Since my graduation from the University at Buffalo physical therapy program in 2008, I have focused my practice in neurological rehabilitation with an emphasis in Multiple Sclerosis (MS). I am a board-certified neurological rehabilitation specialist through the American Board of PT Specialist, and I am board certified in Multiple Sclerosis through the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers. As an Associate Professor at D’Youville, I teach the neurological rehabilitation curriculum to doctoral students in the department of Physical Therapy. I returned to the University at Buffalo to complete my PhD in rehabilitation sciences at the University at Buffalo with a focus on how nutrition impacts fatigue and exercise tolerance in MS. Over the past 11 years I have participated in multiple clinical research projects, with almost all involving persons with MS. In addition to practicing as a physical therapist, I am also an active member of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, currently holding the position of Co-Chair of the International Organization of MS Rehabilitation Therapists. Our mission is to provide education and resources to rehabilitation therapists in the area of MS throughout the United States and Canada. To that end, I am also the director of the Susan E Bennett Therapy Specialty Training program which sends multiple rehabilitation professionals and students yearly to MS centers for a weeklong educational experience.
Education & Training
Doctor of Philosophy, Rehabilitation Sciences, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, 2018
Doctor of Physical Therapy, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, 2008
Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York 2005
Awards & Honors
Consortium of MS Centers, Best Practices in Rehabilitation in MS (2022)
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, “Professional on the Move” (2016)
Consortium of MS Centers, Labe C. Scheinberg Award (2010)
Research Interests
Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Concussion Rehabilitation Vestibular Rehabiliation Exercise Outcome measures in Neurological Diseases
Publications
JI, Haider MN, Miyashita T, Bromley L, Mazur B, Willer B, Leddy J. Adults are not older adolescents: comparing physical therapy findings among adolescents, young adults and older adults with persistent post-concussive symptoms. Brain Inj. 2023 Mar 7:1-7. doi: 10.1080/02699052.2023.2187091. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36882904.
Jakimovski D, Kavak KS, Zakalik K, Bromley L, Ozel O, Qutab N, Eckert SP, Kolb C, Weinstock-Guttman B. A prospective study to validate the expanded timed get-up-and-go in a population with multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler J Exp Transl Clin. 2022 May 11;8(2):20552173221099186. doi: 10.1177/20552173221099186. PMID: 35571975; PMCID: PMC9102142.
Bromley LE, Horvath PJ, Bennett SE, Weinstock-Guttman B, Rideout TC, Browne RW, Ray AD. Three-Day Dietary Manipulation in Multiple Sclerosis: Exercise and Fatigue Outcomes. Int J MS Care. 2021 Sep-Oct;23(5):199-205. doi: 10.7224/1537-2073.2020-036. Epub 2021 Mar 10. PMID: 34720759; PMCID: PMC8550483.
Wilber CG, Leddy JJ, Bezherano I, Bromley L, Edwards AE, Willer BS, Haider MN. Rehabilitation of Concussion and Persistent Postconcussive Symptoms. Semin Neurol. 2021 Apr;41(2):124-131. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1725134. Epub 2021 Mar 4. PMID: 33663005.
Bromley L, Horvath PJ, Bennett SE, Weinstock-Guttman B, Ray AD. Impact of Nutritional Intake on Function in People with Mild-to-Moderate Multiple Sclerosis. Int J MS Care. 2019; 21(1): 1-9
Bennett SE, Bromley LE, Fisher NM, Tomita MR, Niewczyk P. Validity and Reliability of Four Clinical Gait Measures in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. Int J MS Care. 2017; 19(5): 247-52.
