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HEART: Healing and Empowering Actions for Recovery from Trauma

Healing the Whole Patient

The HEART Trial is redefining recovery for orthopedic trauma patients by addressing both physical injuries and the emotional scars that often go untreated. This 5-year, multi-center study aims to create a new standard of care for mental health in trauma recovery.

HEART Trial Overview
SPIRIT Club: Fitness for All

Fitness for Brain Injury Recovery

The SPIRIT Club Trial is developing an evidence-based streaming platform to help chronic brain injury survivors stay active after rehab ends. This NIH-funded project adapts inclusive fitness programs to improve independence, quality of life, and neurocognitive recovery.

SPIRIT Club Trial
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Building Quality Improvement Capacity

The Regional QI Hub connects Ohio’s Colleges of Medicine to strengthen QI infrastructure and advance health equity. Supported by Ohio Department of Medicaid, the initiative offers training and collaborative support to improve population‑level outcomes.

Regional QI Hub

News

  • Dr. Carmen Quatman Named Among Becker's "20 Orthopedic Surgeons to Know"

    Alex Oberyszyn | September 21, 2026
    Dr. Carmen Quatman, the lab's Director of Strategy and Planning, was recently recognized as one of Becker's Spine Review's "20 Orthopedic Surgeons to Know." We congratulate Carmen on this well-deserved recognition and are proud to see her contributions to patient care, research, and leadership highlighted on a national stage! Read the full article: Becker's Spine Review: "20 orthopedic surgeons to...

  • HEART Trial Newsletter August 2026

    Alex Oberyszyn | August 31, 2026
    Welcome to the first issue of the HEART Trial newsletter. Every three months, we will share public updates and explain parts of the research work. We will also introduce the people helping guide the work and share ways to get involved when opportunities are available. Because this is our first newsletter, we want to introduce the trial and provide an update on where the work stands. What is the...
    HEART: Healing and Empowering Actions for Recovery from Trauma

  • Matt receives a Promotion of Doctoral Studies Scholarship!

    Alex Oberyszyn | July 6, 2026
    Congratulations to Matt Paponetti on receiving a 2026 Promotion of Doctoral Studies Scholarship from the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research! This prestigious award will support his doctoral training and dissertation research, Physical Therapy in the GLP-1 Era: Optimizing Strength, Function, and Physical Activity in Adolescents with Obesity . Matt’s research explores how GLP-1 receptor...
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