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   DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION SCIENCES - FACULTY & STAFF

PHYSICAL THERAPY

 


 

David Garrison, MS, PhD
David Ross Boyd Professor

Professor Physical Therapy

E-mail David Garrison
(405) 271-2131 ext. 47116


education


Ph.D., Human Ecology/Medical Genetics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, 1975

M.S., Natural Science (Ecology), Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 1967

B.A., Biology and Chemistry, Phillips University, Enid, OK, 1965


Recent publications


Garrison, D.W., Effects of Natural Magnets on Fine Touch and 2 Pt. Discrimination on Finger Tips in Humans. American Journal of Pain Management, 14(2004)107-116.

Garrison, D.W., The Use of Cadavers in Colleges of Allied Health. Journal of Allied Health, 32(2003)60.

Garrison, D.W. and Foreman, R.D., Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Electrode Placement on Spontaneous and Noxiously Evoked Dorsal Horn Cell Activity in Cat. Neuromodulation, 5(2002)231-237.

Garrison, D.W. and Foreman, R.D., Classification of Dorsal Horn Neurons Based on Somatic Receptive Fields in Cats With Intact and Transected Spinal Cords: Neural Plasticity. Brain Research, 762(1997) 228-230.

Garrison, D.W., and Foreman, R.D., Effects of Prolonged Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and Variation of Stimulation Variables on Dorsal Horn Cell Activity in Cats. European Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 17(1997)87-94.

Garrison, D.W., Illustrated Skeletal Muscles, McGraw Hill Publishing Co., 1997.

Garrison, D.W. and Foreman, R.D., Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) on Spontaneous and Noxiously Evoked Dorsal Horn Cell Activity in Cats With Transected Spinal Cords. Neuroscience Letters, 216(1996) 1-4.


GRANTS


Comparison of Common Areas of Function During Motor Execution, Imagery and Passive Observation (Mirror Neurons) of the Same Task: a fMRI Study. Center for Experimental Neurorehabilitation Training (CENT), National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH). Administered by the Dept. of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania. July 2007, $32,000. (PI)

Comparison of Common Areas of Function During Motor Execution, Imagery and Passive Observation (Mirror Neurons) of the Same Task: a fMRI Study. College of Allied Health Seed Grant, OUHSC, May, 2007. $7,682. (PI)

Collaborator with Dr. Dee Wu (Principle Investigator) on "Brain Function Reorganization from Tumor Invasion and Radiotherapy: A pilot fMRI Study" Presbyterian Health Foundation, July 2006, $30,000.

Comparison of Mental Imaging vs Actual Motor Activity (Execution) During Hand Squeezing: a fMRI Study. College of Allied Health Seed Grant. $4,911.00, 2004. Primary Investigator (PI)

Effects of Magnets on the Ability of Humans to Perceive Find Touch and 2-Point Discrimination from Fingertips”. College of Allied Health Seed Grant, 2001-2002, $3,247.00. Primary Investigator (PI)


CURRENT TEACHING


Professional Program

AHS 7275: Neurobiology (Course Director)
OCTH/PHTH 7151: Advanced Anatomy (Course Director)
OCTH/PHTH 7960: Rehabilitation and Pain: Clinical Application (Course Director)

University Courses
AHS 3415: Clinical Anatomy (Course Director)
OCNS 6503: Neurobiology of Disease (Lecturer)
GPiBS: Graduate Program in Basic Sciences: Neurobiology Section (Lecturer)


RESEARCH INTEREST/CLINICAL EXPERTISE


Research Interest

  • Intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms involved with the neuromodulation of pain perception using neurophysiological techniques.
  • Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) as a research tool, comparing and evaluating the relationships between mental imaging and the actual motor execution of the same task
  • development of a intervention tool called cellular imagery training (CIT) using mental imagery.

Academic Expertise

  • Gross Human Anatomy
  • Neurobiology (Neuroanatomy, Neuropharmacology, Neurophysiology)
  • Neurophysiology of Pain
  • Human Genetics

CONTACT INFORMATION


Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
1200 N Stonewall, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone: (405) 271-2131, Email: Department Contact

 
 
   

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