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Critical Research and Perspectives - Fall 2024

Protected: A healthy neck should disappear: a phenomenological anatomy of ‘body-with-neck-in-the-world’ to inform clinical research and practice

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David M. Walton BScPT, MSc, PhD

David M. Walton BScPT, MSc, PhD is a Professor with the School of Physical Therapy at Western University (Ontario, Canada), cross-appointed to the Dept. of Psychiatry with the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry. He is co-Director of Innovative Solutions for Spinal Pain with Western’s CANSpine research group, co-lead of the Common Spina Disorders Think Tank within Western’s Bone and Joint Institute, co-lead of the kNOw-PAIN interdisciplinary initiative focused on knowing the pain of another person, and Associate Scientist with the Lawson Research Institute. Dr. Walton ranks amongst the world’s leaders in research productivity in the fields of neck pain and musculoskeletal pain assessment and evaluation.

 

Michelle Kleiner PT, PhD

Michelle Kleiner PT, PhD is a musculoskeletal physiotherapist and vestibular rehabilitation therapist. She has been practicing physiotherapy for over 30 years and is credentialed as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Physical Therapists. Michelle and her clinic partners maintain a busy, multidisciplinary private practice in Ontario, Canada. Academically, she is an Adjunct Research Professor with the School of Physical Therapy at the University of Western Ontario. Her research interests include health professional education, reflective practice, narrative practice, therapeutic relationship, and qualitative methodologies. Her doctoral research was a hermeneutic phenomenological investigation into the qualities and practices of a ‘good’ physiotherapist. When searching for the good in physiotherapist practice, it was found that balancing biomedical knowledge and technical skills with a person-centred approach and ethic of care was important.

 

Pulak Parikh MPT, DPT, PhD, FCAMPT

Pulak Parikh MPT, DPT, PhD, FCAMPT is an Assistant Professor with the School of Physical Therapy at Western University (Ontario, Canada). He has been a practicing physical therapist for over 23 years and is credentialed as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Physical Therapists. He is an early career researcher in the field of spinal pain focused to investigating neck and thoracic pain to improve patient management. He also has a special interest in upper extremity rehabilitation and outcomes post-surgical repair. Through his commitment to education and research, Dr. Parikh aims to advance the understanding and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders and enhance patient care and outcomes.

 

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