The MARS lab is dedicated to promoting function and quality of life of the individuals and diverse communities we serve through advancements in movement and rehabilitation science research that are focused on conditions that affect movement and function.
Our current research lines investigate movement and function for people with the following conditions:
- Hip Pain and Post-Surgical Hip Conditions
- Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
- Multiple Sclerosis
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What is Rehabilitation Science Research?
The science of understanding mechanisms of functional change and advancing interventions that help people improve, restore, or optimize function.
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Current Research Projects
- The Use of Within Session Isometric Muscle Strength and Force Changes during a Five Times Sit to Stand Task as a Measure of Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis
- HIP RESTORE: HIp Postoperative Rehabilitation: Evaluation of Subjective and objecTive Outcomes in REcovery
- Clinical Examination Techniques and Diagnostic Reasoning for High-Tone Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: A National Mixed-Methods Study of Pelvic Health Physical Therapists
- A Mixed Methods Pilot Study of Movement Biomechanics, Symptom Experience and Body Awareness in Females with High Tone Pelvic Floor Dysfunction.
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Our Team
Philip Malloy, PT, PhD
Lab Director
Karla Wente, PT, DPT, PhD
Post-doctoral research fellow
Sarah Macaraeg, PT, DPT
PhD student
Mia Ferrigno
Research intern
Contact Us
To learn more about the MARS lab, please contact Philip Malloy at philip_malloy@rush.edu.