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Biomechanical Predictors of Functionally Induced Low Back Pain, Acute Response to Prolonged Standing Exposure, and Impact of a Stabilization-Based Clinical Exercise Intervention
(University of Waterloo, 2009-07-24)Purpose: Biomechanical differences between people with low back pain (LBP) and healthy controls have been shown previously. LBP has been associated with standing postures in occupational settings. A transient pain-generating ... -
A Biomechanical-Biochemical Hypothesis for the Role of Collagen in Injury
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-25)Low back pain affects 80% of the population at some point in their lives and is the most common musculoskeletal complaint for workplace injuries. Further, it presents as episodic, with sufferers typically experiencing ... -
Biomechanics of Lateral Hip Impacts: the Influence of Measurement Technique and Contact Area
(University of Waterloo, 2014-02-21)The experiments presented in this thesis provide novel insight into two scarcely studied areas in the field of lateral hip impact biomechanics. The high energy nature of hip impacts requires high sampling rates for accurate ... -
Body Mass Index and Missing Data: Examining the Levels, Patterns, and Impacts of Missing Data in a Large Cohort Study of Canadian Youth
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-19)Missing data are generally unavoidable in survey-based research. Small amounts of random missingness may not pose significant problems; however, issues arise when data are missing in large proportions or when missingness ... -
Breast cancer survivor functional changes immediately following treatment: quantifying mechanisms of strength deficits and compensatory kinematic and muscular strategy adaptations
(University of Waterloo, 2021-11-04)Breast cancer is prevalent among Canadian women, but treatments may cause functional impairments among survivors. Over 22,000 Canadian women join the survivor population yearly (Brenner et al., 2020). Despite this substantial ... -
Bridging the gap between physical activity evidence and practice for older adults with osteoporosis and frailty
(University of Waterloo, 2021-12-09)Exercise prescriptions that include moderate or high intensity progressive, resistance training, and functional and balance training may improve physical functioning and disability outcomes and prevent falls in older adults ... -
Build better bones with exercise (B3E pilot trial): results of a feasibility study of a multicenter randomized controlled trial of 12 months of home exercise in older women with vertebral fracture
(Springer, 2018-08-08)Summary We pilot-tested a trial of home exercise on individuals with osteoporosis and spine fracture. Our target enrollment was met, though it took longer than expected. Participants stayed in the study and completed ... -
Building Cognitive Resilience Against Alzheimer’s Disease Through Multilingualism
(University of Waterloo, 2017-10-23)Background: Globally, there are 9.9 million new cases of dementia each year, meaning one new case is diagnosed every 3.2 seconds (Prince et al., 2015). The risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) increases with increasing age, ... -
The Business of Last Chance Tourism: Stakeholders' Perspectives
(University of Waterloo, 2015-06-15)Last Chance Tourism (LCT) is argued as a new form of travel behaviour emerging because of climate change. Some tourism stakeholders and communities have already begun adapting to climate changes they have experienced. ... -
“But I want to go home!” A qualitative exploration of the experience of summer camp from two contrasting perspectives
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-01)The mention of the term “summer camp” often brings to mind cabins nestled in the woods, cool lakes, warm campfires and children having fun as they swim, paddle and play. At traditional residential camps children are imagined ... -
Butylated hydroxytoluene can protect polyunsaturated fatty acids in dried blood spots from degradation for up to 8 weeks at room temperature
(BioMed Central, 2013-02-20)Background: Dried blood spots (DBS) from fingertip prick blood can enable high throughput fatty acid profiling but may be prone to lipid peroxidation during storage. The use of butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) on chromatography ... -
Caffeinated energy drink consumption and predictors of use among secondary school students over time in the COMPASS cohort study
(Elsevier, 2019-09)Consumption of caffeinated energy drinks (CED) by youth is a public health priority, given the lack of regulation and evidence for both short and long-term health effects of CED use. Considering the potential risks associated ... -
Camper Self-Concept Promotes Environmental Awareness: A Relationship Mediated by Social Inclusion
(Journal of Youth Development, 2018-04-19)Summer camps in Canada provide services to hundreds of thousands of youth each year, giving opportunities for growth and development. However, summer camps in Canada remain understudied. Using one phase of data from the ... -
Can Altering Hip Joint Fluid Volume and Intra-Capsular Pressure Influence Muscle Activation Patterns? Neuromuscular Implications on Clinical Practice
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-03)Although the integrated relationship that exists between the lumbar spine and hip joints is frequently acknowledged in scientific journals and by medical professionals, specific functional and injury relationships, are ... -
Can dietary guidelines support the transformation of food systems to foster human and planetary health?
(UNSCN NUTRITION, 2019-07)There is substantial evidence of the need for efforts to drastically shift the food system to enable eating patterns consistent with human and planetary health. This will have implications for food production, processing, ... -
The Canadian Culinary Tourists: How Well Do We Know Them?
(University of Waterloo, 2003)Culinary tourism is emerging as an important component of the rapidly growing cultural tourism market. It introduces tourists to new flavours and different traditions associated with the preparation, serving, and consuming ... -
Cancer and Mental Disorder Among Emerging Adults
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-24)Background: Cancer is the leading disease-cause of mortality among emerging adults aged 15-29 years. In addition to the normative stresses of navigating this critical developmental period, the trauma of living with cancer ... -
Cancer Risks from Radiation Medical Imaging in Children: A Scoping Review
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-11)Background: radiation medical imaging is a valuable tool in detecting diseases. Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation Report (BEIR VII Phase 2) suggested that radiation exposures, even at low dosages, may impose stochastic ... -
Cannabis and mental health: prevalence of use, modes of administration, and adverse outcomes by past 12-month mental health experience in Canada and the US.
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-18)Background: Cannabis is among the most widely used drugs in the world. Although it is well established that cannabis may have an adverse impact on certain mental health conditions, there is relatively little data on how ... -
Cannabis use among individuals in inpatient psychiatry: Trends in use, factors associated with use, and risk of 30-day readmission
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-20)Purpose: The Canadian Government has approved Bill C-45 to legalize and regulate the production, sale, and use of non-medical cannabis. Certain subpopulations, including those with psychiatric disorders, need to be uniquely ...