Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Mobility Lab

Lead Researcher - Kristin Musselman

Research Platforms

Assessing Body Structure and Function
Digital Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
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Research Overview

The SCI Mobility Lab aims to increase rehabilitation research and clinical capacity through innovations in assessment and care delivery. Our research objectives include:

  1. Evaluating the feasibility and efficacy of novel approaches to balance training and fall prevention for individuals with spinal cord injury/disease
  2. Developing interventions that optimize sensorimotor function in children with hemiplegia
  3. Developing tools that measure participation and outcomes of therapies targeting the neuromuscular system affected by sensorimotor loss.

People

Collaborators

  • Dr. Kei Masani, Senior Scientist, KITE-University Health Network; Associate Professor, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto
  • Dr. Cesar Marquez Chin, Scientist, KITE-University Health Network; Assistant Professor, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto
  • Dr. Sarah Munce, Scientist, KITE-University Health Network; Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto
  • Dr. Hardeep Singh, Scientist, KITE-University Health Network; Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto
  • Dr. Cathy Craven, Senior Scientist, KITE-University Health Network; Professor, Department of Medicine
  • Dr. José Zariffa, Senior Scientist, KITE-University Health Network; Associate Professor, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto
  • Dr. Dalton Wolfe, Scientist, Parkwood Institute, St. Joseph’s Health Care London

Staff

  • Katherine Chan MSc, Clinical Research Coordinator, KITE-University Health Network

Trainees

  • Hope Jervis Rademeyer MScPT, PhD Candidate, Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto
  • Anita Kaiser MSc, PhD Candidate, Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto
  • Lovisa Cheung MScPT, PhD Candidate, Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto
  • Matthew Heffernan MSc, RKin, PhD Candidate, Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto
  • Natasha Benn MScPT, PhD Candidate, Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto
  • James Sessford PhD, RKin, Post-doctoral Fellow, KITE-University Health Network
  • Wagner de Souza Silva PhD, Post-doctoral Fellow, KITE-University Health Network

Join Us

We are accepting graduate students for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Contact: For more information contact Kristin Musselman at kristin.musselman@utoronto.ca

Knowledge Translation

Podcast created by SCI Mobility Lab Members