A5100727522- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Occupational Health and Performance
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
- Agriculture and Farm Safety
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Traffic and Road Safety
University of Alberta
2007-2017
University of Alberta Hospital
2002-2010
Alberta Hospital Edmonton
2002-2003
In-Q-Tel
2003
Victoria Park
2000
Epidemiology of whiplash: an international dilemma* Whiplash associated disorders have become medicolegal and social dilemma.Physicians are not sure what the best therapeutic approach should be, courts finding topic growing ever more controversial.There many evident paradoxes in development presentation such disorders.We will focus particularly on remarkable epidemiological findings covering "natural history" this problem, provide a biopsychosocial model to explain these observations.
<b>Objective:</b> To describe the systemic nature of illness reported after motor vehicle collisions using data from a large, population based cohort individuals making an injury insurance claim. <b>Methods:</b> All subjects who submitted claim or were treated for whiplash following collision in Saskatchewan, Canada during 18 month period examined. Demographics claimants, related data, pre-collision health symptom prevalence, and scores on short form 36 item general survey (SF-36) obtained...
Quasi-experimental before-and-after design with control group.We evaluated a back pain mass media campaign's impact on population beliefs, work disability, and health utilization outcomes.Building previous campaigns in Australia Scotland, campaign (Don't Take it Lying Down) was implemented Alberta, Canada. A variety of formats were used radio ads predominating because budget constraints.Changes beliefs studied using telephone surveys random samples from intervention provinces before onset...
Coping is shown to affect outcomes in chronic pain patients; however, few studies have examined the role of coping course recovery whiplash-associated disorders (WAD). The purpose this study was determine predictive value style for 2 key aspects WAD recovery, reductions neck pain, and disability.A population-based prospective cohort design used 2986 adults with traffic-related WAD. Participants were assessed at baseline, 6 weeks, 4, 8, 12 months postinjury. measured weeks using Pain...
To determine the specificity and sensitivity of Modified 2010 American College Rheumatology (ACR) Diagnostic Criteria for Fibromyalgia (given as a self-administered questionnaire) in clinical practice.A cohort patients with widespread pain, referred by primary care physicians to rheumatologists, completed questionnaire ACR criteria. Prior completion questionnaire, were diagnosed at least 1 rheumatologist either having fibromyalgia (FM) or not FM, using rheumatologist's assessment gold...
To determine if an educational intervention in the acute stage of whiplash injury may improve recovery rate.Consecutive subjects were randomized to one two treatment groups: or usual care. The group received pamphlet based on current evidence. control did not receive these materials but emergency department care and a standard nondirected discharge information sheet. Both groups underwent follow-up by telephone interview at weeks three months. primary outcome measure was patient's response...
Beliefs about pain conditions appear to influence recovery in a variety of musculoskeletal conditions. Little is known population beliefs neck and arm pain.To evaluate three common conditions: work-related whiplash injury (WAD).Mail-out surveys were delivered 2000 adult residents two Canadian provinces cross-sectionally. To the conditions, back questionnaire was modified yielding comparable 10-item measures. In addition, we inquired belief how quickly condition settles. Respondents indicated...
Objective. Symptom and pain diaries are often recommended to or used by patients with chronic disorders. Our objective was examine the effect on recall of symptoms after 14 days daily symptom diary use in healthy subjects. Method. Subjects were randomly assigned 1 2 groups: group control group. Both subject groups completed an initial checklist composed headache, neck pain, back fatigue, abdominal elbow jaw numbness/tingling arms legs. indicated their frequency perceived average severity...