Siobhan Schabrun, Western University

Research

Cortex Motor Behaviour Pain Cognition, Aging, Brain Health Dementia Risk Factors Training

Latest papers

Effectiveness of mirror therapy to treat musculoskeletal injuries of the hand and wrist: A systematic review
Journal of Hand Therapy · 2026
Combined repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and functional electrical stimulation cycling to improve lower extremity function following incomplete spinal cord injury: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial.
PloS one · 2026
The Treatment of Cervicogenic Headache with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Exercise Therapy: A Randomized Control Trial Evaluating Functional Outcomes.
NeuroRehabilitation · 2025

All 12 publications

Latest funding

Brain Health Care (BHCare) and Support in Aging Research Training Platform
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$2,400,000
Unravelling the mechanistic architecture of motor behaviour in pain
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$546,976
Integrated care approach for the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain in a Canadian Health System
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$270,000

All 5 grants and awards

12 publications.

01

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

02

Combined repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and functional electrical stimulation cycling to improve lower extremity function following incomplete spinal cord injury: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Ghahremani F, Schabrun S, Peters S, Brunton L, Unger J

PloS one2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0345100 PMID: 41855174

03

The Treatment of Cervicogenic Headache with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Exercise Therapy: A Randomized Control Trial Evaluating Functional Outcomes.

Jobin K, Smith A, Campbell C, Schabrun S, Galarneau JM, Schneider KJ, Debert CT

NeuroRehabilitation2025

DOI: 10.1177/10538135251325384 PMID: 40289459

04

Enzymes Drive Glutathione Shunt to Explain Oxidative State Using an In-Parallel Multi-Omic Method.

Wasinger VC, Bustamante S, Najib N, Diwan A, Jayasena T, Chowdhury NS, Beretov J, Schabrun S

International journal of molecular sciences2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/ijms26083632 PMID: 40332189

05

Integrated care for adults with chronic musculoskeletal disorders: a scoping review protocol.

Chala MB, Elliott J, Baker GR, Walton DM, Steele M, Schabrun S

JBI evidence synthesis2025Senior author

DOI: 10.11124/jbies-23-00534 PMID: 39285789

06

Epigenetic Landscapes of Pain: DNA Methylation Dynamics in Chronic Pain.

Xiong HY, Wyns A, Campenhout JV, Hendrix J, De Bruyne E, Godderis L, Schabrun S, Nijs J, Polli A

International journal of molecular sciences2024

DOI: 10.3390/ijms25158324 PMID: 39125894

07

Patient lived experiences of functioning and disability following lumbar discectomy: a secondary analysis of qualitative data.

Mistry J, White L, Baraks K, Davis C, Parikh P, Schabrun S, Heneghan N, Noblet T, Walton D, Rushton A

BMC musculoskeletal disorders2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12891-024-07790-7 PMID: 39267017

08

The Role of the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Chronic Pain: Links to Central Sensitization and Neuroinflammation.

Xiong HY, Hendrix J, Schabrun S, Wyns A, Campenhout JV, Nijs J, Polli A

Biomolecules2024

DOI: 10.3390/biom14010071 PMID: 38254671

09

Comparative effectiveness and safety of analgesic medicines for adults with acute non-specific low back pain: systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Wewege MA, Bagg MK, Jones MD, Ferraro MC, Cashin AG, Rizzo RR, Leake HB, Hagstrom AD, Sharma S, McLachlan AJ, Maher CG, Day R, Wand BM, O'Connell NE, Nikolakopolou A, Schabrun S, Gustin SM, McAuley JH

BMJ (Clinical research ed.)2023

DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2022-072962 PMID: 36948512

10

Non-uniform Effects of Nociceptive Stimulation to Motoneurones during Experimental Muscle Pain.

Hodges PW, Butler J, Tucker K, MacDonell CW, Poortvliet P, Schabrun S, Hug F, Garland SJ

Neuroscience2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2021.03.024 PMID: 33781800

Brain Health Care (BHCare) and Support in Aging Research Training Platform

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Training Grant: HRTP - Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment in Aging (IA)

Principal investigators: Montero Odasso, Manuel M; Badhwar, Amanpreet; Bechard, Lauren E; Belleville, Sylvie N; Bethell, Jennifer M; Bherer, Louis; Bronskill, Susan E; Burhan, Amer M; Chertkow, Howard M; Einstein, Gillian; Evans, Alan C; Faria, Frederico P; Feldman, Howard; Fraser, Sarah A; Hadjistavropoulos, Thomas; Ismail, Zahinoor; Kivipelto, Miia; Kobor, Michael S; Liu-Ambrose, Teresa Y; Mangialasche, Francesca; Monchi, Oury; Mullings, Delores V; Rajah, Maria N; Raymond, Lynn A; Roach, Pamela Marie; Savundranayagam, Marie Y; Schabrun, Siobhan; Seitz, Dallas P; Smith, Eric E; Vedel, Isabelle; Walker, Jennifer; Whitehead, Shawn N

Keywords: Cognition, Aging, Brain Health; Dementia Risk Factors; Training

$2,400,000

Unravelling the mechanistic architecture of motor behaviour in pain

Nominated PICIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Schabrun, Siobhan; Seminowicz, David A

Keywords: Cortex; Motor Behaviour; Pain

$546,976

Integrated care approach for the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain in a Canadian Health System

SupervisorCIHR2023CIHR REDI Early Career Transition Award - General

Principal investigators: Chala, Mulugeta Bayisa

Keywords: Care Pathway Do-Design; Chronic Pain; Health System; Integrated Care; Knowledge Translation; Musculoskeletal Disorder; Rehabilitation

$270,000

Propelling chronic pain into the multiverse: uncovering risk through multiomic profiling

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Schabrun, Siobhan

Keywords: Chronic low back pain; metabolomics; proteomics; phenotyping; precision medicine; rehabilitation; sex differences

$250,000

The impact of prolonged environmental stress on homeostatic plasticity in the intact human cortex

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Schabrun, Siobhan

$117,000

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

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

Applying for

Paper to mentionMention their CIHR grant from 2024

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Cortex Dear Professor Schabrun, 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 "Effectiveness of mirror therapy to treat musculoskeletal injuries of the hand and wrist: A systematic review" (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 "Brain Health Care (BHCare) and Support in Aging Research Training Platform" (2024), 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]