MSK network members

Title Province Research areas Expertise Type
Aliki Thomas
aliki.thomas@mcgill.ca
Quebec Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Knowledge Translation Co-PI
Christian Longtin
Christian.Longtin@USherbrooke.ca
Quebec Low back pain, clinical decision making, chronic pain management, phenotype Work related MSK disorders Trainee
Florian Naye
florian.naye@gmail.com
Quebec Low back pain, pain, evaluation, clinical reasoning review, scale development Trainee
Jacques Abboud
Jacques.Abboud@uqtr.ca
Quebec Neuromuscular control, musculoskeletal pain and biomechanics Basic science research Investigator
Ahmed Abou-Sharkh
ahmed.abou-sharkh@mail.mcgill.ca
Quebec Aging, Wearable Technologies, Gait, Fracture Trainee
Janelle Aikens
jaikens@unb.ca
New Brunswick Rehabilitation of hand function post SCI using visual feedback of muscle activity (EMG), patient motivation, aging and mobility Qualitative research, mixed-methods research, translational research, clinical research Trainee
Talia Alenabi
stalenabi@uwaterloo.ca
Ontario MSK injuries, Shoulder rehabilitation, Rotator cuff diseases Basic science research and clinical research. Surface and Indwelling Electromyography, MSK Ultrasonography, Motion Analysis System Investigator
Lisandra Almeida
almeil2@mcmaster.ca
Ontario Exercise and psychological interventions for adults with back pain and Lumbar spine stenosis Systematic review Trainee
Nadim Ammoury
nadim.ammoury@dal.ca
Nova Scotia Knee joint morphology and arthroplasty Modeling, gait analysis, intra-operative implant fit measurements Trainee
Clarice Ribeiro Soares Araujo
clarice.araujo@mcgill.ca
Quebec Rehabilitation Sciences experimental research (clinical trials); qualitative research (focus groups, interviews); mixed-methods Trainee
Clare Ardern
clare.ardern@ubc.ca
British Columbia Health equity, primary care access, digital health, advanced practice physiotherapy, sports medicine Evidence synthesis, guideline development, meta-science, community-based research, patient engagement Investigator
Maureen Ashe
maureen.ashe@ubc.ca
Link to bio
British Columbia mobility, physical activity, sedentary behaviour, behaviour change, lifestyle interventions, workplace sitting, built environment, social environment, active and public transportation, KT Canada Research Chair in Community Mobility Investigator
Hayden Atkinson
hatkins5@uwo.ca
Ontario Mobility, arthritis, musculoskeletal health, medical imaging, biomechanics, exercise image segmentation, patient reported outcome measures Investigator
Catherine Backman
catherine.backman@ubc.ca
British Columbia Occupational Therapy Co-PI
Kristen Barton
kbarto@uwo.ca
Ontario understanding the impact that sports injuries have on disease progression orthopaedic surgery Investigator
Alec Bass
alec.bass@umontreal.ca
Quebec Wearable robotic technologies Adapted physical therapy, health promotion, osteoporosis, obesity, imaging Trainee
Brenna Bath
brenna.bath@usask.ca
Saskatchewan Health services, healthcare access, prevention and management of chronic back pain qualitative and quantitative, mapping, survey, multivariate modelling Investigator
Dorcas Beaton
BeatonD@smh.ca
Link to bio
Ontario MSK, smaller joint replacement (ankle, elbow, shoulder, upper extremity, fragility fractures) Occupational Therapy Investigator
Shawn Beaudette
sbeaudette@brocku.ca
Ontario Spine Biomechanics, Neuromuscular Control, Somatosensory system, Low Back Pain, Spine Deformity, Exercise Kinematics, Kinetics, Electromyography, Ultrasound, Wearable Sensors, Non-linear Dynamics, Machine Learning Investigator
Lauren Beaupreau
Lauren.Beaupre@albertahealthservices.ca
Link to bio
Alberta trauma (hip fracture), upper extremity, total joint arthroplasty Physical Therapy & Orthopaedic Surgery Investigator
Mickael Begon
mickael.begon@umontreal.ca
Link to bio
Quebec shoulder, gait, work-related shoulder disorders Kinesiology Investigator
Daniel Benoit
dbenoit@uottawa.ca
Ontario joint biomechanics and neuromuscular control; sports medicine motion analysis, electromyography, musculoskeletal modeling, in vitro, in vivo Investigator
Lauren Benson
lauren.benson@ucalgary.ca
Alberta sports injury machine learning Investigator
Mahshad Berjis
mberjis@uwo.ca
Ontario Wearable sensors, wearable mechatronic devices, Rehabiliation using robots, gesture recognition, activity detection sensor processing, machine learning, sensor calibration Trainee
Krista Best
krista-lynn.best.1@ulaval.ca
Quebec Mobility, Participation, Assistive Technology RCT, quasi-experimental, longitudinal Investigator
Corrie Billedeau  
billedeau@mts.net
Manitoba Collaborator
Trevor Birmingham
tbirming@uwo.ca
Link to bio
Ontario Musculoskeletal rehabilitation, Clinical biomechanics. Canada Research Chair in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation (Tier I) Physical Therapy Co-PI
Paul Blazey British Columbia Meta-research in sports medicine / MSK disorders Consensus methods, systematic & scoping review, knowledge translation Collaborator
Geoff Bostick
bostick@ualberta.ca
Alberta Investigator
Jason Bouffard
jason.bouffard@mail.mcgill.ca
Quebec Movement evaluation in the workplace, work-related MSK prevention and rehabilitation Movement analysis, experimental fatigue and pain Investigator
Laurent J. Bouyer
laurent.Bouyer@rea.ulaval.ca
Link to bio
Quebec remote movement monitoring , upper & lower extremity, running injury, effect of pain on motor control & motor learning, movement control in the lab and in the field/work place, robotics in rehab Rehabilitation Investigator
Steve Boyd
skboyd@ucalgary.ca
Alberta Scientific Director, McCaig Instutute Radiology Investigator
Dianne Bryant
Dianne.Bryant@uwo.ca
Ontario Physical Therapy Investigator
Aleks Budarick
ABudarick@dal.ca
Nova Scotia Clinical biomechanics Quantitative methods, biomechanical evaluation Trainee
Nathalie Bureau
nathalie.bureau@umontreal.ca
Quebec Quantitative imaging biomarkers of tendon disorders. Ultrasound; MRI; Elastography Investigator
Alexandre Campeau-Lecours
Alexandre.Campeau-Lecours@gmc.ulaval.ca
Quebec Assistive technologies, rehabilitation engineering Robotics, EMG, IMU Investigator
Carolina Cancelliere
Carolina.Cancelliere@uoit.ca
Ontario epidemiology, implementation research, clinical practice guidelines clinical epidemiology, systematic reviews, prediction modelling Investigator
Lisa Carlesso
lisa.carlesso@umontreal.ca
Link to bio
Quebec Low back and neck disorders; knee pain/osteoarthritis, chronic pain, epidemiology Physical Therapy Investigator
Junie Carriere
JCARRIERE@bwh.harvard.edu
Quebec Pain and disability Work related MSK disorders Trainee
Dominique Cava
dcava2@uwo.ca
Ontario Rehabilitation, Biomechanics Gait Analysis Trainee
Jesse Charlton
Jesse.Charlton@ubc.ca
British Columbia Knee osteoarthritis, biomechanics, conservative treatment Biomechanics, gait analysis Trainee
Amira Cherif
amira.cherif.1@ulaval.ca
Quebec Low back pain TMS, Motor control, Cortical excitabilty, Low back pain Trainee
Yosra Cherni
yosra.cherni@umontreal.ca
Quebec Biomechanics, rehabilitation, locomotion, transcranian magnetic stimulation Kinematics, EMG, Muscle synergies, Corticospinal excitability Investigator
Manon Choinière
manon.choiniere@umontreal.ca
Link to bio
Quebec Transition from acute to chronic low back pain; knee and thumb OA; biospsychosocial and economic consequences of chronic pain; management of chronic pain Medicine Investigator
Laura Churchill
lchurch2@uwo.ca
Ontario Orthopaedics, Knowledge Translation, Patient education, Physical Activity Knowledge Translation, Logistic Regression, Predictive modelling, Qualitatitive, Interview-based, Focus Groups Trainee
Eda Cinar
eda.cinar@mail.mcgill.ca
Quebec gait, balance, measurement, dual task ,cognitive science, tele-rehabilitation Gait analysis Investigator
Allison Clouthier
allison.clouthier@uottawa.ca
Ontario Joint biomechanics, knee osteoarthritis, patellofemoral instability biomechanics, musculoskeletal modelling, machine learning Investigator
Lynn Cooper
lkcooperbes@rogers.com
Ontario Collaborator
Julie Cote
julie.cote2@mcgill.ca
Link to bio
Quebec upper extremity, work-related MSK disorders, sex/gender Kinesiology & Physical Education Investigator
Daniel Cote
cote.danie@irsst.qc.ca
Quebec Work rehabilitation; Medical anthropology and sociology; pain experience; intercultural communication in health care Qualitative research methodologies: ethnography, grounded theory, etc. Investigator
Claudia CÔTÉ-PICARD
claudia.cote-picard.1@ulaval.ca
Quebec Low back pain RCT, observational studies Trainee
Alex Crizzle
alex.crizzle@usask.ca
Saskatchewan Investigator
Dan Currie
d2currie@uwaterloo.ca
Ontario Biomechanics, wearable devices bicycling, power generation, strength Trainee
Rachel Dagim Almaw
rdalmaw@uwaterloo.ca
Ontario Osteoarthritis, Intersection of race and MSK disorders Qualitative, interviews, knowledge translation, scoping review, statistical analyses Collaborator
Noémi Dahan-Oliel
ndahan@shrinenet.org
Link to bio
Quebec Knowledge translation, Quality of life, Transitions to adulthood, Transitions of care, Social participation, Lower limb deformity, Physical disability Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy Investigator
Ahmed Gabriel Dami
ahmed.dami@uqtr.ca
Quebec Biomechanics; Locomotion; Lower Limb MSK disorders Visual 3D; Matlab; SPSS; Arduino Trainee
Ronessa Dass
dassr5@mcmaster.ca
Ontario Pain in Veterans, cognition qualitative, reviews Trainee
Elysia Davis
Elysia.Davis@Dal.Ca
Nova Scotia Biomechanics, knee osteoarthritis, knee injuries, cartilage adaptation, athletes, women modelling, principal component analysis, Trainee
Simon Decary
decary.simon@gmail.com
Quebec Shared decision making in musculoskeletal rehabilitation. Diagnostic validity Trainee
Kevin Deluzio
kevin.deluzio@queensu.ca
Link to bio
Ontario biomechanical factors of knee OA, non-surgical interventions for knee OA, MSK modeling of human gait, analysis of biomechanical waveform data Engineering Investigator
Simon Deslauriers
simon.deslauriers.1@ulaval.ca
Quebec MSK health services research, access to rehabilitation services, integration of PT in primary care, arthritis, chronic pain, interprofessional collaboration Quantitative, survey, database, qualitative, interview, mixed-methods Trainee
François Desmeules
f.desmeules@umontreal.ca
Link to bio
Quebec mobility, osteoarthritis, joint arthroplasty Physiotherapie Investigator
Clermont Dionne
clermont.dionne@crchudequebec.ulaval.ca
Link to bio
Quebec MSK pain Rehabilitation Investigator
Julien Ducas
julien.ducas@uqtr.ca
Quebec Neuromuscular adaptation to low back pain HDsEMG, electrical stimulation to induce pain Trainee
Frédérique Dupuis
frederique.dupuis.1@ulaval.ca
Quebec Musculoskeletal rehabilitation RCT, intervention, exercise programs Trainee
Guillaume Durandau
guillaume.durandau@mcgill.ca
Quebec Biomechanics, assistive robotic neuromusculoskeletal modelling, AI, EMG Investigator
Andreas Ejupi
andreas@ejupi.at
adults, eldery Data analysis Trainee
Ezinne Ekediegwu
ezinne.ekediegwu@mail.mcgill.ca
Quebec Invertebral differential dynamics therapy, knee OA, low back pain, frailty Correlational analysis Trainee
Payen Elena
elena.payen@uqtr.ca
Quebec Foot pain, biomechanic, foot orthoses Movement analysis Trainee
Carolyn Emery
caemery@ucalgary.ca
Link to bio
Alberta Injury Prevention, Consequences of Joint Injury, Osteoarthritis, Concussion, JIA, CP Kinesiology Investigator
Jean Francois Esculier
jean-francois.esculier@ubc.ca
British Columbia Running injuries & knee pain (patellofemoral pain, knee osteoarthritis), running biomechanics and running footwear Trainee
Maryam Farzad
mfarzad@uwo.ca
Ontario Pain and disability in hand and upper limb Investigator
Fabio Feldman
Fabio.Feldman@fraserhealth.ca
British Columbia Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology Patient representative
Debbie Feldman
debbie.feldman@umontreal.ca
Quebec health services for msk and rheumatologic conditions, work-related injury and rehab, chronic pain, epidemiology of msk disorders epidemiology, cohort studies, surveys, data-based research Investigator
Reed Ferber
rferber@ucalgary.ca
Link to bio
Alberta Clinical gait biomechanics, big data, running, osteoarthritis, wearable technology Kinesiology Investigator
Louis Ferreira
lferreir@uwo.ca
Link to bio
Ontario upper extremity, post-surgical joint replacement rehab Mechanical and Materials Engineering Investigator
Deborah Fitzimmons
dfitzsi4@uwo.ca
Link to bio
Ontario Technology-enabled care provision and capacity building; technology acceptability and adoption Investigator
Christopher Forgaard
cforgaar@uwo.ca
Ontario Grant writing, team development Collaborator
Carol Fortin
carole.fortin@umontreal.ca
Quebec Scoliosis, muscle function, posture and movement Posture assessment, 3D motion analysis, ultrasound imaging, EEG Investigator
Maryse Fortin
maryse.fortin@concordia.ca
Quebec Multifidus, paraspinal muscle atrophy, paraspinal muscle fatty infiltration, motor control exercise Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Ultrasound, DEXA Investigator
Antoine Frasie
antoine.frasie.1@ulaval.ca
Quebec Wearable sensors validation to assess physical contrains Sport and Work related MSK disorders (Shoulder and low back) Trainee
Simon French
simon.french@queensu.ca
Link to bio
Ontario implementation science, knowledge translation, low back pain, osteoarthritis Musculoskeletal Conditions Investigator
Kenzie Friesen
kenzie.friesen@usask.ca
Saskatchewan Sports biomechanics Sports related injuries, EMG, IMUs, Camera mocap Investigator
Martha Funabashi
mfunabashi@cmcc.ca
Ontario Spine biomechanics, manual therapy Biomechanical testing, adverse events investigation Investigator
Dany Gagnon
dany.gagnon.2@umontreal.ca
Link to bio
Quebec Upper extremity, trunk,  lower extremity, repetitive movements, functional activities, biomechanics, clinical trials Physiotherapy Investigator
Marianne Gagnon
marianne.gagnon3@mail.mcgill.ca
Quebec Telerehabilitation for patients having MSK disorders, remote assessment tools, physical disability telerehabilitation for youth having arthrogryposis multiplex congenita and osteogenesis imperfecta, validation of inertial mesurement unit to measure ground reaction force on youth having arthrogryposis multiplex congenita and osteogenesis imperfecta Trainee
Rose Gagnon
rose.gagnon.1@ulaval.ca
Quebec Economic evaluation, Health care organization, Professional practices, Health services Randomized controlled trials, Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing, Cost-Utility Analysis, Economic modeling Trainee
Aislinn Ganci
aganci@ualberta.ca
Alberta Scoliosis, Patient-Reported Outcome Measures, Ultrasound Imaging Kinesiology, Responsiveness Trainee
Nathaly Gaudrealt
Nathaly.Gaudreault@usherbrooke.ca
Quebec Arthritis, tendinopathy, myofascial pain (fascia, trigger points), work related MSK Fondamental research, RCT, single case series, systematic reviews, qualitative research Investigator
Jonathan Gervais-Hupe
jonathan.gervais-hupe@umontreal.ca
Quebec Pain, MSK injuries, access to rehab, health systems Physiotherapy Trainee
Maryam Ghodrati Ontario Pain, Gender, Chronic Musculoskeletal Disorders, Biopsychosocial model Clinical trials, Systematic reviews, Structural validity, Regression modelling Trainee
Ghoseiri, Kamiar
kag613@mail.usask.ca
Saskatchewan Limb amputation, rehabilitation, wearable assistive devices Orthotics, prosthetics, gait, research methodology Trainee
Lora Giangregorio
lora.giangregorio@uwaterloo.ca
Link to bio
Ontario arthritis, work-related MSK, work stress, psychosocial factors, participation, accommodations Kinesiology Investigator
Jenna Gibbs
jenna.gibbs@mcgill.ca
Quebec Musculoskeletal health, exercise physiology, aging, health promotion Clinical trials, exercise interventions, body composition and bone strength assessment Investigator
Jacquie Gibson Alberta Collaborator
Monique Gignac
mgignac@iwh.on.ca
Link to bio
Ontario osteoporosis, exercise, knowledge translation Public Health Investigator
Joe Godges
jgodges@gmail.com
Collaborator
Kristine Godziuk
godziuk@ualberta.ca
Alberta Obesity, sarcopenia, osteoarthritis Rehabilitation; Kinesiology Investigator
Eric Golberg
eric.golberg@ualberta.ca
Alberta Sport science, return to sport assessments, injury risk mitigation Cohort, cross sectional, quantitative, functional performance, athletic performance Trainee
Anita Gross
grossa@sympatico.ca
Link to bio
Ontario neck Physiotherapy Investigator
Douglas Gross
dgross@ualberta.ca
Link to bio
Alberta Work Disability Prevention; MSK Disorders; Work Injury; Workers' Compensation; Occupational Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Investigator
Christine Guptill
guptill@ualberta.ca
Alberta Investigator
Tokiko Hamasaki
tokiko.hamasaki.chum@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
Quebec Thumb base (trapeziometacarpal) osteoarthritis, health care Overview of systematic reviews, cross-sectional Investigator
Liz Harrison
liz.harrison@usask.ca
Saskatchewan MSK outcome measures, patellofemoral pain syndrome, gait, sport phys Running RCTs, research design, data collection, clinical testing, clinical interventions, analysis, writing, quality improvement Investigator
Harvi Hart
hhart7@uwo.ca
Ontario Investigator
Lynn Haslam-Larmer
Lynn.Haslam-Larmer@uhn.ca
Ontario Mobility of community based older adults, accelerometers, mixed methods studies Mixed methods, qualitative, case studies, KT Investigator
Natasha Hassija
natasha.hassija@mail.mcgill.ca
Quebec Shoulder, knee related injuries, mobilization, soft tissue release Dynamic taping, kinesio taping,Mobilization, soft tissue mobilization, pain,CBT Trainee
Jill Hayden
JHayden@dal.ca
Link to bio
Nova Scotia Low back pain Commmunity Health & Epidemiology Investigator
Jeffrey Hebert
J.Hebert@unb.ca
New Brunswick Spinal pain and related co-morbidities, surgical outcomes Epidemiology, clinical trials, trajectory modeling Investigator
Wendy Hill
whill@unb.ca
Link to bio
New Brunswick Upper extremity, prosthetics, outcome measures for upper limb amputees Occupational Therapy Investigator
Genevieve Hladysh
genevieve_hladysh@ymca.ca
Ontario Collaborator
Paul Hodges
p.hodges@uq.edu.au
Collaborator
Cathie Hofstetter
cathiemcfence@bell.net
Ontario Patient representative
Anne Hudon
a2hudon@uwaterloo.ca
Ontario Work-related MSK injuries, access to rehabilitation care for MSK injuries, health systems Qualitative research, health policy analysis, ethics analysis, knowledge exchange Collaborator
Michael Anthony Hunt
michael.hunt@ubc.ca
Link to bio
British Columbia clinical biomechanics, MSK rehabilitation; gait retraining, wearable sensors Physical Therapy Investigator
Susan Hunter
smuir4@uwo.ca
Ontario Falls and fall-related injuries in older adults, especially those with cognitive impairment; balance and gait control in lower extremity amputees epidemiology, observational studies Investigator
Megan Hutter
mhutter2@uwo.ca
Ontario Osteoarthritis, Medical Imaging Ultrasound imaging, segmentation, patient-reported outcome measures Trainee
Daniel Imbeau
daniel.imbeau@polymtl.ca
Quebec mathématiques et de génie industriel Collaborator
Natasha Ivanochko
nivanochko@uwaterloo.ca
Ontario biomechanics, vascular health, obesity, lower extremity, equity and diversity in research Biomechanics, kinetics, kinematics, vasculature Trainee
Renaud Jeffrey-Gauthier
renaud.jeffrey-gauthier.1@ulaval.ca
Quebec Movement adaptation to pain electrophysiology, video analysis, animal models, human research Trainee
Sahar Johari
sjohari@uwo.ca
Ontario Fall, Fragility fractures , Upper extremity conditions Qualitative and quantitative research Trainee
Kelly Kaiser
kkaiser@ucalgary.ca
Alberta Neuromotor Rehabilitation (Cerebral Palsy, Stroke, Spinal Cord Injury) systematic literature review, electrical stimulation, motor control Investigator
Tara Kajaks
kajakst@mcmaster.ca
Ontario Wearable Devices, Biomechanics, Older Adult Mobility, Assistive Tech, Community Care Quantitative Movement Assessment, survey data, qualitative methods Investigator
Gregory Kawchuk
gkawchuk@ualberta.ca
Alberta Biomechanics, virtual reality, imaging Robotics, EMG, Virtual Reality and more! Investigator
Michaela Khan
mkhan576@uwo.ca
Ontario Rehabilitation, imaging, biomechanics, orthopaedic surgery Trainee
Dorothy Kim
dorothy.kim@sickkids.ca
Ontario Orthpaedics, Paediatrics, Idiopathic Scoliosis, Spine Early onset scoliosis, Spine imaging, Spinal casting, Spinal bracing Collaborator
Jamie Kim
jkim3223@uwo.ca
Ontario MSK Health Trainee
Graham King
Graham.King@sjhc.london.on.ca
Ontario Orthopaedic Surgery Collaborator
Dylan Kobsar
dylan.kobsar@ubc.ca
Alberta Gait biomechanics, wearable techonology, osteoarthritis Gait analysis, wearable sensors, multivariate analysis, machine learning Investigator
Cheryl Kozey
cheryl.kozey@dal.ca
Link to bio
Nova Scotia Biomechanics, Healthy aging, Knee osteoarthritis, Lower back disorders, Predictive models, Electromyography, Human movement, MSK health, Neuromuscular control, Mobility Physiotherapy Investigator
Marie Laberge
marie.laberge@umontreal.ca
Quebec Occupational Therapy and ergonomics OT Investigator
Jacques Laliberté
jlaliberte@douleurchronique.org
Quebec Collaborator
Emily Lalone
emily.lalone@uwo.ca
Ontario Biomechanics In vitro, Imaging Investigator
Mathieu Lalumiere
mathieu.lalumiere.boucher@umontreal.ca
Quebec Achilles tendinopathy, ultrasonography Electromyography; Motion and force analysis; Ultrasound texture analysis Trainee
Pierre Langevin
pierre.langevin@fmed.ulaval.ca
Quebec Neck pain, concussion RCT, systematic reviews Investigator
Jean-Gabriel Lapalme
jean-gabriel.lapalme.cemtl@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
Quebec Primary Care Access, Interprofessional Education & Practice Education, exercises, active rehabilitation, direct access practitioner, literature review Trainee
Christina Le
cyle@ualberta.ca
Alberta Knee injuries and rehabilitation, knee OA Clinical experience Trainee
Louis-David Beaulieu
Louis-David_Beaulieu@uqac.ca
Quebec Sensorimotor control of movement and posture; neuroplasticity; neurological and musculoskeletal disorders; Impact of MSK disorders on brain neuroplasticity and sensorimotor control; development and validation of innovative clinical tools Investigator
Guillaume Léonard
guillaume.leonard2@usherbrooke.ca
Link to bio
Quebec Pain, work-related MSK disorders Investigator
Charissa Levy
Charissa.Levy@uhn.ca
Ontario Collaborator
Kathrine Lippel
klippel@uottawa.ca
Ontario Workers' compensation and work disability prevention law, policy and practices Legal analysis, qualitative research, comparative policy analysis Investigator
Alex Lizotte
clizotte@uwo.ca
Ontario Biomedical Eng - Wearable Robotics Exosuits, wearable robotics Trainee
Justin Losciale
j.losciale@ubc.ca
British Columbia Knee Injury rehabilitation, second knee injury prevention, knee osteoarthritis prevention Return to sport testing, tendinopathies, resistance training Trainee
Stacey Lovo
stacey.lovo@usask.ca
Saskatchewan telemedicine, remote presence robotics, musculoskeletal conditions, culturally responsive care for Indigenous populations mixed methods Investigator
Fabio Carlos Lucas De Oliviera
fabio-carlos.lucas-de-oliveira.1@ulaval.ca
Quebec MSK disorders, clinical research, physiotherapy for MSK disorders kinesiotaping, rotator cuff tendinopathy, shoulder rehabilitation, physiotherapy. Trainee
Michael Lukacs
mlukacs2@uwo.ca
Ontario Mechanisms behind development of Whiplash and Chronic Pain Conditions Innovation in Physical Therapy Trainee
Derick Luu
luud1@mcmaster.ca
Ontario complex regional pain syndrome, persistent pain, knowledge translation qualitative methods Trainee
Anne Lyddiatt
lyddiatt@lyddiatt.ca
Ontario Patient representative
Joy MacDermid
jmacderm@uwo.ca
Link to bio
Ontario MSK health (upper extremity/neck), rehab and surgical interventions for MSK disorders, pain and disability, work-related risks, interventions and work disability, KT, gender Rehabilitation Science (PT) Co-PI
Ellen MacEachen
ellen.maceachen@uwaterloo.ca
Ontario work and health qualitative research methods, work disability policy Investigator
Luciana Macedo
macedol@mcmaster.ca
Ontario Common Spinal Disorders Systematic Reviews, Randomized Controlled trials, Longitudinal Cohort Studies, Psychometric testing Investigator
Jacquelyn Marie Maciukiewicz
jmmaciukiewicz@uwaterloo.ca
Ontario biomechanics, clinical populations, Knee OA, Breast Cancer Muscular activation, kinematics, kinetics, computational modelling Trainee
Edward Madou
emadou@uwo.ca
Ontario Gait, Lower Limb Amputation, Rehabilitation, Neuroscience Gait Assessment, Biostatistics, Observational Study Design Trainee
Richard Magony
rmagony@uwo.ca
Ontario Sports Medicine, Rehabilitation Motion capture, cartilage imaging, patient reported outcomes Trainee
Monica Maly
mrmaly@uwaterloo.ca
Link to bio
Ontario OA, aging, knee, biomechanics, mobility, physical activity, exercise, occupational injury, muscle, cartilage Rehabilitation Science (PT) Investigator
Ranita Manocha
ranita.manocha@ucalgary.ca
Alberta Orthoses, Biomechanics, Functional Outcomes Upper Extremity, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Physiatry, Wheelchairs, Walking Aids Investigator
Jackie Marsh
jmarsh2@uwo.ca
Link to bio
Ontario effectiveness and efficiency of MSK health care delivery models, e-health, web-based technology Investigator
Deborah Marshall
damarsha@ucalgary.ca
Link to bio
Alberta OA and RA and sports injury Community Health Sciences Investigator
Marylie Martel
Marylie.Martel@USherbrooke.ca
Quebec Stimulation magnétique transcrânienne, mesures psychophysiques, mécanismes endogènes de contrôle de la douleur Trainee
Hugo Masse Alarie
h.massealarie@uq.edu.au
Low back pain, chronic pain, sensorimotor control of the trunk muscles, exercises, neurostimulation, central nervous system Transcranial magnetic stimulation, EMG, peripheral electrical/magnetic stimulation, vibration Investigator
Sue Mawson
susan.mawson@sth.nhs.uk
Collaborator
Nancy Mayo
nancy.mayo@mcgill.ca
Quebec Investigator
Darren Mazzei
darren.mazzei@ucalgary.ca
Alberta Health Economics, Policy, Osteoarthrtisis Health Services Research, other MSK diseases Trainee
Linda McLean
lmclea2@uottawa.ca
Ontario pelvic floor muscle function and dysfunction; musculoskeletal injury associated with pregnancy and delivery, aging electromyography (incl. needle and fine wire), ultrasound imaging, shear wave elastography, Investigator
Erinn McQueen
mcleafs@hotmail.com
Collaborator
Carlo Menon
cmenon@sfu.ca
British Columbia smart materials, human-machine interfaces, clinical populations Investigator
Catherine Mercier
catherine.mercier@rea.ulaval.ca
Link to bio
Quebec central changes observed in MSK disorders and their role in chronicity Faculty of Medicine Investigator
Kohle Merry British Columbia Tendinopathy; Exercise Therapy; Biofeedback; Intervention Development; Tele-rehab Sport-related MSK disorders Trainee
Giulia Mesaroli
giulia.mesaroli@sickkids.ca
Ontario Chronic pain, measurement, virtual reality mixed methods, VR Trainee
Sohrob Milani Zadeh
smilaniz@uwo.ca
Ontario Rehabilitation, Bioengineering, Physical Therapy Upper extremity Trainee
Jordan Miller
jordan.miller@queensu.ca
Ontario pain, primary care, back pain, neck pain clinical trials, systematic reviews, mixed methods Investigator
Maxime Mireault
maxime.mireault@umontreal.ca
Ontario Pain, pain patterns, occupation upper extremity, work-related MSK disorders, neuroplasticity Trainee
Gabriel Moisan
Gabriel.Moisan@uqtr.ca
Quebec Foot orthoses, lower limb musculoskeletal disorders Kinematics, kinetics, Electromyography Investigator
Chanelle Montpetit
montpetitchanelle@gmail.com
Quebec Chronic low back pain, gluteal morphology, gluteal function, MRI, pain Chronic low back pain Trainee
Suzanne Morin
suzanne.morin@mcgill.ca
Quebec Investigator
Rebecca Moyer
Rebecca.Moyer@dal.ca
Nova Scotia knee osteoarthritis, biomechanics, gait analyses, cartilage, imaging, rehabilitation, physical activity, exercise, surgical intervention gait analysis, rehabilitation, cartilage segmentation Investigator
Stephanie Nathaniel
nathanai@ualberta.ca
Alberta Health promotion, physical activity, return to activity/sport, MSK rehabilitation clinical outcomes, exercise prescription, research protocols Trainee
Ahmed Negm
anegm@ualberta.ca
Alberta Sarcopenia, Frailty, Sarcopenic Obesity, Aging, Body Composition, Arthritis, Arthroplasty, Gait Analysis Systematic Review, Network meta-analysis, Randomized Controlled trials, Pilot and feasibility, Big Data, Regression modelling Collaborator
Shahrzad Nematollahi
shahrzad.nematollahi@mail.mcgill.ca
Quebec Epidemiology, Disease registry, Coding systems for MSK disorders Longitudinal data analysis, Cohort studies, registry systems, lifecourse data analysis Trainee
Saman Nikpour
snikpou3@uwo.ca
Ontario Biomedical alloys Biomechanics Trainee
JoAnn Nilson
joann.nilson@saskhealthauthority.ca
Saskatchewan Bleeding disorder, pain, MSK rehab Hemophelia Collaborator
Félix Nindorera
felix.nindorera.1@ulaval.ca
Quebec digital technologies and rehabilitation Motor Performance Testing; Skill Acquisition Assessment; Training Transfer Assessments, Knowledge transfert, quantitative Analysis Trainee
Maureen O'Brien
maureen.obrien1@ucalgary.ca
Alberta Physical medicine and rehabilitation, mobility, clinical populations Walking aids, rehabilitation, gait training Trainee
Humberto Omana
homana@uwo.ca
Ontario Gait and balance impairments Spatial temporal gait analysis Trainee
Temitope Osifeso
osifesobanke@gmail.com
Ontario Work-related musculoskeletal disorders, Public safety personnel, Mental health disorders, Quality of life, Online interventions Systematic reviews, Scoping reviews, Narrative reviews, meta-analysis, regression analysis, ANOVA, SEM Trainee
Tara Packham
packhamt@mcmaster.ca
Ontario Persistent pain, hand and upper limb rehabilitation, implementation Rasch analysis, cognitive interviews, qualitative, mixed methods Investigator
Isabelle Page
isabelle.page.phd@gmail.com
Quebec Rehabilitation; Back pain; technologies; complementary and alternative medicine experimental design; reliability; ANOVA; Investigator
Gabrielle Page
gabrielle.page@umontreal.ca
Quebec Low back pain trajectories, ecological momentary assessment Investigator
Derek Pamukoff
dpamukof@uwo.ca
Ontario Biomechanics, Gait, Knee, Running, Osteoarthritis 3D Biomechanics, Gait Analyses, Neuromuscular Physiology, Ultrasound Imaging Investigator
Jann Paquette-Warren
bjiinnov@uwo.ca
Ontario Collaborator
Eric Parent
eparent@ualberta.ca
Alberta Investigator
Steven Passmore
passmore@cc.umanitoba.ca
Manitoba Spinal Manipulation, Perceptual Motor Behaviour, Non-Pharmacological Pain Managment, Outcome Measures Motion Analysis Investigator
Rajni Patel
rvpatel@uwo.ca
Ontario Robotic systems for stroke rehabilitation and movement disorders; in-home rehab devices Robotics, haptics, teleoperation, mechatronic system design Investigator
Kadija Perreault
kadija.perreault@fmed.ulaval.ca
Link to bio
Quebec Health services research, access to rehabilitation services, pain conditions, interprofessional collaboration, health promotion Rehabilitation Investigator
Rob Petrella
petrella@uwo.ca
Link to bio
Ontario Healthy aging, mobility, osteoarthritis, multiple-modality, hypertension, exercise science, healthy lifestyle, primary care, cardiovascular prevention, diabetes, men’s health, obesity, clinical trials Kinesiology Investigator
Celeste Petrusevski
popelac@mcmaster.ca
Ontario healthy aging, chronic conditions, public health, knowledge translation mobility and functional impatiements Investigator
Sheena Philip
sphilip6@uwo.ca
Ontario Musceloskeletal Quantitative Trainee
Mathieu Piché
mathieu.piche@uqtr.ca
Link to bio
Quebec pain, neurophysiology, MSK disorders Investigator
Dimitra Pouliopoulou
dimitra_@outlook.com
Ontario Epidemiology, Arthritis, Osteoporosis Systematic Review, Meta analysis, Network Meta analysis Trainee
Carla Prado
carla.prado@ualberta.ca
Link to bio
Alberta Nutrition, Body Composition, energy metabolism, obesity, sarcopenia Nutrition, Food and Health Investigator
Steven Pretty
steven.pretty@uwaterloo.ca
Ontario Biomechanics; Osteoporosis; Musculoskeletal Imaging; Mobility Mechanical testing; Fall simulation; Tether release; Structural engineering modeling Trainee
Codie Primeau
cprimea@uwo.ca
Ontario Osteoarthritis - Clinical investigations and health economics Economic evaluation, regression methods Trainee
Javad Raeesi
sraeesi2@uwo.ca
Ontario MSK health (upper extremity/spine), rehab and surgical interventions for MSK disorders Evidence Synthesis, systematic review and meta-analysis, scoping review, overviews, Randomized control trials, diagnostic test accuracy Trainee
Julie Richardson
jrichard@mcmaster.ca
Link to bio
Ontario Preclinical disability, mobility, physical function, aging, arthritis, stroke, diabetes, hypertension, chronic disease, self-management, prevention, electronic personal health record Physiotherapy Investigator
Nicole Robak
robakn@myumanitoba.ca
Manitoba Sport, Spine health Mixed Methods Trainee
Shawn Robbins
shawn.robbins@mcgill.ca
Link to bio
Quebec mobility, osteoarthritis, joint arthroplasty PT Investigator
Maxime Robert
maxime.robert@fmed.ulaval.ca
Quebec Biomechanics, cerebral palsy, amputee, neuroimaging Investigator
Stephen Robinovitch
stever@sfu.ca
Link to bio
British Columbia MSK rehab, Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, and School of Engineering Science Co-PI
Isabel Rodrigues
rodrigib@mcmaster.ca
Ontario Intersectionality,Sarocpenia Mixed methods Investigator
Janet Ronsky
jlronsky@ucalgary.ca
Link to bio
Alberta MSK disorders, lower extremity, spine, scoliosis, neuromotor function and adaptation, knee OA and soft tissue injuries Engineering Investigator
Brent Rosenstein
brent.rosenstein@icloud.com
Quebec Chronic low back pain, paraspinal muscle health, rehabilitation MRI, ultrasound, exercise Trainee
Dominique Rouleau
dominique_rouleau@yahoo.ca
Link to bio
Quebec Upper extremity and trauma Surgery Investigator
Jean-Sébastien Roy
Jean-Sebastien.Roy@fmed.ulaval.ca
Link to bio
Quebec Arthritis / OA, Locomotor Activity / Movement Disorders Physical Therapy Co-PI
Derek Rutherford
rutherford.derek4@gmail.com
Link to bio
Nova Scotia OA Knee/Hip Physiotherapy Investigator
Joanna Sale
salej@smh.ca
Ontario Patient perspective, medication use, MSK health, fracture secondary prevention qualitative research (phenomenology, grounded theory, qualitative description, secondary analysis) Investigator
Sergio Salinas
ssalina@uwo.ca
Ontario Upper Limb Rehabilitation Technology, Wearable Sensors, Mixed Reality, Robotics Machine Learning Trainee
Lina Santaguida
santag@mcmaster.ca
Ontario Osteoarthritis Aging, Arthritis, Technology, Rehabilitation Investigator
Paulo Sanzo
psanzo@lakeheadu.ca
Ontario My research interests are in the area of rehabilitation and sports medicine. More specifically, my research integrates the clinical, biomechanical, and physiological aspects of human movement and gait analysis. Quantitative Investigator
Cyril Schneider
Cyril.Schneider@rea.ulaval.ca
Quebec Chronic low back pain, brain plasticity, etc. neurophysiology - brain motor excitability - motor control - biomechanics, etc. Investigator
Alex Scott
ascott@mail.ubc.ca
British Columbia Chronic Pain, Tendinopathy, Rehabilitation Clinical trials, physiology research, translational and mechanistic studies Investigator
Ervin Sejdic
ervin.sejdic@utoronto.ca
Ontario Gait, swallowing, data science, medical devices Machine learning, signal processing, image processing, wearables Investigator
Erfan Shafiee
eshafiee@uwo.ca
Ontario Pain and Disability in Hand and Upper Extremity Systeamtic review; Meta-analysis Trainee
Cathie Sherrington
csherrington@georgeinstitute.org.au
Collaborator
Diego Roger Silva
silvad12@mcmaster.ca
Ontario Inflamatory biomarkers, MSK pain, falls, biomechanics Biomechanic, MSK pain, Pain, Low back pain, pre-surgical rehabilitation, lumbar spinal stenosis Investigator
Martin Simoneau
Martin.Simoneau@kin.ulaval.ca
Quebec Sensorimotor control of human movement sensorimotor integration, balance control, spatial updating, biomechanics, brain oscillations Investigator
Kathryn Sinden
ksinden@lakeheadu.ca
Link to bio
Quebec Applied Ergonomics, Occupational Health, Sex/Gender and Work, Knowledge Translation Kinesiology Investigator
Stephane Sobczak
stephane.sobczak@uqtr.ca
Quebec Spine, Kinematics, Biomechanics, Neurodynamic All topics related to joints conditions and movement alterations following surgical procedures Investigator
Mark Sommerfeldt
marksommerfeldt1@gmail.com
Alberta sports related injury, knee and shoulder arthroscopic surgery and rehabilitation Clinical Outcomes Investigator
Jim Stevely
jstevely43@gmail.com
Ontario The Importance of the MSK Screening, inspection of the joint, Different types of Arthritis MSK Screening, Ank Spon, DISH, Osteoarthritis, psoriatic arthritis,Spondyloarthropathies Patient representative
Peter Stillwell
PeterStilwell@Dal.Ca
Nova Scotia Pain, MSK conditions Qualitative, phenomenology Investigator
Susan Stock
susan.stock@inspq.qc.ca
Link to bio
Quebec work-related MSK disorders; gender and work; occupational health; social inequalities; health inequalities; public health médecine sociale et préventive Investigator
Mike Szekeres
mszeker3@uwo.ca
Ontario Upper Extremity Rehabilitation, Hand Therapy, Knowledge Translation, Use of Technology quantitative analysis, setting up RCTs Investigator
Matthew Teeter
Matthew.Teeter@lhsc.on.ca
Link to bio
Ontario Orthopaedic implants and devices, additive manufacturing Medical Biophysics Investigator
Jane Thornton
jane.s.thornton@gmail.com
Ontario physical activity and multimorbidity, physical activity and inflammation, Injury Prevention and Health Protection of the Athlete Investigator
Norio Tomita
norio.tomita@gmail.com
Quebec Characteristics of the thoracolumbar fascia in patients with nonspecific low back pain Medical ultrasound, shear strain analysis, quantitative ultrasound(QUS) Trainee
Tamara Tompkins
ttompki2@uwo.ca
Ontario Osteoarthritis, pain, synovitis, MSK medical imaging, rehabillitation, biomechanics Trainee
Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme
yannick.tousignant-laflamme@usherbrooke.ca
Link to bio
Quebec low back pain, complex regional pain syndrome, chronic pain management Physiotherapie Investigator
Ana Luisa Trejos
AnaLuisa.Trejos@lhsc.on.ca
Link to bio
Ontario wearable devices, rehabilitation mechatronics, upper extremity, MSK disorders Electrical and Computer Engineering Investigator
Linda Truong
linda.truong@ubc.ca
Alberta traumatic knee injuries, post-traumatic osteoarthritis clinical expertise - 6 years of clinical experience Trainee
Iulia Tufa
iulia.tufa@qprn.ca
Quebec Scientific coordinator of the Quebec Pain Research Network Collaborator
Katia Turcot
katia.turcot@kin.ulaval.ca
Quebec Biomechanics, 3D motion analysis, musculoskeletal disorders 3D kinematics, kinetics, inertial sensors Investigator
Zakir Uddin
zakiru@gmail.com
Quebec upper extremity, work related back pain and knee pain quantitative sensory testing (QST), performance measure Trainee
Nathan Urquart
nurquhar@dal.ca
Link to bio
Nova Scotia Sports Medicine, arthroscopy, MSK disorders, knee ligament injury, shoulder instability Orthopaedic Surgery Investigator
Kyle Vader
kyle.vader@queensu.ca
Ontario musculoskeletal pain; lived experience; biopsychosocial models of care; self-management; interventions; team-based care; primary healthcare; integrated knowledge translation qualitative Trainee
Jennifer Villeneuve
jvillen9@uwo.ca
Ontario Biomechanics, Medical Imaging Osteoarthritis, 4DCT, Bone Mineral Density, Contact Maps, Kinematics Trainee
Raphael Vincent
raphael.vincent@umontreal.ca
Quebec Upper extremity (shoulder) Concordance study, delphi, qualitative Trainee
Ruoa Walha
walha.roua@usherbrooke.ca
Quebec lower extrimity, foot disease, gait, biomechanics gait analysis, plantar pressure analysis Trainee
David Walton
dwalton5@uwo.ca
Link to bio
Ontario MSK Trauma, pain, and related disability.  Acute-to-chronic pain transition.  Measuring pain and disability.  Health Professional education and continuing development Physical Therapy Investigator
Hope Weiler
hope.weiler@mcgill.ca
Link to bio
Quebec Nutrition and MSK health Dietetics & Human Nutrition Investigator
Marie Westby
Marie.Westby@hiphealth.ca
British Columbia Arthritis, total joint arthroplasty, exercise prescription, quality indicators systematic reviews, Delphi consensus process, focus groups, survey Investigator
Jackie Whittaker
jwhittak@ualberta.ca
Link to bio
Alberta MSK rehab care and services, OA, injury Prevention, locomotor activity/movement disorders, muscle function/motor control, trauma/injuries, public health, pathogenesis and treatment of MSK diseases of the knee and lumbar spine. Physical Therapy Investigator
Timonthy Wideman
timothy.wideman@mcgill.ca
Link to bio
Quebec Work-related MSK disorders, chronic pain, back pain, OA, fibromyalgia Physical Therapy Investigator
Linda Wilhelm
lindaa.wilhelm@gmail.com
Collaborator
Ryan Willing
rwilling@uwo.ca
Ontario Knee and upper extremity bone and joint mechanics Experimental (in vitro), Computational (finite element analysis, multibody dynamics), Design Investigator
Janie Wilson
Janie.Wilson@DAL.CA
Link to bio
Nova Scotia biomechanics, biomedical engineering, mobility, balance, falls, ice hockey, injuries, injury prevention, bone fracture, traumatic brain injury, Engineering Co-PI
Hazel Wilson
bruceandhazel@sympatico.ca
Ontario Patient representative
Gregory Wohl
wohlg@mcmaster.ca
Link to bio
Ontario bone mechanics, bone adaptation, MSK tissue mechanics, diet, pharmaceutical effects on MSK tissues and adaptation, bone injury and repair, orthopaedic biomechanics Mechanical Engineering Investigator
Jessica Wong
jessica.wong@uwo.ca
Ontario Musculoskeletal health, aging, rehabilitation, health equity Epidemiology, systematic reviews, scoping reviews, patient engagement Investigator
Linda Woodhouse
linda.woodhouse@ualberta.ca
Link to bio
Alberta low back pain, soft tissue knee injuries (e.g. Post traumatic knee OA), rheumatology  Physical Therapy Investigator
Songlin Zhu
szhu86@uwo.ca
Ontario Osteoarthritis, synovitis, microvascular physiology, MSK imaging, gait biomechanics Trainee
Ahlam Zidan
ahlam.zidan@mail.mcgill.ca
Quebec Rare MSK disorders, Transition to adulthood interventions. Realistic review, Systematic review, mixed-methods, cross-sectional Trainee
Audrey Zucker Levin
Audrey.ZuckerLevin@usask.ca
Saskatchewan Phantom limb control, cortical reorganization, prosthetic intervention EMG, gait analysis, study design, functional measures Investigator