Prof. Rui-Ping Xia

Department of Physical Therapy, Franklin Pierce University, USA

Associate Professor

Email: XiaR@franklinpierce.edu

Qualifications

2003 Postdoctor, Neural Rehabilitation, Northwestern University, USA

1997 Ph.D., Neurophysiology, University of Bristol, UK

1989 M.Sc., Biomedical Engineering, Tianjin University, China

1986, B.Sc., Tianjin University, China Biomedical Engineering, China

Publications (Selected)

Journals

1. Xia R, Morris SR, Klappa SG, Colgrove Y. A longitudinal study of journal club to enhance physical therapy students' research appraisal skill for evidence-based practice: a mixed-methods study. J Allied Health. 2023;52:e93-e102.
2. Morris S, Xia R, Klaassen T, Johnson TA. Impact of pro bono clinic on attitudes, beliefs, and confidence towards cultural competence in first-year doctoral physical therapy students. The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice. 2021;19, Article 12.
3. Xia R, Ronck TJ, Sanft RA, Eason RP. Relationship between amount of exercise and fatigue in people with Parkinson’s disease. EC Neurol 2020;12.7:58-66.
4. Powell DW, Blackmore SE, Puppa M, Lester D, Murray NG, Reed-Jones RJ, Xia R. Deep brain stimulation enhances movement complexity during gait in individuals with Parkinson's disease. Neurosci Lett. 2020;728:133588.
5. Henning M, Myers S, Ooton C, Semaan J, Xia R. Effectiveness of exercise program on reducing fatigue in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review. EC Neurology, 2017;9:12-19.
6. Xia R, Gillig C, Mueller D, Ludwig M, Schmith Z . Effect of cooling intervention on reducing rigidity in Parkinson’s disease: A case report. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2017;2:1-4.
7. Powell D, Muthumani A, Xia R . Normalizing EMG to background muscle activation masks medication-induced reductions in reflex amplitudes in parkinsonian rigidity. J Nat Sci. 2017;3:315-319.
8. Xia R , Muthumani A, Mao ZH, Powell DW. Quantification of neural reflex and muscular intrinsic contributions to parkinsonian rigidity. Exp Brain Res. 2016;234:3587-3595.
9. Powell DW, Muthumani A, Xia R . A comparison of the effects of continuous versus discontinuous movement patterns on parkinsonian rigidity and reflex responses to passive stretch and shortening. J Nat Sci 2016, 2(8): e201.
10. Xia R , Stone JR, Hoffman JE, Klappa SG. Promoting community health and eliminating health disparities through community-based participatory research. Phys Ther 2016;96:410-417.
11. Powell D, Muthumani A, Xia R . Parkinson's disease is associated with greater regularity of repetitive voluntary movements. Motor Control 2014;18:263-277.
12. Lupu MF, Sun M, Xia R, Mao ZH . Rate of information transmission in human manual control of an unstable system. IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, 2013; 43:259-263.
13. Xia R , Mao ZH. Progression of motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease. Neurosci Bull. 2012;28:39-48.
14. Powell D, Threlkeld AJ, Xiang Fang, Muthumani A, Xia R . Amplitude- and velocity-dependency of rigidity measured at the wrist in Parkinson’s disease. Clin Neurophysiol. 2012;123:764-773.
15. Xia R. Physiological and biomechanical analyses of rigidity in Parkinson’s disease. In: Rana A, eds. Etiology and Pathophysiology of Parkinson’s Disease, InTech, Vienna, Austria, 2011;pp.485-506.
16. Xia R, Powell D, Rymer WZ, Hanson N, Fang X, Threlkeld AJ. Differentiation of contributions between shortening reaction and stretch-induced inhibition in Parkinson’s disease. Exp Brain Res. 2011;209:609-618.
17. Powell D, Hanson N, Threlkeld AJ, Fang X, Xia R. Enhancement of parkinsonian rigidity with contralateral hand activation. Clin Neurophysiol. 2011;122:1595-1601.
18. Xia R. Effectiveness of nutritional supplements on reducing symptoms in autism spectrum disorder. J Altern Complement Med. 2011;17:271-274.
19. Xia R, Sun J, Threlkeld AJ. Analysis of interactive effect of stretch reflex and shortening reaction on rigidity in Parkinson's disease. Clin Neurophysiol 2009;120:1400-1407.
20. Xia R, Bush BM. Modulation of reflex responses in hand muscles during rhythmical finger tasks in a subject with writer’s cramp. Exp Brain Res. 2007;177:573-578.
21. Xia R, Markopoulou K, Puumala SE, Rymer WZ. A comparison of the effects of imposed extension and flexion movements on Parkinsonian rigidity. Clin Neurophysiol. 2006;117:2302-2307.
22. Xia R, Bush BM, Karst GM. Phase-dependent and task-dependent modulation of stretch reflexes during rhythmical hand tasks. J Physiol. 2005;564:941-951.
23. Xia R, Rymer WZ . Reflex reciprocal facilitation of antagonist muscles in spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord 2005;43:14-21.
24. Xia R, Rymer WZ . The role of shortening reaction in mediating rigidity in Parkinson’s disease. Exp Brain Res. 2004;156:524-528.

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