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Trevor Birmingham

ResearcherPhysical TherapyWestern University

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Trevor Birmingham

Researcher

Physical Therapy

Health Sciences

Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

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8 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 10 research grants (10 CIHR), most recently in 2023.
Supervised 2 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2019.

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1,117

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Research

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Rehabilitation Crc Knee Therapeutic Exercise Physical Therapy Mobility Musculoskeletal Health National Platforms

Latest papers

Effusion and synovial hyperplasia: Distinct constructs in early and late-stage knee OA.
Osteoarthritis imaging · 2026
An international and interdisciplinary framework for nature prescribing in healthcare: A modified Delphi study.
PLOS global public health · 2026
Evaluation of EMG-Assisted and EMG-Driven control modes in patients with medial compartment knee osteoarthritis.
Journal of biomechanics · 2025

All 20 publications

Latest funding

LEVEL UP: LEVeraging Enhanced Rehabilitation to ELevate Postoperative Outcomes After Total Knee Replacement: A pilot randomized controlled trial
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$237,150
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction using Bone Patellar Bone or Quad Tendon Autograft with or without Lateral Extra Articular Tenodesis in Individuals who are at High Risk of Graft Failure (STABILITY 2)
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$508,724
Canada Research Chair - Tier 1
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$1,400,000

All 20 grants and awards

20 publications.

Effusion and synovial hyperplasia: Distinct constructs in early and late-stage knee OA.

Dima R, Birmingham T, Philpott H, Bryant D, Fenster A, Appleton CT

Osteoarthritis imaging2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.ostima.2026.100468 PMID: 42635962

An international and interdisciplinary framework for nature prescribing in healthcare: A modified Delphi study.

Struthers NA, Zecevic AA, Stanhope J, Breed MF, Gittings L, Gunz A, Wagenfeld A, Birmingham T, Kothari A, Maric F

PLOS global public health2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0006361 PMID: 42060661

Evaluation of EMG-Assisted and EMG-Driven control modes in patients with medial compartment knee osteoarthritis.

Cava D, Birmingham T, Diamond LE, Leitch K, Willing R

Journal of biomechanics2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2025.112773 PMID: 40413985

Definitions and reporting of usual care in randomized trials for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: A scoping review

D'Alessandro V, Pouliopoulou DV, Saeedi M, MacDermid JC, Billias N, Loh A, Wong JJ, Birmingham T, King LK, Pereira TV

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage20252 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2025.09.013

Exploring different models of pain phenotypes and their association with pain worsening in people with early knee osteoarthritis: The MOST cohort study

Neelapala YVR, Neogi T, Kumar D, Jarraya M, Macedo L, Kobsar D, Hanna S, Frey-Law LA, Lewis CE, Nevitt M

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage202422 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2023.09.003 PMID: W4386646379

The Effect of Staged Versus Usual Care Physiotherapy on Knee Function Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

McNeill K, Marmura H, Werstine M, Alcock G, Birmingham T, Willits K, Getgood A, LeBel M-E, Litchfield R, Bryant D

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation20233 citations

DOI: 10.1123/jsr.2022-0343

Predictors of Graft Failure in Young Active Patients Undergoing Hamstring Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With or Without a Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis: The Stability Experience

Firth AD, Bryant DM, Litchfield R, McCormack RG, Heard M, MacDonald PB, Spalding T, Verdonk PCM, Peterson D, Bardana D

American Journal of Sports Medicine2022157 citations

DOI: 10.1177/03635465211061150

Performance of 5-Strand Hamstring Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in the STABILITY Study: A Subgroup Analysis

Lodhia P, Nazari G, Bryant D, Getgood A, McCormack R, Group TS, Getgood AMJ, Bryant DM, Litchfield R, Willits K

American Journal of Sports Medicine202210 citations

DOI: 10.1177/03635465221128581

Association of Ligamentous Laxity, Male Sex, Chronicity, Meniscal Injury, and Posterior Tibial Slope With a High-Grade Preoperative Pivot Shift: A Post Hoc Analysis of the STABILITY Study

Batty LM, Firth A, Moatshe G, Bryant DM, Heard M, McCormack RG, Rezansoff A, Peterson DC, Bardana D, MacDonald PB

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine202143 citations

DOI: 10.1177/23259671211000038

Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis Reduces Failure of Hamstring Tendon Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: 2-Year Outcomes From the STABILITY Study Randomized Clinical Trial

Getgood AMJ, Bryant DM, Litchfield R, Heard M, McCormack RG, Rezansoff A, Peterson D, Bardana D, MacDonald PB, Verdonk PCM

American Journal of Sports Medicine2020764 citations

DOI: 10.1177/0363546519896333

LEVEL UP: LEVeraging Enhanced Rehabilitation to ELevate Postoperative Outcomes After Total Knee Replacement: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Marsh, Jacquelyn

Keywords: Cost-Effectiveness; Health Services; Pain; Physiotherapy; Rehabilitation; Total Knee Replacement

$237,150

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction using Bone Patellar Bone or Quad Tendon Autograft with or without Lateral Extra Articular Tenodesis in Individuals who are at High Risk of Graft Failure (STABILITY 2)

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Bryant, Dianne M; Getgood, Alan

Keywords: Acl Reconstruction; Anterior Cruciate Ligament; Bone Patellar Tendon Bone Graft; Graft Failure; Graft Selection; Instability; Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis; Morbidity; Multi-Centre; Quadriceps Tendon Graft

$508,724

Canada Research Chair - Tier 1

Nominated PICIHR2023Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 1

Principal investigators: Birmingham, Trevor B

Keywords: Crc

$1,400,000

Pursuing REduction in Fatigue After COVID-19 via Exercise and Rehabilitation (PREFACER). A randomized feasibility trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Bobos, Pavlos; Bryant, Dianne M; Peters, Sue; Rushton, Alison

Keywords: Exercise; Fatigue; Feasibility; Long Covid; Physical Therapy; Post Covid-19; Randomized Trial; Rehabilitation

$130,050

Building consensus for nature prescriptions: An international Delphi study

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Zecevic, Aleksandra A.

Keywords: nature prescription; planetary health; musculoskeletal conditions; environmental physiotherapy; green exercise; Delphi method; consensus building; framework; education

$65,000

A randomized pilot trial of unloader bracing for knee osteoarthritis

Nominated PICIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Birmingham, Trevor B; Appleton, Thomas C; Bryant, Dianne M; Giffin, James R; Hunt, Michael A; Moyer, Rebecca

Keywords: Bracing; Clinical Trial; Knee; Osteoarthritis; Rehabilitation; Therapeutic Exercise

$447,526

Disease-modifying effects of osteotomy and exercise for knee osteoarthritis

Nominated PICIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Birmingham, Trevor B; Appleton, Thomas C; Giffin, James R

Keywords: Articular Cartilage; Gait Biomechanics; High Tibial Osteotomy; Inflammation; Knee; Orthopaedics; Osteoarthritis Progression; Pain And Fuunction; Physical Therapy; Therapeutic Exercise

$845,326

Walk smarter not harder

SupervisorCIHR2019CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Hart, Harvi

Keywords: Cadence; Gait Biomechanics; Patellofemoral Joint; Wearable Technologies

$90,000

Knee inflammation and post-operative outcomes after total knee arthroplasty

SupervisorCIHR2019Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Philpott, Holly T

Keywords: 3-D Gait Biomechanics; Arthroplasty; Flow Cytometry; Histopathology; Inflammation/Synovitis; Multivariate Regression; Musculoskeletal Ultrasound; Osteoarthritis; Patient-Reported Outcomes; Tissue Physical Properties

$105,000

Canadian MSK Rehab Research Network

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Network Catalyst Grants - Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Principal investigators: MacDermid, Joy C; Hofstetter, Catherine A; Backman, Catherine L; Birmingham, Trevor B; Bouyer, Laurent J; Marshall, Deborah A; Moyer, Rebecca; Ronsky, Janet L; Roy, Jean-Sébastien; Thomas, Aliki

Keywords: Clinical Trials; Knowledge Translation; Mobility; Musculoskeletal Health; National Platforms; Pain; Rehabilitation; Sex And Gender; Transdisciplinary; Wearable Technologies

$1,996,989

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

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Trevor Birmingham

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Effusion and synovial hyperplasia: Distinct constructs in early and late-stage knee OA.

An international and interdisciplinary framework for nature prescribing in healthcare: A modified Delphi study.

Evaluation of EMG-Assisted and EMG-Driven control modes in patients with medial compartment knee osteoarthritis.

Definitions and reporting of usual care in randomized trials for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: A scoping review

Exploring different models of pain phenotypes and their association with pain worsening in people with early knee osteoarthritis: The MOST cohort study

The Effect of Staged Versus Usual Care Physiotherapy on Knee Function Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

Predictors of Graft Failure in Young Active Patients Undergoing Hamstring Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With or Without a Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis: The Stability Experience

Performance of 5-Strand Hamstring Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in the STABILITY Study: A Subgroup Analysis

Association of Ligamentous Laxity, Male Sex, Chronicity, Meniscal Injury, and Posterior Tibial Slope With a High-Grade Preoperative Pivot Shift: A Post Hoc Analysis of the STABILITY Study

Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis Reduces Failure of Hamstring Tendon Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: 2-Year Outcomes From the STABILITY Study Randomized Clinical Trial

Building consensus for nature prescriptions: An international Delphi study

Frequent collaborators

Joy MacDermid

Kevin Willits

Dianne Bryant

Ruby Grewal

Robert Litchfield

Devin Peterson

Dianne Bryant

Alan Getgood

Pavlos Bobos

Aaron Fenster

Siobhan Schabrun

Parth Lodhia

Lesley Gittings

Eldon Loh

Marie-Eve LeBel

Anita Kothari

Rebecca Moyer

Anna Gunz

David Robinson

David Levy

John Lee

Lisa Carlesso

Steven Hanna

David Holdsworth

Dylan Kobsar

Luciana Macedo