Abstracts and Workshops 7th National Spinal Cord Injury Conference November 9 - 11, 2017 Fallsview Casino Resort Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

Affiliations

• ¹ a NET Team, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ² b Department of Medicine , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ³ c Rick Hansen Institute , Vancouver , BC , Canada.
• ⁴ d Dalhousie University , Halifax , NS , Canada.
• ⁵ e University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon , SK , Canada.
• ⁶ f University of Calgary , Calgary , AB , Canada.
• ⁷ g University of Manitoba , Winnipeg , MB , Canada.
• ⁸ h University of Alberta , Edmonton , AB , Canada.
• ⁹ i Universite Laval, Quebe c City , QC , Canada.
• ¹⁰ j RHSCIR Network , Vancouver , BC , Canada.
• ¹¹ k Lyndhurst Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹² l University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹³ m Toronto Western Hospital , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹⁴ n Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹⁵ o Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹⁶ p Krembil Neuroscience Spine Program, Toronto Western Hospital , University Health Network , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹⁷ q Department of Physical Therapy , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹⁸ r Parkwood Institute , London , ON , Canada.
• ¹⁹ s University of British Columbia , Vancouver , BC , Canada.
• ²⁰ t Simon Fraser University , Burnaby , BC , Canada.
• ²¹ u DeltaQuest Foundation , Concord , MA , USA.
• ²² v University of Toront o Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ²³ w Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ²⁴ x University of Manitoba , Winnipeg , MB , Canada.
• ²⁵ y Dalhousie University , Halifax , NS , Canada.
• ²⁶ z Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) , Quebec City , QC , Canada.
• ²⁷ aa University of Calgary , Calgary , AB , Canada.
• ²⁸ ab University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon , SK , Canada.
• ²⁹ ac University of Ottawa , Ottawa , ON , Canada.
• ³⁰ ad McMaster University , Hamilton , ON , Canada.
• ³¹ ae Université Laval, Quebec City , QC , Canada.
• ³² af RHSCIR Network , Vancouver , BC , Canada.
• ³³ ag Department of Kinesiology, Brock-Niagara Centre for Health and Well-being , Brock University , St. Catharines , ON , Canada.
• ³⁴ ah Ottawa Hospital Research Institute , Ottawa , ON , Canada.
• ³⁵ ai University of Ottawa , Ottawa , ON , Canada.
• ³⁶ aj Queen's University , School of Kinesiology and Health Studies , Kingston , ON , Canada.
• ³⁷ ak The Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre , Ottawa , ON , Canada.
• ³⁸ al Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ³⁹ am Myant corp. , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ⁴⁰ an Institute of Biomaterials and Engineering , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ⁴¹ ao SCI Mobility Lab Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ⁴² ap Department of Kinesiology University of Waterloo , Waterloo , ON , Canada.
• ⁴³ aq Rumsey Cardiac Centre Library Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ⁴⁴ ar Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ⁴⁵ as Neural Engineering and Therapeutics Team , Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ⁴⁶ at Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ⁴⁷ au Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medicine , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ⁴⁸ av Governors State University , University Park , IL , USA.
• ⁴⁹ aw NEXT STEPS of Chicago , Willow Springs , IL , USA.
• ⁵⁰ ax Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Medicine , University of British Columbia , Vancouver , BC , Canada.
• ⁵¹ ay Emmes Canada , Burnaby , BC , Canada.
• ⁵² az Rick Hansen Institute , Vancouver , BC , Canada.
• ⁵³ ba ICORD (International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries) , University of British Columbia , Vancouver , BC , Canada.
• ⁵⁴ bb Vancouver Spine Surgery Institute, Department of Orthopaedics , University of British Columbia , Vancouver , BC , Canada.
• ⁵⁵ bc Rehabilitation Research Program, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute , Vancouver , BC , Canada.
• ⁵⁶ bd Rick Hansen Institute , Vancouver , BC , Canada.
• ⁵⁷ be Rehabilitation Sciences Institute , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ⁵⁸ bf Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ⁵⁹ bg Centre for Family Medicine Family Health Team , Waterloo , ON , Canada.
• ⁶⁰ bh Independent Evaluator.
• ⁶¹ bi Parkwood Institute , London , ON , Canada.
• ⁶² bj St. Joseph's Healthcare London , London , ON , Canada.
• ⁶³ bk Brain and Spinal Cord Rehabilitation Program , Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ⁶⁴ bl CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Ile-de-Montreal , Installation Gingras-Lindsay , Montreal , QC , Canada.
• ⁶⁵ bm Pathokinesiology Laboratory , Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal , Montreal , QC , Canada.
• ⁶⁶ bn Ecole de readaptation , Universite de Montreal , Montreal , ON , Canada.
• ⁶⁷ bo Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ⁶⁸ bp Spinal Cord Rehab Program , Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ⁶⁹ bq University Health Network , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ⁷⁰ br Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ⁷¹ bs Western University , London , ON , Canada.
• ⁷² bt Saint Elizabeth Health Care , Markham , ON , Canada.
• ⁷³ bu Lawson Health Research Institute, Parkwood Institute , London , ON , Canada.
• ⁷⁴ bv Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Program , Western University , London , ON , Canada.
• ⁷⁵ bw Saint Elizabeth Healthcare , Markham , ON , Canada.
• ⁷⁶ bx School of Physical Therapy , Western University , London , ON , Canada.
• ⁷⁷ by Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Health and Exercise Sciences , The University of British Columbia , Kelowna , BC , Canada.
• ⁷⁸ bz Spinal Cord Injury BC , Vancouver , BC , Canada.
• ⁷⁹ ca Department of Kinesiology , University of Waterloo , Waterloo , ON , Canada.
• ⁸⁰ cb Sunnybrook Research Institute - Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ⁸¹ cc Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory, Lyndhurst Centre , Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ⁸² cd Krembil Research Institute - University Health Network , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ⁸³ ce NET Team,Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Health Network , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ⁸⁴ cf NET Team, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ⁸⁵ cg University of British Columbia , Vancouver , BC , Canada.
• ⁸⁶ ch International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries , Vancouver , BC , Canada.
• ⁸⁷ ci Wayne State University , Detroit , MI , USA.
• ⁸⁸ cj Self Care Catalysts Inc. , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ⁸⁹ ck GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre , Vancouver , BC , Canada.
• ⁹⁰ cl Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ⁹¹ cm Faculty of Health, School of Kinesiology & Health Science , York University , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ⁹² cn Abilities Centre , Whitby , ON , Canada.
• ⁹³ co Queen's University, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies , Kingston , ON , Canada.
• ⁹⁴ cp School of Health Sciences , University of South Australia , Adelaide , SA , Australia.
• ⁹⁵ cq Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Health and Exercise Sciences , The University of British Columbia , Kelowna , BC , Canada.
• ⁹⁶ cr Institute for Breathing and Sleep , Austin Health , Melbourne , VIC , Australia.
• ⁹⁷ cs The University of Melbourne , Department of Medicine , Melbourne , VIC , Australia.
• ⁹⁸ ct National Spinal Injuries Centre , Stoke-Mandeville Hospital , Aylesbury , Buckinghamshire , UK.
• ⁹⁹ cv University of British Columbia , Department of Medicine , Vancouver , BC , Canada.
• ¹⁰⁰ cu The University of Miami , Miller School of Medicine , Miami , FL , USA.
• ¹⁰¹ cw Monash University , School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine , Melbourne , VIC , Australia.
• ¹⁰² cx McGill University , Montreal , QC , Canada.
• ¹⁰³ cy Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Health and Exercise Sciences , The University of British Columbia , Kelowna , BC , Canada.
• ¹⁰⁴ cz TIE Laboratory , McGill University , Montreal , QC , Canada.
• ¹⁰⁵ da Moelle épinière et motricité Québec , Montreal , QC , Canada.
• ¹⁰⁶ db University of Manitoba , Winnipeg , MB , Canada.
• ¹⁰⁷ dc McMaster University , Hamilton , ON , Canada.
• ¹⁰⁸ dd School of Rehabilitation , Université de Montréal , QC , Canada.
• ¹⁰⁹ de Pathokinesiology Laboratory, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal , Centre intégré universitaire de santé et services sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal - Site: Institut de réadaptation Gingras-Lindsay-de-Montréal , Montreal , QC , Canada.
• ¹¹⁰ df Institut de cardiologie de Montréal , Montreal , QC , Canada.
• ¹¹¹ dg Department of Kinesiology , McMaster University , Hamilton , ON , Canada.
• ¹¹² dh Faculty of Medicine , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹¹³ di Canadian Spinal Research Organization , Richmond Hill , ON , Canada.
• ¹¹⁴ dj St. John's Rehab Research Program , Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹¹⁵ dk School of Kinesiology and Health Science , York University , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹¹⁶ dl Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Health Network , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹¹⁷ dm Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine , University of Toronto.
• ¹¹⁸ dn College of Kinesiology , University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon , SK , Canada.
• ¹¹⁹ do College of Medicine , University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon , SK , Canada.
• ¹²⁰ dp Faculty of Physical Therapy , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹²¹ dq University of British Columbia, Okanagan , Kelowna , BC , Canada.
• ¹²² dr Ottawa Hospital Research Institute , University of Ottawa , Ottawa , ON , Canada.
• ¹²³ ds Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹²⁴ dt Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹²⁵ du Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment Collaborative , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹²⁶ dv Sunnybrook Research Institute , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹²⁷ dw Université de Montréal , Montreal , QC , Canada.
• ¹²⁸ dx Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹²⁹ dy Department of Surgery , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹³⁰ dz Laboratory for Biomedical Microtechnology, Department of Microsystems Engineering-IMTEK , University of Freiburg , Freiburg , Germany.
• ¹³¹ ea Department of Chemistry , University of Waterloo , Waterloo , ON , Canada.
• ¹³² eb University of Tokyo , Tokyo , Japan.
• ¹³³ ec SCI Mobility Lab, Lyndhurst Centre , Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹³⁴ ed Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory, Lyndhurst Centre , Toronto Rehabilitation Institute -University Health Network Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹³⁵ ee Institute of Medical Science, School of Graduate Studies , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹³⁶ ef MClSc program in field of Wound Healing , Western University , London , ON , Canada.
• ¹³⁷ eg Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering , University of Toronto , Toronto , Canada.
• ¹³⁸ eh Dept. of Physical Therapy , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹³⁹ ei CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal , Installation Gingras-Lindsay-de-Montréal , Montreal , QC , Canada.
• ¹⁴⁰ ej Stan Cassidy Centre for Rehabilitation, Horizon Health Network , Fredericton , NB , Canada.
• ¹⁴¹ ek Spinal Cord Rehab Program , Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹⁴² el Rick Hansen Institute , Vancouver , BC , Canada.
• ¹⁴³ em Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network and Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering , University of Toronto.
• ¹⁴⁴ en Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network and Department of Physical Therapy , University of Toronto.
• ¹⁴⁵ eo Toronto Western Hospital - University Health Network , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹⁴⁶ ep Myant , Etobicoke , ON , Canada.
• ¹⁴⁷ eq Centre for Family Medicine Family Health Team , Kitchener , ON , Canada.
• ¹⁴⁸ er Spinal Cord Injury Ontario , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹⁴⁹ es Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹⁵⁰ et Independent Consultant.
• ¹⁵¹ eu GF Strong Rehab Centre , Vancouver , BC , Canada.
• ¹⁵² ev Rick Hansen Institute , Vancouver , BC , Canada.
• ¹⁵³ ew Department of Occupational Therapy , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹⁵⁴ ex ICORD , Vancouver , BC , Canada.
• ¹⁵⁵ ey Spinal Cord Injury Ontario , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹⁵⁶ ez UBC, BC , Vancouver , BC , Canada.
• ¹⁵⁷ fa Health Sciences Centre , Winnipeg , MB , Canada.
• ¹⁵⁸ fb University of Manitoba , Winnipeg , MB , Canada.
• ¹⁵⁹ fc Stan Cassidy Hospital , University of New Brunswick , Fredericton , NB , Canada.
• ¹⁶⁰ fd Dalhousie University , Halifax , NS , Canada.
• ¹⁶¹ fe Craig Hospital , Englewood , CO , USA.
• ¹⁶² ff School of Rehabilitation , Université de Montréal , Montréal QC , Canada.
• ¹⁶³ fg Pathokinesiology Laboratory, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal , Institut de réadaptation Gingras-Lindsay-de-Montréal, CIUSSS Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal , Montreal , QC , Canada.
• ¹⁶⁴ fh Faculty of Science, Department of Exercise Science , Université du Québec à Montréal , Montréal QC , Canada.
• ¹⁶⁵ fi School of Physical Therapy , Western University , London , ON , Canada.
• ¹⁶⁶ fj Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Program , Western University , London , ON , Canada.
• ¹⁶⁷ fk Research Dept , Saint Elizabeth Health Care , Markham , ON , Canada.
• ¹⁶⁸ fl SCI rehabilitation Program , Parkwood Institute , Londong , ON , Canada.
• ¹⁶⁹ fm Lawson Health Research Institute , London , ON , Canada.
• ¹⁷⁰ fn Canadian Spinal Research Organization , Richmond Hill , ON , Canada.
• ¹⁷¹ fo Neural Engineering and Therapeutic Team, Lyndhurst Centre , Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹⁷² fp St. John's Rehab Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute , Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹⁷³ fq Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education , McGill University.
• ¹⁷⁴ fr Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal , Montreal , QC , Canada.
• ¹⁷⁵ fs Shepherd Center , Atlanta , GA , USA.
• ¹⁷⁶ ft University of British Columbia , Kelowna , BC , Canada.
• ¹⁷⁷ fu NERSCIC, Boston University School of Public Health , Boston , MA , USA.
• ¹⁷⁸ fv Spaulding New England Regional SCI Center, Health & Disability Research Institute , Boston University School of Public Health , Boston , MA , USA.
• ¹⁷⁹ fw Division of Physiatry, Department of Medicine , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada.
• ¹⁸⁰ fx Shepherd Center , Atlanta , GA , USA.
• ¹⁸¹ fy Northern Colorado Rehabilitation Hospital , Johnstown , CO , USA.
• ¹⁸² fz Clinician Investigator, Lyndhurst Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute , University Health Network; and Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Toronto.
• ¹⁸³ ga Clinical Scientist, Lyndhurst Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute , University Health Network; and Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto.