Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

This study is testing a two-part surgery that attaches a prosthetic leg directly to the bone in the lower leg, a procedure called osseointegration. It involves 30 military service members with below-knee amputations who have had problems with traditional socket-based prosthetics.…

This study aims to understand how art therapy helps military personnel manage post-traumatic stress symptoms. Researchers will work with 40 active-duty or recently separated veterans who experience significant PTSD symptoms. Participants will attend art therapy sessions and have …

This study aims to understand how traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in military service members and veterans might lead to thinking problems and vascular dementia. Researchers will follow 300 participants who had a TBI at least three years ago, collecting brain scans, blood tests, a…

This study aims to understand why people who have had a concussion are more likely to later suffer muscle, bone, or joint injuries. Researchers will compare how the body moves and controls muscles in recently concussed people versus similar people without a concussion. The goal i…