Suzy Ngomo

• PhD
• Dean of Research, Creation and Innovation at Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Background: Vitamin D is beneficial for musculoskeletal health. Although low levels of vitamin D are linked to increased pain in knee osteoarthritis (OA), their association with functionality remains understudied. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the association between vitamin D deficiency and functional status in elderly individuals wit...

Background Non-invasive neurostimulation like muscle tendon vibration (VIB) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can provide valuable insights on mechanisms underlying sensorimotor dysfunctions. However, their feasibility in the context of painful musculoskeletal disorders like shoulder impingement syndrome (SIS) remain uncertain. Methods T...

Objective: The present pilot study aimed to propose an innovative scale-independent measure based on electroencephalographic (EEG) signals for the identification and quantification of the magnitude of chronic pain. Methods: EEG data were collected from three groups of participants at rest: seven healthy participants with pain, 15 healthy participan...

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of combined association instrument myofascial mobilization (IASTM) and stretching in patients with idiopathic bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) operated on one hand and to analyze the response of the operated (OH) and non-operated (NH) hand according to the sequence of therapies. Research on these parameter...

Introduction Aging is a dynamic and progressive process that can be associated with the presence of morbidities, such as chronic diseases, and functional decline, characteristic of sarcopenia, which directly affects the self-perceived health of the older. Objective To test the hypothesis that there is an association between sarcopenia, chronic pain...

Purpose To assess if plantar fasciitis has an impact on postural control and walking pattern from gait analysis across different experimental conditions. Methods Thirty participants (n =15 with plantar fasciitis) performed 5 different balance tasks on a force platform, and the center of pressure (COP) was computed for postural control analysis. Pa...

Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the immediate effects of lumbosacral orthosis and the abdominal drawing-in maneuver on the trunk postural control of adults with chronic low back pain compared with asymptomatic controls during 1-legged and semi-tandem stances. Methods An experimental and comparative study (cross-sectional design)...

Introduction: Low back pain (LBP) is a major cause of physical disability in the world. The origin of this condition can be due to differents causes, with a specific cause or of unknown mechanical origin,being characterized as unspecific. In this case a physical therapy treatment approach with manual therapy is relevant, which includes the Muscle...

This proof-of-concept study explores the potential of developing objective pain identification based on the analysis of electroencephalography (EEG) signals. Data were collected from participants living with chronic fibromyalgia pain (n = 4) and from healthy volunteers (n = 7) submitted to experimental pain by the application of capsaicin cream (1%...

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the predominant compressive neuropathy among adults worldwide. However, evidence regarding treatment alternatives and their outcomes, especially with bilateral carpus involvement, is inconclusive. To analyze the clinical and surgical outcomes of bilateral CTS treatment using the visual analog scale (VAS) and Boston q...

Background National strategies from North America call for substantive improvements in entry-level pain management education to help reduce the burden of chronic pain. Past work has generated a valuable set of interprofessional pain management competencies to guide the education of future health professionals. However, there has been very limited w...

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a complex pain syndrome accompanied by physical disability and loss of daily life activities. Evidences suggest that modulation of the primary motor cortex (M1) by transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) improves functional physical capacity in chronic pain conditions. However, the gain on physical function in people liv...

Introduction: Parkinson’s disease is most prevalent among elderly people, 65 years and over, and leads to an alteration in motor control associated with postural instability. Current evidence shows that postural control decreases with the aging process. In addition, postural control is more altered in healthy aged men than in women. Until today, fe...

Background: Lumbosacral orthosis (LSO) and/or the isolated contraction of the transversus abdominis muscle by the abdominal drawing-in maneuver (ADIM) can increase lumbar stiffness, consequently influencing postural control. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of LSO and ADIM on postural control during two balance tasks and determi...

We aimed to determine the neurophysiological pattern that is associated with the development of musculoskeletal pain that is induced by biomechanical constraints. Twelve (12) young healthy volunteers (two females) performed two experimental realistic manual tasks for 30 min. each: (1) with the high risk of musculoskeletal pain development and (2) w...

Mechanical vibration of tendons induces large postural reactions (PR-VIB) but little is known about how these reactions vary within and between subjects. We investigated the intra- and inter-individual variability of PR-VIB and determined the reliability of center of pressure (COP) measures. Bipodal postural control (eyes closed) of 30 healthy adul...

Background: Low back pain is common during pregnancy. Lumbar stabilization and stretching exercises are recommended to treat low back pain in the general population. However, few studies have applied the effects of these two interventions in pregnant women with low back pain. Objectives: To compare the effects of lumbar stabilization and stretch...

Introduction La vibration mécanique tendineuse est utilisée en recherche pour étudier la contribution proprioceptive au contrôle postural. Une fréquence de vibration élevée (ex. 80 Hz) induit de grandes réactions posturales (RP-VB) via l’activation des fuseaux neuromusculaires. Cependant, ces réactions pourraient varier dans le temps et d’un indivi...

Introduction La lombalgie est une condition musculosquelettique affectant de nombreux individus au cours de leur vie. Une méthode souvent utilisée en réadaptation chez cette population est le port d’une ceinture lombaire. Quelques évidences ont montré un effet positif de cette approche pour réduire la douleur et améliorer la stabilité lombaire et p...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of 2 types of beer barrels on postural control, trunk activation, and kinematic measures in adult workers. Twelve (12) males randomly performed 4 tasks on a force platform for 20 s: (1) hold an empty recyclable barrel, (2) hold a full recyclable barrel (30 L), (3) hold an empty steel barrel, and (4)...

Background: Postural control declines with age and can be affected by low back pain. Poor balance has been reported in people with chronic low back pain (CLBP), which in turn could be explained by the changes in trunk muscle activation. Research question: Are there differences between younger and older adults with and without chronic low back pa...

Introduction: Low back pain (LBP) is the most common musculoskeletal complaint in pregnancy, being responsible for many negative impacts. Objective: To evaluate the effect of LBP on static and dynamic balance in pregnant women and whether pregnancy mediates the results compared to non-pregnant women. Methods: 44 women (mean age 30 yrs) participated...

Mesures électrophysiologiques: indicateurs d’exposition aux microblessures anatomiques à risque de troubles musculosquelettiques Résultats d’une étude préliminaire

This poster presents a control's method of an autonomous third robotic hand that performs various physical tasks to assist a worker and therefore reduces the musculoskeletal disorders.

This study aimed to validate the measurement of a pain-related index by the modulation of energy measured with the EEG signal during a bimanual visual-motor task

Inadequate postures adopted by an operator at work are among the most important risk factors in Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs). Although several studies have focused on inadequate posture, there is limited information on its identification in a work context. The aim of this study is to automatically differentiate between adequate an...

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) have affected an increasing number of people in the active general population. In this perspective, we developed a measuring tool taking muscle activities in certain regions of the body, standing posture taking the center of pressure under the feet and feet positions. This tool also comprises an instrumented helmet...

Objective To investigate whether rotator cuff tendinopathy leads to changes in central motor representation of a rotator cuff muscle, and to assess whether such changes are related to pain intensity, pain duration, and physical disability. Methods Using transcranial magnetic stimulation, motor representation of infraspinatus muscle was assessed bi...

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) represent a complex and multi-faceted challenge, requiring multi-disciplinary, multi-perspective research approaches ranging from fundamental, basic science research to studies of applied workplace-based interventions. Members of the MSD Research Axis of the Quebec Occupational Health and Safety Resear...

Background While cortical representations of intrinsic hand muscles have been extensively studied in healthy individuals, little is known about the representation of proximal upper limb muscles. Improving our understanding of normal shoulder function is important, given that shoulder musculoskeletal disorders affect approximately 20% of the populat...

Montréal. Il a pour mission la promotion et la valorisation de la recherche. Érudit offre des services d'édition numérique de documents scientifiques depuis 1998. Note : les règles d'écriture des références bibliographiques peuvent varier selon les différents domaines du savoir. Ce document est protégé par la loi sur le droit d'auteur. L'utilisatio...

Converging evidence from animal and human studies has revealed that increased or decreased use of an extremity can lead to changes in cortical representation of the involved muscles. However, opposite experimental manipulations such as immobilization and motor training have sometimes been associated with similar cortical changes. Therefore, the beh...

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) studies investigating motor cortex reorganization in clinical populations use a variety of measurements, with some performed at rest and others with the muscle slightly contracted. Surprisingly there are still a limited number of studies focusing on relationship between TMS-measures obtained at rest and durin...

The application of the margin of manoeuvre (MM) concept in work rehabilitation is new. It allows for variations in both health status and work demands, and the interaction between the two, to be taken into account. The objective of this exploratory study was to document the relationship between the presence of an MM in the workplace and the return...

The task of evaluating workers' capacity to return to their pre-injury employment or other jobs continues to pose a daily challenge for clinicians. In this study, a concept frequently used in the field of ergonomics, the margin of manoeuvre (MM), was applied during the rehabilitation process. The study identified the indicators of the MM taken into...

North American workers usually stand while working, and prolonged standing is associated with discomfort and cardiovascular problems. Moving may alleviate the problems, but optimum mobility is unknown. The effects of variations in mobility were explored among (1) 34 health care workers whose symptoms of orthostatic intolerance (OI) were recorded af...

Musculoskeletal disorders are among the main causes of short- and long-term disability. Identify the methods for assessing multidimensional components of illness representations. An electronic literature search (French, English) from 1980 to the present was conducted in medical, paramedical and social science databases using predetermined key words...

North American workers usually stand while working, and prolonged standing is associated with discomfort and cardiovascular problems. Since prolonged sitting is also associated with health problems, and standing postures differ as to mobility and access to seating, it is desirable to identify an optimal mix of postures. As a step towards this ident...