The purpose of this study is to develop a questionnaire to measure the quality or ‘goodness’ of participation in different activities, among adults with physical disabilities. By participating in this study, you will be helping researchers develop a measurement scale Read More…
We’re looking to see if personal training and brief physical activity coaching sessions that are tailored to the individual can improve physical activity participation, fitness, and health. This study involves: • 2×2-hour testing sessions to evaluate fitness, heart health (non-invasive), Read More…
This study aims to assess the how the left ventricle of your heart and the arterial system interact and to see if this differs between people with and without chronic (more than one year since injury) SCI and people who Read More…
This study will investigate the role that peer mentorship plays in supporting people with a SCI and promoting social participation. Participants will be asked to complete a 20-minute survey asking them to list characteristics of effective and ineffective peer mentors Read More…
Regular physical activity benefits cardiovascular health, especially for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Many wheelchair dancing athletes have sustained a traumatic SCI, and thus exhibit different physical responses to exercise compared to able-bodied dancers. This project will assess blood Read More…
Breastfeeding positively impacts the emotional and physical well being and quality of life (QOL) of mothers and their babies. However, many women with SCI face unique challenges in lactation and breastfeeding, and there is still a lack of knowledge of Read More…
Researchers in Dr. Andrei Krassioukov’s lab at ICORD are seeking able-bodied control participants to take part in this research study. Autonomic dysreflexia is a condition characterized by episodes of extremely high blood pressure, and is usually accompanied by headaches, slowed Read More…
The purpose of this study is to measure the strength of pelvic floor muscles with light technology and to assess how strengthening pelvic floor muscles with exercise impacts bladder issues. The study involves two in-clinic pelvic floor muscle assessments at Read More…
Project title: The extent to which caregivers enhance the wheelchair skills of powered wheelchair users: a descriptive cross-sectional study The aim of this study is to better understand how powered wheelchair users and caregivers interact to carry out wheelchair skills safely Read More…
Manual wheelchairs are often prescribed to increase the independent mobility of individuals who are unable to walk. Conventional wheelchairs are operated by forward propulsion. However, this hand-rim propulsion style has been shown by numerous studies to be mechanically ineffecient. Rowheels Read More…
