Musculoskeletal Health
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.
Maryam Fazad
Area of Research: Development of platforms for Remote orthotic fabrication procedures for the upper limb
Supervisor: Joy MacDermid
Joshua Lee
Area of Research: Spinal Rehab Registry: informing precision intervention in spinal pain
Supervisor: Alison Rushton
Mike Lukacs (adjunct scholar)
Area of Research: Precision intervention in spinal pain
Supervisor: Alison Rushton and Dave Walton
Joshua Vincent
Area of Research: Upper extremity fracture risk in the participants in The Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging
Supervisor: Joy MacDermid
Shokoofih Abbasalipour
Program: PhD
Area of Research: Development and evaluation of educational for conservative management of compression neuropathy at the elbow
Supervisor: Joy MacDermid
Tania Al-Jilawi
Program: MSc
Area of Research: Sex and gender differences in chronic pain arthritis patients
Supervisor: Joy MacDermid
Leila Amirfakhrian
Program: MSc
Area of Research: Reliability and validity of a sensorized motion shirt
Supervisor: Joy MacDermid
Jessa Bear
Program: PhD
Area of Research: Beading a Map of Indigenous Cultural safety
Supervisor: Dianne Bryant
Jacob Boudreau
Program: MSc
Area of Research: Preoperative expectations and adherence as determinants of outcome in rotator cuff surgery
Supervisor: Joy MacDermid
Armaghan Dabbagh
Program: PhD
Area of Research: Evaluation of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Clinical Diagnostic Tools and Interventions
Supervisor: Joy MacDermid
Trevor Day
Program: MPT/PhD
Area of Research: Recovery patterns and the reliability and validity of functional and patient-reported outcomes in postoperative patients with femoral acetabular impingement
Supervisor: Dianne Bryant
Robert Dima
Program: PhD
Area of Research: Validity and reliability of a new 3D ultrasound technique for quantifying inflammation in patients with knee osteoarthritis
Supervisor: Dianne Bryant
Andrew Firth
Program: PhD
Area of Research: Post-traumatic OA following hamstring tendon ACL reconstruction
Supervisor: Dianne Bryant
Rochelle Furtado
Program: MPT/PhD
Area of Research: Evaluation of an Online Preoperative Total shoulder Arthoplasty Prehab Program
Supervisor: Joy MacDermid
Cathy George
Program: PhD
Area of Research: The importance of upper extremity function in a set of multi-dimensional risk factors for falls post-stroke and differences between older hospital-based and younger community-dwelling stroke survivors
Supervisor: Janelle Unger, Joy MacDermid
Katelyn Inch
Program: MSc
Area of Research: Hamstring tendon ACL reconstruction with or without lateral extracorporeal tenodesis: 5-7 year follow-up
Supervisor: Dianne Bryant
Morgan Jennings
Program: MPT/PhD
Area of Research: Online delivery of clinical placements for physiotherapist trainees –preceptor and student experiences related to delivery and assessment
Supervisor: Dianne Bryant
Lauren Kelenc
Program: MSc
Area of Research: Patient perceptions and opinions about robot-assisted total knee replacement
Supervisor: Dianne Bryant
Hoda Malakouti-Nejad
Program: PhD
Area of Research: Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Supervisor: Joy MacDermid
Hana Marmura
Program: MPT/PhD
Area of Research: Response-shift and the measurement of patient-reported outcomes in patients who have undergone ACL reconstruction.
Supervisor: Dianne Bryant
Jai Mistry
Program: PhD
Area of Research: Diagnosis of neuropathic low back related leg pain to enable precision intervention
Supervisor: Alison Rushton, Dave Walton
Ariel Morales
Program: MSc
Area of Research: The role of depression as a potential predictor of outcome for patients experience Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Supervisor: Alison Rushton, Michele Battie
Olivia Morassutti
Program: MSc
Area of Research: Does treating inflammation improve satisfaction is dissatisfied patients who have undergone total knee replacement?
Supervisor: Dianne Bryant
Temitope Osifeso
Program: PhD
Area of Research: Shoulder disability in high demand workers
Supervisor: Joy MacDermid
Bansari Patel
Program: MSc
Area of Research: Short-term challenges and solutions in independent living for older adults after shoulder arthroplasty
Supervisor: Joy MacDermid
Sheena Philip
Program: PhD
Area of Research: Participation in family role responsibilities after a distal radius fracture
Supervisor: Joy MacDermid
Lisbeth Pino
Program: PhD
Area of Research: How can single mothers care for themselves and their children during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Supervisor: Joy MacDermid
Grace Pramono
Program: MSc
Area of Research: Workplace Psychosocial Conditions
Supervisor: Dianne Bryant
Seyed Javad Raeesi
Program: PhD
Area of Research: Early neuromuscular stimulation and motor imagery interventions during immobilization of distal radius fracture to reduce the resulting motor impairments and improve rehabilitation outcomes
Supervisor: Joy MacDermid
Erfan Shafiee
Program: PhD
Area of Research: Diagnosis of Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
Supervisor: Joy MacDermid
Jesse Singh
Program: MSc
Area of Research: Evaluation of Conservative Rehabilitation or Operative Treatment in Patients with Rockwood Type III Acromioclavicular Joint Injuries in Athletic Populations, a Systematic Review
Supervisor: Joy MacDermid
Kaitlyn Terrana
Program: MSc
Area of Research: Mis-interpretation and misuse of p-values in the dementia literature: patient-, proxy, and clinician- outcomes
Supervisor: Dianne Bryant
Deepti Vissa
Program: MSc
Area of Research: Comparison of two anesthesia blocks for pain control in patients undergoing total knee replacement
Supervisor: Dianne Bryant
Caitlin Wright
Program: MSc
Area of Research: The effect of the environment on mobility and activity
Supervisor: Joy MacDermid
Sohrob Milani Zadeh
Program: PhD
Area of Research: A sensorized motion shirt in measuring shoulder function
Supervisor: Joy MacDermid
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.