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Doctor of Physical Therapy, Massachusetts General hospital Institute of Health Professions

Physical Therapist
Universidad del Valle, Colombia

I am interested in NeuroImaging, as it relates to Neuro Rehabilitation. Specifically, I am involved in EEG studies to understand cortical reorganization following stroke. I am also interested in the use of quantitative measures of movement impairment and their correlation with validated clinical measurements. I facilitate research studies throughout the lab through involvement in the registries housed in our department.

Peer Reviewed Publications

-- Yao J, Sheaff C, Carmona C, and Dewald J. Impact of Shoulder Activation on Brain-Machine-Interface Performance in Controlling Hand-opening and Closing in Chronic Stroke Survivors. Journal of neural engineering conditionally accepted.

-- Yao J, Chen A, Carmona C, Dewald JP. Cortical overlap of joint representations contributes to the loss of independent joint control following stroke. J of Neuroimage (2009), Volume 45, Issue 2, 490-499.

-- Carmona, C, Hoyos A, Guerrero G., (1998) Proposal for prevention of chronic lesions and deformities of the foot and ankle associated with inadequate practice of Classical Ballet. Bs Thesis. Universidad del Valle at Cali –Colombia, June 1998.

Abstracts and Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings

-- Carmona, C., Ellis, M., & Dewald, J. Concurrent Validity of the (Rancho Los Amigos) Functional Test for the Hemiplegic/Paretic Upper Extremity. Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association. New Orleans. 2011.

-- Carmona, C., Ellis, M., & Dewald, J. Real world arm function and its relationship with kinematic evaluation of reaching in chronic stroke. Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association. San Diego. 2010.

-- Yao J, Sheaff C, Carmona C, and Dewald J. Can Brain Machine Interface be used for controlling hand function in moderately to severely affected stroke survivors? In: the IBMISPS 6th World Congress for Brain Mapping and Image Guided Therapy. Boston, MA: 2009

-- J. M. Clair, D. F. Collins, C. Carmona, J. P. A. Dewald. (2009) The effect of wide-pulse neuromuscular electrical stimulation in chronic hemiparetic stroke. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, 2009.

-- Ellis MD, McPherson JM, Carmona C, Dewald JP. Evidence for enhanced bulbospinal drive affecting static elbow/shoulder torque patterns in chronic stroke. Program No. 377.29/QQ22. 2008 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2008. Online

-- Yao, J., Chen, A., Carmona, C., Dewald, J. (2008). The spatial resolution of cortical activity related to shoulder and elbow motor tasks and its effect on independent joint control in strokes. Quantification & mechanisms of impaired motor control In honor of past, present & future contributions of Dr. W. Zev Rymer, Rehabilitation Instute of Chicago, Chicago, June 2007.

-- McPherson JG, Ellis M, Carmona C, Heckman CJ, Dewald JPA. Bistable motoneuron behavior as indicator of elevated spinal monoaminergic drive following stroke. Program No. 726.11/NN10. 2007 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. San Diego, CA: Society for Neuroscience, 2007.