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…
We recently conducted a survey of bowel care practices and cardiovascular responses to bowel care in individuals with SCI, and learned that bowel care and blood pressure control were areas of frustration following injury. We now want to test the Read More…
Researchers at ICORD want to understand the impact of the Physical Activity Research Centre (PARC) on the fatigue, pain, and quality of life in people living with multiple sclerosis (MS). We also want to identify the factors involved in coming Read More…
Statistics show that manual wheelchairs are poorly maintained, and there is evidence that manual wheelchair users generally do not know how to keep their wheelchairs working as efficiently as possible. The primary goal of this study is to investigate whether Read More…
