Sandeep Subramanian, PT, PhD, MSc, BPTh

Professional Background

Education

2016 - Post-Doctoral Fellowship - Neurosciences - Universite de Montreal
2013 - PhD - Rehabilitation Sciences - McGill University
2008 - MSc - Rehabilitation Sciences - McGill University
2004 - BPTh - Physical Therapy - Maharashtra Univ of Health Sciences

Highlights

2019 - Distinguished Reviewer award from Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

2018 - George Kudolo Award for Early Career Faculty

2018 - Early Career Investigator award from the International Society for Virtual Rehabilitation

Appointments

4/2016 - Assistant Professor - UT Health San Antonio, Physical Therapy, San Antonio
03/2020 - Adjunct Faculty - UT Health San Antonio, Rehabilitation Medicine, San Antonio
02/2021 - Adjunct Faculty - UT Health San Antonio, Physician Assistant Studies, San Antonio

Instruction & Training

08/2016 - Current - PHYT 8130 - Movement Sciences II. Course description: The course will examine how humans learn and acquire skills as well as the mechanisms that are used to control skillful movement utilizing integration of concepts from neuroscience and kinesiology. - UT Health San Antonio

01/2017 - 04/2022 - PHYT 8014 - Seminars in Physical Therapy Patient Care. Course description This course is designed to promote integration of knowledge from basic sciences, patient care, health promotion and scientific investigation to enhance patient outcomes. - UT Health San Antonio

08/2018- Current - PHYT 7014 Research Methods I. Course description: This course is designed to develop critical thinking regarding interpretation of research literature. - UT Health San Antonio

02/2020 - Current - PHYT 8102 Research Methods II. Course description This course is a continuation of Systematic Reasoning and Scientific Investigation 1. - UT Health San Antonio

Research & Grants

My program of research focuses on the mechanisms behind sub-optimal upper extremity recovery after stroke and TBI and the use of interventions to optimize the same. My research interests include outcome measurement, Functional performance, motor control and motor learning and use of virtual reality and non-invasive brain stimulation.

Grants

Seed Grant, School of Health Professions, UT Health San Antonio

Pilot Grant, Center for Biomedical Neurosciences, UT Health San Antonio

Texas Physical Therapy Foundation Grant.

Service

Department

Member of the Curriculum, Admissions and Student Progress Committees in the Department of Physical Therapy. Additionally, I'm in-charge of research project assignment for the DPT students.

School

Member of the School of Health Professions Scholarship Committee

Institutional

I'm currently a member of the IRB and the Infection Policy and Education committees. I've also served on the Library Committee from 2017-2020, a former chair of the Infection Policy and Education Committee (2021-2023) and was an IRB-alternate member from Fall 2016 to Summer 2019.

Global

Associate Editor for the Neurology Section in the journal Archives of Physiotherapy.

Editorial Board Member of the Journal Brain and Behavior.

Reviewing Editor for the Journals Frontiers in Movement Disorders and Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences-Interventions for Rehabilitation.

Board Member of the International Society for Virtual Rehabilitation.

Publications

Editorial

Subramanian SK. Virtual reality in rehabilitation-Using technology to enhance function P M & R 2018 Nov;10(11):1221-1222.

Journal Article

Subramanian SK, Margolese G, Turolla A, Saposnik G, Levin MF. Responsiveness of the Reaching Performance Scale for Stroke. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2023 Oct;104(10):1588-1595. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2023.04.020. Epub 2023 May 12.

Sivaramakrishnan A, Subramanian SK. A Systematic Review on the Effects of Acute Aerobic Exercise on Neurophysiological, Molecular, and Behavioral Measures in Chronic Stroke. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2023 Feb-Mar;37(2-3):151-164. doi: 10.1177/15459683221146996. Epub 2023 Jan 26.

Biswas A, Natarajan M, Subramanian SK, Solomon JM. Development and feasibility testing of action observation training videos in acute stroke survivors: Preliminary findings. F1000Res. 2022 May 16;11:524. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.118969.2. eCollection 2022.

Jeremy J. Davis, Anjali Sivaramakrishnan, Summer Rolin & Sandeep K. Subramanian. Intra-individual variability in cognitive performance predicts functional decline in Parkinson’s disease. Appl Neuropsychol Adult. 2023 Jan 10:1-8. doi: 10.1080/23279095.2022.2157276.

Subramanian SK, Fountain MK, Hood AF, Verduzco-Gutierrez M. Upper Limb Motor Improvement after Traumatic Brain Injury: Systematic Review of Interventions. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2022 Jan;36(1):17-37. doi: 10.1177/ 15459683211056662. Epub 2021 Nov 12.

Demers M, Fung K, Subramanian SK, Lemay M, Robert MT. Integration of Motor Learning Principles Into Virtual Reality Interventions for Individuals With Cerebral Palsy: Systematic Review. JMIR Serious Games. 2021 Apr 7;9(2):e23822. doi: 10.2196/23822.

Subramanian SK, Banina MC, Turolla A, Levin MF. Reaching Performance Scale for Stroke ‐ Test retest reliability, measurement error, concurrent and discriminant validity. PM R. 2022 Mar;14(3):337-347. doi: 10.1002/pmrj.12584. Epub 2021 Apr 27.

Piscitelli D, Turpin NA, Subramanian SK, Feldman AG, Levin MF. Deficits in corticospinal control of stretch reflex thresholds in stroke: Implications for motor impairment. Clin Neurophysiol. 2020 Sep;131(9):2067-2078. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2020.05.030. Epub 2020 Jun 23.

Subramanian SK, Cross MK, Hirschhauser CS. Virtual reality interventions to enhance upper limb motor improvement after a stroke: commonly used types of platform and outcomes.Disabil Rehabil: Assist Technol. 2020 May 23:1-9. doi: 10.1080/17483107.2020.1765422. Online ahead of print.

Subramanian SK, Baniña MC, Sambasivan K, Haentjens K, Finestone HM, Sveistrup H, Levin MF. Motor-equivalent intersegmental coordination is impaired in chronic stroke. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2020 Mar;34(3):210-221. doi: 10.1177/1545968319899912. Epub 2020 Jan 24.

Subramanian SK, Caramba SM, Hernandez OL, Morgan QT, Cross MK, Hirschhauser CS (2019). Is the Downs and Black scale a better tool to appraise the quality of the studies using virtual rehabilitation for post-stroke upper limb rehabilitation? In: In: Wright WG, Subramanian SK, Fluet GG, Agmon M. editors. Proceedings of the 2019 International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR); 2019 Jul 22–24. Tel Aviv (Israel): IEEE Publications Piscataway, NJ, p 1-2. DOI: 10.1109/ICVR46560.2019.8994724.

Prasanna SS, Goodart CM, Pate CJ, Subramanian SK. Use of Virtual Reality in rehabilitation of musculoskeletal conditions – examining the evidence. In: Wright WG, Subramanian SK, Fluet GG, Agmon M. editors. Proceedings of the 2019 International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR); 2019 Jul 22–24. Tel Aviv (Israel): IEEE Publications Piscataway, NJ, p 1-2. DOI: 10.1109/ICVR46560.2019.8994724.

Barnett J, Bernacki MN, Kainer JL, Smith HN, Zaharoff AM, Subramanian SK. The effects of regenerative injection therapy compared to corticosteroids for the treatment of lateral Epicondylitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Physiother. 2019 Nov 13;9:12. doi: 10.1186/s40945-019-0063-6. eCollection 2019.

Geelhoed MA, Callaway SM, Cruz JM, Subramanian SK. Attitudes of Physical Therapy students toward the population currently experiencing homelessness: A pilot study. J Allied Health. Fall 2019;48(3):220-225.

Subramanian SK, Prasanna SS. Virtual reality and non-invasive brain stimulation in stroke: how effective is their combination for upper limb motor improvement? - A meta-analysis. P M & R. 2018 Nov;10(11):1261-1270.

Mullick AA, Turpin NA, Hsu SC, Subramanian SK, Feldman AG, Levin MF. Referent body orientation control of posture and movement during standing. Experimental Brain Research. 2018 Feb;236(2):381-398.

Subramanian SK, Feldman AG, Levin MF. Spasticity may obscure motor learning ability after stroke. J Neurophysiol. 2018 Jan;119(1):5-20.

Subramanian SK, Chilingaryan G, Sveistrup H, Levin MF. Depressive symptoms influence use of feedback for motor learning and recovery in chronic stroke. Restor Neurol Neurosci. 2015 Jan;33(5):727-740.

Mullick AA, Subramanian SK, Levin MF. Emerging evidence of the association between cognitive deficits and arm motor recovery after stroke: a meta-analysis. Restor Neurol Neurosci. 2015 Jan;33(3):389-403.

Subramanian SK, Chilingaryan G, Levin MF, Sveistrup H. Influence of training environment and cognitive deficits on use of feedback for motor learning in chronic stroke. In: Deutsch J, Wright WG, Weiss PT, editors. Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR); 2015 Jun 9–12. Valencia, Spain: IEEE Publications. Piscataway, NJ, p. 181-185, doi: 978-1-4799-8984-3/15.

Subramanian SK, Lourenco CB, Chilingaryan G, Sveistrup H, Levin MF. Arm-motor recovery using a virtual reality intervention in chronic stroke: randomized control trial. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2013 Jan;27(1):13-23.

Subramanian SK, Levin MF. Viewing medium affects arm motor performance in 3D virtual environments. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2011 Jun30;8:36. doi: 10.1186/1743-0003-8-36.

Subramanian SK, Yamanaka J, Chilingaryan G, Levin MF. Validity of movement pattern kinematics as measures of arm motor impairment poststroke Stroke. 2010 Oct;41(10):2303-2308.

Subramanian SK, Massie CL, Malcolm MP, Levin MF. Does provision of extrinsic feedback result in improved motor learning in the upper limb poststroke? A systematic review of the evidence. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2010 Mar;24 (2):113-124.

Levin MF, Sveistrup H, Subramanian S. Feedback and virtual environments for motor learning and rehabilitation. Schedae. 2010;1:19-36.

Levin MF, Knaut LA, Magdalon EC, Subramanian S. Virtual reality environments to enhance upper limb functional recovery in patients with hemiparesis.Stud Health Technol Inform. 2009;145:94-108.

Knaut LA, Subramanian SK, McFadyen BJ, Bourbonnais D, Levin MF. Kinematics of pointing movements made in a virtual versus a physical 3-dimensional environment in healthy and stroke subjects. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2009 ;90(5):793-802.

Subramanian S, Knaut LA, Beaudoin C, McFadyen BJ, Feldman AG, Levin MF. Virtual reality environments for post-stroke arm rehabilitation J Neuroeng Rehab 2007 Jun 22;4:20. doi: 10.1186/1743-0003-4-20.

Sandeep K Subramanian, PT, Ph.D., M.Sc, B.P.Th