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About
Domenica Le Pera is a clinical rehabilitation researcher whose work sits at the intersection of neurological disease management and emerging robotic technologies. Her research focuses primarily on robot-assisted gait training for patients with movement disorders and neurological conditions, including Parkinson's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, and stroke. Over more than a decade, Le Pera has contributed significantly to establishing the clinical evidence base for robotic rehabilitation, progressing from early feasibility investigations to large-scale randomized controlled trials. Her 2019 study on robot-assisted gait training for Parkinson's disease has garnered 97 citations, reflecting its influence on clinical practice, while her 2013 pilot trial — one of the earliest rigorous investigations of robotic walking training in Parkinson's — has accumulated 75 citations and helped lay the groundwork for subsequent research in the field. Her 2021 multicenter trial examining overground powered exoskeletons in subacute stroke recovery has already attracted 69 citations, underscoring its relevance to modern stroke rehabilitation. More recently, Le Pera has expanded into predictive analytics, exploring how robot-measured kinematic data can forecast rehabilitation outcomes — a direction poised to shape personalized, data-driven neurological rehabilitation in the years ahead.
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