Mary Groves

mgroves@csudh.edu

EDUCATION

Doctorate, Occupational Therapy, Loma Linda University
MS Anatomy, Loma Linda University
BS, Occupational Therapy, Loma Linda University

WORK EXPERIENCE

Staff occupational therapist at Kaiser Permanente Hospital, Fontana, CA. Rehabilitation unit for 18 years.  Specialization focus: strokes, spinal cord injury, multiple traumas, and brain injury.
Research from 2004-2008: Loma Linda University, Perinatal Biology Department, School of Medicine, investigation in the innervation of the cervix before partrition.

PUBLICATION

Kirby, M.A, Groves, M., Yellon, S. M. (2010). Retrograde tracing of spinal cord Connections to the cervix with pregnancy in mice.
Reproduction: The Journal of the Society for Reproduction and Fertility, 139, 645-653.

ABSTRACTS AND PRESENTATIONS

• Poster presentation at Society for Neuroscience Conference 37th Annual Meeting, November 5, San Diego, CA “ Innervation of the Murine Cervix from the Thoracic-Lumbar Decrease with Pregnancy”.  2007.
• Abstract published in press release for Society for Neuroscience Conference 37th Annual Meeting Control/Tracking Number: 2007-A101839-SfN, 5/10/2007,”Projections from the Spinal Cord to the Murine Cervix are Decreased with Pregnancy”, M.M. Groves, T.J. Lechuga, M.A. Kirby, S. M. Yellon. 2007.
• Poster presenter at Loma Linda University 10th Annual Basic Science Symposium, “Innervation of the Murine Cervix from the Thoracic-Lumbar Decreased with Pregnancy” M.M. Groves, T.J. Lechuga, M.A. Kirby, S. M. Yellon. 2007.

ADVANCE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

• Upper Extremity Anatomy Dissection Laboratory
• Cognitive Rehabilitation and the Brain Injured Patient.
• NDT Certification in the Treatment of Adults with Hemiplegia
• Spinal Cord Injuries: Issues and Advances, course
• Wheelchair Seating and Mobility for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injuries
• Soft Tissue Dysfunction: A Total Body Approach Basic and Intermediate
• Contemporary Strategies for the Treatment of Shoulder Disorders
• New Concepts in Clinical Management of Individuals with CNS Disorders
• Motor Control and Neuroplasticity
• Trigger Point, MyoFascial and Proprioceptive Training: Upper Quadrant,.
• Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy
• Resolving Shoulder Impairment and Improving Function for Adults with Hemiplegia.
• Ultrasound and Electrical Stimulation