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Marilyn Mackay-Lyons

ResearcherPhysical TherapyDalhousie University

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Marilyn Mackay-Lyons

Researcher

Physical Therapy

Health Sciences

Dalhousie University

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
23 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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Publications

531

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Research

Cognition Community-Based Exercise Health Promotion Hiv Icf Mental Health Physical Functions

Latest papers

A Novel Approach to Characterizing Patterns of Real-World Upper-Extremity Use During Walking and Activities of Daily Living in People with Subacute Stroke.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
FLOW Trial - The effect of fluoxetine combined with exercise on motor recovery after stroke: an RCT.
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2026
Women's Cardiovascular Health and Cardiac Rehabilitation: a Priority-setting Partnership.
CJC open · 2026

All 47 publications

Latest funding

Women's Heart Health and Cardiac Rehabilitation: Priority Setting Partnerships with Patients, Caregivers & Clinicians.
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$25,000
Aerobic Exercise Recommendations to Optimize Best Practices In Care after Stroke: AEROBICS 2024 Update
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$15,000
Modafinil and Exercise for Post Stroke Fatigue (MODEX)
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$1,555,245

All 12 grants and awards

47 publications.

A Novel Approach to Characterizing Patterns of Real-World Upper-Extremity Use During Walking and Activities of Daily Living in People with Subacute Stroke.

Shenoy A, Beyer KB, McIlroy W, Van Ooteghem K, Weber KS, Eng JJ, Yao J, Dukelow SP, Leung G, Hill MD, Teasell R, Quigley A, Mackay-Lyons M, Mountain A, Liem N, Ritsma BR, Bayley MT, Pollock CL

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)2026

DOI: 10.3390/s26154881 PMID: 42590657

FLOW Trial - The effect of fluoxetine combined with exercise on motor recovery after stroke: an RCT.

Bayley MT, Chundamala J, Foster E, Yaroslavtseva O, Black S, Dukelow S, Lafreniere-Roula M, Leibovitch F, MacDonald S, MacIntosh B, Mackay-Lyons M, McCarthy J, Mountain A, Ploughman M, Pollock C, Pooyania S, Saric A, Teasell R, Thorpe K, Xu K, Yao J, Eng JJ

Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2026.05.002 PMID: 42155799

Women's Cardiovascular Health and Cardiac Rehabilitation: a Priority-setting Partnership.

Brown RK, Parry M, Oh P, Cotie L, Harris J, Landry M, Lindsay P, MacKay-Lyons M, Minden K, Mullen KA, Mulvagh SL, Rader T, Bethell J, Colella TJF

CJC open2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2025.10.005 PMID: 41766694

High-intensity interval training is not just for athletes–it’s for stroke survivors too

Moncion K, Wiley E, Kramers S, Rodrigues L, de Las Heras B, Sweet SN, Eng JJ, MacKay-Lyons M, Fung J, Richardson J

Disability and Rehabilitation20261 citations

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2025.2533439

Honouring the Legacy of Canadian Leaders in Physiotherapy: The Enduring Impact of Dr. Sharon Wood Dauphinee.

Richards CL, Malouin F, Verrier M, MacKay-Lyons M

Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3138/ptc-77-3-gee PMID: 42079695

[Not Available].

Richards CL, Malouin F, Verrier M, MacKay-Lyons M

Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3138/ptc-77-3-gef PMID: 42079677

A Randomized Control Trial of a Virtually Delivered Program for Increasing Upper Limb Activity After Stroke.

Simpson LA, Barclay R, Bayley MT, Brasher PMA, Dukelow SP, MacIntosh BJ, MacKay-Lyons M, Menon C, Mortenson WB, Peng TH, Pollock CL, Pooyania S, Silverberg ND, Teasell R, Yao J, Eng JJ

Neurorehabilitation and neural repair2025

DOI: 10.1177/15459683241303702 PMID: 39727287

[Not Available].

MacKay-Lyons M, Garland SJ

Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada2025First author

DOI: 10.3138/ptc-77-4-gef PMID: 42077531

Editorial Leadership and the Advancement of Physiotherapy: Celebrating Dr. Dina Brooks' 16 Years as Scientific Editor of Physiotherapy Canada.

MacKay-Lyons M, Garland SJ

Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada2025First author

DOI: 10.3138/ptc-77-4-gee PMID: 42077525

An Intensive Upper Extremity Program Coupled With a Wearable Device for Poststroke Rehabilitation: A Qualitative Study of the Perspectives of People With Stroke.

Yang CL, Simpson LA, Jang S, Barclay R, Bayley MT, Dukelow SP, MacIntosh BJ, MacKay-Lyons M, Menon C, Mortenson WB, Peng TH, Pollock CL, Pooyania S, Silverberg ND, Teasell R, Yao J, Eng JJ

Physical therapy2025

DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzaf101 PMID: 40810494

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Marilyn Mackay-Lyons

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

A Novel Approach to Characterizing Patterns of Real-World Upper-Extremity Use During Walking and Activities of Daily Living in People with Subacute Stroke.

FLOW Trial - The effect of fluoxetine combined with exercise on motor recovery after stroke: an RCT.

Women's Cardiovascular Health and Cardiac Rehabilitation: a Priority-setting Partnership.

High-intensity interval training is not just for athletes–it’s for stroke survivors too

Honouring the Legacy of Canadian Leaders in Physiotherapy: The Enduring Impact of Dr. Sharon Wood Dauphinee.

[Not Available].

A Randomized Control Trial of a Virtually Delivered Program for Increasing Upper Limb Activity After Stroke.

[Not Available].

Editorial Leadership and the Advancement of Physiotherapy: Celebrating Dr. Dina Brooks' 16 Years as Scientific Editor of Physiotherapy Canada.

An Intensive Upper Extremity Program Coupled With a Wearable Device for Poststroke Rehabilitation: A Qualitative Study of the Perspectives of People With Stroke.

Frequent collaborators

Ada Tang

Robert Teasell

Jennifer Yao

Ruth Barclay

Marc Roig

Kevin Moncion

Mark Bayley

Alexander Thiel

Courtney Pollock

Michelle Ploughman

Patricia Solomon

Molly Verrier

Kara Thompson

Merrick Zwarenstein

Julie Richardson

Sandra Black

Michelle Nelson

Sean Dukelow

Michelle Nelson

Maureen J Macdonald

Shannon MacDonald

Sharon Anderson

Dar Dowlatshahi

Hillel Finestone

Gustavo Saposnik

Amanda McIntyre

Neville Suskin

Kerri-Anne Mullen

Elizabeth Inness

Brodie Sakakibara

Paul Oh

Jacqueline Gahagan

Caitlin Cassidy

Nancy Salbach

Joy MacDermid

Karen Barlow

Adam Kirton

Kevin Thorpe

Aimee Nelson

Annette Majnemer