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Modulation of corticospinal excitability during arm cycling in humans
(2013-08-01)
Animal studies have shown that the basic pattern for locomotor activities are
generated via neural networks found in the spinal cord, referred to as central
pattern generators (CPGs) (Grillner, 1981). In humans, accumulating ...
Parents’ perspectives of the secondary effects of an early motor skill intervention for their four year-old children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(2019-04-01)
This qualitative study was grounded in interpretive phenomenology to elicit rich descriptions of parents’ (N=8) experiences with an early motor skill intervention for their four year-old children with Autism Spectrum ...
The effect of neck muscle fatigue on shoulder humeral rotation proprioception
(2019-11-01)
Fatigue of the cervical extensor muscles (CEM) is thought to disrupt afferent feedback from postural mechanoreceptors as it has been observed to cause decrements in upper limb proprioceptive accuracy. There has been limited ...
Understanding personal support workers and their role in Ontario.
(2013-09-01)
There are an estimated 90,000 personal support workers (PSWs) in Ontario providing assistance with daily activities for individuals in hospitals, long-term care
facilities, adult day programs and home care yet little is ...
The impact of assisted dying on suicidality: a synthetic control analysis of population suicide rates
(2019-06-01)
Adoption of assisted dying is growing, but one argument against these policies is that they cause a suicide contagion, thus increasing suicides. Evidence for the assisted dying-suicide link does not currently exist, and ...
Changes in spinal posture, muscle activation, center of pressure and discomfort while standing with different footrest heights during a standardized computer task
(2018-11-01)
Standing aids are recommended for individuals who are expected to stand for prolonged periods of time in the workplace to reduce the risk of developing low back pain (LBP). The purpose of this study was to examine how ...
Acute cardiopulmonary responses to different intensities of exercise in healthy older adults
(2019-12-01)
The overall purpose of this thesis was to study the acute cardiopulmonary responses to different intensities of exercise in healthy older adults. Thirty healthy older males and females (69.6 ǂ 6.2 yrs.; males n = 15) ...
Compensation in movement behaviours following exercise of different intensities in older adults
(2019-08-01)
The overall purpose of this thesis was to assess compensation in movement behaviours of older adults following exercise. Participants (n=28, 69.7±6.5 years) completed the following exercise protocols in random order, one ...
A feasibility study of an eHealth intervention for dietary sodium reduction in primary care
(2019-08-01)
This thesis assessed the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) protocol to implement a Sodium Calculator (SC) into primary care settings to determine if it improves quality of sodium reduction advice provided ...
A case study for evaluating nursing and health sciences student satisfaction with e-learning
(2015-01-01)
An increased demand for e-learning in nursing and health sciences education is emerging and not enough is known about factors determining nursing student satisfaction with e-learning, therefore studies clarifying how to ...