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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

  • Congratulations to Ella Snead on Her First Lead-Authored Publication!

    Congratulations to Ella Snead on her first lead authorship! As a third-year physical therapy student at The Ohio State University and a long-standing member of the LIFT Lab, this accomplishment is well deserved and represents an exciting milestone in her research career. Ella’s paper, published in Physiotherapy Theory and Practice , focuses on the barriers and facilitators that individuals with...
  • Dr. Carmen Quatman Named Among Becker's "20 Orthopedic Surgeons to Know"

    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

    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...
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