VCH Clinical Title(s)
Physical Therapist
Degrees / Designations

Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Healthy Aging, PhD, PT

Research Studies

Stroke, Bones, Joints and Muscles, Brain and Nerves, Sleep

Promoting sleep quality in chronic stroke with exercise

Brain and Nerves, Mental Health and Behaviour

Supporting physical activity for mobility-limited older adults

Brain and Nerves

Reshaping the path of mild cognitive impairment with exercise training

Bones, Joints and Muscles

Reducing fall risk post hip fracture in mild cognitive impairment

Brain, Women's Health, Menopause, Brain and Nerves

Understanding perimenopausal brain health

Mild Cognitive Impairment, Brain and Nerves

Evaluating the effect of exercise, cognitive training and vitamin D in older adults

Brain, Sleep

Improving sleep to promote cognitive function in older adults

Mild Cognitive Impairment

Is a Recent History of Multiple Falls an Early Indication of Cognitive Dysfunction?

Dementia

Reshaping the Path of Vascular Cognitive Impairment (VCI)

Neurologic Diseases, Mild Cognitive Impairment

Cognitive Brain Training in Older Adults

Men's and Women's Health

Action Seniors! Exercise to Prevent Falls

Assistive Devices, Fractures, Men's and Women's Health

Falls Prevention Clinic

Stroke

Vitality: Promoting Cognitive Function in Older Adults With Chronic Stroke (Vitality)

Mild Cognitive Impairment, Sleep

Sleep & cognition: Examining the relationship between quality of sleep and cognitive function

News and Awards

People in profile: Sarah Heath

Jan 7, 2025

Finding renewed energy and health during perimenopause

Aug 7, 2024

People in profile: Rebeca Hernandez Gamboa

Nov 14, 2023

Ask an expert: What lifestyle habits can help protect my brain health?

Oct 5, 2023

Exercise improves cognitive function for chronic stroke patients

Jun 6, 2023

Centre for Aging SMART combines expertise in aging and rehabilitation

Mar 1, 2023

Hip fit: Preventing falls with a physio-guided program

Apr 4, 2022

$12 million initiative to help advance brain health and the science of healthy aging

Nov 24, 2021

Cognitive abilities play a key role in fall prevention among older adults

Nov 19, 2021

Top Graduating Doctoral Student Award and Rising Star Award 2021 Recipients

Sep 17, 2021

Protecting seniors’ cognitive health

Mar 8, 2021

The brain-body connection for falls prevention among seniors

Nov 9, 2020

Innovation and Translational Research Awards 2019 Recipients

Aug 13, 2019

Top Graduating Doctoral Student Award and Rising Star Award 2019 Recipients

Jul 18, 2019

Home exercise program reduces rate of falling in at-risk seniors

Jun 4, 2019

Better sleep could improve brain health among older adults

Mar 8, 2019

Top Graduating Doctoral Student Award and Rising Star Award 2018 Recipients

May 24, 2018

Missing: Treatments designed for women

Mar 1, 2018

Top Graduating Doctoral Student Award and Rising Star Award 2017 Recipients

May 28, 2017

Researcher-consumer-patient group collaboration facilitates knowledge translation

Jan 21, 2017

Innovation and Translational Research Awards 2016 Recipients

May 2, 2016

Avoiding the pitfalls of falling in old age by participating in research

Nov 6, 2015

Through exercise, mini-stroke sufferers can slow the progression of cognitive decline

Jul 27, 2015

Aerobic exercise is as good for the older adult brain as it is for the body

Jul 23, 2015

Perception that seniors’ poor sleep is ‘normal’ needs challenging

Jun 8, 2015

Balance and other simple physical function measurements can predict cognitive decline

Mar 22, 2015

Aerobic exercise builds a bigger brain

Apr 21, 2014

Publications

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