Pain Fellowships
Impact of Chiropractic Care on Opioid Use for Non-Cancer Spinal Pain: A Systematic Review and Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Peter Emary, PhD
Supervisors: Jason Busse
Graduate Studentships
The development of trustworthy guidance addressing whether spinal fusion surgery, when added to spinal decompression, improves patient-important outcomes among individuals with low back pain related to lumbar spinal stenosis and spondylolisthesis
Arnav Agarwal, Masters Student
Supervisor: Jason Busse
Understanding the mechanisms that underpin the development of chronic post-surgical pain; predicting risk using neurophysiology and predictive modeling
Stevie Foglia, PhD Candidate
Supervisor: Harsha Shanthanna
Seed Grants
Advanced controlled transcranial magnetic stimulation to modulate neural plasticity and alleviate pain in diabetic neuropathy’ and uses a new TMS technology that aims to reduce pain symptoms in diabetic neuropathy
Aimee Nelson, Member, Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care
Co-Investigator: Harsha Shanthanna
A systematic review and individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis of perioperative prognostic factors associated with chronic pain after total knee arthroplasty and development of a risk prediction model
Benham Sadeghirad, Member, Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care
Co-Investigator: Jason Busse
PBMT for pain relief after Caesarean section
Harsha Shanthanna, Member, Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care
Catalyst Grant
Quantitative Measurements of Chronic Pain
Matiar Howlader, Health Sciences, Science, Engineering