Ruby Grewal, Western University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Western University profile.

Latest papers

Telemedicine-based measurement of finger joint range of motion in patients: A reliability and concurrent validity study
Journal of Hand Therapy · 2026 · senior author
Co-designing a joint protection program for hand osteoarthritis: a latent-class discrete choice experiment of patient preferences
Rheumatology Advances in Practice · 2026
Effectiveness of mirror therapy to treat musculoskeletal injuries of the hand and wrist: A systematic review
Journal of Hand Therapy · 2026

All 129 publications

Latest funding

Return-To-Work Interventions for High-Risk Occupation Workers Experiencing the Occupational Injury Triad of Chronic Pain, Musculoskeletal and Mental Health Disorders
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$140,000
Understanding and preventing the co-occurrence of pregnancy-related musculoskeletal disorders and mood/anxiety disorders in the perinatal period: an explanatory sequential mixed methods study
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
$210,000
Narcotic versus non-narcotic medication for pain management after wrist/hand fractures: a randomized noninferiority clinical trial
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$397,801

All 3 grants and awards

129 publications.

01

Telemedicine-based measurement of finger joint range of motion in patients: A reliability and concurrent validity study

Létourneau S, Taboun OS, Esmonde-White C, Ahluwalia R, MacDermid J, Symonette C, Ross D, Grewal R

Journal of Hand Therapy20261 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2025.07.004

02

Co-designing a joint protection program for hand osteoarthritis: a latent-class discrete choice experiment of patient preferences

Pouliopoulou DV, D'Alessandro V, Billias N, MacDermid JC, Lalone E, Grewal R, Bobos P

Rheumatology Advances in Practice20261 citations

DOI: 10.1093/rap/rkaf151

03

Effectiveness of mirror therapy to treat musculoskeletal injuries of the hand and wrist: A systematic review

Reischl S, Furtado R, MacDermid J, Grewal R, Schabrun S, Trejos AL

Journal of Hand Therapy20261 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2025.04.013

04

Iterative usability testing of a digital joint protection program for people with hand osteoarthritis

Pouliopoulou DV, D’Alessandro V, Billias N, MacDermid JC, Lin Y, Lalone E, Grewal R, Bobos P

PLoS ONE2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0342571

05

A Systematic Critical Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Non‐Pharmacological ‎Conservative Management of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Using the ‎AGREE‐II Instrument

Shafiee E, MacDermid J, Packham T, Grewal R, Walton D, Farzad M

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice2026

DOI: 10.1111/jep.70417

06

Save or Salvage: Radial Shortening Osteotomy and Proximal Row Carpectomy in Kienböck's Disease-A Descriptive Study.

Quaife T, Diffey I, Hashem L, Wrist and Elbow Research Canada (WECAN) Affiliates, Grewal R

The Journal of hand surgery2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2026.02.031 PMID: 42201270

07

Carpal tunnel decompression through the flexor carpi radialis approach: a cadaveric comparative study.

Marcano-Fernández F, Campbell M, Gurel R, Langohr GD, Grewal R, Kadar A

The Journal of hand surgery, European volume2026

DOI: 10.1177/17531934261472374 PMID: 42606147

08

Female medical students' perceptions of orthopedic surgery.

Cadieux C, Charron B, Urquhart J, Walker T, Bartley D, Grewal R, Lebel ME, Singh S

Current problems in surgery2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.cpsurg.2026.102039 PMID: 42493188

09

The Effect of an Associated Monteggia or Transolecranon Fracture Dislocation on Outcomes of Radial Head Arthroplasty.

Tat J, Cadieux C, Grewal R, Athwal GS, Faber KJ, Drosdowech DS, King GJW

The Journal of hand surgery2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2025.11.014 PMID: 41532893

10

Outcomes after Acute Perilunate Injuries: A Single-Center Experience Over 30 Years.

Mitchell EC, Kadar A, Chambers S, Grewal R

Journal of wrist surgery2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1055/a-2500-9895 PMID: 41869471

Return-To-Work Interventions for High-Risk Occupation Workers Experiencing the Occupational Injury Triad of Chronic Pain, Musculoskeletal and Mental Health Disorders

SupervisorCIHR2025Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) program

Principal investigators: Osifeso, Temitope A

Keywords: Chronic Pain; High-Risk Occupation Workers; Mental Health Disorders; Musculoskeletal Health Disorders; Occupational Health; Return To Work

$140,000

Understanding and preventing the co-occurrence of pregnancy-related musculoskeletal disorders and mood/anxiety disorders in the perinatal period: an explanatory sequential mixed methods study

SupervisorCIHR2024CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Seens, Hoda

Keywords: Anxiety; Delphi Consensus; Depression; Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods; Musculoskeletal Disorders; Pain; Perinatal Mental Health; Postpartum Mental Health

$210,000

Narcotic versus non-narcotic medication for pain management after wrist/hand fractures: a randomized noninferiority clinical trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: MacDermid, Joy C

Keywords: Clinical Trial; Fracture; Medication; Narcotics; Noninferiority; Opioid; Over-The-Counter; Pain; Pain Intensity; Pain Interference

$397,801

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

Alexandra Papaioannou and Jonathan Derrick Adachi: 444 shared papers
George Ioannidis and Jonathan Derrick Adachi: 276 shared papers
George Ioannidis and Alexandra Papaioannou: 253 shared papers
Joy MacDermid and Joy MacDermid: 104 shared papers
Joy MacDermid and Ruby Grewal: 81 shared papers
Joy MacDermid and Tara Packham: 66 shared papers
Joy MacDermid and Pavlos Bobos: 44 shared papers
Joy MacDermid and Joshua Vincent: 35 shared papers
Joy MacDermid and Christina Ziebart: 26 shared papers
Joy MacDermid and Norma Jean MacIntyre: 21 shared papers
Norma Jean MacIntyre and Jonathan Derrick Adachi: 20 shared papers
Joy MacDermid and Neha Dewan: 19 shared papers
Ruby Grewal and Nina Suh: 15 shared papers
Joy MacDermid and Christina Ziebart: 13 shared papers
Joy MacDermid and Nina Suh: 12 shared papers
Joy MacDermid and Louis Ferreira: 11 shared papers
Tara Packham and Joy MacDermid: 10 shared papers
Joshua Vincent and Ruby Grewal: 10 shared papers
Joy MacDermid and Ruby Grewal: 10 shared papers
Alexandra Papaioannou and Norma Jean MacIntyre: 8 shared papers
Joy MacDermid and Trevor Birmingham: 8 shared papers
Joy MacDermid and David Walton: 8 shared papers
Joy MacDermid and Louis Ferreira: 7 shared papers
Pavlos Bobos and Ruby Grewal: 7 shared papers
Norma Jean MacIntyre and Neha Dewan: 6 shared papers
Joy MacDermid and Pavlos Bobos: 6 shared papers
Pavlos Bobos and Christina Ziebart: 6 shared papers
Joy MacDermid and Darren Drosdowech: 5 shared papers
Tara Packham and Ruby Grewal: 5 shared papers
Graham King and Ruby Grewal: 5 shared papers
George Ioannidis and Joy MacDermid: 4 shared papers
Norma Jean MacIntyre and Ruby Grewal: 4 shared papers
Neha Dewan and Ruby Grewal: 4 shared papers
Trevor Birmingham and Ruby Grewal: 4 shared papers
David Walton and Ruby Grewal: 4 shared papers
Joy MacDermid and James Johnson: 3 shared papers
Tara Packham and David Walton: 3 shared papers
James Johnson and Ruby Grewal: 3 shared papers
Louis Ferreira and Pavlos Bobos: 3 shared papers
Louis Ferreira and Ruby Grewal: 3 shared papers
Christina Ziebart and Nina Suh: 3 shared papers
Ruby Grewal and Kristina Lutz: 3 shared papers
Ruby Grewal and Douglas Ross: 3 shared papers
Ruby Grewal and Caitlin Symonette: 3 shared papers
Douglas Ross and Caitlin Symonette: 3 shared papers
Joy MacDermid and Graham King: 2 shared papers
Joy MacDermid and Pamela Houghton: 2 shared papers
Joy MacDermid and Kristina Lutz: 2 shared papers
Joy MacDermid and Douglas Ross: 2 shared papers
Joy MacDermid and Caitlin Symonette: 2 shared papers
John Haverstock and Ruby Grewal: 2 shared papers
Joshua Vincent and David Walton: 2 shared papers
Trevor Birmingham and Pavlos Bobos: 2 shared papers
Christina Ziebart and Ruby Grewal: 2 shared papers
Pamela Houghton and Ruby Grewal: 2 shared papers
Kristina Lutz and Caitlin Symonette: 2 shared papers
George Ioannidis and Ruby Grewal: 1 shared paper
Alexandra Papaioannou and Ruby Grewal: 1 shared paper
Joy MacDermid and Janet Pope: 1 shared paper
Jonathan Derrick Adachi and Ruby Grewal: 1 shared paper
Joy MacDermid and James Johnson: 1 shared paper
Joy MacDermid and Graham King: 1 shared paper
Joy MacDermid and Darren Drosdowech: 1 shared paper
Louis Ferreira and Darren Drosdowech: 1 shared paper
Janet Pope and Ruby Grewal: 1 shared paper
Darren Drosdowech and Ruby Grewal: 1 shared paper

Department of Surgery
Rehabilitation Science
School of Physical Therapy
Medicine
Department of Medical Biophysics
Kinesiology
Physical Therapy
Other

Applying for

Paper to mention

Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Grewal, 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 "Telemedicine-based measurement of finger joint range of motion in patients: A reliability and concurrent validity study" (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.] 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]

Ruby Grewal

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Telemedicine-based measurement of finger joint range of motion in patients: A reliability and concurrent validity study

Co-designing a joint protection program for hand osteoarthritis: a latent-class discrete choice experiment of patient preferences

Effectiveness of mirror therapy to treat musculoskeletal injuries of the hand and wrist: A systematic review

Iterative usability testing of a digital joint protection program for people with hand osteoarthritis

A Systematic Critical Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Non‐Pharmacological ‎Conservative Management of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Using the ‎AGREE‐II Instrument

Save or Salvage: Radial Shortening Osteotomy and Proximal Row Carpectomy in Kienb&#xf6;ck's Disease-A Descriptive Study.

Carpal tunnel decompression through the flexor carpi radialis approach: a cadaveric comparative study.

Female medical students' perceptions of orthopedic surgery.

The Effect of an Associated Monteggia or Transolecranon Fracture Dislocation on Outcomes of Radial Head Arthroplasty.

Outcomes after Acute Perilunate Injuries: A Single-Center Experience Over 30 Years.

Return-To-Work Interventions for High-Risk Occupation Workers Experiencing the Occupational Injury Triad of Chronic Pain, Musculoskeletal and Mental Health Disorders

Understanding and preventing the co-occurrence of pregnancy-related musculoskeletal disorders and mood/anxiety disorders in the perinatal period: an explanatory sequential mixed methods study

Narcotic versus non-narcotic medication for pain management after wrist/hand fractures: a randomized noninferiority clinical trial

Frequent collaborators

Joy MacDermid

Nina Suh

Joy MacDermid

Joshua Vincent

Pavlos Bobos

Graham King

Tara Packham

Neha Dewan

Trevor Birmingham

David Walton

Norma Jean MacIntyre

Kristina Lutz

Douglas Ross

Caitlin Symonette

James Johnson

Louis Ferreira

Pamela Houghton

Christina Ziebart

John Haverstock

Supriya Singh

Kenneth Faber

Markian Pahuta

Alexandra Papaioannou

Luciana Macedo

Lisa Carlesso

Save or Salvage: Radial Shortening Osteotomy and Proximal Row Carpectomy in Kienböck's Disease-A Descriptive Study.