Erica Pitsch, PT
Professor
Physical Therapy
School of Medicine

Education & Training

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• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2018
• D.P.T. post professional doctor of physical therapy University of Southern Californa 5/2010
• M.S. Graduate Division (Physical Therapy) University of California, San Francisco 1995

Publications (9)

Top publication keywords:
RoboticsTranscranial Magnetic StimulationRecovery of FunctionOrthotic DevicesHand StrengthTask Performance and AnalysisButtocksMonitoring, AmbulatoryTelerehabilitationExercise TherapyMultiple SclerosisNervous System DiseasesMultiple Sclerosis, Chronic ProgressiveStroke RehabilitationMotor Skills

• Integrated cognitive and physical fitness training enhances attention abilities in older adults.
  npj aging 2022 Anguera JA, Volponi JJ, Simon AJ, Gallen CL, Rolle CE, Anguera-Singla R, Pitsch EA, Thompson CJ, Gazzaley A
• Identifying falls remotely in people with multiple sclerosis.
  Journal of neurology 2021 Block VJ, Pitsch EA, Gopal A, Zhao C, Pletcher MJ, Marcus GM, Olgin JE, Hollenbach J, Bove R, Cree BAC, Gelfand JM
• Identifying Falling Risk Factors Remotely in Multiple Sclerosis (2597).
  Neurology 2021 Valerie Block, Erica Pitsch, Arpita Gopal, Chao Zhao, Mark J. Pletcher, Gregory M. Marcus, Jeffrey E. Olgin, Jill Hollenbach, Riley Bove, Bruce A. C. Cree, Jeffrey M. Gelfand
• Remote Physical Activity Monitoring in Neurological Disease: A Systematic Review.
  PloS one 2016 Block VA, Pitsch E, Tahir P, Cree BA, Allen DD, Gelfand JM
• Chronic stroke survivors achieve comparable outcomes following virtual task specific repetitive training guided by a wearable robotic orthosis (UL-EXO7) and actual task specific repetitive training guided by a physical therapist.
  Journal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand Therapists 2013 Byl NN, Abrams GM, Pitsch E, Fedulow I, Kim H, Simkins M, Nagarajan S, Rosen J

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• Method for assessing brain changes associated with gluteus maximus activation.
  The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy 2013 Fisher BE, Lee YY, Pitsch EA, Moore B, Southam A, Faw TD, Powers CM
• Anticipatory planning of functional reach-to-grasp: a pilot study.
  Neurorehabilitation and neural repair 2012 Tan C, Tretriluxana J, Pitsch E, Runnarong N, Winstein CJ
• Functional outcomes can vary by dose: learning-based sensorimotor training for patients stable poststroke.
  Neurorehabilitation and neural repair 2008 Byl NN, Pitsch EA, Abrams GM
• Article 14 Training Volume Heightens Recovery in Patients Stable Poststroke.
  Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2006 E. Pitsch, N. Byl, G. Abrams