Cyril Duclos, PT, Ph.D.

Education

• B.Sc., Life sciences, Université Aix-Marseille 1, Marseille, France, 2000
• M.Sc., Cognitive sciences (Physiology and Biomechanics), Université Paris X, Paris, France, 2001
• Ph.D., Biomedical sciences/Neurosciences, Université de Montréal/Université Aix-Marseille 1, Marseille, France, 2006
• Postdoctorate, Biomedical sciences, Institut de réadaptation Gingras-Lindsay-de-Montréal, Montréal, 2007-2008
• Postdoctorate, Psychology, Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Montréal, 2009

Research interests

Use of muscle vibration for prognostic and rehabilitation after neurological damage and in the analysis of postural control during dynamic tasks with a biomechanical approach.

Research laboratories

Pathokinesiology and Functional Activities Laboratory

Sensory Integration in Rehabilitation Laboratory

Recent publications

Lemay, J.F., Gagnon, D., Duclos, C., Grangeon, M., Gauthier, C. & Nadeau, S. (2013). Influence of visual inputs on quasi-static standing postural steadiness in individuals with spinal cord injury. Gait & posture, 38(2), 357-360.

Duclos, C., Miéville, C., Gagnon, D. & Leclerc, C. (2012). Dynamic stability requirements during gait and standing exergames on the Wii-Fit(R) system in the elderly. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 9(1), 28.

Gagnon, D., Duclos, C., Desjardins, P., Nadeau, S. & Danakas, M. (2012). Measuring dynamic stability requirements during sitting pivot transfers using stabilizing and destabilizing forces in individuals with complete motor paraplegia. Journal of Biomechanics, 45(8), 1554-1558.

Gauthier, C., Gagnon, D., Jacquemin, G., Duclos, C., Masani, K. & Popovic, M.R. (2012). Which trunk inclination directions best predict multidirectional-seated limits of stability among individuals with spinal cord injury? Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 35(5), 343-350.

Nadeau, S., Duclos, C., Bouyer, L., & Richards, C. L. (2011). Guiding task-oriented gait training after stroke or spinal cord injury (SCI) by means of a biomechanical gait analysis. Progress in Brain Research, 192, 161-180.

Vincent, C., Demers, E., Moffet, H., Corriveau, H., Nadeau, S., Mercier, C., members of the RQRV group 2006-2009 including Duclos, C. (2010). Use of an innovative model to evaluate mobility in seniors with lower-limb amputations of vascular origin: A pilot study. BMC Geriatrics, 10(1), 68.

Duclos, C. (2010). Les difficultés du transfert des connaissances scientifiques à la pratique clinique. Kinésithérapie, 10(103), 49-54.

Duclos, C., Desjardins, P., Nadeau, S., Delisle, A., Gravel, D., Brouwer, B. & Corriveau, H. (2009). Destabilizing and stabilizing forces to assess equilibrium during everyday activities. Journal of Biomechanics, 42(3), 379-382.

Duclos, C., Roll, R., Kavounoudias, A., Mongeau, J.P., Roll, J.P. & Forget, R. (2009). Postural changes after sustained neck muscle contraction in persons with a lower leg amputation. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 19(4), e214-e222.

Oullier, O., Kavounoudias, A., Duclos, C., Albert, F. & Roll, J.P. (2008). Countering postural instability after prolonged exposure to whole-body vibration: The case of bulldozer drivers. Journal of Applied Physiology, 105(2), 235-245.

Duclos, C., Nadeau, S., & Lecours, J. (2008). Lateral trunk displacement and stability during sit-to-stand transfer in relation to foot placement in patients with hemiparesis. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 22(6), 715-722.

Dehail, P., Duclos, C. & Barat, M. (2008). Electrical simulation and muscle strenghtening. Annales de réadaptation et de médecine physique, 51(6), 441-451.

Frak, V., Croteau, I., Bourbonnais, D., Duval, C., Duclos, C. & Cohen, H. (2007). Simulation modifies prehension: Evidence for a conjoined representation of the graspable features of an object and the action of grasping it. PLoS ONE, 2(3), e311.

Research orientation

Axis 1

Research topic

Research Site

CRIR - Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM) of the CIUSSS CSMTL

University Affiliation