Significant gaps in how walking capacity and performance is assessed for people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) could be harming therapy and treatment development according to McGill University researchers. The study, published in the International Journal of MS Care, examined the differential between measurement tools for clinical walking capacity and real-world performance.

Classified as: News release, Multiple Sclerosis, Walking, physical rehabilitation, rehabilitation, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Nancy Mayo
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Published on: 2 Nov 2020

If you want to learn to walk a tightrope, it’s a good idea to go for a short run after each practice session. That’s because a recent study in NeuroImage demonstrates that exercise performed immediately after practicing a new motor skill improves its long-term retention. More specifically, the research shows, for the first time, that as little as a single fifteen-minute bout of cardiovascular exercise increases brain connectivity and efficiency.

Classified as: School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Research, health, Motor learning, exercise, health and lifestyle
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Published on: 9 Jul 2018

McGill professor Isabelle Gagnon and colleagues have recently shown that the number of teenagers in the Montreal area who were admitted to the emergency room because of injuries caused during an improvised soccer game had experienced peaks during World Cups organized between 1999 and 2014.

Isabelle Gagnon, Professor, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University

Classified as: Isabelle Gagnon, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, World Cup, Montreal
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Published on: 15 Jun 2018

 June is National Brain Injury Awareness Month. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability in children and adults from ages 1 to 44. Brain injuries are most often caused by motor vehicle crashes, sports injuries, or simple falls on the playground, at work or in the home.

Classified as: McGill University, concussions, Traumatic brain injury, physiotherapist, Montreal Children’s Hospital of the McGill University Health Center, McGill University professor, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Isabelle Gagnon
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Published on: 10 Jun 2016
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