Summer 2019 Research Update

By Dr. Derek Rutherford

Physiotherapy faculty researchers have been engaged locally, nationally and internationally over the past few months in research endeavours that have brought significant recognition to the work being conducted in the School of Physiotherapy. Below is a list of research outputs accumulated since the last newsletter, but what you won’t necessarily see are the many research related elements going on behind the scenes.

First, we celebrated our 35th Annual Physiotherapy Student Research Day; a great time where students, faculty and clinicians interact and think about possibilities and evidence contributions to support our profession into the future.

Secondly, Dr. Rebecca Moyer is one step closer to having research infrastructure up and running in the Dynamics of Human Motion Laboratory, supported by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI), Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Trust and the Dalhousie University, School of Physiotherapy Annual giving fund. Dr. Moyer's work is already gaining international recognition. For a 6 week internship, Dr. Moyer and Dr. Cheryl Hubley-Kozey supervised Phd student, Barry McDermott, who sought out Dr. Moyer for her expertise in musculoskeletal imaging and osteoarthritis management. Click here for the full article.

Thirdly, we are welcoming back Dr. Marilyn MacKay-Lyons from her sabbatical, and are looking forward to hearing how she has advanced her work in the areas of stroke rehabilitation and aerobic exercise.

Finally, I would like to acknowledge Dr. Shaun Boe for his persistence and tact in advancing research forward not only for the School of Physiotherapy though the Laboratory for Brain Recovery and Function, but now through the Faculty of Health through his recent appointment to Associate Dean of Research. Congratulations!

Grants

Latimer M, Rudderham S, McNally M, Martin D, Sylliboy JR, MacLellan J, Harman K, Finley A, Doiron L, Gloade K, Hachey S, Magdalena J, Vine, Elliott-Rose A, Corsten G, Noel G, Quinn D, Using a Co-learning Approach to Create a Collaborative Community-led Solution to ImproveIndigenous Children's Ear and Oral Wellness and Healthy Development for School Readiness. CIHR. (Requested $2,300,000 5 years; received $100,000 1-year bridge funding), 2019 – 2020.

Publications

Harman K, Sim SM, LeBrun J, Almost J, Andrews C, Davies H, Khalili HP, Sutton E, Price S. Physiotherapy: an active, transformational, and authentic career choice, Physiotherapy Theory and Research, (accepted).

Fortin-Barrette A, Harman K. Athletes play through pain – what does that mean for athletic trainers? Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, (accepted).

Stilwell P, Harman K. An enactive approach to pain: beyond the biopsychosocial model, Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, (accepted). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11097-019-09625-6

MacDonald M, Khan H, Kraeutner S, Usai F, Rogers E, Kimmerly DS, Dechman G, Boe S. Intensity of aerobic exercise but not aerobic fitness impacts on corticospinal excitability. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 2019 (In-Press).

Solomon J, Kraeutner S, Bardouille T, Boe S. Probing the temporal dynamics of movement inhibition in motor imagery. Brain Research, 2019 (In-press).

Kraeutner S, El-Serafi M, Lee J, Boe S. Disruption of motor imagery performance following inhibition of the left inferior parietal lobe. Neuropsychologia, 2019 127; 106-112.

Ingram TG, Solomon J, Westwood DA, Boe S. Movement related sensory feedback is not necessary for learning to execute a motor skill. Behavioural Brain Research, 2019 359: 135-142.

Shirazipour CH, Tennant EM, Aiken A, Latimer-Cheung AE.  Psychosocial Aspects of Physical Activity Participation for Military Personnel with Illness and Injury: A Scoping Review.  Military Behavioral Health. Online. Pages 1-18. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21635781.2019.1611508. June 2019.

Ritchie K, Cramm H, Aiken A, Donnelly C, Goldie K. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans with Dementia – A Scoping Review.  International Journal of Mental Health Nursing.  Pages 1-15.  https://rdcu.be/bDBWq May 2019.

Rutherford D, Baker M. "Lateral to medial hamstring activation ratio: Individuals with medial compartment knee osteoarthritis compared to asymptomatic controls during gait." Gait & Posture 70 May 2019: 95-97.

Atkinson HF, Birmingham T, Moyer R, Yacoub D, Kanko LE, Bryant DM, Thiessen JD, Thompson RT. "MRI T2 and T1ρ relaxation in patients at risk for knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis." BMC musculoskeletal disorders 20, no. 1, May 2019: 182.

Mahar A, Cramm C, Aiken A, Whitehead M, Tien H, Fear N, Kurdyak P. A Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing Non-fatal Self-harm Emergency Department Visits between Canadian Veterans Living in Ontario and Matched Civilians.  International Review of Psychiatry. 1-10. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09540261.2019.1580685 . April 2019.

Shirazipour C, Aiken A, Latimer A.  Quality Physical Activity Experiences for Military Veterans with a Physical Disability: Exploring the Relationship Between Program Conditions, Elements, and Outcomes.  Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health. 5(1), 80-92. https://jmvfh.utpjournals.press/doi/abs/10.3138/jmvfh.2018-0017. April 2019.

van Wijck F, Bernhardt J, Billinger SA, Bird ML, Eng J, English C, Teixeira-Salmela LF, MacKay-Lyons M, Melifonwu R, Sunnerhagen KS, Solomon J, Improving life after stroke needs global efforts to implement evidence-based physical activity pathways. International Journal of Stroke 2019: 1747493019840930.

Quigley A, O'Brien K, Brouillette M-J, MacKay-Lyons M. Evaluating the Feasibility and Impact of a Yoga Intervention on Cognition, Physical Function, Physical Activity, and Affective Outcomes in People Living With HIV: Protocol for a Randomized Pilot Trial. JMIR research protocols 8, no. 5 2019: e13818.

Quigley A, O'Brien K, Parker R, MacKay-Lyons M. Exercise and cognitive function in people living with HIV: a scoping review. Disability and Rehabilitation 41, no. 12. 2019:1384-1395.

Bui K-L, Mathur S, Dechman G, Maltais F, Camp PG, and Saey D. Fixed handheld dynamometry provides reliable and valid values for quadriceps isometric strength in patients with COPD: a multicenter study. Physical Therapy, April 2019.
 
Mathur S, Dechman G, Bui K-L, Camp PG, Saey D. Evaluation of limb muscle strength and function in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal. April 2019. 30.1: 24-34.

Quirk A, Hubley-Kozey CL. Do Older Adults and Those Recovered from Low Back Injury Share Common Muscle Activation Adaptations?. Journal of Motor Behavior 51.2. 2019: 222-238.

Mahar AL, Aiken AB, Whitehead M, Tien H, Cramm H, Fear NT, Kurdyak P.  Suicide in Canadian Veterans Living in Ontario: A Retrospective Cohort Study Linking Routinely Collected Data.  BMJ Open. 2019(9), p 1-7. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjopen/9/6/e027343.full.pdf. June 2019.

Kraeutner SN, Stratas A, McArthur, JL, Helmick CA, Westwood DA, Boe SG. Neural and behavioural outcomes differ following equivalent bouts of motor imagery or physical practice. Human Brain Mapping; Submitted March 2019: MS# HBM-19-0291

Conference Abstracts/Proceedings

Bostick G, Singer L, Pearson N, Harman K ,Theriault E. Management of Pain in Older Adults in the Opioid and Cannabis Era. CPA Forum, Charlottetown, June 2019.

Halliwell C, Moyer R. Longitudinal changes in physical activity type are associated with improvements in clinical outcomes for individuals with knee osteoarthritis. Professional and Research Education Program (PREP), Halifax, NS. May 2019.

Halliwell C, Moyer R. Functional limitations, sedentary time and physical activity on 24-month clinical outcomes in patients with knee osteoarthritis: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative. Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI), Toronto, ON. May 2019.

Halliwell C, Moyer R. Clinical improvements associated with physical activity patterns and magnitude are dependent on knee osteoarthritis severity. In Crossroads Interdisciplinary Health Research Conference, Halifax, NS. March 2019.  

Lohnes J, Wong I, Rutherford D. Knee mechanics during gait in hip osteoarthritis, knee osteoarthritis and asymptomatic individuals: A comparison study. Crossroads Interdisciplinary Health Research Conference, Halifax, NS, Canada, March 2019.
 
Baker M, Stanish W, Urquhart N, Rutherford D. Does instability impact mechanics after thirty minutes of walking in those with knee OA compared to asymptomatic controls? Crossroads Interdisciplinary Health Research Conference,Halifax, NS, Canada, March 2019.
 
Baker M, Urquhart N, Stanish W, Rutherford D. Does the presence of self-reported knee instability impact the response to walking surface translations in those with knee osteoarthritis?Osteoarthritis Research Society International: World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Toronto, ON, Canada, May 2019.
       
Lohnes J, Stanish W, Urquhart N, Rutherford D.  Does the presence of self-reported walking difficulty influence gait mechanics and muscular activations in individuals with knee osteoarthritis? Osteoarthritis Research Society International: World Congress on Osteoarthritis,Toronto, ON, Canada. May 2019.
 
Baker M,  Stanish W,  Urquhart N,  Rutherford D. Using objective gait measures to explain the variance between those who self-report stable and unstable knees in individuals with knee osteoarthritis. In PREP (Professional and Research Education Program) Graduate Student Research Day, Dalhousie University. May 2019.
 
Rutherford D, Gillis C, Hubley-Kozey C, Wong I, Stanish W,  Mitchell M. Does the amount of effusion in the symptomatic knee explain altered function when compared to the contralateral knee during walking in individuals with osteoarthritis? Osteoarthritis Research Society International: World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Toronto, ON, Canada. May 2019.

Lee J, Kraeutner S, Pancura D, Boe S. Investigating Cortical Excitability in a Motor Imagery Task with Varying Block Durations. Crossroad Interdisciplinary Health Research Conference. Dalhousie University. March 2019.