Alec Basten, a recent Kinesiology MS graduate published an article “Early initiation of electrical stimulation paired with range of motion after a volumetric muscle loss injury does not benefit muscle function” in Experimental Physiology. Basten worked in the Skeletal Muscle Plasticity and Regeneration Laboratory (SMPRL), directed by associate professor Sarah Greising, PhD. Co-authors of the article include lab members and colleagues Christiana Raymond-Pope, PhD, Daniel Hoffman, MS, Jarrod Call, PhD, and Greising. This work was the primary focus of Mr. Basten’s MS thesis, which he defended this past spring prior to moving on to a DPT/PhD program at Washington University. As noted in the Key Findings of the article: “rehabilitation impaired muscle function and range of motion; while restricting activity mitigated some negative effects but also impacted whole-body metabolism. This data suggests that first, work must continue to explore treatment parameters including modality, time, type, duration, and intensity to find the best rehabilitation approaches for volumetric muscle loss injuries. Second, restricting activity acutely might enhance rehabilitation response, but whole-body co-morbidities should continue to be considered.”