Peter G. Levine (December 22, 1960 - January 8, 2022) was an American medical researcher,
science educator
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, and authority on
stroke recovery
The primary goals of stroke management are to reduce brain injury and promote maximum patient recovery. Rapid detection and appropriate emergency medical care are essential for optimizing health outcomes. When available, patients are admitted to ...
. He published articles in peer-reviewed journals on
brain plasticity
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as it relates to stroke, with emphasis on
modified constraint induced therapy, cortical reorganization, telerehabilitation, electrical stimulation, electromyography-triggered stimulation, mental practice, cortical plasticity, acquired brain injury, spasticity, sensation recovery, evidence-based practice, outcome measures, and others.
[2015, Google Scholar]
Peter G. Levine (articles)
Retrieved June 15, 2015[A randomized efficacy and feasibility study of imagery in acute stroke; SJ Page, P Levine, SA Sisto, MV Johnston - Clinical rehabilitation, 2001][Stephen J. Page, Peter Levine and Anthony Leonard, March 1, 2007, Researchgate, Journal of the American Heart Association]
Mental Practice in Chronic Stroke : Results of a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Retrieved June 15, 2015, Stroke. 2007;38:1293-1297; originally published online March 1, 2007; doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000260205.67348.2b"......"[Stephen J. Page, PhD; Peter Levine, BA, PTA; Jane C. Khoury, MD, PhD, 2009, American Heart Association Journals]
Modified Constraint-Induced Therapy Combined With Mental Practice: Thinking Through Better Motor Outcomes
Retrieved June 15, 2015, DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.528760, University of Cincinnati Academic Medical Center (S.J.P., P.L.), Ohio; and the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (J.C.K.), Ohio."......"[June 2015, Sage Publications]
Most-Cited Articles as of June 1, 2015 -- updated monthly: Rankings based on citations to online articles from HighWire-hosted articles
Retrieved June 15, 2015, Rank = 8, Authors: Stephen J Page, Peter Levine, Sueann Sisto, Quin Bond, and Mark V Johnston; article title: Stroke patients' and therapists' opinions of constraint-induced movement therapy: Journal: Clin Rehabil January 2002 16: 55-60, doi:10.1191/0269215502cr473oa His articles have been widely cited by the medical community.
[2015, Google Scholar]
Peter G Levine
Citations => 2999; h-index => 23; i10-index => 33; Retrieved June 15, 2015[ His 2013 book ''Stronger After Stroke'' is regarded as an authoritative guide for patients and therapists dealing with stroke and it has received numerous positive reviews,][Elizabeth J. Eastwood, APRIL 18, 2013, Library Journal]
Xpress Reviews: Nonfiction , First Look at New Books, April 19, 2013
Retrieved June 16, 2015, "...detailed road map... latest scientific and practical discoveries... easy to navigate. ..."[Christine Stock, 2013, Different Strokes (UK)]
Stronger After Stroke - by Peter G Levine (book review)
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Published by Demos, Retrieved June 16, 2015, "...excellent advice on physical recovery...does not deal directly with the emotional upheaval of stroke..."[Deborah Magnan, Hackensack University Medical Center, ISSN 1535-7821 Vol. 25 No. 2 2009, CAPHI]
Retrieved June 16, 2015, "...intended primarily for people who have completed their initial rehabilitation period and are no longer receiving regular therapies...a good addition to most consumer health collections..."[April 17th, 2011, Irish Heart Foundation]
Stroke Recovery: How to make sense of “it all” An interview with author and stroke rehab expert Peter Levine
Retrieved June 15, 2015, "...encounter one writer who seems to “get it.” ... Peter G Levine ... Co-Director of the Neuromotor Recovery and Rehabilitation Laboratory located in Cincinnati, OH ... great book, Stronger After Stroke... by far the most useful publication I’ve encountered for stroke survivors ... maintains a blog ... clear and concise manner .... knows how to say stuff, too...."[Emily Yoffe, Slate magazine, March 31, 2013, Bangor Daily News]
Swinging couple caught by son
Retrieved June 14, 2015, "..(She also highly recommends the book “Stronger After Stroke: Your Roadmap to Recovery” by Peter G. Levine.) ..."[Emily Yoffe, MARCH 28 2013, Slate magazine]
Retrieved June 14, 2015, "...highly recommends the book Stronger After Stroke: Your Roadmap to Recovery by Peter G. Levine.)..."[David Wasielewski (book reviewer), December 2013]
Retrieved June 15, 2015, "... best recovery reference manual I have encountered to date..."[Deborah E. Budash, MA, July 6, 2009, Occupational Therapy AdvanceWeb]
Stronger After Stroke: Your Roadmap to Recovery (BOOK REVIEW)
Retrieved June 15, 2015, "...Required reading for Stroke Survivors.and Therapists... Dr. Peter Levine's "Stronger After Stroke: Your Roadmap to Recovery" offers fresh and innovative ideas on stroke rehabilitation..." and has been translated into Indonesian
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* Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia
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** Indonesian ...
, Japanese, and Korean. His seminars throughout the United States were described by one reviewer as "funny, entertaining, engaging, dynamic, well organized, passionate and lighthearted."[2015, Education Sources]
Peter Levine
Retrieved June 15, 2015, "...Since the 1990s Levine’s pristine focus has been on cortical plasticity and its effect on stroke rehabilitation.... co-authored more than 60 peer-reviewed journal articles and abstracts and writes a monthly column on stroke recovery in ADVANCE for Physical Therapy & Rehab Medicine... talks have been described as funny, entertaining, engaging, dynamic, well organized, passionate..." Levine was a trainer of stroke-specific outcome measures for The Ohio State University; B.R.A.I.N. Lab. He was a researcher and co-director at the Neuromotor Recovery and Rehabilitation Laboratory at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.[Jeffrey Schwartz MD, Rebecca Gladding MD, Penguin Press, June 9, 2011]
You Are Not Your Brain: The 4-Step Solution for Changing Bad Habits, Ending ...
Retrieved June 15, 2015, "...Peter G. Levine, a researcher at Drake Center and author of Stronger After Stroke... concept known as neuroplasticity..." Before that, he was a researcher at the ''Human Performance & Motion Analysis Laboratory'', which is the research arm of the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation.
Early life
Levine's father, Martin Levine, was an IBM-trained systems analyst. The Levine family moved constantly. Peter attended 14 different schools K-12, including Lanikai Elementary in Honolulu, Hawaii
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, the Overseas School of Rome
The American Overseas School of Rome (AOSR) is a private international school in Rome, Italy, accredited by the United States-based Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. It has three divisions: Elementary School, Middle School and Hi ...
, and during high school, the Community School, in Tehran
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. In early 1979, the family was included in the mass evacuation of Americans from Tehran using U.S. C141A military transports from Mehrabad Airport
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. After graduating from George Mason University
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, Levine moved to Austin, Texas
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in 1987 and joined the grunge band Flowerhead
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Biography
The seeds of Flowerhead were originally planted deep underground by founding members Eric Faust (Lead Vocals, Bass, Guitars) and Buz Zoller (Guitars, Vocals) in 1987. With the addition of ...
shortly thereafter.
Personal life
Levine lived in Cincinnati, Ohio
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with his Finnish-born wife, Aila Mella, a physical therapist. They had two children together.
Publications
Books
* ''Stronger After Stroke'' by Peter G. Levine, Demos Medical Publishing, New York (2009 1st ed., 2012 2nd ed. 2018 3rd ed.); Indonesian version, Depok publishers (2011); Japanese version, GAIABOOKS publishers (2014), Korean version, Freedom to Dream Seoul Medical Books.
Selected articles
* ''"Reps" Aren't Enough: Augmenting Functional Electrical Stimulation With Behavioral Supports Significantly Reduces Impairment in Moderately Impaired Stroke.'' Page SJ, Levine PG, Basobas BA. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2016[
*Mental practice—triggered electrical stimulation in chronic, moderate, upper-extremity hemiparesis after stroke. Page SJ, Levine P, Hill V. Am J Occup Ther. 2015 Jan-Feb.][
* ''Efficacy of modified constraint-induced movement therapy in chronic stroke: a single-blinded randomized controlled trial'', SJ Page, SA Sisto, P Levine, RE McGrath, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 85 (1), 14-18, Cited by 292: Publication year 2004][
* ''Mental practice combined with physical practice for upper-limb motor deficit in subacute stroke'', SJ Page, P Levine, SA Sisto, MV Johnston, Physical Therapy 81 (8), 1455-1462, Cited by 228; published 2001][
* ''Effects of mental practice on affected limb use and function in chronic stroke'', SJ Page, P Levine, AC Leonard, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 86 (3), 399-402, Cited by: 202; Published 2005][
* ''Modified constraint induced therapy: a randomized feasibility and efficacy study'', SJ Page, S Sisto, P Levine, MV Johnston, M Hughes, Journal of rehabilitation research and development 38 (5), 583-590, Cited by: 201 2001][
* ''Stroke patients' and therapists' opinions of constraint-induced movement therapy'', SJ Page, P Levine, S Sisto, Q Bond, MV Johnston, Clinical rehabilitation 16 (1), 55-60, Cited by: 191; Published 2002][
* ''Modified constraint-induced therapy in acute stroke: a randomized controlled pilot study'', SJ Page, P Levine, AC Leonard, Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 19 (1), 27-32, Cited by: 188; Published 2005][
* ''Modified constraint-induced therapy after subacute stroke: a preliminary study'', SJ Page, SA Sisto, MV Johnston, P Levine, Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 16 (3), 290-295, Cited by: 152; Published 2002][
* ''Modified constraint-induced therapy in chronic stroke: results of a single-blinded randomized controlled trial'', SJ Page, P Levine, A Leonard, JP Szaflarski, BM Kissela, Physical therapy 88 (3), 333-340, Cited by: 127; Published 2008][
* ''Modified constraint-induced therapy in chronic stroke'', SJ Page, SA Sisto, P Levine, American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation 81 (11), 870-875, Cited by: 90 2002][
* ''Modified constraint-induced therapy in subacute stroke: a case report'', SJ Page, SA Sisto, MV Johnston, P Levine, M Hughes, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 83 (2), 286-290, Cited by: 85 2002][
* ''Cortical reorganization following modified constraint-induced movement therapy: a study of 4 patients with chronic stroke'', JP Szaflarski, SJ Page, BM Kissela, JH Lee, P Levine, SM Strakowski, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 87 (8), 1052-1058, Cited by: 80; Published 2006][
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References
External links
The Stronger After Stroke Blog
by Peter G. Levine
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1960 births
2022 deaths
George Mason University alumni
American medical researchers
People from Wyoming, Ohio
Medical educators
Union College (New Jersey) alumni