St. John's Rehab is the site of Canada's only dedicated electrical injury program. Our highly skilled rehabilitation professionals work with patients and their families to offer customized comprehensive assessment and care to people who have been living with the adverse, often invisible, effects of electrical injuries.

Current electrical injury research projects:

• Calcium and Cortisol Levels During the Acute and Rehabilitation Phases of Electrically Injured Patients and Their Relationship with Patients’ Outcomes  
  Researchers: Dr. Manuel Gomez, Alisa Grigorovich, Dr. Marc Jeschke, Dr. Joel S. Fish

• Patterns of Brain Activation During Cognitive Tasks in Patients with Neuropsychological Sequelae Following Electrical Injury  
  Researchers: Dr. Manuel Gomez, Alisa Grigorovich, Gary Turner, Dr.Joel S. Fish

• Operationalizing the Process Necessary for Successful Workplace Accommodations for Individuals with Severe Injuries: The Case of Brain and Electrical Injuries
  Researchers: Mary Stergiou-Kita, Angela Colantonio, Dr. Manuel Gomez, Tatyana Mollayeva

• The Neuropsychological Sequelae Following Electrical Injury
  Researchers: Dr. Jana H. Atkins, Dr. Joel S. Fish, Larry Leach

• Fatigue after electrical injury
  Researchers: Robert Chen, Kaviraja Udupa, Dr. Joel S. Fish

• Impact of a Return to Work Coordinator Expert in Electrical Injury on the Outcomes of Electrical Injured Patients
  Dr. Manuel Gomez, Daisy Won, Dr. Joel S. Fish

• Patterns of Brain Activation During Cognitive Tasks in Patients with Neuropsychological Sequelae Following Electrical Injury
  Researchers: Dr. Jana H. Atkins, Gary Turner, Dr. Joel S. Fish

• Screening Tool for Early Detection of Neuropsychological Sequelas Following Electrical Injury
  Researchers: Dr. Jana H. Atkins, Dr. Joel S. Fish
  

Find out how electrical injury rehabilitation helps our patients:

• A question about recovery: Are electrical injuries a life sentence?

• A patient's story: Recovering from a shock to the system

If you would like to learn more about our electrical injury research projects, please contact Dr. Manuel Gomez, Director of Research at 416-226-6780 or by e-mail mgomez@stjohnsrehab.com.