery and evaluation of novel interventions and wearable rehabilitative technology. He is director of Boston University’s Neuromotor Recovery Laboratory (NRL). Research in the NRL is focused on the development and testing of theory-inspired and hypothesis-driven rehabilitation interventions that are informed through multi-modal evaluations of physical functioning across the clinical, biomechanical, and physiological domains. A principal goal for the NRL is to leverage an integrated understanding of biomechanics, neuromotor control, and rehabilitation to develop next-generation interventions and technologies that better the science and art of rehabilitation.
Assistant Professor
Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
PhD Program in Rehabilitation Sciences
Director
Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
Neuromotor Recovery Laboratory
Associate Faculty Member
Harvard University Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering
Bioinspired Robotics Platform
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Protocol # CLN-0011, A multi-site, interventional, non-comparative, single-arm trial to evaluate the safety of the ReWalk Restore device in subjects with mobility impairments due to ischemic or hemorr01/08/2018 - 01/07/2019 (PI)
ReWalk Robotics, Inc.
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Sloot L, Bae J, Baker L, O'Donnell K, Menard N, Porciuncula F, Choe D, Ellis T, Awad L, Walsh C. O 089 - A soft robotic exosuit assisting the paretic ankle in patients post-stroke: Effect on muscle activation during overground walking. Gait Posture. 2018 Jun 26. PMID: 29983296.
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Bae J, Awad LN, Long A, O'Donnell K, Hendron K, Holt KG, Ellis TD, Walsh CJ. Biomechanical mechanisms underlying exosuit-induced improvements in walking economy after stroke. J Exp Biol. 2018 Mar 07; 221(Pt 5). PMID: 29361587.
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Kempski K, Awad LN, Buchanan TS, Higginson JS, Knarr BA. Dynamic structure of lower limb joint angles during walking post-stroke. J Biomech. 2018 Feb 08; 68:1-5. PMID: 29325901.
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Awad LN, Bae J, Kudzia P, Long A, Hendron K, Holt KG, O'Donnell K, Ellis TD, Walsh CJ. Reducing Circumduction and Hip Hiking During Hemiparetic Walking Through Targeted Assistance of the Paretic Limb Using a Soft Robotic Exosuit. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Oct; 96(10 Suppl 1):S157-S164. PMID: 28777105.
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Awad LN, Bae J, O'Donnell K, De Rossi SMM, Hendron K, Sloot LH, Kudzia P, Allen S, Holt KG, Ellis TD, Walsh CJ. A soft robotic exosuit improves walking in patients after stroke. Sci Transl Med. 2017 Jul 26; 9(400). PMID: 28747517.
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Awad LN, Reisman DS, Pohlig RT, Binder-Macleod SA. Identifying candidates for targeted gait rehabilitation after stroke: better prediction through biomechanics-informed characterization. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2016 Sep 23; 13(1):84. PMID: 27663199.
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Hsiao H, Awad LN, Palmer JA, Higginson JS, Binder-Macleod SA. Contribution of Paretic and Nonparetic Limb Peak Propulsive Forces to Changes in Walking Speed in Individuals Poststroke. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2016 Sep; 30(8):743-52. PMID: 26721869; PMCID: PMC4930429.
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Kesar TM, Reisman DS, Higginson JS, Awad LN, Binder-Macleod SA. Changes in Post-Stroke Gait Biomechanics Induced by One Session of Gait Training. Phys Med Rehabil Int. 2015; 2(10). PMID: 27819067.
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Palmer JA, Hsiao H, Awad LN, Binder-Macleod SA. Symmetry of corticomotor input to plantarflexors influences the propulsive strategy used to increase walking speed post-stroke. Clin Neurophysiol. 2016 Mar; 127(3):1837-44. PMID: 26724913; PMCID: PMC4753089.
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Awad LN, Reisman DS, Pohlig RT, Binder-Macleod SA. Reducing The Cost of Transport and Increasing Walking Distance After Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial on Fast Locomotor Training Combined With Functional Electrical Stimulation. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2016 Aug; 30(7):661-70. PMID: 26621366; PMCID: PMC4885807.
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Awad LN, Binder-Macleod SA, Pohlig RT, Reisman DS. Paretic Propulsion and Trailing Limb Angle Are Key Determinants of Long-Distance Walking Function After Stroke. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2015 Jul; 29(6):499-508. PMID: 25385764; PMCID: PMC4426250.
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Awad LN, Reisman DS, Wright TR, Roos MA, Binder-Macleod SA. Maximum walking speed is a key determinant of long distance walking function after stroke. Top Stroke Rehabil. 2014 Nov-Dec; 21(6):502-9. PMID: 25467398; PMCID: PMC4382083.
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Awad LN, Palmer JA, Pohlig RT, Binder-Macleod SA, Reisman DS. Walking speed and step length asymmetry modify the energy cost of walking after stroke. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2015 Jun; 29(5):416-23. PMID: 25288581; PMCID: PMC4385745.
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Awad LN, Reisman DS, Binder-Macleod SA. Do improvements in balance relate to improvements in long-distance walking function after stroke? Stroke Res Treat. 2014; 2014:646230. PMID: 25120939; PMCID: PMC4121191.
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Awad LN, Reisman DS, Kesar TM, Binder-Macleod SA. Targeting paretic propulsion to improve poststroke walking function: a preliminary study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2014 May; 95(5):840-8. PMID: 24378803; PMCID: PMC4160043.
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Awad LN, Kesar TM, Reisman D, Binder-Macleod SA. Effects of repeated treadmill testing and electrical stimulation on post-stroke gait kinematics. Gait Posture. 2013 Jan; 37(1):67-71. PMID: 22796242; PMCID: PMC3488355.
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| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 |