With a commitment to clinical research that is unparalleled in the orthotics community, Aspen has brought a series of innovative products to market. Backed by years of innovative research and development, these products have helped patients get back to the activities they care about. Aspen is dedicated to advancing the science of spinal bracing and ultimately to improving patients’ quality of life. In pursuit of this goal, Aspen has worked with several renowned researchers from a number of the most prominent institutions and associations worldwide. Findings from these clinical research studies, extensive inhouse testing, as well as input from healthcare professionals and patients using Aspen braces, have directly impacted product development, helping Aspen products innovate patient care to meet both clinician and patient needs.
Aspen Sponsored Grant
Aspen is proud to partner with the Foundation for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (FPM&R) to offer The Aspen Medical Products Spinal Bracing Research Grant. The $10,000 annual grant was created to help advance research in the physical medicine and rehabilitation field and is focused on improving patient outcomes through the use of bracing. For more information about the grant, CLICK HERE.
Past Winners
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2015 - “Benefit of Lumbar Bracing for Chronic Low Back Pain due to Degenerative Disc Disease”
Thiru Annaswamy, MD, VA North Texas Health System and Associate Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, member of the Evidence-based Practice Committee of the AAPM&R and former Program Chair for the AAP’s Annual Meeting
Samuel Bierner, MD, co-investigator, Professor and Residency Program Director at UT Southwestern -
2014 - “Continuous Monitoring of Pelvic Tilt and its Correlation to Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis”
Tadgh O’Gara, MD, Wake Forest University
About FPM&R
The Foundation for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (FPM&R) is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt not-for-profit organization committed to helping physicians restore function and enhance the quality of life for individuals with disability by advancing the science of physiatry. For more information about FPM&R, CLICK HERE.
Spinal Bracing Grant
Aspen Medical Products and The Foundation for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (FPM&R) are proud to announce a partnership with the development of a new research grant. The Aspen Medical Products Spinal Bracing Research Grant provides $10,000 for research related to the use of spinal bracing in physical medicine and rehabilitation, with special consideration given to outcomes research.
Application Deadline: May 1, 2018
About the Award
- The Aspen Medical Products Spinal Bracing Research Grant is funded by a grant from Aspen Medical Products.
- Award will be presented at the AAPM&R Annual Assembly, October 2018, Orlando, FL.
- Information about the grant recipient and his/her paper may be published in the Foundation UPDATE Newsletter and/or other publications. Additional items may be spincluded in electronic and print materials produced by the Foundation for PM&R.
Application Criteria
- Award is a grant for research on a topic related to use of spinal bracing in physical medicine and rehabilitation.
- Applicant and/or at least one co-investigator must be a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) or the Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP).
- Special consideration will be given to applications focused on outcomes and/or comparative effectiveness research.
Application Process
- Application must be submitted on the Aspen Medical Products Spinal Bracing Research Grant Research Grant Application Form and must include a concise statement of the purpose of the project; anticipated outcomes; proposed budget (showing other sources of cash and in-kind support); and a letter of support from the sponsoring institution. Please also include your Curriculum Vitae.
- Indirect costs should comprise no more than 10% of the budget.
- All applications must be typed. No hand-written applications will be accepted.
- Application and all required attachments must be submitted by the application deadline.
- Application must be submitted by e-mail. Submit e-mails to panderson@foundationforpmr.org. Applications submitted by mail or fax will not be considered.
- Applications will be reviewed by the Awards and Grants Review Committee. Their decisions shall be final. Winner(s) will be notified by August 1, 2018.
Grant Conditions
- Awardee must commence his/her project in a timely fashion. The awards of recipients who are unable to proceed with the proposed scope of work and/or with the terms and conditions of the award may be revoked.
- Awardee must submit a complete programmatic and fiscal report of his/her project to the Foundation for PM&R within 24 months of the notification date for the award.
- Awardee must submit a report of his/her work to the Foundation for PM&R for review and possible presentation at an AAPM&R annual assembly.
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About FPM&R
The Foundation for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (FPM&R) is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt not-for-profit organization committed to helping physicians restore function and enhance the quality of life for individuals with disability by advancing the science of physiatry (PM&R).
Mission
The mission of the Foundation for PM&R, as affirmed by the 2014 Strategic Planning Meeting, is as follows:
“The Foundation for PM&R is a leader in organizing, directing, funding and collaborating on rehabilitative research and supporting the research infrastructure to determine the most cost-effective, efficacious care for individuals with disability, for the purpose of enhancing health, function and quality of life.”
FPM&R Values
- Research is key to advancing the medical specialty of PM&R.
- Patient-centered practice is essential.
- The ability to function and quality of life are key outcome measures in the management of illness, injury or disease.
- Interdisciplinary research is required to achieve the best possible outcomes for individuals with disability.
- Investment in young investigators that fosters their pursuit of a career in research and provides them with the tools to succeed enhances the research capacity of the field of PM&R.
- Increasing physiatric research capacity in medical schools and teaching hospitals improves PM&R research capacity.
- The specialty of PM&R is strongest when the overarching interests of those who focus on inpatient medical rehabilitation and those who concentrate on outpatient and/or musculoskeletal care converge and are seen as parts of a whole.
- All practitioners and stakeholders have a responsibility to fund the Foundation for PM&R, because the Foundation supports the future of PM&R…both for practitioners and for the patients we serve.
History
Originally founded as the ERF-PMR by a group of physicians in Texas in 1985, the Foundation was organized under its current name in 2002. With $2.5 million in assets, the Foundation is the largest private group dedicated solely to supporting PM&R research. Approximately 75% of the Foundation’s annual income is contributed by individual donors.
Programs
The Foundation for PM&R physiatric research awards and grants program funds pilot studies, and the foundation has demonstrated that appropriately targeted seed grants provide pilot data necessary to secure subsequent research funding. Funding these pilot projects significantly contributes to the professional development of physiatric researchers by offering a vote of confidence for the quality and innovation of their work. Foundation support has launched the career of several researchers who have emerged as leaders in the field and made valuable contributions to the knowledge base. The results of Foundation-supported research are also published in medical journals and presented at continuing education conferences, so other physicians can share in the knowledge. Nearly two-thirds of all grant recipients publish their findings, and more than one-third of grant recipients use the Foundation-funded pilot data to secure a grant for larger-scale research. Today, 88% of all past recipients are still doing research.
For More Information, please visit us online at www.foundationforpmr.org or contact Phyllis Anderson, Executive Director, at panderson@foundationforpmr.org or 847-737-6062.
