Email: mfunabashi@cmcc.ca
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I am passionate about manual therapies, biomechanics, and patient safety. My research includes both basic science and clinical research, using quantitative and qualitative approaches (mixed methods), focused on improving patient outcomes and quality of care.
Role: Supervisor Level: Resident Student Name: Rachel Zevy Institution: Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College Thesis/Project Title: Understanding the characteristics of pregnant patients who seek chiropractic care and the characteristics and practices of the chiropractors who treat them
Spinal manipulation therapy causes lumbar disc herniation: myth or fact?
Advancing Patient Safety for Special Populations: Active Surveillance Reporting to Identify Adverse Events Following Chiropractic Care in Older Adults
Symptom change, including adverse events, following chiropractic care during pregnancy: an observational study
Defining and classifying adverse events following joint manipulation and mobilization: an international e-Delphi study and focus groups
Improving patient safety culture within international chiropractic teaching settings: a qualitative analysis from a mixed method survey
What does it mean to feel “worse”? Patients’ perception of being worse based on changes in pain and disability
Investigating force-time characteristics of prone thoracic SMT and patient self-reported outcome measures – Development of a clinical database
Influence of patients’ expectations and therapeutic alliance on clinical outcome measures in patients with thoracic spine pain – A feasibility study
From manikins to humans – are spinal manipulative therapy force-time characteristics delivered to manikins replicable in humans?
Adjunct Professor, Department of Chiropractic, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada>
Adjunct Professor, Research Center, Parker University, Dallas, Texas, USA
Visiting Scholar, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (6 months)
Damian Keter, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Diana De Carvalho, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Greg Kawchuk, University of Alberta
Isabelle Page, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Joel Bialosky, University of Florida
John Costi, Flinders University
Katie de Luca, Central Queensland University
Katie Pohlman, Parker University
Lindsay Gorrell, University of Zurich
Michael Schneider, University of Pittsburgh
Stacie Salsbury, Palmer College of Chiropractic
Agency/Organization: Canadian Tri-agency (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC), New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF)-Exploration Grant Title: Spinal manipulation therapy causes lumbar disc herniation: myth or fact? Role: Principal Investigator
Agency/Organization: Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation Title: Advancing patient safety for special populations: Active surveillance reporting to identify adverse events following chiropractic care in older adults Role: Principal Investigator
Agency/Organization: Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation, Ontario Chiropractic Association, British Columbia Chiropractic Association, Chiropractor’s Association of Saskatchewan Title: C-Prior: Implementation of the MAINTAIN instrument for patients with dysfunctional spinal pain – a randomized clinical trial Role: Primary Investigator
Agency/Organization: Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation Title: Symptom change, including adverse events following chiropractic care during pregnancy Role: Co-Investigator
Agency/Organization: Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation Title: Aligning Chiropractic Care with Aging Needs: Bridging the Practice-Belief Gap Role: Co-Investigator
Agency/Organization: RAND RPRG Title: SafetyNET AE Reporting active surveillance for the clinical setting: a feasibility study Role: Co-Investigator