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Richard Beauchamp

FRCSC, MD

Investigator Emeritus, BC Children's Hospital

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.

Academic Affiliations

Clinical Professor Emeritus/a, , Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Research Theme: Childhood Diseases

Contact Information

Assistant

Judy Woodward

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Location

4500 Oak St, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6H 3N1

(604) 875-2000 ext. 3464

rbeauchamp@cw.bc.ca

Long-term Safety and Dosing of OnabotulinumtoxinA: A Prospective, Observational Study,Dosage et scurit long terme de l'onabotulinumtoxinA : Une tude 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

Real-World, Long-Term Quality of Life Following Therapeutic OnabotulinumtoxinA Treatment

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Jog, M. and Wein, T. and Bhogal, M. and Dhani, S. and Miller, R. and Ismail, F. and Beauchamp, R. and Trentin, G.

DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2016.262

Long-term outcome after selective dorsal rhizotomy in children with spastic cerebral palsy

Child's Nervous System

Ailon, T. and Beauchamp, R. and Miller, S. and Mortenson, P. and Kerr, J.M. and Hengel, A.R. and Steinbok, P.

DOI: 10.1007/s00381-015-2614-9

Corrigendum 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

Classification of midfoot break using multi-segment foot kinematics and pedobarography

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.2013.08.015

Reliability of retrospective assignment of gross motor function classification system scores

Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Mayson, T.A. and Ward, V. and Davies, K.R. and Maurer, J. and Alvarez, C. and Beauchamp, R. and Black, A.

DOI: 10.3109/17518423.2012.755575

A kinematic description of dynamic midfoot break in children using a multi-segment foot model

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.2012.12.002

Normal and pathological gait in children

Mercer's Textbook of Orthopaedics and Trauma Tenth edition

Richard Beauchamp

DOI: 10.1201/b13543-70

02 / 2012

Botulinum 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

Inter-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

Davidson, D. and Ghag, A. and Beauchamp, R.D. and Tredwell, S.J. and Mulpuri, K.

DOI: 10.1007/s11832-010-0273-7

Spasticity 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

A quality assessment of randomized clinical trials in pediatric orthopaedics

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Dulai, S.K. and Slobogean, B.L.T. and Beauchamp, R.D. and Mulpuri, K.

DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0b013e3180621f3e

Classification of idiopathic toe walking based on gait analysis: Development and application of the ITW severity classification

Gait and Posture

Alvarez, C. and De Vera, M. and Beauchamp, R. and Ward, V. and Black, A.

DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2006.10.011

The 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 / 2006

Paraparesis 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 / 2005

Treatment of idiopathic clubfoot utilizing botulinum A toxin: A new method and its short-term outcomes

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Alvarez, C.M. and Tredwell, S.J. and Keenan, S.P. and Beauchamp, R.D. and Choit, R.L. and Sawatzky, B.J. and De Vera, M.A.

DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000149861.50400.db

Hip joint subluxation after selective dorsal rhizotomy for spastic cerebral palsy

Journal of Neurosurgery

Hicdonmez, T. and Steinbok, P. and Beauchamp, R. and Sawatzky, B.

Spinal 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

Paraparesis 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.

Diagnosing Musculoskeletal Pain in Children

Canadian Medical Association Journal

07 / 2001

Rheumatology: 16. Diagnosing musculoskeletal pain in children

CMAJ

Malleson, P.N. and Beauchamp, R.D.

Radical 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

A randomized clinical trial to compare selective posterior rhizotomy plus physiotherapy with physiotherapy alone in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Steinbok, P. and Reiner, A.M. and Beauchamp, R. and Armstrong, R.W. and Cochrane, D.D.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1997.tb07407.x

Management of pulseless pink hand in pediatric supracondylar fractures of humerus

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Sabharwal, S. and Tredwell, S.J. and Beauchamp, R.D. and Mackenzie, W.G. and Jakubec, D.M. and Cairns, R. and LeBlanc, J.G.

DOI: 10.1097/01241398-199705000-00007

Aggressive 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 / 1994

Upper 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 / 1993

Ground 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 / 1992

Selective functional posterior rhizotomy for treatment of spastic cerebral palsy in children

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Steinbok, P. and Reiner, A. and Beauchamp, R.D. and Cochrane, D.D. and Keyes, R.

DOI: 10.1159/000120639

Osteomyelitis of the pelvis due to Fusobacterium nucleatum

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Beauchamp, R.D. and Cimolai, N.

Soft 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

Doctor, My Son Walks Funny: A Guide for the Perplexed

Canadian Family Physician

Beauchamp, R. D. (1990). Doctor, My Son Walks Funny: A Guide for the Perplexed. Canadian Family Physician, 36, 1575"1580.

09 / 1990

Extraarticular subtalar arthrodesis: The dowel method

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Pirani, S.P. and Tredwell, S.J. and Beauchamp, R.D.

DOI: 10.1097/01241398-199003000-00022

Supracondylar osteotomy of the humerus for correction of cubitus varus

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Graham, B. and Tredwell, S.J. and Beauchamp, R.D. and Bell, H.M.

DOI: 10.1097/01241398-199003000-00019

Case report osteoblastoma in the very young: Report of two cases

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Sovio, O.M. and Beauchamp, R.D. and Morton, K.S. and Baldwin, V.J.

DOI: 10.1097/01241398-198805000-00017

Intraarticular triamcinolone hexacetonide in the management of chronic arthritis in children

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Allen, R.C. and Gross, K.R. and Laxer, R.M. and Malleson, P.N. and Beauchamp, R.D. and Petty, R.E.

DOI: 10.1002/art.1780290808

Familial 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 / 1985

Fracture of the lumbar vertebral apophysis

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Sovio, O.M. and Bell, H.M. and Beauchamp, R.D. and Tredwell, S.J.

DOI: 10.1097/01241398-198509000-00008

Epiphyseal extrusion as a prognostic index in Legg-Calv-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 / 1981

Primary 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 / 1981

Total replacement arthroplasty of elbow in rheumatoid arthritis

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Harder, D.H. and Beauchamp, R.D.

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 & Awards

Richmond 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

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Richard Beauchamp

FRCSC, MD

Investigator Emeritus, BC Children's Hospital

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Long-term Safety and Dosing of OnabotulinumtoxinA: A Prospective, Observational Study,Dosage et scurit long terme de l'onabotulinumtoxinA : Une tude prospective et observationnelle

Real-World, Long-Term Quality of Life Following Therapeutic OnabotulinumtoxinA Treatment

Long-term outcome after selective dorsal rhizotomy in children with spastic cerebral palsy

Corrigendum to "Classification of midfoot break using multi-segment foot kinematics and pedobarography" [Gait Posture 39 (1) (2014) 1-6]

Classification of midfoot break using multi-segment foot kinematics and pedobarography

Reliability of retrospective assignment of gross motor function classification system scores

A kinematic description of dynamic midfoot break in children using a multi-segment foot model

Normal and pathological gait in children

Botulinum toxin-a use in paediatric hypertonia: Canadian practice patterns

Inter-observer and intra-observer agreement in the radiographic diagnosis of avascular necrosis of the femoral head following slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Spasticity in spina bifida

A quality assessment of randomized clinical trials in pediatric orthopaedics

Classification of idiopathic toe walking based on gait analysis: Development and application of the ITW severity classification

The Effect of Shoe Design and Custom Foot Orthotic Intervention on Lower Extremity Dynamics in Female Runners

Paraparesis caused by an angiolipomatous hamartoma in an adolescent with Proteus syndrome and scoliosis

Treatment of idiopathic clubfoot utilizing botulinum A toxin: A new method and its short-term outcomes

Hip joint subluxation after selective dorsal rhizotomy for spastic cerebral palsy

Spinal deformities after selective dorsal rhizotomy for spastic cerebral palsy

Paraparesis caused by an angiolipomatous hamartoma in an adolescent with Proteus syndrome and scoliosis. Case report

Diagnosing Musculoskeletal Pain in Children

Rheumatology: 16. Diagnosing musculoskeletal pain in children

Radical Hip Release in Spina Bifida Patients"an Aid to Improving Mobility

A randomized clinical trial to compare selective posterior rhizotomy plus physiotherapy with physiotherapy alone in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy

Management of pulseless pink hand in pediatric supracondylar fractures of humerus

Aggressive Soft Tissue Tumours of Infancy

Upper Body Exercise Capacity in Youth with Spina Bifida

Ground reactions forces of children with clubfeet

Selective functional posterior rhizotomy for treatment of spastic cerebral palsy in children

Osteomyelitis of the pelvis due to Fusobacterium nucleatum

Soft tissue anatomy of proximal femoral focal deficiency

Doctor, My Son Walks Funny: A Guide for the Perplexed

Extraarticular subtalar arthrodesis: The dowel method

Supracondylar osteotomy of the humerus for correction of cubitus varus

Case report osteoblastoma in the very young: Report of two cases

Intraarticular triamcinolone hexacetonide in the management of chronic arthritis in children

Familial multiple exostoses"no chromosome 8 deletion observed

Fracture of the lumbar vertebral apophysis

Epiphyseal extrusion as a prognostic index in Legg-Calv-Perthes disease.

Primary subacute epiphyseal osteomyelitis.

Total replacement arthroplasty of elbow in rheumatoid arthritis

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