CREST
- Centre for Rehabilitation and Engineering Studies.
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CREST was established in 1992 and has become a major focus for
the support and promotion of education and inter disciplinary research in clinical
rehabilitation and rehabilitation engineering. We have been supporting CREST since its
inception. The following research projects have been conducted by CREST:
| 1 | Driving Assessment Project (1990-93) |
| 2 | The Design of Equipment to Augment the Motor Learning of Children with Cerebral Palsy (1991-93) |
| 3 | Newcastle upon Tyne Community Disability Study (1991-93) |
| 4 | Teaching Company Programme (1991-94) |
| 5 | Prospective Study of Head Injury Rehabilitation (1992-97) |
| 6 | Disability Outcome Database Project (1993-94) |
| 7 | Head Injury and Bladder Function (1993-94) |
| 8 | Disability in a Rural Community (1993-96) |
| 9 | Development of Biomechanical Model of the Shoulder Girdle (1993-96) |
| 10 | Development of Total Joint Replacement for Proximal Interphalangeal Joint (1994-98) |
| 11 | Institute of Rehabilitation |
| 12 | A Placebo Controlled Dose Ranging Study of the Use of Botulinum Toxin in Adductor Spasticity for people with Multiple Sclerosis (1994-96) |
| 13 | An Open Study of the Use of Botulinum Toxin for the Management of Spasticity (1994-96) |
| 14 | The Development of Powered Orthoses for the Upper Limb (1994-97) |
| 15 | Design and Stress Analysis of Adhesive Dental Bridges (1994-97) |
| 16 | Development of Clinical Method for Measurement of Scapuloumeral Rhythm (1995-97) |
| 17 | Study of Sexual and Relationship Problems Amongst People with Neurological Disabilities (1995-96) |
| 18 | A Method for the Measurement of Shoulder Posture After Stroke (1995-97) |
| 19 | Dystonia Nurse Practitioner Project (1995-97) |
| 20 | Biomechanics of the Shoulder – CASE studentship (1995-98) |
| 21 | A Placebo-Controlled Dose Ranging Study of the Use of Botulinum Toxin in Upper Limb Spasticity Following Stroke (1996-97) |
| 22 | Generic Therapy |
| 23 | Development of a Biomechanical Method for the Clinical Measurement of Spasticity |
| 24 | TREMOR Programme to Measure Neurological Tremor (1996-99) |
| 25 | Early Supported Hospital Discharge Following Acute Stroke – an Evaluation |
CREST has also been involved with Action for Disability in a number of their educational projects including the MSc in Rehabilitation Management, the 1st World Congress in Neurological Rehabilitation, the Rehabilitation Study Group and the AFD study days.