Clinical Integration of Musculoskeletal Biomechanics - CLIMB Lab

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03/26/2019

Anthony Teoli Physiothérapeute and Dr. Shawn Robbins presenting on the topic - Living Well with Knee Osteoarthritis: Best Treatments and Current Research. Hosted at the Constance Lethbridge Rehabilitation Center on January 21st. Thank you to all participants who made it out despite the snowstorm!

12/13/2018

On January 21st, 2019 at 6pm, McGill University's Anthony Teoli (Physiotherapist, PhD candidate) and Dr. Shawn Robbins (Associate professor, Department of Physical and Occupational Therapy) will discuss current therapeutic treatments used for managing knee osteoarthritis at the Constance Lethbridge....

12/13/2018

Le 21 janvier, 2019 à 18:00 heure, Anthony Teoli (Physiothérapeute, candidat au doctorat) et Dr. Shawn Robbins (professeur agrégé, Départment de physiothérapie et d'ergothérapie) de l'Université McGill discuteront des traitements actuels utilisés dans la gestion de l'arthrose du genou au Ce...

11/19/2018

Climb members - Anthony Teoli and Patrick Ippersiel at the Canadian Physiotherapy Association Congress in Montreal

09/24/2018

Climb laboratory team presenting work in Quebec City

09/19/2018

07/24/2017

*RESEARCH CORNER*

Title: Comparison of Gait Characteristics between Patients with Nontraumatic and Posttraumatic Medial Knee Osteoarthritis . Arthritis Care & Research 68(9): 1215-1223.

Authors: Shawn Robbins, Trevor Birmingham, Ian Jones, Emily Sischek, Mareike Dietzsch, and Robert Giffin

DOI: 10.1002/acr.22822

Introduction: The knee adduction moment is a proxy for the distribution of medial-lateral knee compartment loading. When measured during gait, the knee adduction moment has been shown to predict knee osteoarthritis progression in patients with non-traumatic knee osteoarthritis. However, gait variables have not been compared between patients with non-traumatic and post-traumatic knee osteoarthritis (patients without and with a history of trauma to their knee). The purpose of this study was to compare knee kinematics and kinetics during walking between nontraumatic and posttraumatic medial compartment knee osteoarthritis.

Key findings: Participants with non-traumatic knee osteoarthritis had greater knee adduction angles and external knee adduction moments, indicating higher medial compartment loads, during walking than participants with post-traumatic knee osteoarthritis.
Implications: The differences in walking should be considered when investigating biomechanical risk factors for disease initiation and progression, and intervention strategies.

Implications: The differences in walking should be considered when investigating biomechanical risk factors for disease initiation and progression, and intervention strategies.