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Spring 2011

Whitford, Jacki

Elbow contractures in burn survivors lead to difficulties in their ability to perform meaningful occupations. Interventions focus on improving movement at the elbow while considering social and psychological factors in the individual's environmental context. The purpose of the review was to...

Fall 2021

Crumback, Daniel J

Abstract Background Low back pain (LBP) is the most reported musculoskeletal complaint in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). By identifying low-tech movement-based tests that predict risk of future non-contact low back injury (LBI), we could create an easy to administer screening test. It may then...

Spring 2019

Wang, Yuluan

Background: Sleep deficiency (SD) is a prevalent problem among post-secondary students (PSS) and has serious negative consequences for physical, cognitive, and psychological well-being. In a survey of 1,294 University of Alberta students, 30.5% reported sleeping 6.5 hours or less. The use of...

Spring 2020

Hahn, Lyndsey

Background: The available research suggests that children brought up by parents with disability face a heighted risk of poorer well-being, including developmental delay, respiratory health conditions, accidents and injuries, and emotional-behavioural problems. This research is however limited,...

Spring 2013

Fuentes Contreras, Jorge Patricio

Mechanisms through which physiotherapy influence musculoskeletal pain include both the specific ingredient of an intervention as well as contextual factors inherent to clinical encounters including the therapist, patient and setting. These contextual factors are often termed “non-specific”...

2002

Maikala, Rammohan Venkata

Fall 2013

Forero, Juan

In this thesis the participation of tactile feedback from the hands in the control of balance was investigated. In Chapter 2, I characterized arm and leg reactions to unexpected perturbations delivered through the arms during walking. Perturbations applied at the hands resulted in early latency...

Fall 2024

Jhingan, Palak

This thesis explores the transition to an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system in an inpatient stroke rehabilitation setting at Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital (GRH), describing the perceptions and experiences of rehabilitation therapists and managers. The thesis begins with a scoping review,...

Fall 2022

Taghizada, Mokhsum

The university population is more sensitive to mental health problems than other populations, as in 2009, the Ontario College Health Association released a report indicating that university students were more likely to experience mental illness symptoms than non-university students. To address...

Fall 2019

Osho, Oluwaseyi Abigail

Background: One in three community-dwelling older adults aged 65 years or older experience at least one fall per year, leading to fall-related injuries, loss of independence, and, in some instances, death. Effective interventional strategies exist to prevent falls and their negative consequences...