Musculoskeletal Health

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Research that engages people at risk of, or experiencing musculoskeletal problems.

The Physical Therapy Musculoskeletal Research Theme is a collaborative group that focuses on shared learning, and facilitation of quality research that engages and helps people at-risk of, or experiencing, MSK problems.

Mohammad Bayattork

Area of Research: Predictive modeling of pain and recovery in injured workers; innovative use of Virtual Reality for neck and musculoskeletal trauma research
Supervisor: Dave Walton

Arnaud Duport

Area of Research: Understanding movement in pain
Supervisor: Siobhan Schabrun

Ashley Lowndes

Area of Research: biomarkers for chronic jaw pain
Supervisor: Siobhan Schabrun

Mike Lukacs (adjunct scholar)

Area of Research: Precision intervention in spinal pain
Supervisor: Alison Rushton and Dave Walton

Phivos Phylactou

Area of Research: Visual working memory and pain
Supervisor:   Siobhan Schabrun

Merna Seliman

Area of Research: How do we know the pain of another?
Supervisor:   Siobhan Schabrun


Embedded within the Musculoskeletal Health research theme, CANSpine is the transdisciplinary clinical research group focused to addressing complex problems in the assessment and management of musculoskeletal spinal pain. Learn more about CANSpine.