Ray M. Lunasin, Ph.D., P.T., D.P.T.

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• Effects of Dry Needling and Therapeutic Exercise on Sleep in Individuals with Chronic Neck Pain and Sleep Disturbance – A Pilot Study Rochester, Minn.

  The purpose of this study is to examine whether dry needling in addition to exercises improves sleep quality and sleep duration in individuals with chronic neck pain and sleep disturbance.

• Intramuscular EMG data of the pronator group during forearm pronation in healthy individuals – a dynamic EMG study Rochester, Minn.

  The purpose pf this study is to identify the individual contribution of the pronator quadratus and pronator teres during various forearm pronation activities, additionally to present reference data of muscle activation patterns in healthy subjects, considering neurological examination guidelines for patients with neuropathic conditions affecting the upper extremity such as brachial plexopathies.