Who are we?
The CIME program proposes research projects aimed at evaluating the impact of innovative therapies that combine best clinical practices in rehabilitation with neuromodulation, meaning electrical or magnetic stimulation applied to the nerves, brain, or spinal cord to modify the activity of the nervous system.
The research team is made up of researchers, students, clinicians, and patient partners, and brings together clinical expertise, neuromodulation knowledge, and implementation science, all of which are necessary to carry out the proposed projects.
Our values
Collaboration
The CIME program was developed through collaboration between researchers, clinical teams and patient partners. Suggestions for innovative interventions arise from exchanges among the various stakeholders involved in the care of individuals with spinal cord injuries, including the patients themselves. This core value is at the heart of the Living Lab approach—a large, “living” laboratory where experiments are conducted directly with clinicians to create treatments tailored to the clinical needs of users.
Patient-Centered
Each project is based on one of the main concerns of individuals living with a spinal cord injury: motor function, bladder function, and pain.
The CIME program provides sessions that complement standard treatments, focusing on a specific function that may be affected.
Diversity and Inclusion
The CIME program ensures fair and inclusive recruitment, regardless of the characteristics of individuals with a spinal cord injury.
The diversity of projects aims to encompass the range of impairments experienced by people with a spinal cord injury.
Meet our researchers
Dorothy Barthélemy
Full professor, School of Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal
Researcher, Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire en réadaptation (CRIR)
Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM) du Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l’Ile-de-Montréal
Email:
dorothy.barthelemy@umontreal.ca
Diana Zidarov
Assistant professor, School of Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal
Chercheure, Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire en réadaptation (CRIR)
Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM) du Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l’Ile-de-Montréal
Courriel : diana.zidarov@umontreal.ca
Co-Researchers
Marika Demers
Assistant professor, School of Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal
Researcher, Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire en réadaptation (CRIR)
Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM) du Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l’Ile-de-Montréal
Email : marika.demers@umontreal.ca
Marco Bonizzato
Assistant professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal
Assistant professor, Departement of Neurosciences, Université de Montréal
Chercheur, Departement of Neurosciences, Université de Montréal, Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire en réadaptation (CRIR)
Email : marco.bonizzato@umontreal.ca
Marina Martinez
Associate professor under grant, Department of Neurosciences, Université de Montréal
Researcher, Département de Neurosciences, Université de Montréal
Email : marina.martinez@umontreal.ca
Chantal Dumoulin
Full professor, director of the graduate certificate program in perineal and pelvic rehabilitation
Researcher, Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal (CRIUGM)
Email : chantal.dumoulin@umontreal.ca
Cyril Duclos
Full professor, School of Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal;
Regular researcher, CRIR—Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM), pavillon Gingras, CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal (CCSMTL).
Email : cyril.duclos@umontreal.ca
Victoria Duba
Assistant professor, School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Université de Montréal
Early-career researcher, Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire en réadaptation (CRIR)
Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM) du Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l’Ile-de-Montréal.
Email : victoria.duda@umontreal.ca
Marc Roig Pull
Professor, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Université McGill
Researcher and co-site director, Centre de recherche Feil Oberfeld/CRIR–Hôpital juif de réadaptation, CISSS de Laval.
Email: marc.roigpull@mcgill.ca
Shane Sweet
Associate professor, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Université McGill
Regular researcher, Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire en réadaptation (CRIR) – Hôpital juif de réadaptation, CISSS de Laval.
Email: shane.sweet@mcgill.ca
Annie Rochette
Full professor, School of Rehabilitation
Researcher, Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire en réadaptation (CRIR),
Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM) du Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l’Ile-de-Montréal
Email : annie.rochette@umontreal.ca
Maxime Maheu
Assistant professor, School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Université de Montréal
Early-career researcher, Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire en réadaptation (CRIR),
Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM) du Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l’Ile-de-Montréal
Email : maxime.maheu.1@umontreal.ca
Collaborating Clinicians
Marianne Cossette Levasseur
Clinical physiotherapist in charge of the Lower Limbs Project
Julie Comtois
Clinical occupational therapist in charge of the Upper Limbs Project
Andrea Moreault
Clinical physiotherapist in charge of the FES-Bike Project
Phillipe Menard
Clinical physiotherapist in charge of the Pain Project
Audrey Mélançon-Thivierge
Clinical physiotherapist in charge of the Bladder Project
Jean Francois Lemay
Clinical physiotherapist in charge of the Balance Project
Catherine Dansereau
Collaborating physiotherapist for the Upper Limbs Project
Sammy Jo Beauregard-Veillette
Collaborating physiotherapist for the Lower Limbs Project
Roxanne Bouvrette
Collaborating occupational therapist for the Pain Project
Marie Eve Lamarche
Collaborating occupational therapist for the Upper Limb Project
Soha Hussein
Collaborating physiotherapist for the FES-Bike Project
Marion Lack
Collaborating physiotherapist for the Upper Limb Project
Véronique Girodias
Clinical lead for the Psychosocial Project
Research and Clinical Coordinators
Héloïse Bourgeois
Research Coordinator
Lucie Chesné
Research Coordinator
Nancy Dubé
Clinical Coordinator
Patient and Caregiver Partners
Sylvie Labine
Caregiver Partner and Member of the Communications Committee
Alain Couture
Patient Partner, Lower Limbs Project
Benjamin Leclair
Patient Partner and Member of the Communications Committee
André Duclos
Patient Partner, Upper Limbs Project
Melanie Labelle
Patient Partner, Pain Project
Students and Postdoctoral Fellows
Anne-charlotte Desbarbieux
Research Master’s Student, Upper Limbs Project
Amedeo Ceglia
Postdoctoral Fellow, FES-Bike Project
Nok-Yeung Law
Postdoctoral Fellow, Balance Project
Sujata Sinha
Postdoctoral Fellow, Upper Limbs Project
Pauline Sabalette
Research Master’s Student, Pain Project
Julie Restout
Postdoctoral Fellow, Psychosocial Project
Nicolas Hoang Quang
PhD Student, Lower Limbs Project
Maureen MacMahon
PhD Student, Lower Limbs Project
Research Staff
Isabelle Quintal
Occupational Therapist Providing Treatments for the Upper Limb Project
El Mehdi Meftah
Lead for Electrophysiological Assessments
Marianne Carter
Occupational Therapist in Charge of Clinical Assessments for the Upper Limb Project
Kenya Morales Fajardo
Research Assistant in Charge of Electroencephalography
