Vitaly Napadow
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Email: vitaly@mgh.harvard.edu
Recent Publications
- Liu Z, Duncombe P, Napadow V, Handsfield G. Physiological Cross-Sectional Surfaces: A Method for Estimating Muscle Functional Capacity from 3D Digital Models of Fiber Architecture. bioRxiv. 2026 Jul 21.
- Cook CE, Keter D, Napadow V, Barbe MF, Perle SM, Bent J, Learman K, Reed WR. Manual therapy treatment mechanisms are complex: Challenges and a call to action. Complement Ther Med. 2026 Sep. 100:103393
- Yang E, Muñoz-Vergara D, Ahn AC, Lu W, Napadow V, Cronin AE, Wayne PM. Inside-Out Mechanism of Referred Visceral Pain: Protocol for a Systematic Review of Cutaneous Neurogenic Inflammation in Preclinical Animal Models of Visceral Diseases. JMIR Res Protoc. 2026 Apr 17. 15:e67852
- Lee J, Lazaridou A, Paschali M, Anzolin A, Grahl A, Ellingsen DM, Loggia ML, Wasan AD, Edwards RR, Napadow V. Anterior midcingulate cortex activity during pain catastrophizing predicts and sequentially tracks reduction in pain interference after cognitive behavioral therapy in fibromyalgia. Pain. 2026 Jul 01. 167(7):1593-1602
- Lewis KJ, Bent J, Brolinson PG, Keter D, Lumpkin E, Mundo J, Napadow V, Reed WR, Russell BS, Tang SY, Barbe MF. Mechano responsiveness of neuroimmune cross-talk in bone and joints: A narrative review with implications for force-based manipulations. Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2026 04. 82:103470