Journal of Novel Physiotherapies
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Biography

Dr. McDonnell is a Neurological Physiotherapist and a Research Training Fellow investigating whether exercise can change the brain in healthy adults and individuals following stroke. As a clinician Dr McDonnell was interested in the potential for reorganisation within the damaged brain following stroke which led her to complete a PhD in 2006 investigating the potential for inducing neuroplasticity in the motor cortex following stroke by combining task-specific training with sensory stimulation. Her current research is looking at the benefits of aerobic exercise following stroke, to see whether it can improve cognition, physical functioning, quality of life and promote neuroplasticity.

Research Interest

Dr. McDonnell research interests include https://www.omicsonline.org/scholarly/physical-medicine-journals-articles-ppts-list.phpwww.omicsonline.org/scholarly/physical-medicine-journals-articles-ppts-list.php, Neuroplasticity in healthy adults and following stroke, Exercise, Cognition. 

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Let's Get Physical

Michelle N McDonnell

Editorial: J Nov Physiother 2012, 2:e114

DOI: 10.4172/2165-7025.1000e114