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Brian M Sandroff

Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

Biography

Brian M. Sandroff is a Senior Research Scientist at Kessler Foundation and is the Director of the Exercise Neurorehabilitation Research Laboratory. Dr. Sandroff earned his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Ph.D. in Kinesiology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and further completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Kessler Foundation in Neuropsychology and Neuroscience. His research focuses on the intersection of exercise, cognition, mobility, and brain structure/function/connectivity in persons with MS and other neurological disorders. Dr. Sandroff has authored over 140 publications in peer-reviewed journals, and has received over $2.5 million in grant funding as a principal investigator in this area. 

Publications

The Importance of Physical Fitness in Multiple Sclerosis

The present review paper provides an overview on the importance of physical fitness in persons with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). We first present a model describing a cyclical association among physical inactivity, physiological deconditioning, and worsening of MS over time. We then provide a comprehensive review of research indicating extensive physio... Read More»

Robert W Motl, Lara A Pilutti and Brian M Sandroff

Review Article: J Nov Physiother 2013, 3:141

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