One of the Network’s key initiatives to improve rehabilitation research in Canada is our annual Project/Team Development Grant Awards Competition.
Competitions are held 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 Grant Recipients
2020 Pilot Grant Competition
The 2020 MSK Rehab Research Network Pilot Grant competition will focus on research efforts that address this changing healthcare environment. This round of pilot grants 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 Pilot Grant Competition
Based on our survey results from 2018 it was determined that funding pilot grants specific to wearable technologies was a top priority of our membership. Therefore, the Spring 2019 round of pilot grants 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 Pilot Grant Competition
Congratulations to the recipients of the MSK Network’s Second annual Pilot Grant Program. 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 Pilot Grant Competition
Congratulations to the recipients of the MSK Network’s First annual Pilot Grant Program! 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 |