One of the Network’s key initiatives to improve rehabilitation research in Canada is our annual Team Development Support Opportunities.
Team Development Supports are provided annually to provide funding for early stage, high impact MSK research projects, and generates opportunities for trainees and young investigators to gain valuable experience in the field. We aim to encourage new transdisciplinary research initiatives, with an emphasis on collaboration across Canada.
- Funding Opportunity: 2023 Trainee Travel Awards
- 2022 Collaborative Catalyst Grant Recipients
- Funding Opportunity: 2022 Trainee Travel Awards
- UPDATED: 2021-22 Grant Competition
- FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Grant Competition Open
Past Recipients
2022 Team Development Support
The 2022 MSK Rehab Research Network Team Development Supports focused on multi-centre feasibility pilot studies, including randomized controlled trials (RCT) and prospective cohort studies. The proposed work was expected to be of relatively short duration with plans outlined for leveraging new, larger external support. Congratulations to our awardees:
| A Pilot Feasibility Multicenter Study to Identify Risk Factors for Rapid Progression in those with Early Mild to Moderate Knee Osteoarthritis | Janie Wilson, Dalhousie University |
| Characterizing Patient Mobility and Functional Status While on Waitlist for Total Knee Replacement: A Multi-Center Feasibility Pilot Study | Kevin Deluzio, Queens University |
| Spine Motor Control and Pain Processing as Predictive and Explanatory Factors of Chronic Low Back Pain | Hugo Masse-Alarie, Universite Laval |
| Do Psychosocial Factors Predict the Persistence of Shoulder Pain? | Jean-Sebastien Roy, Universite Laval |
| Virtual Intervention for Vertebral FrACture (VIVA): Feasibility of Implementation in a Multicentre Trial | Lora Giangregorio, University of Waterloo |
| Feasibility Testing of a Pre-Surgical Rehabilitation Program for Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Multi-Center Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial | Luciana Macedo, McMaster University |
| A Multi-Centre Feasibility Study Assessing Shoe-Worn Insoles to Improve Clinical and Biomechanical Features of Knee Osteoarthritis | Michael Hunt, University of British Columbia |
| The Effects of a Novel Phantom Exercise Execution Program on Phantom Limb Pain and Mobility in People with Unilateral Transtibial Amputation: A Feasibility Pilot Study | Kamiar Ghoseiri, University of Saskatchewan |
2020 Team Development Support
The 2020 MSK Rehab Research Network Team Development Supports focused on research efforts that address the changing healthcare environment. This round of support was open to projects utilizing online or remote data collection/interventions, and/or projects specifically targeting MSK mobility challenges related to COVID-19. Congratulations to our awardees:
| Remote Education and Training On Safe Movement, Pain, Nutrition and Exercise After Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture (Support Your Spine Fracture) | Lora Giangregorio, University of Waterloo |
| Joint Management: Application of an Online Web-Based Platform to Support Individuals with Mild to Moderate Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis in Ontario | Kristen Barton, Western University |
| The stressful impact of COVID-19 on the trajectories of workers suffering from chronic low back pain | Guillaume Leonard, Universite de Sherbrooke |
| Feasibility of the TeleRehab Stop OsteoARthritis (SOAR) Program | Jackie Whittaker, University of British Columbia |
| A hands-off approach? Exploring injured workers’ experiences with physiotherapy provided by telerehabilitation in Quebec. | Anne Hudon, Universite de Montreal |
| Advancing the conceptualization and assessment of pain-related suffering | Peter Stillwell, McGill University |
2019 Team Development Support
Based on our survey results from 2018 it was determined that wearable technologies were a top priority of our membership. Therefore, the Spring 2019 round of support focused specifically on projects that demonstrate novel uses of wearable, web or mobile technology in rehabilitation research. Congratulations to our awardees:
| Using Wearable Technology to Monitor Exercise Fidelity During a Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis Prevention Exercise Program | Carolyn Emery, University of Calgary |
| Using wireless wearable sensors to evaluate shoulder muscular fatigue in workers | Jean-Sebastien Roy, Universite Laval |
| Validation study of instrumented socks to measure the impact of foot problems and the effects of foot orthoses in patients with psoriatic arthritis on patiotemporal gait parametrers in clinicial and ecological conditions | Patrick Boissy, Universite de Sherbrooke |
2018 Team Development Support
Congratulations to the recipients of the MSK Rehab Research Network’s second annual Team Development Supports. Below are the 2018 awardees:
| Dynamic 4DCT to Examine the Effect of Mal-united Distal Radius Fractures on Carpal Contact Mechanics, Osteoarthritis and Patient Outcomes | Emily Lalone |
| Accessibility of non-pharmacological interventions to prevent and manage chronic musculoskeletal pain in Québec’s primary care | Kadija Perrault |
| Home exercise program for youth with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita: A telerehabilitation pilot trial | Noemi Dahan-Oliel |
| Recovery after hip fracture: A novel online intervention for caregivers | Maureen Ashe |
| Development of ultrasound imaging measurements for the deep fascia | Nathaly Gaudreault |
2017 Team Development Support
Congratulations to the recipients of the MSK Rehab Research Network’s first annual Team Development Supports! Here is a list of the 2017 awardees:
| Does Structural Damage, Joint Mechanics, or Neuromuscular Variables Predict Early Osteoarthritic Changes and Recovery Following Knee Trauma | Shawn Robbins* Monica Maly, Oaul Martineau Moreno Morelli Jean-Pierre Pelletier, Johanne Martel-Pelletier Tim Wideman Felix Croteau Harold Knowles |
| Operationalization of the new Pain and Disability Drivers Management Model: A Consensus study | Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme* Dave Walton Marc-Olivier Martel Tim Wideman Olivier Tri-Thrinh Lam Frederick Wellens |
| Not everyone hurts the same way: A pilot study of a patient-centered approach to the identification of low back pain patients at risk for chronicity | Manon Choiniere* Joel Katz Lise Gauvin Anais Lacasse Pierre-Marie Sylvestre Tim Wideman Gabrielle Page Jean Borque |
| Community based interventions for persons with chronic conditions: Development of an implementation fidelity framework | Julie Richardson* Rebeccah Fleck Linda Woodhouse Ada Tang Jenna Smith Michael Pryzbeck Christina Nowak Genevieve Hladysh |
| Improving the management of low back pain in the emergency department: a feasibility study | Simon French* Robert Brison Jill Hayden Kathleen Norman Rachael Morkem Jonathon Hill Jordan Miller Chad McClintock Nicole O’Callaghan |
| Adapting Firefighter TEAM-Feedback Modules to Context: Building Capacity in Firefighter Injury Prevention | Kathryn Sinden* Joy MacDermid Heather Carnahan Amanda Brazil John Hay |
| A pilot study of multi-centred osteoarthritis gait biomechanics research: the first steps towards Canada-wide rehabilitation studies | Cheryl Kozey* Trevor Birmingham Janie Astephan-Wilson Michael Hunt Monica Maly Derek Rutherford Rebecca Moyer Elizabeth Hassen Jean-Francois Esculier Amanda Lorbergs Matthew Baker Anthony Gatti Angelo Rudic |
| Consequences of Ankle Sprain Injury in Youth Sport: Implications for Post-Traumatic Ankle Osteoarthritis | Carolyn Emery* Jacob Jaremko Greg Alcock Trevor Birmingham Janet Ronskey Grogor Kuntze Jackie Whittaker Lisa Carlesso Oluwatoyosi Owoeye Clodagh Toomey Kristen Barton |
| Adapting the Tools for Modified Work for Workers with Musculoskeletal Disorders for Firefighters | Susan Stock* Joy MacDermid Julie Cote Clermont Dionne Nicole Vezina Kathryn Sinden Ouiam Didane Chriss Ross |