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Karl Zabjek

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Associate ProfessorDepartment of Physical TherapyUniversity of Toronto

Karl Zabjek

Associate Professor

Department of Physical Therapy

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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9 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2014.
Supervisor on 4 trainee awards (4 CIHR), most recently in 2010.

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105

Publications

2,969

Citations

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Research

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Amputee Brain Injury Gait Locomotion Mobility

Latest papers

Evaluating Equity, Diversity, Indigeneity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Focused Scholarship in Faculty Promotions in Higher Education Institutions
The Journal of Pediatrics · 2025
CONNECTing Concussion Care with Research Across Ontario.
The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques · 2024
Author Correction: Characterizing the profiles of patients with acute concussion versus prolonged post-concussion symptoms in Ontario.
Scientific reports · 2024

All 105 publications

Latest funding

Social determinants of health outcomes in adults who have sustained a mild traumatic brain injury
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,449,675
Body-Environment Proximity Measurement: An integrated approach to measuring mobility deficits for assessment andtreatment
NSERC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$181,579
Body-Environment Proximity Measurement: An integrated approach to measuring mobility deficits for assessment and treatment
CIHR · 2014 · Principal investigator
$181,578

All 12 grants and awards

105 publications.

Evaluating Equity, Diversity, Indigeneity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Focused Scholarship in Faculty Promotions in Higher Education Institutions

Paul Yejong Yoo, Farah Friesen, Karl Zabjek, Jessie Cunningham, Mary Jane Esplen, E. Ann Yeh

The Journal of Pediatrics2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2025.114689 PMID: 40532820

CONNECTing Concussion Care with Research Across Ontario.

Hunt C, MacKenzie H, Dosaj A, Zych J, Tartaglia C, Bayley M, Wilcock R, Zabjek K, Burke M, Kristman V, Hardy B, Fischer LK, Baker A

The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques20242 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2023.326 PMID: 38232957

Author Correction: Characterizing the profiles of patients with acute concussion versus prolonged post-concussion symptoms in Ontario.

Scott OFT, Bubna M, Boyko E, Hunt C, Kristman VL, Gargaro J, Khodadadi M, Chandra T, Kabir US, Kenrick-Rochon S, Cowle S, Burke MJ, Zabjek KF, Dosaj A, Mushtaque A, Baker AJ, Bayley MT, CONNECT, Tartaglia MC

Scientific reports2024Open Access

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-55261-9 PMID: 38413649

Characterizing the profiles of patients with acute concussion versus prolonged post-concussion symptoms in Ontario.

Scientific reports20234 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-44095-6 PMID: 37863954

Ankle flexor/extensor strength and muscle density are complementary determinants of balance during dual‐task engagement: The ankle quality study

Andy Kin On Wong, Hugo J. W. Fung, Steven P. Pretty, Andrew C. Laing, Adrian H. Chan, Sunita Mathur, Karl Zabjek, Lora Giangregorio, Angela Man-Wei Cheung

JCSM Clinical Reports20233 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1002/crt2.58

Potential advantages, barriers, and facilitators of implementing a cognitive orthosis for cooking for individuals with traumatic brain injury: the healthcare providers’ perspective

Zarshenas S, Couture M, Bier N, Giroux S, Pigot H, Dawson D, Nalder E, Gagnon-Roy M, Le Dorze G, Poncet F

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology202215 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2020.1833093

A comparison of the reliability and vulnerability of 3D sterEOS and 2D EOS when measuring the sagittal spinal alignment of patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Masayoshi Machida, Brett Rocos, Karl Zabjek, David Eduard Lebel

Spine Deformity202210 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s43390-022-00499-4 PMID: 35384609

Applying the ICF model in adult spinal deformity: disability in terms of participation should be incorporated in the care pathway

Thijs Maria Anne Ackermans, Hannes Tytgat, Erica Beaucage‐Gauvreau, Pieter Severijns, Thomas Overbergh, Kristel Van de loock, Sebastiaan Schelfaut, Karl Zabjek, Lennart Scheys, Lieven Moke

Spine Deformity20223 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s43390-022-00598-2 PMID: 36260208

Current Practice, Barriers to, and Facilitators of Exercise Testing and Training by Physiotherapists in Cystic Fibrosis Specialized Centres in Canada

Sarib Malik, Bella Levi, Alan D. F. Chan, Hilary Cotnam, Luc Martineau, Eldon Thieu, Karl Zabjek, Poonam Sisodia, Kenneth Wu

Physiotherapy Canada20222 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3138/ptc-2021-0051 PMID: 37250729

A comparison of the reliability and vulnerability of 3D stereos and 2D EOS when measuring the sagittal spinal alignment of patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Brett Rocos, Masayoshi Machida, Karl Zabjek, Reinhard Zeller, David Eduard Lebel

Brain and Spine20212 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.bas.2021.100182

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Karl Zabjek

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Evaluating Equity, Diversity, Indigeneity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Focused Scholarship in Faculty Promotions in Higher Education Institutions

CONNECTing Concussion Care with Research Across Ontario.

Author Correction: Characterizing the profiles of patients with acute concussion versus prolonged post-concussion symptoms in Ontario.

Characterizing the profiles of patients with acute concussion versus prolonged post-concussion symptoms in Ontario.

Ankle flexor/extensor strength and muscle density are complementary determinants of balance during dual‐task engagement: The ankle quality study

Potential advantages, barriers, and facilitators of implementing a cognitive orthosis for cooking for individuals with traumatic brain injury: the healthcare providers’ perspective

A comparison of the reliability and vulnerability of 3D sterEOS and 2D EOS when measuring the sagittal spinal alignment of patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Applying the ICF model in adult spinal deformity: disability in terms of participation should be incorporated in the care pathway

Current Practice, Barriers to, and Facilitators of Exercise Testing and Training by Physiotherapists in Cystic Fibrosis Specialized Centres in Canada

A comparison of the reliability and vulnerability of 3D stereos and 2D EOS when measuring the sagittal spinal alignment of patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Body-Environment Proximity Measurement: An integrated approach to measuring mobility deficits for assessment andtreatment

Frequent collaborators

William McIlroy

Dina Brooks

Jan Andrysek

Rosalie Wang

Arlene Astell

Roger Goldstein

Kei Masani

Bradford McFadyen

James Tung

Sunita Mathur

Robert Chen

Emily Nalder

Deirdre Dawson

Milos Popovic

Denyse Richardson

Carolina Bottari

Liza Pain

Wendy Reid

Darcy Fehlings

Elaine Biddiss

Frédérique Poncet

Geneviève Sirois