Affiliations

• School of Kinesiology and Exercise Science (EKSAP), Faculty of Medicine
• Research Center of CHU Sainte-Justine

Research expertise

• Locomotor activity / movement disorders
• Neurophysiology of human movement
• Biomechanics of human movement
• Mobility
• Neurorehabilitation

Main research projects

• A neuro-biomechanical approach to optimise the locomotor rehabilitation of children with neuromotor disorders: use of robotic and interactive technologies
• A multi-modal approach to identify biomarkers of gait improvement in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy following robot-assisted gait training 

Approaches used

• Functional electrical stimulation
• Electromyography
• Optical system

Keywords

Corticospinal excitability, Locomotion, Neuroreadaptation, Muscle synergies, Exoskeleton