SPARK - Our Research

At the SPARK Lab, we conduct research and knowledge translation activities related to gross motor skill evaluation, as well as on innovative new interventions focused on the enhancement of physical activity, functional mobility and related participation.

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SPARK Lab Current Research Studies:

Validation of Family Needs for Pediatric Rehabilitation (FNQ-PR)

• Validation of Family Needs for Pediatric Rehabilitation (FNQ-PR)

Evaluation of the effectiveness of robotic gait training and gait-focused physical therapy programs for children with cerebral palsy: A mixed methods RCT

• Evaluation of the effectiveness of robotic gait training and gait focused physical therapy programs for children with cerebral palsy: A mixed methods RCT

Getting the Prosthetic Upper Extremity Prosthetic Index (PUFI-2) into clinical use 

• Getting the Prosthetic Upper Extremity Prosthetic Index (PUFI-2) into clinical use

Kids, Virtual Care, and the COVID-19 pandemic: learning from our experiences.

• Kids, Virtual Care and the COVID-19 pandemic: learning from our experiences 

Physical Skills Measurement

• The Challenge Module for evaluating advanced motor skills of children with cerebral palsy (CP)

Quantifying the user experience, as well as neural, muscular, and functional gait changes following exoskeleton-powered gait rehabilitation in children with CP and other mobility impairments

• Quantifying the user experience, as well as neural, muscular, and functional gait changes following exoskeleton-powered gait rehabilitation in children with CP and other mobility impairments