About CANSpine
CANSpine is the transdisciplinary clinical research group of Co-Directors Dr. Alison Rushton and Dr. David Walton located at Western University and the London Health Sciences Centre in London Ontario, Canada, with partners internationally.
It is widely acknowledged that assessment and management of musculoskeletal spinal pain disorders is an international challenge and comes at great patient and societal cost, particularly as many problems become long term chronic conditions.
There are two arms of CANSpine research that form a continuum from idea through to clinical implementation. Dr. Walton leads the Innovative Solutions for Spinal Pain arm and Dr. Rushton leads the Clinical Translation arm. Together these two arms work together to address the spectrum of research across the framework of interventions for complex problems from theory to translation and back again.
Transdisciplinary Research (MRC Framework of complex interventions)
David Walton
Co-Director,
Lead for Innovative Solutions
Learn more about hypothesis development, prototyping, and ideation
Alison Rushton
Co-Director,
Lead for Translational Research
Learn more about testing, replication, and translation
Are you self-funded and seeking a supervisor for a PhD/MSc?
Both Dr. Alison Rushton and Dr. David Walton are currently interviewing for new PhD/MSc students.We are recruiting passionate students eager to tackle the global challenge of musculoskeletal spinal pain.
Engage in groundbreaking, transdisciplinary research that bridges innovation with clinical impact - be part of the solution with CANSpine!
