Mark Pedziwiatr OTR/L, ATP and Navzer Engineer, MD, PhD

On this episode we talk with Mark Pedziwiatr OTR/L, ATP and Navzer Engineer, MD, PhD about Vivistim - Vagus nerve stimulation for clients with chronic hemiplegia after a stroke. Rarely in OT do we have interventions that have been so rigorously evaluated so this is an exciting opportunity to dive into the evidence.

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Resources Discussed in this Episode:

  • Vivistim: https://www.vivistim.com
  • Dawson, J., Liu, C. Y., Francisco, G. E., Cramer, S. C., Wolf, S. L., Dixit, A., Alexander, J., Ali, R., Brown, B. L., Feng, W., DeMark, L., Hochberg, L. R., Kautz, S. A., Majid, A., O'Dell, M. W., Pierce, D., Prudente, C. N., Redgrave, J., Turner, D. L., … Kimberley, T. J. (2021). Vagus nerve stimulation paired with rehabilitation for upper limb motor function after ischaemic stroke (VNS-REHAB): a randomised, blinded, pivotal, device trial. The Lancet, 397(10284), 1545–1553. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)00475-X/fulltext