Pozzi Lab
Principal Investigator: Federico Pozzi
Institution: University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
Primary Subfield: Molecular & Cell Bio
Recruitment Status: Inquire for rotation/fellowship opportunities
Research Focus
PROJECT SUMMARY In the last 30 years, clinical outcomes for individuals with rotator cuff tears have not substantially improved, which is problematic for the 4.5 million Americans that seek medical care for rotator cuff tears each year. Our long-term goal is to maximize functional recovery following rotator cuff tears by identifying patients most likely to benefit from targeted pain interventions. This knowledge is necessary to optimize treatments of impaired pain processing. Our central hypothesis is that the nervous system plays a larger role in symptom severity and recovery than conventionally believed. The rationale for this hypothesis is based on the disconnect between the rotator cuff structural damage and pain severity and the poor relationship between the extent of structural damage (i.e., tear size, retraction, etc.) and functional recovery. Dr. Pozzi, a physical therapist with expertise in biomechanics and movement science, will take his research in a new direction by approaching rotator cuff tears from pain and neuroscience perspectives. Dr. Pozzi assembled a team with extensive clinical, pain, neuroimaging, and pain-neuroscience expertise to test his central hypothesis…
Active NIH Awards
- 5R01AR080058-04: Nervous system influences on recovery from painful rotator cuff tears (2026)
- 5R21AR082588-03: Blood flow restriction training for subacromial pain (2026)
- 5R21AR082588-02: Blood flow restriction training for subacromial pain (2025)
- 5R01AR080058-03: Nervous system influences on recovery from painful rotator cuff tears (2025)
- 1R21AR082588-01A1: Blood flow restriction training for subacromial pain (2024)
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