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The effect of atlanto-occipital manipulation on neck and shoulder proprioception and range of motion: a randomized controlled trial
(2021-12-01)
Long-term neck pain is associated to maladaptive neuroplastic alterations in the brain, that affect head and neck proprioception. The One to Zero (OTZ) tension technique aims to correct dysfunction between the occiput (C0) ...
Exploring the perceived barriers and facilitators to equitable access of Naloxone in Durham Region: A pilot study
(2021-12-01)
Through exploratory case study research, we examined naloxone distribution from community pharmacies and perspectives of service providers about barriers and facilitators to equitable access of naloxone through the Ontario ...
A structured approach to assessing the suitability of clinical gold standards for use in computational decision support algorithm development
(2022-01-01)
Advanced decision support diagnostic algorithm use in medicine is being hampered by the problem that high quality evidence is not available to support adoption. The strongest evidence for a diagnostic tool is obtained from ...
Supporting Durham Catholic School District teachers in implementing movement integration: understanding and addressing the barriers through teacher coaching
(2020-12-01)
Movement integration (MI) is short bursts of physical activity (PA) within classrooms during school hours. Despite cited benefits of MI, it is not well utilized by teachers. MI barriers include lack of time and confidence, ...
Exploring constraints to sport participation among immigrant adolescent girls who reside in the Greater Toronto Area
(2020-03-01)
Rates of sport participation decrease during adolescence, particularly among girls. Although research has documented this decline, it tends to largely ignore diverse samples such as immigrants. This study explored constraints ...
A flexible, longitudinal and surrogate consent model: Consent of Infants for Neonatal Secondary-use research (CoINS) Model
(2020-04-01)
Documenting healthcare, along with technology enabling capture of streaming patient telemetry, can deliver large datasets offering opportunities to discover new insights primarily identified through retrospective secondary ...
A cross-sectional survey on the effects of temperature and humidity on health outcomes in individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: a pilot study
(2021-05-01)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), a progressive respiratory disorder, is the third leading cause of death globally. Temperature and humidity weather extremes influence the respiratory system. A cross-sectional ...
The effect of concurrent mental and physical fatigue on physical endurance performance, strength and muscle activity: a pilot study
(2021-10-01)
A significant amount of research focus has been dedicated to physical and mental fatigue individually, but their combined effects on physical performance are relatively underexplored. As such, the purpose of this pilot ...
Implementation strategies used to reduce Unplanned Extubations (UPE) in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
(2021-09-01)
This study analyzed unplanned extubation (UPE) reduction strategies as well as patient characteristics and other risk factors for all UPEs that occurred between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2019 in the neonatal intensive ...
Sedentary time and hospitalization in Canada's middle-aged and older adults
(2021-04-01)
Sedentary Time (ST) is a widespread behaviour in all age groups, especially in older adults. It is associated with chronic conditions, falls and poor physical function. Our purpose was to investigate the association between ...