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Group-based exercice training programs for military members presenting musculoskeletal disorders – protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022
Background Musculoskeletal disorders are a leading cause of morbidity and the most prevalent source of disability among soldiers. Their high prevalence in armed forces and limited ressources have led to problems related to access to physical ...
F. Dupuis, K. Perreault, L. J. Hébert, M. Perron, Maj A. Fredette, F. Desmeules, J. S. Roy   +6 more
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Impact of Sensory Deficits on Upper Limb Motor Performance in Individuals with Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review

Brain Sciences, 2021
People living with cerebral palsy (CP) exhibit motor and sensory impairments that affect unimanual and bimanual functions. The importance of sensory functions for motor control is well known, but the association between motor and sensory functions ...
Isabelle Poitras, Ophélie Martinie, Maxime T. Robert, Alexandre Campeau-Lecours, Catherine Mercier   +4 more
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Development and Validation of Open-Source Activity Intensity Count and Activity Intensity Classification Algorithms from Raw Acceleration Signals of Wearable Sensors

Sensors, 2020
Background: A popular outcome in rehabilitation studies is the activity intensity count, which is typically measured from commercially available accelerometers.
Isabelle Poitras, Jade Clouâtre, Laurent J. Bouyer, François Routhier, Catherine Mercier, Alexandre Campeau-Lecours   +5 more
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Six-Minute Walk Test in Individuals With Unilateral Lower Limb Amputations

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, 2021
Background: The 6-minute walk test (6MWT) is one of the common clinical tests to assess rehabilitation progress and needs in individuals with lower-limb amputation (iLLAs).
Hananeh Younesian PhD, Raphaël Ouellet BS, Thomas Legrand PhD, Katia Turcot PhD   +3 more
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Report summary - The Direct Economic Burden of Socioeconomic Health Inequalities in Canada: An Analysis of Health Care Costs by Income Level

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, 2016
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Social Determinants and Science Integration Directorate, Public Health Agency of Canada
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Virtual Reality in Fibromyalgia: Does Altering Visual Feedback Impact on Pain and Movement During Reaching?

Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 2021
People with fibromyalgia (FM) have movement-related fear impacting on daily activities. While virtual reality has been used as a distractor to promote exercise, it can be used to manipulate visual feedback (VF) about movement, potentially influencing ...
Marion Dagenais, Marion Dagenais, Clémentine Brun, Alice Ohayon, Alice Ohayon, Catherine Mercier, Catherine Mercier   +6 more
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Quantification of upper limb position sense using an exoskeleton and a virtual reality display

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2018
Background Proprioceptive sense plays a significant role in the generation and correction of skilled movements and, consequently, in most activities of daily living. We developed a new proprioception assessment protocol that enables the quantification of
Anne Deblock-Bellamy, Charles Sebiyo Batcho, Catherine Mercier, Andreanne K. Blanchette   +3 more
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Gait Adaptation to a Phase-Specific Nociceptive Electrical Stimulation Applied at the Ankle: A Model to Study Musculoskeletal-Like Pain

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2021
Introduction: Lower limb pain, whether induced experimentally or as a result of a musculoskeletal injury, can impair motor control, leading to gait adaptations such as increased muscle stiffness or modified load distribution around joints.
Michaël Bertrand-Charette, Renaud Jeffrey-Gauthier, Jean-Sébastien Roy, Jean-Sébastien Roy, Laurent J. Bouyer, Laurent J. Bouyer   +5 more
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Socioeconomic gradients in cardiovascular risk in Canadian children and adolescents

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, 2016
Introduction: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its risk factors show clear socioeconomic gradients in Canadian adults. Whether socioeconomic gradients in cardiovascular risk emerge in childhood remains unclear.
Y. Shi, M. de Groh, C. Bancej
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The association between waiting time and multidisciplinary pain treatment outcomes in patients with rheumatic conditions

BMC Rheumatology, 2020
Background Access to multidisciplinary pain treatment facilities (MPTF) is limited by extensive waiting time in many countries. However, there is a lack of knowledge about the impact of waiting time on clinical outcomes, particularly for patients with ...
Simon Deslauriers, Jean-Sébastien Roy, Sasha Bernatsky, Debbie E. Feldman, Anne Marie Pinard, François Desmeules, Mary-Ann Fitzcharles, Kadija Perreault   +7 more
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