Isabelle Gagnon
Professor
BSc (Phys Ther); MSc (Biomedical Sciences) Université de Montréal; PhD (Biomedical Sciences) Université de Montréal, Post-doctoral Fellowship (Program Evaluation, Health Administration) CRIR, Université de Montréal.
Pediatrics
PHTH 606: Introduction to pediatric physical therapy
POTH 636: Physical Therapy in Pediatrics
My research program continues to be inspired and anchored in the daily clinical reality of children and adolescents who sustain mild traumatic brain injuries, as well as other traumatic injuries, and receive services from pediatric tertiary care hospitals and trauma centers. As has been the focus since the inception of my research program, the overarching aim of my work remains to better understand the consequences of mild traumatic brain injuries sustained by children and adolescents as they relate to the practice of physical activities, and to optimize recovery post-injury, by way of specific interventions, in order to facilitate and contribute to a safer and more satisfying return to physical activities. My research program therefore comprises two main research areas focusing on mTBI in children and adolescents: Theme 1 Improving the evaluation of the consequences of mTBI in the pediatric and adolescent population and Theme 2 Rehabilitation interventions following a mTBI.
Research Areas:
Balance
participation
pediatrics
physical activity
self-efficacy
traumatic brain injury
visual perception
I am a Professor in the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, and Associate Member in the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics, where I am Associate Director of Research, as well as a researcher in the Child Health and Human Development Program at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center. My research lab is located at the Montreal Children’s Hospital of the McGill University Health Center and is integrated within the Institutions’ Pediatric Trauma Center and Concussion Clinic. I also continue to practice on a very part-time basis in the same institution as a neuropediatric physiotherapist. The intersection between these roles greatly contributes to my integrated approach to research, teaching and service so that each element builds and informs the other.
Clinical Practice:
I am a physiotherapist at the Montreal Children’s Hospital of the McGill University Health Center. I practice as a clinician on a part-time basis and am involved in the assessment and treatment of infants and children with developmental disabilities, congenital torticollis and am also involved in the Trauma Programs specifically with children who sustain concussions/mild traumatic brain injuries.
Davis, G. A., Schneider, K. J., Anderson, V., Babl, F. E., Barlow, K. M., Blauwet, C. A., Bressan, S., Broglio, S. P., Emery, C. A., Echemendia, R. J., Gagnon, I., Gioia, G. A., Giza, C. C., Leddy, J. J., Master, C. L., McCrea, M., McNamee, M. J., Meehan, W. P., 3rd, Purcell, L., Putukian, M., … Patricios, J. S. (2024). Pediatric Sport-Related Concussion: Recommendations From the Amsterdam Consensus Statement 2023. Pediatrics, 153(1), e2023063489. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2023-063489
Moore, L., Ben Abdeljelil, A., Tardif, P. A., Zemek, R., Reed, N., Yeates, K. O., Emery, C. A., Gagnon, I. J., Yanchar, N., Bérubé, M., Dawson, J., Berthelot, S., Stang, A., Beno, S., Beaulieu, E., Turgeon, A. F., Labrosse, M., Lauzier, F., Pike, I., Macpherson, A., … Freire, G. C. (2023). Clinical Practice Guideline Recommendations in Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review. Annals of emergency medicine, S0196-0644(23)01381-1. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.11.012
Treleaven, D*, Lamontagne, A., Grilli, L., Friedman, D., & Gagnon, I. (2023). Altered Oculomotor and Vestibulo-ocular Function in Children and Adolescents Postconcussion. The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/HTR.0000000000000898
Sorek, G*., Shaklai, S., Gagnon, I., Schneider, K., Chevignard, M., Stern, N., Fadida, Y., Kalderon, L., & Katz-Leurer, M. (2023). Impact of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage on the Cardiac Autonomic Function During Rehabilitation in Children After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurotrauma reports, 4(1), 458–462. https://doi.org/10.1089/neur.2023.0032
Teel, E*., Alarie, C., Swaine, B., Cook, N. E., Iverson, G. L., & Gagnon, I. (2023). An At-Home, Virtually Administered Graded Exertion Protocol for Use in Concussion Management: Preliminary Evaluation of Safety and Feasibility for Determining Clearance to Return to High-Intensity Exercise in Healthy Youth and Children With Subacute Concussion. Journal of neurotrauma, 40(15-16), 1730–1742. https://doi.org/10.1089/neu.2022.0370
Alarie, C*., Gagnon, I., Thao Huynh, L. T., Doucet, K., Pichette-Auray, A., Hinse-Joly, C., & Swaine, B. (2023). SWOT analysis of a physical activity intervention delivered to outpatient adults with a mild traumatic brain injury. SAGE open medicine, 11, 20503121231166638. https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121231166638
Cinar, E*., McFadyen, B. J., & Gagnon, I. (2023). Relationship Between Dual-Task Walking and Level of Conflict Between Gait and Concurrent Tasks in Adolescents. Journal of motor behavior, 55(2), 152–161. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222895.2022.2137099
Alarie, C*., Gagnon, I., de Guise, E., McKerral, M., Kersalé, M., Hoog, B. V. H., & Swaine, B. (2022). A Remotely Delivered Progressive Walking Intervention for Adults With Persistent Symptoms of a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Feasibility and Exploration of Its Impact. Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences, 3, 898804. https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2022.898804
Joyce, J. M*., Debert, C. T., Chevignard, M., Sorek, G., Katz-Leurer, M., Gagnon, I., & Schneider, K. J. (2022). Balance impairment in patients with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury: Which measures are appropriate for assessment?. Frontiers in neurology, 13, 906697. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2022.906697
Crampton, A*., Schneider, K. J., Grilli, L., Chevignard, M., Katz-Leurer, M., Beauchamp, M. H., Debert, C., & Gagnon, I. J. (2022). Determining the Agreement Between Common Measures Related to Vestibulo-ocular Reflex Function After a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Children and Adolescents. Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation, 4(3), 100217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arrct.2022.100217
Gagnon I. Determining outcome in children and adolescents after concussion: viewing things more holistically. journal of orthopaedic & sports physical therapy. 2019 Nov;49(11):855-63. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2019.8918
Crampton, A*., Schneider, K. J., Grilli, L., Chevignard, M., Katz-Leurer, M., Beauchamp, M. H., Debert, C., & Gagnon, I. J. (2022). Characterizing the evolution of oculomotor and vestibulo-ocular function over time in children and adolescents after a mild traumatic brain injury. Front Neurol, 13, 904593. https://doi.org/10.3389/
Teel EF*, Caron JG, & Gagnon IJ. Developing a conceptual framework to identify and classify sources of parental stress following pediatric concussion. Brain Injury. Aug 10: 1-9. 2022
Teel EF*, Caron JG, & Gagnon IJ. The magnitude of parental stress is variable following pediatric concussion: using the transactional model of stress to understand parent experiences. Brain Injury. Aug 10: 1-8 2022.
Cook NE, *Teel E, Iverson GL, Friedman D, Grilli L, Gagnon I. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Outcome from Concussion: Examining Duration of Active Rehabilitation and Clinical Recovery. Phys Occup Ther Pediatr. 2022 Apr 12:1-18. doi: 10.1080/01942638.2022.2061886. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35414341.
Romeas T, Greffou S, Allard R, Forget R, McKerral M, Faubert J, Gagnon I. Dynamic Visual Stimulations Produced in a Controlled Virtual Reality Environment Reveals Long-Lasting Postural Deficits in Children With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Front Neurol. 2021 Nov 25;12:596615. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2021.596615. eCollection 2021.
*Teel EF, Brossard-Racine M, Corbin-Berrigan LA, & Gagnon IJ. (2020). Perceptual cognitive training does not improve concussion symptoms at 4 and 12-weeks post-injury in children and adolescents: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation Nov 13. doi: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000633. Online ahead of print.
Keays G*, Friedman D, Gagnon I. Rates of pediatric mild traumatic brain injuries in Quebec, 2003 to 2016. Canadian Journal of Public Health Volume 109: 52–60. 2018.
