Sylvie Nadeau, pht, Ph.D.

Education

• B.Sc, Physical Therapy, Université de Montréal, 1985
• M.Sc., Biomedical Sciences (Rehabilitation), Université de Montréal, 1993
• Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences (Rehabilitation),  Université de Montréal, 1996
• Postdoctorate, Kinesiology, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire de neurobiologie et mouvements, Marseille, France, 1996-98
• Postdoctorate, Kinesiology, Queen’s University, Kingston ON, 1998
• Postdoctorate, 3D Biomechanics, Institut de réadaptation en déficience physique de Québec (IRDPQ), Québec QC, 1998

Research interest

Gait and functional activities analysis; determinants and limiting factors of function; dynamometry; 3D movement analysis; stroke; spinal cord injury; hip and knee protheses.

Research laboratory

Pathokinesiology and Functional Activities Laboratory

Selected publications

Aguiar, L.T., Nadeau, S., Martins, J.C., Teixeira-Salmela, L.F., Britto, R.R. & de Morais Faria, C.D.C. (In press 2019). Efficacy of interventions aimed at improving physical activity in individuals with stroke: A systematic review. Disability and Rehabilitation.

Betschart, M., McFayden, B.J. & Nadeau, S. (In press 2019). Lower limb joint moments on the fast belt contribute to a reduction of step length asymmetry over ground after split-belt treadmill training in stroke: A pilot study. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 1-11.

Martins, J.C., Aguiar, L.T., Nadeau, S., Scianni, A. A., Teixeira-Salmela, L.F. & de Morais Faria, C.D.C. (In press 2019). Measurement properties of self-report physical activity assessment tools for patients with stroke: A systematic review. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy.

Duclos, N.C., Aguiar, L.T., Aissaoui, R., de Morais Faria, C.D.C, Nadeau, S. & Duclos, C. (2019). Activity monitor placed at the non-paretic ankle is accurate in measuring step counts during community walking in post-stroke individuals: A validation study. PM & R, 11(9), 963-971.

Lemay, J.F., Roy, A., Nadeau, S. & Gagnon, D.H. (2019). French version of the Mini BESTest: A translation and transcultural adaptation study incorporating a reliability analysis for individuals with sensorimotor impairments undergoing functional rehabilitation. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 62(3), 149-154.

Richards, C.L., Malouin, F., Nadeau, S., Fung, J., D’Amours, L., Perez, C. & Durand, A. (2019). Development, implementation, and clinician adherence to a standardized assessment toolkit for sensorimotor rehabilitation after stroke. Physiotherapy Canada, 71(1), 43-55.

Aguiar, L.T., Nadeau, S., Britto, R.R., Teixeira-Salmela, L.F., Martins, J.C. & de Morais Faria, C.D.C. (2018). Effects of aerobic training on physical activity in people with stroke: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 19(1), 446.

Betschart, M., McFadyen, B.J. & Nadeau, S. (2018). Repeated split-belt treadmill walking improved gait ability in individuals with chronic stroke: A pilot study. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 34(2), 81-90.

Bolliger, M., Blight, A.R., Field-Fote, E.C., Musselman, K., Rossignol, S., Barthélemy, D., . . . Steeves, J. (incl. Nadeau, S.) (2018). Lower extremity outcome measures: considerations for clinical trials in spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord, 56(7), 628-642.

Duclos, N.C., Duclos, C. & Nadeau, S. (2018). Slow and faster post-stroke walkers have a different trunk progression and braking impulse during gait. Gait & Posture, 68, 483-487.

Miéville, C., Lauzière, S., Betschart, M., Nadeau, S. & Duclos, C. (2018). More symmetrical gait after split-belt treadmill walking does not modify dynamic and postural balance in individuals post-stroke. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 41, 41-49.

Nadeau, S., Michaud, F., Bourbonnais, D. & Pérennou, D. (2018). France-Canada: Technology at the heart of rehabilitation sciences. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 61(4), 187-188.

Pérennou, D., Thevenon, A., Rannou, F., Azouvi, P., Coudeyre, E., Amarenco, G., . . . Rode, G. (incl. Nadeau, S.) (2018). An impact factor for the 60 candles of the Annals. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 61(1), 1-4.

Richards, C.L., Malouin, F., Nadeau, S., Fung, J., D’Amours, L., Perez, C. & Durand, A. (2018). Amount and content of sensorimotor therapy delivered in three stroke rehabilitation units in Quebec, Canada. Physiotherapy Canada, 70(2), 120-132.

Aguiar, L.T., Martins, J.C., Nadeau, S., Britto, R.R., Teixeira-Salmela, L.F. & Faria, C.D.C. (2017). Efficacy of interventions to improve physical activity levels in individuals with stroke: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open, 7(1), e012479.

Berryman, N., Bherer, L., Nadeau, S., Lauzière, S., Lehr, L., Bobeuf, F., . . . Bosquet, L. (2017). Relationships between lower body strength and the energy cost of treadmill walking in a cohort of healthy older adults: a cross-sectional analysis. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 117(1), 53-59.

Betschart, M., Lauzière, S., Miéville, C., McFadyen, B.J. & Nadeau, S. (2017). Changes in lower limb muscle activity after walking on a split-belt treadmill in individuals post-stroke. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 32, 93-100.

Dupont, S.M., De Leener, B., Taso, M., Le Troter, A., Nadeau, S., Stikov, N., . . . Cohen-Adad, J. (2017). Fully-integrated framework for the segmentation and registration of the spinal cord white and gray matter. Neuroimage, 150, 358-372.

Martins, J.C., Aguiar, L.T., Nadeau, S., Scianni, A.A., Teixeira-Salmela, L.F. & Faria, C.D.C. (2017). Measurement properties of self-report physical activity assessment tools in stroke: A protocol for a systematic review. BMJ Open, 7(2), e012655.

Martins, J C., Aguiar, L.T., Nadeau, S., Scianni, A.A., Teixeira-Salmela, L.F. & Faria, C.D.C. (2017). Efficacy of task-specific training on physical activity levels of people with stroke: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Physical Therapy, 97(6), 640-648.

Moffet, H., Tousignant, M., Nadeau, S., Mérette, C., Boissy, P., Corriveau, H., . . . Dimentberg, R. (2017). Patient satisfaction with in-home telerehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty: Results from a randomized controlled trial. Telemedicine Journal and E-Health, 23(2), 80-87.

Nadeau, S., Dehail, P. & Pérennou, D. (2017). France-Québec: Synergies in the rehabilitation sciences. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 60(5), 279-280.

Boissy, P., Tousignant, M., Moffet, H., Nadeau, S., Brière, S., Mérette, C., . . . Dimentberg, R. (2016). Conditions of use, reliability, and quality of audio/video-mediated communications during in-home rehabilitation teletreatment for postknee arthroplasty. Telemedicine Journal and E-Health, 22(8), 637-649.

Faria, C.D.C., Paula de Carvalho-Pinto, B., Nadeau, S. & Teixeira-Salmela, L. (2016). 180° turn while walking: characterization and comparisons between subjects with and without stroke. Journal of Physical Therapy Science, 28(10), 2694-2699.

Gagnon, D.H., Roy, A., Gabison, S., Duclos, C., Verrier, M.C. & Nadeau, S. (2016). Effects of seated postural stability and trunk and upper extremity strength on performance during manual wheelchair propulsion tests in individuals with spinal cord injury: An exploratory study. Rehabilitation Research and Practice, 2016(6842324), 1-11.

Gagnon, D.H., Roy, A., Verrier, M.C., Duclos, C., Craven, B.C. & Nadeau, S. (2016). Do performance-based wheelchair propulsion tests detect changes among manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury during inpatient rehabilitation in Quebec? Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 97(7), 1214-1218.

Lauzière, S., Miéville, C., Betschart, M., Duclos, C., Aissaoui, R. & Nadeau, S. (2016). A more symmetrical gait after split-belt treadmill walking increases the effort in paretic plantar flexors in people post-stroke. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 48(7), 576-582.

Perron, M., Nadeau, S. & Dubé, F. (2016). Involvement of paramedical clinicians in research: A must for improving clinical practices. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 59(Suppl.), e49.

Desrosiers, É., Nadeau, S. & Duclos, C. (2015). Balance during walking on an inclined instrumented pathway following incomplete spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord, 53(5), 387-394.

Lauzière, S., Miéville, C., Betschart, M., Aissaoui, R. & Nadeau, S. (2015). Plantarflexor weakness is a determinant of kinetic asymmetry during gait in post-stroke individuals walking with high levels of effort. Clinical Biomechanics (Bristol, Avon), 30(9), 946-952.

Lemay, J.F., Duclos, C., Nadeau, S. & Gagnon, D.H. (2015). Postural control during gait initiation and termination of adults with incomplete spinal cord injury. Human Movement Science, 41, 20-31.

Moffet, H., Tousignant, M., Nadeau, S., Mérette, C., Boissy, P., Corriveau, H., . . . Dimentberg, R. (2015). In-home telerehabilitation compared with face-to-face rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty: A noninferiority randomized controlled trial. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American, 97(14), 1129-1141.

Piscicelli, C., Barra, J., Davoine, P., Chrispin, A., Nadeau, S. & Pérennou, D. (2015). Inter- and intra-rater reliability of the visual vertical in subacute stroke. Stroke, 46(7), 1979-1983.

Piscicelli, C., Nadeau, S., Barra, J. & Pérennou, D. (2015). Assessing the visual vertical: how many trials are required? BMC Neurology, 15, 215 (doi: 210.1186/s12883-12015-10462-12886).

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