Martin Descarreaux

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• D.C. Doctorat en chiropratique (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 1998)
• M.Sc. Maîtrise en sciences de l'activité physique (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 2000)
• Ph.D. Doctorat 3e cycle en kinésiologie (Université Laval - Ste-Foy, Québec, 2004)

• Contrôle neuromusculaire du tronc
• Apprentissage moteur
• Lombalgie et atteintes fonctionnelles
• Neurophysiologie de la manipulation vertébrale

1. Pagé I, Michael Swain, Arnold Wong, Alexander Breen, Diana De Carvalho, Martin Descarreaux, Martha Funabashi, Greg Kawchuk. Correlations Between Individuals’ Characteristics and Spinal Stiffness in Individuals With and Without Back Pain: A Combined Analysis of Multiple Data Sets. J Manipulative Physiol Ther, March 2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmpt.2018.04.006
2. Pagé I, Biner É, Descarreaux M. Vertebral displacement and muscle activity during manual therapy: distinct behaviors between spinal manipulation and mobilization. J Manipulative Physiol Ther, March 2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmpt.2018.07.004
3. Abboud J, Lessard A, Piché M, Descarreaux M. Paraspinal muscle function and pain sensitivity following exercise-induced delayed-onset muscle soreness. European Journal of Applied Physiology. March 2019
4. Pagé I, Descarreaux M. Effects of spinal manipulative therapy doses on clinical and biomechanical outcomes of participants with chronic thoracic pain: a randomized controlled experimental study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 201920:29. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-019-2408-4.
5. Kawchuk G, Goertz C, Axén I, Descarreaux M, French S, Haas M, Hartvigsen J, Kolberg C, Jenkins H, Peterson C, Taylor J. Letter to the Editor Re: Oakley PA, Cuttler JM, Harrison DE. X-Ray Imaging Is Essential for Contemporary Chiropractic and Manual Therapy Spinal Rehabilitation: Radiography Increases Benefits and Reduces Risks. Dose Response. 2018 Jun 19;16(2). Published December 27, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1177/1559325818811521.
6. Pagé I, Nougarou F, Lardon A, Descarreaux M. Changes in spinal stiffness with chronic thoracic pain: correlation with pain and muscle activity. Plos One. December 11, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208790.
7. Lardon E, St-Laurent A, Babineau V, Descarreaux M, Ruchat SM. The effect of mode of conception on pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain, anxiety and physical activity behaviors. BMJ Open. 2018 Nov 1;8(11):e022508. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022508.
8. Pasquier M, Barbier-Carzola G, Audo Y, Descarreaux M, Lardon A. Learning spinal manipulation: gender and expertise differences in biomechanical parameters, accuracy and variability. J Chiropr Educ. 2018 Nov 8. doi: 10.7899/JCE-18-7.
9. Marchand AA, Tétreau C, O’Shaughnessy J, Descarreaux M. French-Canadian adaptation and validation of the Swiss Spinal Stenosis Questionnaire for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2018 Oct 11.
10. Abboud J, Daneau C, Nougarou F, Dugas C, and Descarreaux M. Motor adaptations to spinal instability: effects of experimental back pain and spinal tissue creep. J Neurophysiol. 2018 Oct 1;120(4):1591-1601.
11. Moisan G, Descarreaux M, Cantin V, Muscle activation with two types of foot orthoses in participants with cavus feet. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2018 Aug 18;43:7-13.
12. Buissières A, Stewart G, Al Zoubi F, Decina P, Descarreaux M, Haskett D, Hincapié C, Pagé I, Passmore S, Srbely J, Weisberg J, Ornelas J, Stupar M. Spinal Manipulative Therapy for the Management of Low Back Pain: A Guideline from the Canadian Chiropractic Guideline Initiative. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2018 Mar 29. pii: S0161-4754(17)30236-1.
13. Funabashi M, Nougarou F, Descarreaux M, Prasad N, Kawchuk G. Does the application site of spinal manipulative therapy alter spinal tissues loading? Spine J. 2018 Jan 31. pii: S1529-9430(18)30010-X. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2018.01.008. [Epub ahead of print].
14. Ladouceur A, Rustamov N, Descarreaux M, Rainville P, Piché M. Inhibition of pain and pain-related brain activity by heterotopic noxious counter-stimulation and selective attention in chronic non-specific low back pain. Neuroscience. 2018 Sep 1;387:201-213.
15. Girard MP, O'Shaughnessy J, Doucet C, Lardon E, Stuge B, Ruchat SM, Descarreaux M. Validation of the French-Canadian Pelvic Girdle Questionnaire. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2018 Feb 15. pii: S0161-4754(17)30345-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2018.01.001. [Epub ahead of print].
16. Lardon A, Dubois JD, Cantin V, Piché M, Descarreaux M.  Predictors of disability and absenteeism in a population a worker with non-specific low back pain: a longitudinal 15-month study. Applied Ergonomics (2018) 68:176-185.
17. Abboud J, Rousseau B, Descarreaux M. Trunk proprioception adaptations to spinal tissue creep. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2018 Jan;118(1):133-142.

Membre du Collège, Société royale du Canada College Member, Royal Society of Canada
Royal Society of Canada. 

Prix excellence en recherche de l'UQTR 2014