Allison Ezzat

PT, PhD

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital

Dr. Allison Ezzat’s current research applies implementation science methodologies to advance the primary prevention of knee injuries in adolescents in real-world settings. She has a focus on reducing gender disparity for girls/women in injury risk and decreasing the long-term injury burden (e.g. knee osteoarthritis).

Academic Affiliations

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, , Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • Research Theme: Evidence to Innovation
  • Research Group(s): Clinical Practice, Outcomes and Innovation; Implementing Knowledge for Equity and System Change

Contact Information

ACL " wow, this is bad: patients perspectives on their anterior cruciate ligament injury and its care " a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Sean Kaplan and Brooke E Patterson and Andrea M Bruder and Allison M Ezzat and Samantha Bunzli and Adam G Culvenor

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-109746

02 / 2026

The right advice: a qualitative study examining enablers and barriers to recreational running and beliefs about knee health following knee surgery

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Alexander, J.L.N. and Ezzat, A.M. and Culvenor, A.G. and De Oliveira Silva, D. and Haberfield, M. and Esculier, J.-F. and Barton, C.J.

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2024-108838

Self-directed versus supervised exercise therapy program combined with digitally supported patient education for knee osteoarthritis: a randomised, parallel-group feasibility trial

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Souto, L.R. and Pazzinatto, M.F. and De Oliveira Silva, D. and Ezzat, A.M. and Barton, C.J.

DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2025.152787

Supporting the implementation of Osteoarthritis Management Programs in low-and middle-income settings: Understanding clinician training outcomes alongside perceived program barriers and facilitators in Malawi

Medrxiv

Mkumbuzi, N.S. and Jiya, E. and Chisati, E.M. and Kemp, J.L. and Barton, C. and Ezzat, A.

DOI: 10.1101/2025.02.07.25321791

MonitOring the health trajectory of patients with kNee osteoarthritis referred for orthopaedic opinion: Protocol for the MOTION parallel cohort-implementation study

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open

Barton, C.J. and Dowsey, M. and Smith, A. and Ackerman, I.N. and Ademi, Z. and Bunzli, S. and Choong, P. and Crossley, K.M. and Kemp, J. and Wallis, J.A. and Gibbs, A. and Lengkong, V. and Ezzat, A.M. and Low, J. and Orman, Z. and Taylor, N.F. and Shee, A.W. and Lannin, N.A. and Roos, E.M. and Hau, R. and Cochrane, A. and Pithie, M. and Draffin, E. and Mitchell, D. and Russell, T. and De Oliveira Silva, D.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ocarto.2025.100622

Implementation of the Good Life with osteoArthritis in Denmark (GLA:D) program via telehealth in Australia: A mixed-methods program evaluation

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

M Ezzat, A. and Kemp, J.L. and J Heerey, J. and F Pazzinatto, M. and De Oliveira Silva, D. and Dundules, K. and Francis, M. and J Barton, C.

DOI: 10.1177/1357633X231167620

Dissemination and implementation of injury prevention interventions: a scoping review for the Female, woman and girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) consensus

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Patterson, B.E. and McKay, C.D. and Critchley, M.L. and Lutz, D. and Cowan, S.M. and Kolesky, N. and White, V. and Ezzat, A.M. and Ross, A.G. and Adams, W.M. and Ageberg, E. and Ardern, C.L. and Badenhorst, M. and Coventry, M. and Dub{\'e}, M.-O. and Emmonds, S. and Gracias, L.J. and Hayden, K.A. and Lindblom, H. and M?ller, M. and Holm Moseid, C. and Harrington, N. and Sugimoto, D. and Verhagen, E. and Yung, K.K. and Zondi, P.C. and Emery, C.A. and Crossley, K.M. and Owoeye, O.B.A.

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-109904

Measuring Exercise Self-Efficacy After Stroke: Validity and Reliability of Current Measures

Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy Jnpt

Espernberger, K. and Fini, N.A. and Ezzat, A. and Peiris, C.L.

DOI: 10.1097/NPT.0000000000000500

Development and evaluation of a behaviour change intervention to increase general practitioner REferral of people with hip and knee osteoarthritis to community-based First-linE caRe (REFER): a mixed methods study

BMC Primary Care

Ezzat, A.M. and Gibbs, A. and De Oliveira Silva, D. and Ferraz Pazzinatto, M. and Kemp, J.L. and Manski-Nankervis, J. and Barton, C.J.

DOI: 10.1186/s12875-025-02968-x

If a shoe had been designed from a womans foot, would I be running without getting the injuries?: running footwear needs and preferences of recreational and competitive women runners across the lifespan

BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine

Napier, C. and Dhillon, G. and Wilhelm, A.-C. and Ezzat, A.M.

DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2025-002597

Patient and clinician perspectives of online-delivered exercise programmes for chronic musculoskeletal conditions: protocol for a mixed-methods systematic review.

HRB Open Research

Avantika Bhardwaj and Caoimhe Barry Walsh and Allison Ezzat and Cliona O'Riordan and Norelee Kennedy and Clodagh M. Toomey

DOI: 10.12688/hrbopenres.13551.3

07 / 2024

Making a connection: a qualitative study of experiences from a cancer telerehabilitation program

Supportive Care in Cancer

Dennett, A.M. and Shields, N. and Barton, C. and Ezzat, A. and Physiother, G.T.B. and Taylor, N.F. and Harding, K.E. and Peiris, C.L.

DOI: 10.1007/s00520-024-08803-w

General practitioners experience multi-level barriers to implementing recommended care for hip and knee osteoarthritis: a qualitative study

BMC Primary Care

Gibbs, A.J. and Barton, C.J. and Taylor, N.F. and Kemp, J.L. and Wallis, J.A. and Manski-Nankervis, J.-A. and Ezzat, A.M.

DOI: 10.1186/s12875-024-02658-0

Patient and clinician perspectives of online-delivered exercise programmes for chronic musculoskeletal conditions: a mixed-methods systematic review

Disability and Rehabilitation

Bhardwaj, A. and Barry Walsh, C. and Ezzat, A. and O?Riordan, C. and Kennedy, N. and Toomey, C.M.

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2023.2224085

Co-development and evaluation of the Musculoskeletal Telehealth Toolkit for physiotherapists

Musculoskeletal Care

Ezzat, A.M. and King, M.G. and De Oliveira Silva, D. and Pazzinatto, M.F. and Caneiro, J.P. and Gourd, S. and McGlasson, R. and Malliaras, P. and Dennett, A. and Russell, T. and Kemp, J.L. and Barton, C.J.

DOI: 10.1002/msc.1840

Co-design of the web-based My Knee education and self-management toolkit for people with knee osteoarthritis

Digital Health

Goff, A.J. and De Oliveira Silva, D. and Ezzat, A.M. and Crossley, K.M. and Pazzinatto, M.F. and Barton, C.J.

DOI: 10.1177/20552076231163810

Let's talk about sex (and gender) after ACL injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis of self-reported activity and knee-related outcomes

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Bruder, A.M. and Culvenor, A.G. and King, M.G. and Haberfield, M. and Roughead, E.A. and Mastwyk, J. and Kemp, J.L. and Ferraz Pazzinatto, M. and West, T.J. and Coburn, S.L. and Cowan, S.M. and Ezzat, A.M. and To, L. and Chilman, K. and Couch, J.L. and Whittaker, J.L. and Crossley, K.M.

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-106099

Canadian Physiotherapists Integrate Virtual Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Physiotherapy Canada

Ezzat, A.M. and Esculier, J.-F. and Ferguson, S.L. and Napier, C. and Wong, S.T.

DOI: 10.3138/ptc-2022-0092

Knowledge, confidence and learning needs of physiotherapists treating persistent knee pain in Australia and Canada: a mixed-methods study

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Christian J. Barton and Allison M. Ezzat and Emily C. Bell and Michael Skovdal Rathleff and Joanne L. Kemp and Kay M. Crossley

DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2021.1906805

12 / 2022

Patient and clinician perspectives of online-delivered exercise programmes for chronic musculoskeletal conditions: protocol for a systematic review.

HRB Open Research

Avantika Bhardwaj and Caoimhe Barry Walsh and Allison Ezzat and Cliona O'Riordan and Norelee Kennedy and Clodagh M. Toomey

DOI: 10.12688/hrbopenres.13551.1

05 / 2022

Control of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Hawkins, N.M. and Peterson, S. and Ezzat, A.M. and Vijh, R. and Virani, S.A. and Gibb, A. and John Mancini, G.B. and Wong, S.T.

DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202104-463OC

Strategies to prevent and manage running-related knee injuries: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Alexander, J.L.N. and Culvenor, A.G. and Johnston, R.R.T. and Ezzat, A.M. and Barton, C.J.

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-105553

Much better than I thought it was going to be: Telehealth delivered group-based education and exercise was perceived as acceptable among people with knee osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open

Ezzat, A.M. and Bell, E. and Kemp, J. and O'Halloran, P. and Russell, T. and Wallis, J. and Barton, C.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ocarto.2022.100271

New or Recurrent Knee Injury, Physical Activity, and Osteoarthritis Beliefs in a Cohort of Female Athletes 2 to 3 Years After ACL Reconstruction and Matched Healthy Peers

Sports Health

Ezzat, A.M. and Brussoni, M. and Msse, L.C. and Barton, C.J. and Emery, C.A.

DOI: 10.1177/19417381221091791

It's second best: A mixed-methods evaluation of the experiences and attitudes of people with musculoskeletal pain towards physiotherapist delivered telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic

Musculoskeletal Science and Practice

Barton, C.J. and Ezzat, A.M. and Merolli, M. and Williams, C.M. and Haines, T. and Mehta, N. and Malliaras, P.

DOI: 10.1016/j.msksp.2021.102500

OPTIKNEE 2022: Consensus recommendations to optimise knee health after traumatic knee injury to prevent osteoarthritis

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Whittaker, J.L. and Culvenor, A.G. and Juhl, C.B. and Berg, B. and Bricca, A. and Filbay, S.R. and Holm, P?. and Macri, E. and Urhausen, A.P. and Ardern, C.L. and Bruder, A.M. and Bullock, G.S. and Ezzat, A.M. and Girdwood, M. and Haberfield, M. and Hughes, M. and Ingelsrud, L.H. and Khan, K.M. and Le, C.Y. and Losciale, J.M. and Lundberg, M. and Miciak, M. and ?iestad, B.E. and Patterson, B. and Risnen, A.M. and Skou, S?.T. and Thorlund, J.B. and Toomey, C. and Truong, L.K. and Meer, B.L.V. and West, T.J. and Young, J.J. and Lohmander, L.S. and Emery, C. and Risberg, M.A. and Van Middelkoop, M. and Roos, E.M. and Crossley, K.M.

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-106299

Long-term quality of life, work limitation, physical activity, economic cost and disease burden following ACL and meniscal injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis for the OPTIKNEE consensus

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Filbay, S.R. and Skou, S?.T. and Bullock, G.S. and Le, C.Y. and Risnen, A.M. and Toomey, C. and Ezzat, A.M. and Hayden, A. and Culvenor, A.G. and Whittaker, J.L. and Roos, E.M. and Crossley, K.M. and Juhl, C.B. and Emery, C.

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-105626

Knee Osteoarthritis Education Interventions in Published Trials Are Typically Unclear, Not Comprehensive Enough, and Lack Robust Development: Ancillary Analysis of a Systematic Review

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

GOFF, A.J. and De Oliveira Silva, D. and EZZAT, A.M. and BELL, E.C. and CROSSLEY, K.M. and O'HALLORAN, P. and BARTON, C.J.

DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2022.10771

The English Knee Self-Efficacy Scale is a valid and reliable measure for knee-specific self-efficacy in individuals with a sport-related knee injury in the past 5 years

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Ezzat, A.M. and Whittaker, J.L. and Brussoni, M. and Msse, L.C. and Emery, C.A.

DOI: 10.1007/s00167-020-05974-x

Effect of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture on Physical Activity, Sports Participation, Patient-Reported Health Outcomes, and Physical Function in Young Female Athletes

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Ezzat, A.M. and Brussoni, M. and Msse, L.C. and Emery, C.A.

DOI: 10.1177/03635465211002530

Identifying heart failure in patients with chronic obstructive lung disease through the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network in British Columbia: a case derivation study

CMAJ open

Vijh, R. and Wong, S.T. and Grandy, M. and Peterson, S. and Ezzat, A.M. and Gibb, A.G. and Hawkins, N.M.

DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20200183

Physical activity and other health-related outcomes after knee injury in youth and young adults (PhD Academy Award)

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Allison M Ezzat

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2020-102286

11 / 2020

A team-based approach in primary care can alleviate the burden created by the COVID-19 surgical backlog for people with hip and knee osteoarthritis

CMAJ

Ezzat, A.M. and McCracken, R. and Wong, S.T.

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.76844

Effects of tailored advice on injury prevention knowledge and behaviours in runners: Secondary analysis from a randomised controlled trial

Physical Therapy in Sport

Hollman, H. and Ezzat, A. and Esculier, J.-F. and Gustafson, P. and Scott, A.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2019.04.003

Accuracy of Fitbit Devices: Systematic Review and Narrative Syntheses of Quantitative Data

JMIR mHealth and uHealth

Lynne M Feehan and Jasmina Geldman and Eric C Sayre and Chance Park and Allison M Ezzat and Ju Young Yoo and Clayon B Hamilton and Linda C Li

DOI: 10.2196/10527

08 / 2018

Accuracy of Fitbit devices: a systematic review and narrative syntheses of quantitative data (Preprint)

Lynne M Feehan and Jasmina Geldman and Eric C Sayre and Chance Park and Allison M Ezzat and Ju Young Yoo and Clayon B Hamilton and Linda C Li

DOI: 10.2196/preprints.10527

04 / 2018

A qualitative investigation of the attitudes and beliefs about physical activity and post-traumatic osteoarthritis in young adults 3"10years after an intra-articular knee injury

Physical Therapy in Sport

Ezzat, A.M. and Brussoni, M. and Whittaker, J.L. and Emery, C.A.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2018.05.001

Knee confidence in youth and young adults at risk of post-traumatic osteoarthritis 3"10 years following intra-articular knee injury

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Ezzat, A.M. and Whittaker, J.L. and Toomey, C. and Doyle-Baker, P.K. and Brussoni, M. and Emery, C.A.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2017.11.012

A cross-sectional evaluation examining the use of the Achilles tendinopathy toolkit by physiotherapists in British Columbia, Canada

Disability and Rehabilitation

Ezzat, A.M. and Schneeberg, A. and Huisman, E.S. and White, L.D. and Kennedy, C. and Levesque, L.A. and Scott, A. and Hoens, A.M.

DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2016.1160447

The Association Between Body Composition and Sport Injury in Canadian Adolescents

Physiotherapy Canada

Ezzat, AM, Schneeberg, A, Koehorn, M, Emery, CA. The Association Between Body Composition and Sport Injury in Canadian Adolescents. Physiotherapy Canada. 2016; 68(3): 275-281. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/ptc.2015-59

06 / 2016

Association between body composition and sport injury in Canadian adolescents

Physiotherapy Canada

Ezzat, A.M. and Schneeberg, A. and Koehoorn, M. and Emery, C.A.

DOI: 10.3138/ptc.2015-59

The effects of interventions to increase exercise adherence in people with arthritis: A systematic review

Musculoskeletal Care

Ezzat, A.M. and Macpherson, K. and Leese, J. and Li, L.C.

DOI: 10.1002/msc.1084

'Do As We Say, Not as We Do:' A cross-sectional survey of injuries in injury prevention professionals

Injury Prevention

Ezzat, A. and Brussoni, M. and Schneeberg, A. and Jones, S.J.

DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2013-040913

Occupational physical loading tasks and knee osteoarthritis: A review of the evidence

Physiotherapy Canada

Ezzat, A.M. and Li, L.C.

DOI: 10.3138/ptc.2012-45BC

Association between cumulative joint loading from occupational activities and knee osteoarthritis

Arthritis Care and Research

Ezzat, A.M. and Cibere, J. and Koehoorn, M. and Li, L.C.

DOI: 10.1002/acr.22033

Reliability of hip examination tests for femoroacetabular impingement

Arthritis Care and Research

Ratzlaff, C. and Simatovic, J. and Wong, H. and Li, L. and Ezzat, A. and Langford, D. and Esdaile, J.M. and Kennedy, C. and Embley, P. and Caves, D. and Hopkins, T. and Cibere, J.

DOI: 10.1002/acr.22036

Are joint injury, sport activity, physical activity, obesity, or occupational activities predictors for osteoarthritis? A systematic review

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Richmond, S.A. and Fukuchi, R.K. and Ezzat, A. and Schneider, K. and Schneider, G. and Emery, C.A.

DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2013.4796

Building passion develops meaningful mentoring relationships among Canadian physiotherapists

Physiotherapy Canada

Ezzat, A.M. and Maly, M.R.

DOI: 10.3138/ptc.2011-07

Are Joint Injury, Obesity, Physical Activity, Sport and Occupational Risk Factors for Osteoarthritis? A Systematic Review of the Literature.

Cumulative Occupational Physical Load as a Risk Factor for Knee Osteoarthritis.

Effects of interventions that aim to increase exercise adherence in people with arthritis: a best evidence synthesis.

Reliability of hip examination tests for femoroacetabular impingement (FAI)

Arthritis Care and Research

7. Ratzlaff C, Simatovic J, Wong H, Li L, Ezzat AM, Langford D. et al. Reliability of hip examination tests for femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). Arthritis Care & Research. 2013 Oct ; 65(10); 1690-96. doi: 10.1002/acr.22036.

Reliability of hip examination tests for femoroacetabular impingement (FAI).

The effectiveness of interventions to increase exercise adherence in people with arthritis: A systematic review

Musculoskeletal Care

Ezzat AM, MacPherson K, Leese J, Li LC. The effectiveness of interventions to increase exercise adherence in people with arthritis: A systematic review. Musculoskeletal Care. 2015;13:1-18. doi: 10.1002/msc.1084.

Cumulative Loading as a Risk Factor for Knee Osteoarthritis.

Arthritis Care and Research

Effects of Interventions that Aim to Increase Exercise Adherence in People with Arthritis.

Ezzat AM, Macpherson K, Leese J, Li L. Effects of Interventions that Aim to Increase Exercise Adherence in People with Arthritis. Physiotherapy Canada 2013; 65(1):S78. Abstract A043. Podium Presentation. Canadian Physiotherapy Congress. Montreal, Quebec May 25 2013.

The Canadian Injury Prevention Trainee Network: Building Capacity for the Future of Injury Prevention Research.

1. Richmond S, Black A, Fridman L, Ezzat AM, Clemens T, Pike I, MacPherson A. The Canadian Injury Prevention Trainee Network: Building Capacity for the Future of Injury Prevention Research. Injury Prevention 2016:22(suppl 2): A372. Abstract #1046. doi:10.1136/injuryprev-2016-042156.1046. Safety 2016 World Conference, Tampere, Finland, Sept 18-21 2016.

Do as we say not as we do Injuries in Injury Prevention Professionals.

Injury Prevention

4. Ezzat AM, Brussoni M, Schneeberg A, Jones SJ. Do as we say not as we do Injuries in Injury Prevention Professionals. Injury Prevention 2014;20(3): 172-176. Doi: /10.1136/inuryprev-2013-040913.

Are joint injury, obesity, physical activity, sport and occupation risk factors for osteoarthritis? A systematic review.

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Emery C, Richmond S, Fukuchi R, Ezzat AM, Schneider G, and Schneider K. Are joint injury, obesity, physical activity, sport and occupation risk factors for osteoarthritis? A systematic review. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2013 Aug; 43(8): 515-24. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2013.4796.

Measuring Occupational Physical Load to the Knee: An Agreement Analysis.

Its Part of Who I Am Now: The Impact of Knee Joint Injury on Young Adults Perspectives of Physical Activity and Osteoarthritis.

6. Ezzat AM, Brussoni M, Whittaker J, Emery C. Its Part of Who I Am Now: The Impact of Knee Joint Injury on Young Adults Perspectives of Physical Activity and Osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 22(1) Supp: S391. Abstract 695. Poster Presentation. World Congress of Osteoarthritis Research. Apr 2014. Paris, France.

A cross sectional evaluation examining the use of the Achilles tendinopathy toolkit by physiotherapists in British Columbia, Canada.

Disability and Rehabilitation

Ezzat, AM, Schneeberg, A, Huisman, ES., White, L, Kennedy,C , Levesque, LA., Scott, A, Hoens, A. A cross sectional evaluation examining the use of the Achilles tendinopathy toolkit by physiotherapists in British Columbia, Canada. Disability and Rehabilitation 2016 Mar 23:1-6.

Building passion develops meaningful mentorship relationships for Canadian physiotherapists.

Physiotherapy Canada

Ezzat AM, Maly M. Building passion develops meaningful mentorship relationships for Canadian physiotherapists. Physiotherapy Canada. 2012;64(1): 77-85. doi: 10.3138/ptc.2011-07

Cumulative occupational physical load as risk factor for knee osteoarthritis.

Engaging Physiotherapists in Effective Knowledge Translation " Treating Tendiopathy Effectively.

Fearon, A, Ezzat, AM, Khan, K, Evert, V, Hoens A. Engaging Physiotherapists in Effective Knowledge Translation " Treating Tendiopathy Effectively. Manual Therapy 2016 25:e9-10. Focused Symposium 193.. International Federation of Manipulative Physiotherapists Conference. July 4-8th 2016. Glasgow, Scotland.

Occupational physical loading tasks and knee osteoarthritis: A review of the evidence.

Physiotherapy Canada

The Canadian Injury Prevention Curriculum: using an integrated knowledge translation approach

Richmond S, Belton K, Heatley J, Black A, Fridman L, Ezzat AM, Clemens T, Pike I, MacPherson A. The Canadian Injury Prevention Curriculum: using an integrated knowledge translation approach Oral Presentation. Injury Prevention 2016:22(suppl 2):A74. Abstract #204. doi:10.1136/injuryprev-2016-042156.204. Safety 2016 World Conference, Tampere, Finland, Sept 18-21 2016.

Weighty Problems: Sport injuries in overweight or obese adolescents.

Ezzat AM, Schneeberg A, Koehorn M. Weighty Problems: Sport injuries in overweight or obese adolescents. Br J Sport Med. 48(7): 592. Poster Presentation. International Olympic Committee World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport. Apr 2014. Monaco.

Is Knowledge Power? Injuries in Injury Prevention Professionals.

A knowledge translation initiative to enhance evidence-informed clinical management of Achilles tendinopahty: The purpose, process, and outcomes of the BC Tendinopathy Toolkit.

Are overweight or obese Canadian Adolescents at Increased Risk of Sport Injury?

Knee confidence in youth and young adults at risk of post-traumatic osteoarthritis 2-10 years following intra-articular knee injury.

Ezzat, AM, Brussoni, M, Whittaker, JL, Emery, CA. Knee confidence in youth and young adults at risk of post-traumatic osteoarthritis 2-10 years following intra-articular knee injury. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2016 24(1):s212. Poster Presentation 359. World Congress on Osteoarthritis Research. Amsterdam, Netherlands. Apr 1 2016.

Co-design and evaluation of an injury prevention program and implementation plan in girls community soccer

Sport has innumerable physical and mental health benefits; however, it is the leading cause of injury in Canadian youth. Soccer is the highest participation sport among girls in British Columbia, yet serious injuries affect 1 in 20 girls annually impacting quality of life and physical activity. For example, 50% of those who sustain a knee injury will develop osteoarthritis, a painful and disabling joint disease, within two decades. Strong evidence proports that injury prevention programs can prevent two-thirds of injuries, yet a research-to-practice gap persists with poor sustainability of generic injury prevention programs designed without comprehensive implementation strategies or end-user engagement. Using a participatory design approach with integrated stakeholder engagement, this project will implement and evaluate a theory-informed, evidence-based, context-specific injury prevention program with a co-designed sustainability strategy in girls community soccer. Using mixed-methods we will: 1) synthesize research evidence and key learnings from global experts; 2) understand end-user needs and context; 3) co-design an implementation and sustainability plan with community stakeholders; 4) evaluate feasibility and conduct a process evaluation.

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