Kristin Musselman, University of Toronto

Research

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Physical therapy Rehabilitation medicine Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects

Latest papers

A pilot randomized controlled trial of neuromodulation-augmented balance training in people with multiple sclerosis: STIM-Balance Protocol.
PloS one · 2026
Exploring Caregivers' Perspectives on Participation in a Therapy-Based Dance Program for Children with Disabilities: A Qualitative Study.
Physical & occupational therapy in pediatrics · 2026
Structural and Textural Ultrasound Features of Gastrocnemius Medialis in Chronic Stroke: Associations with Functional Outcomes and Spasticity.
Journal of clinical medicine · 2025

All 19 publications

Latest funding

Advancing Learning in Neurorehabilitation (ALIGN): Co-design, implementation and evaluation of a patient-centred measurement framework within a provincial learning health system.
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$596,701
Development and Dissemination of a Functional Electrical Stimulation Toolkit for Rehabilitation Professionals
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$9,945
A novel therapy for improving balance and reducing falls
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$301,449

All 9 grants and awards

19 publications.

01

A pilot randomized controlled trial of neuromodulation-augmented balance training in people with multiple sclerosis: STIM-Balance Protocol.

Tajali S, Scandiffio J, Ali-Hassan Y, Lim D, Ghosh R, Atputharaj S, Musselman K, Simpson R, Masani K

PloS one2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0346491 PMID: 41990010

02

Exploring Caregivers' Perspectives on Participation in a Therapy-Based Dance Program for Children with Disabilities: A Qualitative Study.

Mahna A, Brown J, Chang E, Hellstrom K, Iskander J, Vettese S, Musselman K, Schwartz L, Schwartz A

Physical & occupational therapy in pediatrics2026

DOI: 10.1080/01942638.2025.2590555 PMID: 41287138

03

Structural and Textural Ultrasound Features of Gastrocnemius Medialis in Chronic Stroke: Associations with Functional Outcomes and Spasticity.

Pujol-Fuentes C, Cuenca-Zaldívar JN, Pérez MDN, Musselman K, Álvarez-Salvago F, Herrero P, Fernández-Carnero S

Journal of clinical medicine2025

DOI: 10.3390/jcm14217680 PMID: 41227075

04

Exploring the challenges in manual wheelchair operation for new users.

Sathananthan S, Blackburn É, Kairy D, Gagnon DH, Miller WC, Musselman K, Routhier F, Archambault PS

Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology2025

DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2024.2448724 PMID: 39754707

05

Convergent validity and responsiveness of The Standing and Walking Assessment Tool (SWAT) among individuals with non-traumatic spinal cord injury.

Alavinia M, Farahani F, Musselman K, Plourde K, Omidvar M, Verrier MC, Aliabadi S, Craven BC

Frontiers in neurology2023

DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1280225 PMID: 38322795

06

Rehabilitation clinicians' perspectives of reactive balance training.

Jagroop D, Houvardas S, Danells CJ, Kochanowski J, French E, Salbach NM, Musselman K, Inness EL, Mansfield A

Disability and rehabilitation2022

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2021.2004246 PMID: 34812700

07

Exploring the perspectives of outpatient rehabilitation clinicians on the challenges with monitoring patient health, function and activity in the community.

Singh H, Musselman K, Colella TJF, McGilton KS, Iaboni A, Bayley M, Zariffa J

Disability and rehabilitation2022

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2020.1849422 PMID: 33253597

08

The use of a mobile educational tool on pressure injury education for individuals living with spinal cord injury/disease: a qualitative research study.

Shirai T, Bulandres P, Choi JA, D'Ortenzio D, Moon N, Musselman K, Gabison S

Disability and rehabilitation2022

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2020.1771780 PMID: 32493089

09

Invasive and Non-Invasive Approaches of Electrical Stimulation to Improve Physical Functioning after Spinal Cord Injury.

Dolbow DR, Gorgey AS, Sutor TW, Bochkezanian V, Musselman K

Journal of clinical medicine2021Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/jcm10225356 PMID: 34830637

10

A survey of Canadian healthcare professionals' practices regarding reactive balance training.

Mansfield A, Danells CJ, Inness EL, Musselman K, Salbach NM

Physiotherapy theory and practice2021

DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2019.1650856 PMID: 31402743

Advancing Learning in Neurorehabilitation (ALIGN): Co-design, implementation and evaluation of a patient-centred measurement framework within a provincial learning health system.

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: McCabe, Erin; Ho, Chester; Manhas, Kiran J; Parrilla Lopez (Santana), Maria Jose; Zwicker, Jennifer D

Keywords: Brain Injury; Co-Design; Outcome Measures; Patient-Centred Care; Patient-Reported Outcome Measures; Rehabilitation; Spinal Cord Injury; Stroke

$596,701

Development and Dissemination of a Functional Electrical Stimulation Toolkit for Rehabilitation Professionals

Nominated PICIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Musselman, Kristin E

Keywords: Dissemination; Functional Electrical Stimulation; Participatory Co-Design; Toolkit Development

$9,945

A novel therapy for improving balance and reducing falls

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: Musselman, Kristin

$301,449

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2020Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Musselman, Kristin E

Keywords: Crc

$600,000

Development and validation of a clinically feasible, novel therapy for improving standing balance and reducing falls

Nominated PICIHR2019Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Musselman, Kristin E; Alizadeh-Meghrazi, Milad; Masani, Kei

Keywords: Functional Electrical Stimulation; Postural Control; Spinal Cord Injuries; Stroke

$297,385

Activity-based Therapy after Spinal Cord Injury or Disease: Development of a Tracking Tool Using the Delphi Method

Nominated PICIHR2019Catalyst Grant: Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Musselman, Kristin E; Rice, Christopher; Kaiser, Anita

Keywords: Activity-Based Therapy; Delphi Method; Spinal Cord Injuries; Systematic Scoping Review

$99,990

Planning for a National Strategy to Coordinate Exercise and Therapy Programming for Persons with Spinal Cord Injury

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Wolfe, Dalton L; Athanasopoulos, Peter

Keywords: Bone Health; Exercise; Health Promotion; Mobility; Physical Activity; Pressure Injury (Skin); Rehabilitation; Secondary Complications; Spinal Cord Injury; Therapy

$9,716

Exploring the causes, consequences and impacts of falls after spinal cord injury

SupervisorCIHR2018CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Singh, Hardeep

Keywords: Qualitative Research; Spinal Cord Injury

$55,000

Exploring the causes and consequences of falls across the continuum of care in Canadians with spinal cord injury

Nominated PICIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Musselman, Kristin E

Keywords: Falls; Lived Experience; Participation; Photovoice; Quality Of Life; Spinal Cord Injury

$195,075

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Avril Mansfield and Mark Bayley: 9 shared papers
James Milligan and Craig Bauman: 8 shared papers
James Milligan and James Milligan: 8 shared papers
Anita Kaiser and Hardeep Singh: 8 shared papers
Avril Mansfield and Andrea Iaboni: 7 shared papers
John Lee and James Milligan: 6 shared papers
Kei Masani and Avril Mansfield: 5 shared papers
Avril Mansfield and Hardeep Singh: 4 shared papers
Mark Bayley and Hardeep Singh: 4 shared papers
Dalton Wolfe and Eldon Loh: 4 shared papers
Brian Drew and Eve Tsai: 3 shared papers
Kei Masani and Hardeep Singh: 3 shared papers
Kristin Musselman and Hardeep Singh: 3 shared papers
Dahlia Kairy and Hardeep Singh: 3 shared papers
David Ditor and Dalton Wolfe: 2 shared papers
David Ditor and Christopher West: 2 shared papers
David Ditor and Eldon Loh: 2 shared papers
John Lee and Craig Bauman: 2 shared papers
John Lee and James Milligan: 2 shared papers
John Lee and Eldon Loh: 2 shared papers
James Milligan and Anita Kaiser: 2 shared papers
Jeremy Grimshaw and Dalton Wolfe: 2 shared papers
Kei Masani and Kristin Musselman: 2 shared papers
Kei Masani and Anita Kaiser: 2 shared papers
Kei Masani and José Zariffa: 2 shared papers
Avril Mansfield and Kristin Musselman: 2 shared papers
Brian Kwon and Eve Tsai: 2 shared papers
Mark Bayley and Kristin Musselman: 2 shared papers
John Kramer and Kathleen Martin Ginis: 2 shared papers
Kristin Musselman and Andrea Iaboni: 2 shared papers
Kristin Musselman and Sharon Gabison: 2 shared papers
James Milligan and Anita Kaiser: 2 shared papers
Andrea Iaboni and Hardeep Singh: 2 shared papers
David Ditor and Brian Drew: 1 shared paper
David Ditor and Craig Bauman: 1 shared paper
David Ditor and Jeremy Grimshaw: 1 shared paper
David Ditor and Brian Kwon: 1 shared paper
David Ditor and John Kramer: 1 shared paper
David Ditor and Kristin Musselman: 1 shared paper
David Ditor and Bonita Sawatzky: 1 shared paper
David Ditor and Dahlia Kairy: 1 shared paper
David Ditor and Kathleen Martin Ginis: 1 shared paper
David Ditor and José Zariffa: 1 shared paper
David Ditor and Sharon Gabison: 1 shared paper
David Ditor and Eve Tsai: 1 shared paper
John Lee and Brian Drew: 1 shared paper
John Lee and Jeremy Grimshaw: 1 shared paper
John Lee and Brian Kwon: 1 shared paper
John Lee and John Kramer: 1 shared paper
John Lee and Kristin Musselman: 1 shared paper
John Lee and Bonita Sawatzky: 1 shared paper
John Lee and Dahlia Kairy: 1 shared paper
John Lee and Christopher West: 1 shared paper
John Lee and Kathleen Martin Ginis: 1 shared paper
John Lee and José Zariffa: 1 shared paper
John Lee and Sharon Gabison: 1 shared paper
Brian Drew and Kristin Musselman: 1 shared paper
Brian Drew and Bonita Sawatzky: 1 shared paper
Brian Drew and Christopher West: 1 shared paper
James Milligan and Kristin Musselman: 1 shared paper
Craig Bauman and Kristin Musselman: 1 shared paper
Jeremy Grimshaw and Kristin Musselman: 1 shared paper
Brian Kwon and Kristin Musselman: 1 shared paper
John Kramer and Kristin Musselman: 1 shared paper
Kristin Musselman and Bonita Sawatzky: 1 shared paper
Kristin Musselman and Dahlia Kairy: 1 shared paper
Kristin Musselman and Dalton Wolfe: 1 shared paper
Kristin Musselman and James Milligan: 1 shared paper
Kristin Musselman and Christopher West: 1 shared paper
Kristin Musselman and Kathleen Martin Ginis: 1 shared paper
Kristin Musselman and Anita Kaiser: 1 shared paper
Kristin Musselman and José Zariffa: 1 shared paper
Kristin Musselman and Eldon Loh: 1 shared paper
Kristin Musselman and Eve Tsai: 1 shared paper

Surgery
Kinesiology
Department of Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy
Medicine
Family Medicine
Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
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Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Hardeep Singh

Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

3 shared papers, latest 2022

Kei Masani

Physical Therapy

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Avril Mansfield

Department of Physical Therapy

2 shared papers, latest 2022

Mark Bayley

Physical Therapy

2 shared papers, latest 2022

Suzanne Cadarette

Epidemiology Division

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Milad Alizadeh-Meghrazi

Physical Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2017

José Zariffa

Biomedical Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Swati Mehta

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Eldon Loh

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

1 shared papers, latest 2017

James Milligan

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Craig Bauman

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Murray Krahn

Toronto General Research Institute

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Lora Giangregorio

Kinesiology and Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Jeremy Grimshaw

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Walter Wodchis

Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Sunita Mathur

Medicine/Respirology

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Laurent Bouyer

Réadaptation

1 shared papers, latest 2018

Rosalie Wang

Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Taufik Valiante

Electrical and Computer Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2017

John Lee

Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2017

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Physical therapy Dear Professor Musselman, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "A pilot randomized controlled trial of neuromodulation-augmented balance training in people with multiple sclerosis: STIM-Balance Protocol." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Development and Dissemination of a Functional Electrical Stimulation Toolkit for Rehabilitation Professionals" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Kristin Musselman

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

A pilot randomized controlled trial of neuromodulation-augmented balance training in people with multiple sclerosis: STIM-Balance Protocol.

Exploring Caregivers' Perspectives on Participation in a Therapy-Based Dance Program for Children with Disabilities: A Qualitative Study.

Structural and Textural Ultrasound Features of Gastrocnemius Medialis in Chronic Stroke: Associations with Functional Outcomes and Spasticity.

Exploring the challenges in manual wheelchair operation for new users.

Convergent validity and responsiveness of The Standing and Walking Assessment Tool (SWAT) among individuals with non-traumatic spinal cord injury.

Rehabilitation clinicians' perspectives of reactive balance training.

Exploring the perspectives of outpatient rehabilitation clinicians on the challenges with monitoring patient health, function and activity in the community.

The use of a mobile educational tool on pressure injury education for individuals living with spinal cord injury/disease: a qualitative research study.

Invasive and Non-Invasive Approaches of Electrical Stimulation to Improve Physical Functioning after Spinal Cord Injury.

A survey of Canadian healthcare professionals' practices regarding reactive balance training.

A novel therapy for improving balance and reducing falls

Frequent collaborators

Hardeep Singh

Sharon Gabison

Andrea Iaboni

Kei Masani

Avril Mansfield

Mark Bayley

Dalton Wolfe

James Milligan

Christopher West

Kathleen Martin Ginis

Rebecca Charbonneau

Anita Kaiser

Suzanne Cadarette

Milad Alizadeh-Meghrazi

Najib Ayas

Robert Simpson

Milos Popovic

José Zariffa

Nicole Mittmann

Swati Mehta

Eldon Loh

Eve Tsai

Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulos

James Milligan

Craig Bauman

Murray Krahn

Lora Giangregorio

Jeremy Grimshaw

Walter Wodchis

Sunita Mathur

Laurent Bouyer

Luc Noreau

Serge Rossignol

Brian Kwon

Rosalie Wang

Paul Yoo

Taufik Valiante

David Ditor

John Kramer

John Lee