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Alex Scott

Professor
Head, UBC Department of Physical Therapy
VCH Clinical Title(s)
Physical Therapist
Research Focus
Bones, Joints and Muscles
Contact Info
alex.scott@ubc.ca
604-822-1353
alex_scott_ubc
alex-scott-628535212/

Biography

Dr. Alex Scott is a professor and head of the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of British Columbia, as well as an investigator with the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility. He is also an associate editor for the Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. His research targets a widespread problem: overuse injuries and chronically painful tendon disorder in workers and athletes. His laboratory is examining the biological and biomechanical responses of tendons to mechanical loading and/or injury. Dr. Scott’s research has been supported locally by organizations including WorksafeBC and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, nationally through CFI, CIHR, NSERC and the Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada, and internationally through the Canada-Scandinavia Foundation, the Swedish Research Council, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and the Physical Medicine Research Foundation. His work has been incorporated into the widely used web-based clinical guideline, UpToDate©.

News and Awards

The impact of high cholesterol on tendon health

Jul 21, 2022

Innovation and Translational Research Awards 2022 Recipients

May 17, 2022

Top Graduating Doctoral Student Award and Rising Star Award 2020 Recipients

Jul 21, 2020

Cholesterol-lowering medication not to blame for tendon rupture

Jan 25, 2019

A day in the lab: Tendon Research Group

Jan 20, 2017

People in profile: Agnetha De Sá

Nov 2, 2016

Speeding up the recovery time of a common runners’ injury

Aug 9, 2016

Publications

  • British journal of sports medicine -

    Mechanotherapy: how physical therapists' prescription of exercise promotes tissue repair.

    Khan KM, Scott A
  • British journal of sports medicine -

    Tendons--time to revisit inflammation.

    Rees JD, Stride M, Scott A
  • British journal of sports medicine -

    Sports and exercise-related tendinopathies: a review of selected topical issues by participants of the second International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium (ISTS) Vancouver 2012.

    Scott A, Docking S, Vicenzino B, Alfredson H, Murphy RJ, Carr AJ, Zwerver J, Lundgreen K, Finlay O, Pollock N, Cook JL, Fearon A, Purdam CR, Hoens A, Rees JD, Goetz TJ, Danielson P
  • The American journal of sports medicine -

    Platelet-Rich Plasma for Patellar Tendinopathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Leukocyte-Rich PRP or Leukocyte-Poor PRP Versus Saline.

    Scott A, LaPrade RF, Harmon KG, Filardo G, Kon E, Della Villa S, Bahr R, Moksnes H, Torgalsen T, Lee J, Dragoo JL, Engebretsen L
  • BMC musculoskeletal disorders -

    Enhanced collagen type I synthesis by human tenocytes subjected to periodic in vitro mechanical stimulation.

    Huisman E, Lu A, McCormack RG, Scott A
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