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Joanne M. Wagner, PT, PhD, ATC

Assistant Professor

Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training

Doisy College of Health Sciences

Saint Louis University

3437 Caroline Mall, Suite 1026

St. Louis, MO  63104

314/977-8532

314/977-8513 fax

jwagne34 -at- slu.edu

Education

• BS - Sports Medicine - Marietta College, Marietta, OH - 1986
• BA - Fitness Management - Marietta College, Marietta, OH - 1986
• MS - Kinesiology - University of Illinois, Urbana, IL - 1988
• BS, PT - Physical Therapy - Maryville University, St. Louis, MO - 1997
• PhD - Movement Science - Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO - 2006

Projects

• Mechanisms of Upper Extremity Recovery in Post-stroke Hemiparesis

Affiliations

• American Physical Therapy Association
• Society for Neuroscience

Recent Publications

• Engsberg JR, Wagner JM, Reitenbach AK, and Standeven JW (2001). A measure of motor control at the knee in cerebral palsy. Journal of Applied Biomechanics 17:335-343.

• Engsberg JR, Ross SA, Wagner JM, and Park TS (2002). Changes in hip spasticity and strength following selective dorsal rhizotomy and physical therapy for spastic cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 44:220-226.

• Borelli J, Goldfarb C, Ricci W, Wagner JM, and Engsberg JR (2002). Functional outcome after isolated acetabular fractures. Journal of Orthopedic Trauma 16:73-81.

• Engsberg JR, Bridwell KH, Wagner JM, Uhrich ML, and Lenke LG (2002). Gait changes as the result of deformity reconstruction surgery in a group of adult lumbar scoliotics. Spine 28:1836-43.

• Van Dillen LR, Wagner JM, and Sahrmann SA (2005). Classification, intervention, and outcomes of a patient with lumbar rotation with flexion syndrome. Physical Therapy 85:336-351.

• Lang CE, Wagner JM, Bastian AJ, Hu Q, Edwards DF, Sahrmann SA, and Dromerick AW (2005). Deficits in grasp vs. reach during acute hemiparesis. Experimental Brain Research 166:126-136.

• Wagner JM, Lang CE, Sahrmann SA, Bastian AJ, Edwards DF, and Dromerick AW (2006). Relationships between sensorimotor impairments and reaching deficits in acute hemiparesis. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 20:406-416.

• Wagner JM, Dromerick AW, Sahrmann SA, and Lang CE (2006). Changes in upper extremity muscle activation during recovery of reaching in subjects with post-stroke hemiparesis. Clinical Neurophysiology, in press.

• Lang CE, Wagner JM, Edwards DE, Sahrmann SA, and Dromerick AW (2006). Recovery of grasp versus reach in people with hemiparesis post stroke. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 20:444-454.

• Lang CE, Wagner JM, Dromerick AW, and Edwards DF (in press Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation). Measurement of upper extremity function early after stroke: Properties of the Action Research Arm test.

• Wagner JM, Lang CE, Sahrmann SA, Edwards DF, and Dromerick AW (submitted to Physical Therapy). Sensorimotor impairments and reaching performance in the first few months after stroke.

• Lang CE, Wagner JM, Dromerick AW, and Edwards DF (submitted to Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy). Upper extremity use in people with hemiparesis in the first few weeks after stroke.

Recent Presentations

Awards

• Award for Excellence in Physical Therapy, Maryville University, 1997

Last updated 06/24/2008