Please note this study is no longer recruiting participants Researchers at ICORD want to find the relationship between age and an individual’s physical ability to use a manual wheelchair. This research study is for individuals who have NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE Read More…
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Does your spasticity decrease while using a Segway?
Project title: Muscle activity and reflex changes after a dynamic standing condition compared to a static standing condition in spinal cord injury individuals. We will measure how your clinical spasticity measurement outcome, your muscle activity, and your reflexes will change Read More…
Dr. Sawatzky to be honoured
ICORD Principal Investigator Dr. Bonita Sawatzky will be honoured by her Alma Mater later this month with the presentation of a Distinguished Alumni Blazer Award from the Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The award selection committee was impressed Read More…
How much energy does it take to wheel?
Measurement properties of wheelchair propulsion tests: minimal clinical important difference and smallest detectable difference Research will take place in ICORD labs at the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre, for 2 testing session lasting a maximum of 3.5 hours each. Researchers will Read More…
It’s not rocket science, it’s harder! A Café Scientifique event on January 19, 2012
“Scientific breakthroughs” often appear in the news, yet we still have no cure for spinal cord injury. Join our expert panel of ICORD researchers for refreshments and lively discussion about how discoveries in the laboratory translate into treatments that affect Read More…
A wheelchair skills camp for children with SCI
| 1 commentBy: Leanne Ramer and Bonita Sawatzky A wheelchair skills camp for children with SCI Mobility is an issue for most people with SCI, but one group of people that deserve special consideration is children with SCI who use wheelchairs. Depending Read More…
Differences in biomechanics between the SideStix crutch and a traditional crutch during crutch gait (completed)
Please note this study is no longer recruiting participants Dr. Bonita Sawatzky and Megan MacGillivray conducted a study to determine the differences in crutch gait between the SideStixä crutch and a traditional crutch. Although forearm crutches are helpful, many people Read More…
Manual wheelchair propulsion and skills in people with spinal cord injuries
Do you want to know how well you wheel? Do you use a manual wheelchair for your day-to-day mobility? Are you between 6 and 65 years of age? Do you use 22”, 24” or 25” wheels on your wheelchair? Dr. Read More…
Manual Wheelchair Propulsion in Spinal Cord Injuries
Dr. Bonita Sawatzky of the Department of Orthopedics, University of British Columbia conducted a research study to measure the forces put on the wheel when wheeling, to describe the wheeling strategies of adults, and measure how these forces change over Read More…
