Steven L. Wolf

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Emory University
School of Medicine
Rehabilitation Medicine
ProfessorAppointed: 1989
Emory University
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Health and Elder Care
ProfessorAppointed: 2003
Emory University
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Aging and Elder Care
ProfessorAppointed: 2002
Emory University
Medicine
Medicine
Geriarics and Gerontology
ProfessorAppointed: 1997
Emory University
School of Medicine
Cell Biology
Associate ProfessorAppointed: 1991
Professional Headshot of Steven L. Wolf

Mailing Address

Center for Rehabilitation Medicine
1441 Clifton Road NE.
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia 30332
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (404) 712-4801
Fax: (404) 712-5895
swolf@emory.edu
http://www.excite.emory.edu

Qualifications

Post doctoral Fellow, Karolinska Institute, Muscular Dystrophy, 1974.
Ph.D., Emory University, Anatomy, 1973.
M.S., Emory University, Anatomy, 1972.
M.S., Boston University, Physical Therapy, 1969.
Certificate of Advanced Standi, Columbia University, Physical Therapy, 1966.
A.B., Clark University, Biology, 1965.

Expertise and Research Interests

Work in our laboratory has centered around rehabilitation of upper extremity movement in post-stroke survivors. This work is multidimensional and includes clinical, neuroimaging, behavioral and biomechanical measures and includes a multi-disciplinary team. Another area of emerging interest involves functional, biomechanical and physiological assessments of older individuals to control and change postural sway to reduce or prevent falling. This assessment has been made among subjects trained in Tai Chi as an exercise form and in people provided computerized force platform training to improve postural stability. The laboratory has also examined morphological and anatomical considerations of human muscle architecture to better understand the fundamental organization of multi-arthroidal muscles. These measurements are then used as a basis for performing EMG studies to discover how muscle partitions differentially participate in task-specific movements. These explorations form the basis for developing new therapies for selective muscle recruitment.

We are now starting a national clinical trial to explore the effect of a comprehensive evidence based multifaceted intervention on upper extremtiy function in patients with acute stroke. The entrance criteria for this work evolved from our previous studies on operant conditioning of muscle responses in these patients and the identification of predictors of recovery. Other funding permits us to initiate explorations into the mechanisms underlying possible massed practice cortical reorganization using this approach. Other collaborations address biomechanical changes in upper extremity motor control following stroke, the effects of direct motor cortical stimulation and intense upper extremity therapy on functional improvement among patients with stroke, and changes in behavior among patients and their caregivers when exposed to functionally based therapeutic interventions, and use of robotics or pharmacological agents (BoTox) to further improve upper extremity function (see Future Research, below).

Other Expertise

NIHR (Med. Rehab.) 1976-1979
NIDDR (Biomed. Eng.) 1981-1984
Foundation for Physical Therapy (Res. Review Panel) 1980-1984
NIDCD (Ad Hoc) 1993-
NCMRR (NIH, Ad Hoc) 1994-97
NIH National Center for Rehabilitation Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Initial Review Group, Medical Rehabilitation Research Subcommittee, 1996- 2001
Committee to Establish Practice Guidelines for the Hemiplegic Arm and Hand, Canadian Heart Association, 2001
NIH-NINDS, Study Section A (Ad hoc reviewer), 2001-
Ad hoc reviewer, Musculoskeletal and Rehab Medicine Study Section, (NIH-NCMRR), 2003-04 Musculoskeletal and Rehab Medicine Study Section, (NIH-NCMRR), 2004-06
Advisory Committee to NCMRR -2006-2010.
Chair, Ad Hoc NIH-NCMRR Study Section to Review Infrastructural Research Network grants, 04-14-05.
Data Safety and Monitoring Board (David G, Sherman, MD; Michael Parides, Ph.D., Elizabeth Noser, MD, Steven L. Wolf, Ph.D., PT, FAPTA, Board Members); Locomotor Experience Applied Post-Stroke (LEAPS) Multi-site Randomized Clinical Trial (Pamela Duncan, PI); NINDS, Jan 2006- Dec 2011.
Taiwan Medical Research Council, grant reviews, 2006 -
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (British Columbia, Canada) grant reviews, 2006-


GRANT REVIEWER:

Heritage Foundation (Canada) 1994-
Medical Research Council of Canada 1995-
External Scientific Review Committee, Canadian Stroke Network, 2002-
Swiss National Science Foundation, 2003-
Canadian Stroke Network, 2002-


Recent Honors:
Marian Williams Research Award, APTA, 1980
Golden Pen Award, APTA, 1983
Catherine Worthingham Fellow, APTA, 1987
Robert C. Bartlett Recognition Award, Foundation for Physical Therapy, 1989
Distingusihed Service Award, Section on Clinical Electrophysiology, APTA, 1990
Helen J. Hislop Award for Excellence in Contributions to Professional Literature, American Physical Therapy Association, 1993;
Steven J. Rose Memorial Lectureship, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, 1994;
Co-chairman, Tenth Congress of the International Society of Electrokinesiolgy, 1994;
Chairman, Scientific Abstract Review Committee, World Confederation for Physical Therapy, 1995;
Lucy Blair Service Award, APTA, 1996
First John V. Basmajian Lectureship, International Society of Electrokinesiology, 1996
Section on Geriatrics, APTA, Outstanding published paper award, 1997 Neurology Section, APTA, Outstanding Researcher Award, 1998
Dr. Steven Wolf Appreciation Day, February 11, 1998, Warner-Robbins, Georgia: Outstanding Contributions to Rehabilitation in Georgia
Lester A. Duplechan Award for Outstanding Mentoring of PM &R residents, Emory University, 1999
Stroke Council, American Heart Association, 1999-2000
Ad hoc international search committee member for Chairperson of Physical Therapy, University of Umea, Sweden, 1999
Ad hoc international search committee member for Chairperson of Physical Therapy, University of Goteborg, Sweden, 2000
Mary McMillan Lecturer, APTA, 2002
Abstract reviewer, American Stroke Association, 2001-
Fellow of the Otago-Southland Trust (New Zealand), 2003
Wolf SL, Barnhart HX, Kutner NG, et al: Exercise training and subsequent falls among older persons: Comparison of Tai Chi and computerized balance training. JAGS, 44:489-497, 1996. (VOTED JAGS PAPER OF THE DECADE [1990'S] AND REPRINTED, DECEMBER 2003).
Who's Who in Medical Sciences Education, 2005
Senior Research Fellowship, Institute for Advanced Study, Latrobe University, Melbourne Australia, 2005

1. Editorial Boards and Journal Reviews

Manuscript reviewer, Physical Therapy, 1975 1976
Associate Editor, Physical Therapy, 1977 1982
Chairman, Associate Editors, Physical Therapy, 1980 1981
Manuscript Reviewer, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1976 85
Alternate Editor, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1985 91
Manuscript Reviewer, Biofeedback and Self Regulation, 1978 79
Manuscript Reviewer, Physician and Sports Medicine, 1981 85
Associate Editor, Biofeedback and Self Regulation, 1979 91
Associate Editor, Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 1991-2003
Associate Editor, Physiotherapy Research International, 1995-2000
Consulting Editor, Physiotherapy (Canada), 1981
Editorial Board, Pain Management Practice, 1986 90
Associate Editor, Journal of Rehabilitation and Health, 1993- 2002.
Associate Editor, Journal of Head Injury Rehabilitation, 1987- 1998.
Associate Editor, Clinics in Physical Therapy (15 Volume Series, Churchill Livingston, 1979 82.

Current

Series Editor, Contemporary Perspectives in Rehabilitation, F.A. Davis Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1985
Advisory Board Member, Internat Physiotherapy Research Journal, 1995-
Advisory Board, Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 1990 -
Associate Editor, Journal of Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 2002 -
Associate Editor, Journal of Neuro-engineering and Rehabilitation (electronic), 2004-
Associate Editor, Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, 2006-
Associate Editor, Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 1988-
Editorial Board, Physical Therapy Reviews, 1996-
Associate Editor, Canadian J. Rehabilitation, 1994-2002
Associate Editor, Physical Therapy Practice, 1990-95
Manuscript Reviewer, Physical Therapy, 1982-
Manuscript Reviewer, Experimental Neurology, 1979
Manuscript Reviewer, Journal American Geriatrics Society, 1995-
Manuscript Reviewer, Experimental Brain Research, 1996-
Manuscript Reviewer, J. Gerontology, 1996-
Manuscript Reviewer, Amer J. Epidemiology, 1996-
Manuscript Reviewer, J. Neurophysiology, 1998-
Manuscript Reviewer, Gerontologist, 1997-
Manuscript Reviewer, New England Journal of Medicine, 2001-
Manuscript Reviewer, J American Med Assoc., 2002-
Manuscript Reviewer, Gait and Posture, 20032
Manuscript Reviewer, British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2002-
Manuscript Reviewer, Brain, 2003-
Manuscript Reviewer, J Rehab Med, 2003-
Manuscript Reviewer, J Aging and Phys Activity, 2003-

2. Consultantships, Selected Chairs and Executive Offices

Consultant to Social Rehabilitation Service, Division of Demonstration Aids and Grants,
Medical Research Study Section, July 1971 July 1975
Chairperson, Medical Advisory Committee, Atlanta, Chapter, Muscular Dystrophy Associa¬tion of Ameri¬ca, Inc., 1975 1976
Admissions Committee, Emory University Certificate Program in Physical Therapy, 1974 ¬1983
Rehabilitation Services National Advisory Committee of Office Human Development, 1975 1981
Medical Research Committee, National Institute of Handicapped Research, Washington, D.C., 1982 1¬987
Vice Chairman, Section on Research, American Physical Therapy Association, 1975 1979
Alternate Delegate, State of Georgia, to APTA National Convention, Anaheim, CA 1975
Delegate, State of Georgia to APTA National Convention, New Orleans, LA, 1976
Writer for Professional Examination Service (Physical Therapy Component) 1977
Coordinator, Biofeedback Research Program, Emory University Regional Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, Atlan¬ta, GA, 1977¬ 1982
Consultant, EMPI, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, 1982 86
Consultant, Cyborg, Inc., Chicago, IL, 1982 1984
Chairman, Section on Research, American Physical Therapy Association, 1978 1980
Membership Committee, American Congress of Physical Medicine, 1979 88
Vice President, Georgia Chapter, American Physical Therapy Association, 1982
Chairman, Grant Review Committee, Foundation for Research, Amer. Phys. Therapy Association, 1979 81
Delegate, State of Georgia, American Physical Therapy National Convention, Washington, DC, 1981
Program Chairman, Biofeedback Society of America, 1982
Board of Directors, Biofeedback Society of America, 1983 86
President elect, Council of State Societies, Biofeedback Society of America, 1983
Secretary, Biofeedback Certification Institute of America, 1981 83
Vice President, Biofeedback Certification Institute of America, 1983 86
Chairman, Biofeedback Certification Institute of America, 1987 89
Co chairperson (with B. Blossom), Toward Excellence in Physical Therapy Practice, Atlanta, GA.
September 22 26, 1982
Chairman, Scientific Advisory Council, Foundation for Physical Therapy, 1981 83
Consultant to the Ontario Council of Graduate Education, 1981
Grant Reviewer, Allied Health Division, Arthritis Foundation, 1981
Member, Special Elite Athlete Project, Sports Medicine Council, US Olympic Committee, 1981 83
Member, Specialty Council on Clinical Electrophysiological Physical Therapy of Board of Certification of Advanced Clinical Com¬petency, 1982 86
Consultant, Medtronics Inc., Minneapolis, MN, 1982 85
Consultant, Verimed Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 1986 89
Visiting Professor of Caring Health Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1987
Tenure and Promotion Ad Hoc Committee, Emory University, School of Medicine, 1982 Present
Chairperson, Medical Library Committee, Emory University, 1988 90
Chairman, Task Force on Extramural Research Funding, American Physical Therapy Association, 1989 94.
Consultant, Naval Biomedical Research Laboratory Pensacola, FL, 1989 91
Consultant, NORTECH Medtronic, 1989-92
President-elect, Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 1990 91
President, Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 1991-92
Chairman, Advisory Council on Research to the Board of Directors, American Physical Therapy Assoc.
MGH Institute of Health Professions, Advisory Committee, Boston, MA, 1993-96
Board of Directors, International Society of Electrokinesiology, 1992-
Chairman, Scientific Abstracts Committee, World Confederation of Physical Therapy, 1995
External Reviewer for Rehabilitation Graduate Programs, University of Toronto, and Massachusetts General Hospital (Harvard University), 1992-93.
Consultant, MYO Diagnostics, Ltd., Culver City, CA, 1993-1999
Board of Directors, Foundation for Biofeedback, 1993-1999
Consultant, Extramural Evaluator: Foundation for Physical Therapy, 1994-98
Awards Committee, American Physical Therapy Association, 1996-97
Consultant, NORAXON Ltd, 1999-01
Consultant, Kinetic Muscles, Inc. 2003 -
Consultant, Impact Medical Solutions, 2004 -
Consultant, SAEBO, 2004 -
Catherine Worthingham Fellows Selection Committee, American Physical Therapy Association, 2000-2003
Chair, Catherine Worthingham Fellows , 2004-2006
International Advisory Board, School of Physiotherapy, Otago University, Dunedin, New Zeland, 2005-
Section on Research, Awards Committee, 2005-2007

EXTERNAL REVIEWER FOR PROMOTION (BY INSTITUTION)
United States:
Washington University University of Iowa
University of Miami University of Washington
University of Delaware University of Pittsburgh
Boston University University of Southern California
University of California - San Francisco Northwestern University
University of Minnesota University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Wisconsin Creighton University
Duke University Case Western Reserve University
University of Maryland University of Alabama at Birmingham
Foreign:
Karolinska Institute (Sweden)
Laval University (Canada)
McGill University (Canada)
McMaster University (Canada)
University of Montreal (Canada)
University of Toronto (Canada)
Umea University (Sweden)

Future Research

We are currently exploring the possibility of using both transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to assess changes in cortical activity during procedures that are designed to force subacute and chronic stroke patients to use their more impaired upper extremities. This approach may provide some insight into mechanisms responsible for restitution of functional capability in using an impaired limb that had previously not been used to manipulate the environmentfollowing a stroke. Other studies center about use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation over the motor area of the impaired cortex combined with functional use of the contralesional limb in an effort to improve use of the hemiparetic upper extremity.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Anatomy, Biofeedback, Geriatrics, Gerontology, Neurophysiology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Stroke.

Additional Terms:

Anatomy, Biofeedback, Falls, Geriatrics, Movement, Muscle, Neurophysiology, Posture, Reflexes, Stroke.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

French: (Functional, Basic, Basic)
Swedish: (Basic, Basic, Basic)

Memberships

American Academy of Clinical Neurophysiology
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association of University Professors
American Physical Therapy Association
Amrerican Society of Neurorehabilitation
Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
International Society of Electrokinesiology
New York Academy of Sciences
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
Society for Neuroscience

Honors and Awards

2006, Graduation speaker, Programs in Physical Therapy, Columbia University, College of Physicians ans SUrgeons
2005, Senior Research Fellowship, Institute for Advanced Study,, La trobe University, Fellowship
2005, Annual Hyman Dervitz Lecture, Temple University College of Health Professions, key note lecture
2004, The Sanford, Daurine and Barbara Noll Symposium Lecturer, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Dept Rehabilitation Medicine lecturer
2004, dedication of the Evert Knutsson Research Laboratory at the Centre Inerdisciplinaire de researche en readaptation et integration sociale,, Lavall University, Dedication of the Evert Knutsson, MD Research Laboratory
2004, Keynote Speaker, Research Day, Louisiana State University Allied Health Program
2004, utstanding Physical Therapists, State of Georgia,, Physical Therapy Association of Georgia
2003, Fellow of the Otago-Southland Trust (New Zealand), Medical Research Council (MRC) - United Kingdom
2003, Emory University, Division of Physical Therapy Education, Commencement Speaker,, Emory University, First graduating Doctor of Physical Therapy class
2002, Mary McMillan Lectureship, American Physical Therapy Association
1999, Fellow, Stroke Council, American Heart Association
1999, Lester A. Duplechan Award, Dept Rehab Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, outstanding mentorship of PM&R residents
1998, Outstanding Researcher Award (with CJ Winstein), Neurology Section, American Physical Therapy Association
1998, Dr. Steven L. Wolf Appreciation Day, City of Warner Robbins, GA, outstanding contributions to stroke research and helping stroke patients in the State of Georgia
1997, Outstanding research paper, Geriatrics Section, American Physical Therapy Association
1996, Lucy Blair Service Award, American Physical Therapy Association, Outstanding lifetime contributions of service to the APTA
1995, Chair, Abstract Review Committee, World Confederation for Physical Therapyu, Responsible for the review and grading of all abstracts (1,750)for the WCPT Conference (1995)
1994, Steven J. Rose Memorial Lectureship, Program in Physical Therapy, Washington University, review of my research in honor of Dr. Rose
1993, Helen J. Hislop Award for Excellence in Contributions to Professional Literature, American Physical Therapy Association, as noted above (second annual awardee)
1991-1992, President, Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
1990, Distinguished Service Award, Section on Clinical Electrophysiology, Contributions to this specialty field as it relates to physical therapy
1990-2000, Wolf SL, Barnhart HX, Kutner NG, et al: Exercise training and subsequent falls among older persons: Comparison of Tai Chi and computerized balance training. JAGS, 44:489-497, 1996. (VOTED JAGS PAPER OF THE DECADE [1990'S] AND REPRINTED, DECEMBER 2003)., Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Geriatrics Research
1989, Robert C. Bartlett Recognition Award, Foundation for Physical Therapy (Research), Contributions to promoting and evaluating research activities among physical therapists
1987, Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association (FAPTA), American Physical Therapy Association, Continued distinguished service and contributions to physical therapy
1985, Who's Who in Behavioral Sciences, American Psychology Association, Outstanding research contributions in the field of EMG biofeedback
1983, Golden Pen Award, American Physical Therapy Association, Outstanding written contributions to the field of physical therapy
1983, Georgia Merit Award, Physical Therapy Association of Georgia, Outstanding contributions to developing educational programs for physical therapists in the State of Georgia
1980, Marian Williams Research Award, American Physical Therapy Association, outstanding career in research contributions

Previous Positions

1969-1970, Townsend Nursing Home, Consulting Physical Therapist
1966-1968, United States (US) Public Health Service (USPHS) Hospital, Staff Physical Therapist
1969-70, Boston University, Sargent College of Allied Health Professions, Instructor
1973-75, Muscular Dystrophy Association of American, Post-doctoral Fellow; Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
1978-80, American Physical Therapy Association, Chairman, Section on Research
1991-92, Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, President

Funding Received

  • Grant Number NINR, R01 NR07612 (Pat Clark, RN, PH.D.,PI, Steven L. Wolf, Co-PI): Family Function Stroke Recovery and Caregiver Outcomes, $829,930, Oct 1, 2000 to Sep 30, 2003.
  • NCMRR-NIH T-32 HD07504-01: Training Rehab Scientists: A Multidisciplinary Approach, Pamela Catlin (PI), Steven L. Wolf (Co-PI), $1,216,109, May 1997 to Apr 2002.
  • Steven L. Wolf (PI),Edward Taub (Co-PI), (R01 HD37606): The EXCITE (Extremity Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy Evaluation)national clinical trial, $7,500,000, Mar 31, 2000 to Mar 30, 2005.
  • National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, NICHHD: Motor Map in Constraint Therapy for Stroke (NIH-NICHHD HD R01 HD40984); David Good, MD (Wake Forest University), PI, $1.878M, Jan 2000 to Dec 2006.
  • Mahlon R. Delong (PI), Steven L. Wolf (Co-PI), Grant No: AT00610: Emory University Center on Alternative and Complementary Medicine in Neurodegenerative Disorders, $7.9 million, Aug 1, 2000 to Jul 31, 2005.
  • NIH NCMRR: Air Muscle for Upper Limb Rehab in Stroke, $275000, 2004 to 2006.

Publications

  • Wolf SL, Winstein C, Miller JP, Thompson P, Taub E, Uswatte G, Morris D, Blanton S, Clark PC (2008) Retention of upper limb function in stroke survivors who have received constraint-induced movement therapy: the EXCITE randomised trial, Lancet Neurology, 7, 33-40
  • 164. Wolf SL, Winstein CJ, Miller JP, Blanton S, Larsen D, Clark PC (2007) : Looking in the rear view mirror when conversing with back seat drivers: The EXCITE Trial Revisited, Neurorehab and Neural Repair, 21, 379-387
  • 162. Lin M-R, Wolf SL, Hwang H-F, Gong S-Y, Chen C-Y (2007) A randomized controlled trial of fall prevention programs and quality of life in older fallers, J Amer Geriatrics Soc, 55, 499-507
  • 161. Wolf SL (2007) Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy: Are we too smitten with the mitten, is all non-use learned and other quandaries, Physical Therapy, 87, 1212-1223
  • 160. Butler AJ, Wolf SL (2007) Putting the brain on the map: Using transcranial magnetic stimulation to assess and induce cortical plasticity of upper extremity movement, Physical Therapy, 87, 719-736
  • Blanton S, Morris D, Prettyman MG, McCulloch K, Redmond S, Light K, Wolf SL (2007) Lessons learned in participant recruitment and retention: The EXCITE Trial, Physical Therapy, 86, 1520-1533
  • Fritz, S, George S, Wolf SL, Light K (2007) Participant perception of recovery as criterion to establish the importance of improvement for constraint-induced movement therapy outcome measures: Results from a preliminary study., Physical Therapy, 87, 170-178
  • Wolf, SL, O'Grady M, Easley K, Guo Y, Kressig RW, Kutner M, The influence of intense Tai Chi training on functional performance and hemodynamic outcomes in transitionally frail, older adults., J Gerontol Med Sci., 61A, 184-89, 2006
  • Wolf SL, McJunkin JP, Swanson ML, Weis P, The Wolf Motor Function Test: Normative data for able-bodied participants., Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2006, 87, 443-45, 2006
  • Gordon AW, Charles J, Wolf SL, Efficacy of constraint-induced movement therapy on involved-upper extremity use in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy is not age-dependent., Pediatrics, 117, 363-73, 2006
  • Wolf SL, Winstein C, Miller JP, Taub E, Uswatte G, Morris D, Giuliani C, Light K, Nichols-Larsen D, for the EXCITE investigators: (2006) Improving Upper Extremity Function among Patients 3-9 Months Post-stroke: The EXCITE National Randomized Clinical Trial ., JAMA, 296, 2095-2104
  • Blanton S, Wolf SL (2006) Arm and Hand Weakness, Textbook of Neural Repair and Rehabilitation, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 265-282 pages (bookchapter)
  • Corneal S, Butler AJ,, Intra- and inter-subject reliability of abductor pollicis brevis muscle motor map characteristic with transcranial magnetic stimulation., Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 86, 1670-75, 2005
  • Sattin RW,, Easley KA,, Wolf SL,, Chen Y,, Kutner MH, Reduction in fear of falling through intense Tai Chi exercise training in older, transitionally frail adults., J Amer Geriatr Assoc, 53, 1168-78, 2005
  • Wolf SL, Thompson PA, Morris DM, Rose DK, Winstein CJ, Taub E, Giuliani C, Pearson S, The EXCITE Trial: Baseline attributes of the Wolf Motor Function Test in patients with sub-acute stroke., Neurorehab Neural Repair, 19, 194-205, 2005
  • Wolf SL, Butler AJ, Alberts J, Kim M-W, Contemporary linkages between EMG, kinetics and stroke rehabilitation., JEMG and Kinesiol, 15, 229-39, 2005
  • Miszko TA, Wolf, SL (2005) Therapeutic Exercise to Improve Balance and Gait and Prevent Falls., Gait Disorders: Evaluation and Management, First Edition, New York, Taylor and Francis, 219-46 pages (bookchapter)
  • Wayne P, Krebs D, Parker SW, McGibbon CA, Kaptchuk TJ, Gill-Body K, Wolf SL, Can Tai Chi improve vestibulopathic whole body dynamic postural control?, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85, 142-152, 2004
  • McGibbon CA, Krebs DE, Parker SE, Scarborough DM, Wayne PM, Wolf SL, Tai chi and vestibular rehabilitation improve vestibulopathic gait via different neuromuscular mechanisms: Preliminary report, BMC Neuroscience, 5, 1-12, 2005
  • Hass CJ, Gregor RJ, Oliver A, Waddell DE, Smith DW, Fleming RP, Wolf SL, Tai Chi training alters the cneter of pressure trajectory during gait initiation in older adults, Archives Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85, 1593-98, 2004
  • Clark PC, Dunbar SB, Shields CG, Viswanathan B, Aycock DM, Wolf SL, Influence of stroke survivor characteristics and family conflict surrounding recovery on careegivers' mental and physical health, Nursing Research, 53, 406-13, 2004
  • Wayne P, Krebs D, Parker SW, McGibbon CA, Kaptchuk TJ, Gill-Body K, Wolf SL, Tai Chi as an intervention for vestbulopathy: A case study, Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, 11, 60-66, 2005
  • Gordon AM, Charles J, Wolf SL, Methods of constraint-induced movement therapy for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy: Development of a child-friendly intervention for improving upper extremity function, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 86, 837-44, 2005
  • Park S-W, Butler AJ, Cavalheiro V, Alberts JL, Wolf SL, Changes in serial optical topography and TMS during task performance after constraint-induced movement therapy in stroke: A case study, Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 18, 95-106, 2004
  • Wolf SL, Butler AJ, Campana GI, Struys DM, Weinstein SR, Parris TA, Intra-subject reliability of parameters contributing to maps generated by transcranial magnetic stimulation in able-bodied adults, Clinical Neurophysiology, 115, 1740-47, 2004
  • Clark PC, Dunbar SB, Aycock DM, Courtney E, Wolf SL, Memory and behavior changes in stroke survivors, Rehabilitation Nursing, 53, 406-13, 2004
  • Alberts JL, Butler AJ, Wolf SL, Improved force control among patients with sub-acute stroke after constraint-induced movement therapy, Neurorehab and Neural Repair, 18, 250-58, 2004
  • Butler AJ, Kahn S, Wolf SL, Inerent variability in extensor digitorum communis maps from transcranial magnetic stimulation among patients with chronic stroke, J Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation, 2(10), 1-13, 2005
  • Aycock DM,, Clark PC, Blanton S, Wolf SL, What is constraint induced therapy?, Nursing Research, 29, 114-21, 2004
  • McGibbon CA, Krebs DE,, Parker SW, Scarborough DM, Wayne PM, Wolf SL (2004) Tai Chi and vestibular rehabilitation effects on gaze and whole-body stability., J Vestibular Rehab, 14 (467), 478
  • Wolf SL,,, Sattin RW,, Kutner M, O' Grady M, Greenspan AI, Gregor RJ, :Intense Tai Chi exercise training and falls occurrences in older, transitionally frail adults: A randomized clinical trial, Jornal of the American Geriatrics Society, 51, 1693-1701, December 2003
  • Greenspan AI, Wolf SL, O'Grady,M, Curns A, Kutner M, Sattin R, Kressig RW, Perceived health status in older adults transitioning to frailty, Physical Therapy, submitted, 2005
  • Clark PC, Shields, CG, Aycock D, Wolf SL, Preliminary reliability and validity of a family caregiver conflict scale for stroke, Progess in Cardiovascular Nursing, 18, 77-82, 2003
  • Butler AJ, Wolf SL, Transcranial magnetic stimulation to assess cortical plasticity: A critical perspective, Journal of Rehab Medicine, 41, 20-26, 2003
  • Baracca S, Wolf SL, Fasoli S, Bohannon R, Critical review of treatment interventions for the hemiplegic arm and hand, Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 17, 220-226, 2003
  • O'Grady M, Wolf SL (2003) Novel interventions to reduce falls in older adults: Tai Chi and beyond., Advances in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Italy, Mondurzzi, 251-56 pages (bookchapter)
  • Winstein CJ, Miller JP, Blanton S, Morrisw D, Uswatte G, Tuab E, Nichols DE, Wolf SL, Methods for a multi-site randomized trial to investigate the effect of constraint-induced movement therapy in improving upper extremity function among adults recovering from cerebrovascular accident, Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 17(12), 137-152, December 2002
  • Wolf SL, Blanton S, Baer H, Breshears J, Butler AJ, : The emergence of repetitive task practice in upper extremity neurorehabilitation of patients with stroke: A critical review of constraint induced movement therapy and mechanisms related to TMS, The Neurologist, 8, 325-38., November 2002
  • Wolf SL, “Look Forward, Walk Tall”: Exploring our ‘What If’ Questions, Physical Therapy, 82(11), 1108-19, November 2002
  • Wolf SL, O'Grady M, Xu T, Chapter 5: Tai Chi Chuan, In S.F. Wainapel,A. Fast (Eds). Alternative Medicine in Rehabilitation: A Guide for Practitioners, Demos Press: New York, 99-139, 2002
  • Blackmore S, Williams DA, Wolf SL, Chapter 109:The use of biofeedback in hand rehabilitation, Rehabilitation of the Hand and Upper Extremity, Fifth Edition, Edited by Mackin, E.M, Callahan,A.D. and Skirven T.S., Schneider T.M., Osterman, A.L, St. Louis: C.V. Mosby, 1779-95, 2002
  • Wolf SL, Catlin PA, Ellis M, Archer AL, Morgan B, Piacentino A, Assessing Wolf motor function test as outcome measure for research in patients after stroke, Stroke, 32(7), 1635-9, July 2001 Abstract
  • Baer HR, Wolf SL, Modified emory functional ambulation profile: an outcome measure for the rehabilitation of poststroke gait dysfunction, Stroke [computer File], 32(4), 973-9, April 2001 Abstract
  • Kressig RW, Wolf SL, Exploring guidelines for the application of Tai Chi to patients with stroke, NeuroReport, 25, 50-54, 2001
  • Wolf SL, Catlin PA, Ellis M, Link A, Morgan B, Piacentino A, Assessing the Wolf motor function test as an outcome measure for research with patients post-stroke, Stroke, 32, 1635-39, 2001
  • Baer HR, Wolf SL, The modified Emory Functional Ambulation Profile: an outcome measure for the rehabilitation of post-stroke gait dysfunction, Stroke, 32, 973-979, 2001
  • Kressig RW, Wolf SL, Sattin RW, O'Grady M, Greenspan A, Curns A, Kutner M, Associations between demographic and functional characteristics to activity-related fear of falling among older adults transitioning to fraily, Journal of The American Geriatrics Society, 49, 1456-62, 2001
  • Wolf SL, Sattin RW, Kutner M, Freret N, Ricci R, O'Grady M, Greenspan AI, A study to investigate the effect of intense Tai Chi in reducing falls among older adults transitioning to frailty, Controlled Clinical Trials, 22, 689-704, 2001
  • Wolf SL, From tibialis anterior to tai chi: Biofeedback and beyond, Journal of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 26, 155-74, 2001
  • Sathian K, Greenspan A, Wolf SL, Doing it with mirrors - a novel approach to stroke rehabilitation, Journal of Neural Repair and Neuroscience, 14, 73-76, 2000
  • Segal RL, Wolf SL, Catlin PA, Gilliand RL, Tafts JK, Bass HC, Vickers EF, Uncoupling of short and long latency stretch reflex responses with operant conditioning, Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, 17, 17-22, 2000
  • Sathian K, Greenspan AI, Wolf SL, Doing it with mirrors: a case study of a novel approach to neurorehabilitation, 14(1), 73-6, 2000 Abstract
  • Wolf SL, Catlin PA, Gage K, Gurucharri K, Robertson R, Stephen K, Establishing the reliability and validity of measurements of walking time using the Emory Functional Ambulation Profile., Phys Ther, 79(12), 1122-33, December 1999 Abstract
  • Wolf S, Catlin P, Bonner B, Marks M, Weston M, Up-training loading responses in older adults., Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback, 24(3), 179-95, 1999 Abstract
  • Blanton S, Wolf SL, An application of upper extremity constraint-induced movement therapy in a patient with subacute stroke, Physical Therapy, 79(9), 847-853, September 1999
  • Blanton S, Wolf SL, An application of upper-extremity constraint-induced movement therapy in a patient with subacute stroke, Physical Therapy, 79(9), 847-53, September 1999 Abstract
  • Wolf SL, An alternative perspective, Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 24(1), 39-40; discussion 43, March 1999 Abstract
  • Wolf SL, Gregor RJ, Exploring unique applications of kinetic analyses to movement in older adults, Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 15(75-83), 1999
  • Wolf S L, Ammerman J, Jann B, Organization of responses in human lateral gastrocnemius muscle to specified body perturbations, Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 8(1), 11-21, February 1998 Abstract
  • Wolf SL, Biofeedback: new perspectives on its relevance to rehabilitation, Canadian Journal of Rehabilitation, 11, 167-170, 1998
  • Wolf S L, Bobinac-Georgievski A, Braus V, Montani M, Electrokinesiologic measurement of trunk sagittal mobility and lumbar erector spinae muscle activity., Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 34(4), 470-8, October 1997 Abstract
  • Kutner N G, Barnhart H, Wolf S L, McNeely E, Xu T, Self-report benefits of Tai Chi practice by older adults., Journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 52(5), P242-6, September 1997 Abstract
  • Wolf S L, Coogler C, Xu T, Exploring the basis for Tai Chi Chuan as a therapeutic exercise approach., Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 78(8), 886-92, August 1997 Abstract
  • Wolf SL, Coogler C, Xu T, Exploring the basis for Tai Chi Chuan as a therapeutic exercise approach [see comments, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 78(8), 886-92, 1997 Abstract
  • Wolf S L, Barnhart H X, Ellison G L, Coogler C E, The effect of Tai Chi Quan and computerized balance training on postural stability in older subjects. Atlanta FICSIT Group. Frailty and Injuries: Cooperative Studies on Intervention Techniques., Physical Therapy, 77(4), 371-81; discussion 3, April 1997 Abstract
  • Taub E, Wolf SL, Constraint induction techniques to facilitate upper extremity use in stroke patients, Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 4, 38-61, 1997
  • Kutner NG, Barnhart H, Wolf SL, McNeely E, Xu T, Perceived benefits of Tai Chi exercise reported by older adults, Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 52B, 242-246, 1997
  • Wolf SL, Kim J:, Morphological analysis of the human tibialis anterior and medicl gastrocnemius muscles, Acta Anatomica, 58, 287-295, 1997
  • Edgerton VR, Wolf SL, Levendowski DJ, Jennrich RI, Roy RR, EMG activity in neck and back muscles during selected static postures in adult males and females, Physiotherapy: Theory and Practice, 13, 179-195, 1997
  • Wolf Steven L, Bobinac-Georgievski Ana, Braus Vlado, Montani Marijan, Electrokinesiologic measurement of trunk sagittal mobility and lumbar erector spinae muscle activity, Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 34(4), 470-478, 1997
  • Wolf S L, Kim J H, Morphological analysis of the human tibialis anterior and medial gastrocnemius muscles., Acta Anatomica, 158(4), 287-95, 1997 Abstract
  • Connell BR, Wolf SL, Environmental factors influencing falls in older individuals, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 78, 179-186, 1997
  • Wolf SL, Reflections of John V. Basmajian: anatomist, electromyographer, scientist, Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 7, 213-220, 1997
  • Rothstein JR, Roy S, Wolf SL, Handbook for Rehabilitation Specialists, second edition, 1997
  • Kasman G, Cram J, Wolf SL, EMG Applications to Patiens with Musculoskeletal Disorders, 1997
  • Wolf S L, Segal R L, Catlin P A, Tschorn J, Raleigh T, Kontos H, Pate P, Determining consistency of elbow joint threshold angle in elbow flexor muscles with spastic hypertonia., Physical Therapy, 76(6), 586-600, June 1996 Abstract
  • Wolf S L, Barnhart H X, Kutner N G, McNeely E, Coogler C, Xu T, Reducing frailty and falls in older persons: an investigation of Tai Chi and computerized balance training. Atlanta FICSIT Group. Frailty and Injuries: Cooperative Studies of Intervention Techniques [, Journal of The American Geriatrics Society, 44(5), 489-97, May 1996 Abstract
  • Wolf S L, Segal R L, Reducing human biceps brachii spinal stretch reflex magnitude., Journal of Neurophysiology, 75(4), 1637-46, April 1996 Abstract
  • Wolf S L, Belief and believe: seeking scientific truths that underlie the art of physiotherapy [editorial], Physiotherapy Research International, 1(4), iv-vi, 1996 Abstract
  • Wolf S L, Assessment of lumbar EMG during static and dynamic activity in pain- free normals: implications for muscle scanning protocols [comment], Biofeedback and Self Regulation, 20(4), 393-7, December 1995 Abstract
  • Rossiter-Fornoff J E, Wolf S L, Wolfson L I, Buchner D M, A cross-sectional validation study of the FICSIT common data base static balance measures. Frailty and Injuries: Cooperative Studies of Intervention Techniques., Journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical, 50(6), M291-7, November 1995 Abstract
  • Province M A, Hadley E C, Hornbrook M C, Lipsitz L A, Miller J P, Mulrow C D, Ory M G, Sattin R W, Tinetti M E, Wolf S L, The effects of exercise on falls in elderly patients. A preplanned meta-analysis of the FICSIT Trials. Frailty and Injuries: Cooperative Studies of Intervention Techniques [see comments], Jama, 273(17), 1341-7, 3 May 1995 Abstract
  • Wolf S L, Segal R L, Heter N D, Catlin P A, Contralateral and long latency effects of human biceps brachii stretch reflex conditioning., Experimental Brain Research, 107(1), 96-102, 1995 Abstract
  • Segal R L, Wolf S L, Operant conditioning of spinal stretch reflexes in patients with spinal cord injuries., Experimental Neurology, 130(2), 202-13, December 1994 Abstract
  • Wolf S L, Catlin P A, Blanton S, Edelman J, Lehrer N, Schroeder D, Overcoming limitations in elbow movement in the presence of antagonist hyperactivity., Physical Therapy, 74(9), 826-35, September 1994 Abstract
  • Tovin B J, Wolf S L, Greenfield B H, Crouse J, Woodfin B A, Comparison of the effects of exercise in water and on land on the rehabilitation of patients with intra-articular anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions [published erratum appears in Phys Ther 199, Physical Therapy, 74(8), 710-9, August 1994 Abstract
  • English A W, Wolf S L, Segal R L, Compartmentalization of muscles and their motor nuclei: the partitioning hypothesis., Physical Therapy, 73(12), 857-67, December 1993 Abstract
  • Wolf S L, Kutner N G, Green R C, McNeely E, The Atlanta FICSIT study: two exercise interventions to reduce frailty in elders., Journal of The American Geriatrics Society, 41(3), 329-32, March 1993 Abstract
  • Buchner D M, Hornbrook M C, Kutner N G, Tinetti M E, Ory M G, Mulrow C D, Schechtman K B, Gerety M B, Fiatarone M A, Wolf S L, et al, Development of the common data base for the FICSIT trials., Journal of The American Geriatrics Society, 41(3), 297-308, March 1993 Abstract
  • Wolf S L, The relationship of technology assessment and utilization. Electromyographic feedback instrumentation as a model., International Journal of Technology Assessment In Health Care, 8(1), 102-8, 1 Jan 1992 Abstract
  • Fletcher GF, Jann B, Banja J, Wolf SL (Eds), Rehabilitation Medicine: State of the Art, 1992
  • Wolf L B, Segal R L, Wolf S L, Nyberg R, Quantitative analysis of surface and percutaneous electromyographic activity in lumbar erector spinae of normal young women., Spine, 16(2), 155-61, February 1991 Abstract
  • Segal R L, Wolf S L, DeCamp M J, Chopp M T, English A W, Anatomical partitioning of three multiarticular human muscles., Acta Anatomica, 142(3), 261-6, 1991 Abstract
  • Wolf S L, Segal R L, Conditioning of the spinal stretch reflex: implications for rehabilitation., Physical Therapy, 70(10), 652-6, October 1990 Abstract
  • Wolf S L, Use of biofeedback in the treatment of stroke patients., Stroke, 21(9 Suppl), II22-3, September 1990 Abstract
  • Basmajian JV, Wolf SL (Eds.), Therapeutic Exercise, 5th edition, 1990
  • Evatt M L, Wolf S L, Segal R L, Modification of human spinal stretch reflexes: preliminary studies., Neuroscience Letters, 105(3), 350-5, 6 Nov 1989 Abstract
  • Wolf S L, Wolf L B, Segal R L, The relationship of extraneous movements to lumbar paraspinal muscle activity: implications for EMG biofeedback training applications to low back pain patients., Biofeedback and Self Regulation, 14(1), 63-74, March 1989 Abstract
  • Wolf SL, Sandweiss J (eds.), Biofeedback and Sports Science, 1985
  • Wolf SL (ed), Clinical Decision Making in Physical Therapy, 1983
  • Wolf SL (ed), Electrophysiology, Clinics in Physical Therapy, 2, 1981
  • Butler AJ, Wolf SL, The emerging role of transcranial magnetic stimulation in the assessment of stroke rehabilitation interventions, , Advances in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, First Edition, Italy, Mondurzzi, 9-19 pages (bookchapter)
  • 71. Blackmore S, Williams DA, Wolf SL, The use of biofeedback in hand rehabilitation, , Rehabilitation of the Hand and Upper Extremity,, Fifth Edition, St. Louis, CV Mosby, 1779-95 pages (bookchapter)
  • Smith BN, Segal RL, Wolf SL: Long latency ankle responses to dynamic perturbation in elderly fallers and non-fallers. JAGS,44:1447-54, 1996
  • Wolf SL, Segal RL: Downtraining human biceps-brachii spinal stretch reflexes. J Neurophysiol. 75:1637-1645, 1996
  • Wolf SL, Segal RL, Catlin PA, Kontos H, Pate P, Raleigh T, Tschorn J: Determining consistency of elbow joint threshold angle in spastic elbow flexor muscles. Phys Ther.,76:586-600, 1996

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