Spring 2015 Research Update

By Derek Rutherford, PT, PhD

Have you ever considered getting involved in research?  We know it is a rather odd question for a group of physiotherapists, as we all research in some capacity. Below is a list of research products that have been completed in the past year or so by faculty here in the School of Physiotherapy.   As alumni, can you envision yourselves being involved in these areas of research? Perhaps it is an idea of where to go next, what was missed, or learning more about the methods used to answer your questions. Maybe it is taking those clinical patterns or features that you have recognized over the years of practice and telling the world about them. Either way, as we build and grow our research capacity in the School of Physiotherapy, Alumni input is integral to this development. Please do not hesitate to visit our website, email us or give us a ring.

MacFadyen K, Osterling K, Gilbert R, Dechman G. Effects of autogenic drainage on sputum and pulmonary function in people with cystic fibrosis: A systematic review. Physiotherapy Canada. (Accepted March 2015)

Camp PG, Hernandez P, Bourbeau J, Kirkham A, Debigare R, Stickland M, Goodridge D, Marciniuk D, Road J, Bhutani M, Dechman G. Pulmonary rehabilitation in Canada: A report from the Canadian Thoracic Society COPD Clinical Assembly. Canadian Respiratory Journal. 2015 Apr 7. [Epub ahead of print]

Saunders TJ, Dechman G, Hernandez P, Spence JC, Rhodes RE, McGannon K, Mundle S, Ferguson C, Bourbeau J, Maltais F, Marciniuk DD, Camp PG, Blanchard C. Distinct Trajectories of Physical Activity Among Patients with COPD During and After Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 2015 Mar 16. [Epub ahead of print]

Osterling K, MacFadyen K, Gilbert R, Dechman G. The effects of high intensity exercise during pulmonary rehabilitation on ventilatory parameters in people with moderate to severe stable COPD: a systematic review. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 2014;9:1069-78.

Criner GJ, Bourbeau J, Diekemper RL, Ouellette DR, Goodridge D, Hernandez P, Curren K, Balter MS, Bhutani M, Camp PG, Celli BR, Dechman G, Dransfield MT, Fiel SB, Foreman MG, Hanania NA, Ireland BK, Marchetti N, Marciniuk DD, Mularski RA, Ornelas J, Road JD, Stickland MK. Prevention of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: American College of Chest Physicians and Canadian Thoracic Society Guideline. Chest. 2014 Oct 16. doi: 10.1378/chest.14-1676. PMID: 25321320

Criner GJ, Bourbeau J, Diekemper RL, Ouellette DR, Goodridge D, Hernandez P, Curren K, Balter MS, Bhutani M, Camp PG, Celli BR, Dechman G, Dransfield MT, Fiel SB, Foreman MG, Hanania NA, Ireland BK, Marchetti N, Marciniuk DD, Mularski RA, Ornelas J, Road JD, Stickland MK. Executive Summary: Prevention of Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: American College of Chest Physicians and Canadian Thoracic Society Guideline. Chest. 2014 Oct 16. doi: 10.1378/chest.14-1677. PMID: 25320966

Gäverth J, Giacomantonio N, MacKay-Lyons M. Exercise stress testing after stroke or transient ischemic attack. A scoping review. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Mar 25, 2015. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2015.03.005.

Aloraini S,  Gäverth J,  Yeung E,  MacKay-Lyons M. Measurement of spasticity after stroke using instrumental clinical measures: a systematic review. J Disability and Rehabilitation. 2015 DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2015.1014933.

Mayo N, Anderson S, Barclay R, Cameron J, Desrosiers J, Eng JJ, Huijbregts M, Mackay-Lyons M, Richards CL, Salbach NM, Scott SC, Teasell R, Bayley M. Getting on with the Rest of Your Life after Stroke: Evaluation of a complex intervention aimed at enhanced life participation post-stroke. Clinical Rehabilitation Jan 27. 2015 0269215514565396.

Quirk D, Hubley-Kozey C. Age-related changes in trunk neuromuscular activation patterns during a controlled functional transfer task are not explained by increasing physical task intensity. Human Movement Science. 2015 38: 262-280.

Hatfield G, Stanish WD, Hubley-Kozey CL. (2015). Three-dimensional biomechanical gait characteristics at baseline are associated with progression to total knee arthroplasty. Arthritis  Care and Research. 2015 doi: 10.1002/acr.22564. [Epub ahead of print]

Astephen-Wilson J, Dunbar M, Hubley-Kozey CL. (2015). Knee joint biomechanics and neuromuscular control during gait before and after total knee arthroplasty are sex-specific. Journal of Arthroplasty. 30(1): 118-125.

Rutherford, D.J., Moreside, J.M., Wong, I. Knee joint motion and muscule activation patterns are altered during gait in individuals with moderate hip osteoarthritis compared to asymptomatic cohort. Clinical Biomechanics, 2015 In Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2015.04.002

Outerleys JB, Dunbar MJ, Hubley-Kozey CL,  Astephen Wilson JL. Quantifying the relationship between pre-operative knee joint function during gait with improved joint function due to primary total knee arthroplasty. Orthopedic Research Society, Las Vegas, March 2015.

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