- Overview
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My research is focused on clinical outcomes in the area of Neuromuscular disorders such as Cerebral Palsy and Spina Bifida as well as investigations of various gait (movement) disorders. My clinical practice involves working with a wide array of patients, many of which have neuromuscular disorders involving severe spasticity. Spasticity occurs when there is a defect in the Central Nervous System that causes certain muscles to continuously tighten and contract. Treatments for this debilitating condition involve the use of botulinum toxin (Botox) which is the injection into the muscle which blocks the nerves from causing the muscles to contract. One area of my research and clinical practice involves investigating the functional outcomes of children who receive Botox treatments for spasticity.
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Long-term Safety and Dosing of OnabotulinumtoxinA: A Prospective, Observational Study,Dosage et sécurité à long terme de l'onabotulinumtoxinA : Une étude prospective et observationnelle
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences
Wein, T. and Jog, M. and Bhogal, M. and Dhani, S. and Miller, R. and Ismail, F. and Beauchamp, R. and Trentin, G.
DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2019.238
2019Real-World, Long-Term Quality of Life Following Therapeutic OnabotulinumtoxinA Treatment
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques
Mandar Jog and Theodore Wein and Meetu Bhogal and Sonja Dhani and Robert Miller and Farooq Ismail and Richard Beauchamp and Grace Trentin
DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2016.262
07/2016Long-term outcome after selective dorsal rhizotomy in children with spastic cerebral palsy
Child's Nervous System
Tamir Ailon and Richard Beauchamp and Stacey Miller and Patricia Mortenson and John M. Kerr and Alexander R. Hengel and Paul Steinbok
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-015-2614-9
01/2015Classification of midfoot break using multi-segment foot kinematics and pedobarography
Gait & Posture
Jessica D. Maurer and Valerie Ward and Tanja A. Mayson and Karen R. Davies and Christine M. Alvarez and Richard D. Beauchamp and Alec H. Black
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.08.015
01/2014Corrigendum to "Classification of midfoot break using multi-segment foot kinematics and pedobarography" [Gait Posture 39 (1) (2014) 1-6]
Gait and Posture
Maurer, J.D. and Ward, V. and Mayson, T.A. and Davies, K.R. and Alvarez, C.M. and Beauchamp, R.D. and Black, A.H.
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2014.02.004
2014A kinematic description of dynamic midfoot break in children using a multi-segment foot model
Gait & Posture
Jessica D. Maurer and Valerie Ward and Tanja A. Mayson and Karen R. Davies and Christine M. Alvarez and Richard D. Beauchamp and Alec H. Black
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.12.002
06/2013Reliability of retrospective assignment of gross motor function classification system scores
Developmental Neurorehabilitation
T.A. Mayson and V. Ward and K.R. Davies and J. Maurer and C. Alvarez and R. Beauchamp and A. Black
DOI: 10.3109/17518423.2012.755575
01/2013Botulinum Toxin-A use in Paediatric Hypertonia: Canadian Practice Patterns
The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences
D. Fehlings and U. Narayanan and J. Andersen and R. Beauchamp and J. W. Gorter and A. Kawamura and G. Kiefer and M. Mason and A. McCormick and R. Mesterman and L. Switzer and J. Watt
DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100014049
07/2012Normal and pathological gait in children
Mercer's Textbook of Orthopaedics and Trauma Tenth edition
Richard Beauchamp
DOI: 10.1201/b13543-70
02/2012Botulinum toxin-a use in paediatric hypertonia: Canadian practice patterns
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences
Fehlings, D. and Narayanan, U. and Andersen, J. and Beauchamp, R. and Gorter, J.W. and Kawamura, A. and Kiefer, G. and Mason, M. and McCormick, A. and Mesterman, R. and Switzer, L. and Watt, J.
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100014049
2012Inter-observer and intra-observer agreement in the radiographic diagnosis of avascular necrosis of the femoral head following slipped capital femoral epiphysis
Journal of Children's Orthopaedics
Darin Davidson and Arvindera Ghag and Richard D. Beauchamp and Stephen J. Tredwell and Kishore Mulpuri
DOI: 10.1007/s11832-010-0273-7
08/2010A randomized clinical trial to compare selective posterior rhizotomy plus physiotherapy with physiotherapy alone in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
Paul Steinbok and Ann M. Reiner and Richard Beauchamp and Robert W. Armstrong and D Douglas Cochrane
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1997.tb07407.x
09/2008Spasticity in spina bifida
The Spina Bifida: Management and Outcome
Cochrane, D.D. and Beauchamp, R. and King, C. and MacNeily, A.
DOI: 10.1007/978-88-470-0651-5_24
2008Classification of idiopathic toe walking based on gait analysis: Development and application of the ITW severity classification
Gait & Posture
Christine Alvarez and Mary De Vera and Richard Beauchamp and Valerie Ward and Alec Black
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2006.10.011
09/2007A Quality Assessment of Randomized Clinical Trials in Pediatric Orthopaedics
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Sukhdeep K. Dulai and Bronwyn L. T. Slobogean and Richard D. Beauchamp and Kishore Mulpuri
DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0b013e3180621f3e
07/2007The Effect of Shoe Design and Custom Foot Orthotic Intervention on Lower Extremity Dynamics in Female Runners
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Ashley S. Baker and Jack E. Taunton and Don C. McKenzie and Richard Beauchamp
DOI: 10.1249/00005768-200605001-01442
05/2006The Effect of Shoe Design and Custom Foot Orthotic Intervention on Lower Extremity Dynamics in Female Runners
Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
A.S. Baker and J.E. Taunton and D.C. McKenzie and R. Beauchamp
DOI: 10.1097/00042752-200603000-00032
03/2006Paraparesis caused by an angiolipomatous hamartoma in an adolescent with Proteus syndrome and scoliosis
Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics
Neil J. White and David D. Cochrane and Richard Beauchamp
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2005.103.3.0282
09/2005Hip joint subluxation after selective dorsal rhizotomy for spastic cerebral palsy
Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics
Tufan Hicdonmez and Paul Steinbok and Richard Beauchamp and Bonita Sawatzky
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2005.103.1.0010
07/2005Spinal deformities after selective dorsal rhizotomy for spastic cerebral palsy
Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics
Paul Steinbok and Tufan Hicdonmez and Bonita Sawatzky and Richard Beauchamp and Diane Wickenheiser
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2005.102.4.0363
05/2005Treatment of Idiopathic Clubfoot Utilizing Botulinum A Toxin
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Christine M Alvarez and Stephen J Tredwell and Sean P Keenan and Richard D Beauchamp and Rachel L Choit and Bonita J Sawatzky and Mary A De Vera
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000149861.50400.db
03/2005Paraparesis caused by an angiolipomatous hamartoma in an adolescent with Proteus syndrome and scoliosis. Case report
Journal of Neurosurgery
White, N.J. and Cochrane, D.D. and Beauchamp, R.
2005Spinal deformities after selective dorsal rhizotomy for spastic cerebral palsy
Journal of Neurosurgery
Steinbok, P. and Hicdonmez, T. and Sawatzky, B. and Beauchamp, R. and Wickenheiser, D.
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.102.2.0363
2005Hip joint subluxation after selective dorsal rhizotomy for spastic cerebral palsy
Journal of Neurosurgery
Hicdonmez, T. and Steinbok, P. and Beauchamp, R. and Sawatzky, B.
2005Diagnosing Musculoskeletal Pain in Children
Canadian Medical Association Journal
07/2001Rheumatology: 16. Diagnosing musculoskeletal pain in children
CMAJ
Malleson, P.N. and Beauchamp, R.D.
2001Radical Hip Release in Spina Bifida Patients—an Aid to Improving Mobility
Spina Bifida
Richard D. Beauchamp and Bonita J. Sawatzky and Carol E. King and Beverly Irwin
DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-68373-5_70
1999Management of Pulseless Pink Hand in Pediatric Supracondylar Fractures of Humerus
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
S. Sabharwal and S. J. Tredwell and R. D. Beauchamp and W. G. Mackenzie and D. M. Jakubec and R. Cairns and J. G. LeBlanc
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-199705000-00007
05/1997Aggressive Soft Tissue Tumours of Infancy
Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Bassam A Masri and Quintin R Son-Hing and Richard D Beauchamp
DOI: 10.1177/229255039400200202
06/1994Upper Body Exercise Capacity in Youth with Spina Bifida
Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly
Kenneth Coutts and Donald McKenzie and Christine Loock and Richard Beauchamp and Robert Armstrong
DOI: 10.1123/apaq.10.1.22
01/1993Ground reactions forces of children with clubfeet
Journal of Biomechanics
Bonita J. Sawatzky and David J. Sanderson and Richard D. Beauchamp and A.Ross Outerbridge
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(92)90395-h
07/1992Selective Functional Posterior Rhizotomy for Treatment of Spastic Cerebral Palsy in Children
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Paul Steinbok and Ann Reiner and Richard D. Beauchamp and Douglas D. Cochrane and Robert Keyes
DOI: 10.1159/000120639
1992Osteomyelitis of the pelvis due to Fusobacterium nucleatum
Canadian Journal of Surgery
PubMed: 1747843
12/1991Soft Tissue Anatomy of Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Shafique Pirani and R. D. Beauchamp and D. Li and B. Sawatzky
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-199111050-00001
09/1991Soft tissue anatomy of proximal femoral focal deficiency
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Pirani, S. and Beauchamp, R.D. and Li, D. and Sawatzky, B.
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-199109000-00001
1991Osteomyelitis of the pelvis due to Fusobacterium nucleatum
Canadian Journal of Surgery
Beauchamp, R.D. and Cimolai, N.
1991‘Doctor, My Son Walks Funny’: A Guide for the Perplexed
Canadian Family Physician
09/1990Extraarticular Subtalar Arthrodesis: The Dowel Method
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Shafique P. Pirani and Stephen J. Tredwell and Richard D. Beauchamp
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-199003000-00022
03/1990Supracondylar Osteotomy of the Humerus for Correction of Cubitus Varus
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Brent Graham and S. J. Tredwell and R. D. Beauchamp and H. M. Bell
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-199003000-00019
03/1990Osteoblastoma in the Very Young
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Olli M. Sovio and Richard D. Beauchamp and Kenneth S. Morton and Virginia J. Baldwin
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-198805000-00017
05/1988Intraarticular triamcinolone hexacetonide in the management of chronic arthritis in children
Arthritis & Rheumatism
R. C. Allen and K. R. Gross and R. M. Laxer and P. N. Malleson and R. D. Beauchamp and R. E. Petty
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780290808
08/1986Familial multiple exostoses—no chromosome 8 deletion observed
American Journal of Medical Genetics
Judith G. Hall and R. Douglas Wilson and Dagmar Kalousek and Richard Beauchamp
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320220328
11/1985Fracture of the Lumbar Vertebral Apophysis
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
O. M. Sovio and H. M. Bell and R. D. Beauchamp and S. J. Tredwell
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-198509000-00008
09/1985Epiphyseal extrusion as a prognostic index in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease.
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
N E Green and R D Beauchamp and P P Griffin
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-198163060-00006
07/1981Primary subacute epiphyseal osteomyelitis.
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
N E Green and R D Beauchamp and P P Griffin
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-198163010-00014
01/1981Total replacement arthroplasty of elbow in rheumatoid arthritis
Canadian Journal of Surgery
Harder, D.H. and Beauchamp, R.D.
1977 - Research
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Current Projects
One research project that I am currently involved in is a prospective observational database designed to collect data on patient reported outcomes in individuals using Botox for medical reasons. Botulinum toxin (Botox) is used medically to reduce spasticity of muscles, however, the outcomes of this are not measureable through radiographs or other clinical exams. Clinicians are able to see if the botox has had its effect (i.e. if the limb is no longer spastic), however, whether or not the botox is helping the patient functionally remains unknown. Therefore, it is the objective of this study to determine the functional outcomes of Botox when used for medical purposes. In order to achieve this, 50 Specialists across Canada are involved in administering functional outcome questionnaires (SF-12 Health and Well-being Questionnaire and the Global Rating of Change Questionnaire) to their patients who are receiving botox treatments.
A second research project that I am currently involved in is investigating the treatment pattern of Cerebral Palsy with Botulinum Toxin (Botox) in Canada. It is a Practice Assessment Program designed as a prospective audit of physician practice patterns. Many physicians in Canada are currently using Botox as a treatment for Cerebral Palsy but little is known about which physicians are prescribing it and which types of patients they are prescribing its use for. The objective of this study is to gather information on practice patterns related to treatment of Botox injection for Cerebral Palsy and to explore the relationship between the patterms of cerebral palsy indication treatment with the use of Botox injections.Honours & AwardsRichmond Cerebral Palsy Award, American Academy Cerebral Palsy in Child Developmental Medicine, Portland, Oregon, with Dr. Paul Steinbok, September 1997.
Diplomat, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1980.
Special Recognition for 25 years service from “The Centre for Child Development” Surrey B.C., May 3, 2009
Educational Award of Excellence with Distinction. Children & Women’s Health Centre of British Columbia, May 23, 2003
Merit Award, Fraternity To Help Guatemalan Children, April 28, 2001
Research Group MembersSam Coleborn, Summer Student
Judy Woodward
BCCHR research could help set new international standard for young children receiving bone marrow transplants
The findings from a BCCHR study played a part in integrating the multiple breath washout test into recent recommendations to screen children for pulmonary chronic graft-versus-host disease, a lung complication that can affect children who undergo a bone marrow transplant.
