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Guillaume Leonard

ResearcherEcole de réadaptationUniversité de Sherbrooke

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Guillaume Leonard

Researcher

Ecole de réadaptation

Health Sciences

Université de Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
6 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 4 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (2 NSERC, 2 CIHR), most recently in 2023.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2020.

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Research

Douleur Chronique Neurostimulation Stimulation Transcrânienne Par Courant Direct Vieillissement Evidence-Based Interventions Francophone Mental Health Pain

Latest papers

Examining the Clinical Usefulness of Urine Methylmalonic Acid for Diagnosis of Vitamin B-12 Deficiency in Older Adults: A Pilot Study.
Clinical interventions in aging · 2026
Evidence of widespread brain inhibition following conventional but not individualised non-motor repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation: A multimodal study.
Brain research · 2026 · senior author
Investigating approach/avoidance tendencies in male AUD patients through a gait initiation task: An exploratory posturography study.
PloS one · 2025

All 16 publications

Latest funding

Utiliser les techniques de neurostimulation et de neuroimagerie pour comprendre les interactions entre le système somatosensoriel, le système moteur et la mémoire
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$102,000
Piiskuutamakuunipiijuu : coconstruire les nouvelles territorialités du savoir
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$250,000
Adapting virtual psychological pain care to Francophone workers in primary care physiotherapy for low back pain
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator

All 9 grants and awards

16 publications.

Examining the Clinical Usefulness of Urine Methylmalonic Acid for Diagnosis of Vitamin B-12 Deficiency in Older Adults: A Pilot Study.

Bédard-Delisle C, Leonard G, Auray-Blais C, Reid I, Gamrani M, Chebbihi H, Presse N

Clinical interventions in aging2026

DOI: 10.2147/cia.s542543 PMID: 41710116

Evidence of widespread brain inhibition following conventional but not individualised non-motor repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation: A multimodal study.

Houde F, Butler R, Martel M, Descoteaux M, Whittingstall K, Leonard G

Brain research2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2025.150044 PMID: 41232790

Investigating approach/avoidance tendencies in male AUD patients through a gait initiation task: An exploratory posturography study.

Campanella S, Dubuson M, Pereira M, Mouras H, Leonard G, Noel X, Lelard T

PloS one2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0327765 PMID: 40802576

Anatomical measurements and field modeling to assess transcranial magnetic stimulation motor and non-motor effects.

Houde F, Butler R, St-Onge E, Martel M, Thivierge V, Descoteaux M, Whittingstall K, Leonard G

Neurophysiologie clinique = Clinical neurophysiology2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.neucli.2024.103011 PMID: 39244826

Relationship between Motor Corticospinal System, Endogenous Pain Modulation Mechanisms and Clinical Symptoms in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: New Perspectives on an Old Disease.

Martel M, Gaudreault N, Pelletier R, Houde F, Harvey MP, Giguère C, Balg F, Leonard G

Brain sciences2023Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13081154 PMID: 37626509

Editorial: Highlights in Pain Mechanisms 2021/22.

Flaive A, Coulombe-Leveque A, Leonard G

Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland)2023Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fpain.2023.1212137 PMID: 37346472

The effects of an 8-week knitting program on osteoarthritis symptoms in elderly women: A pilot randomized controlled trial.

Leonard G, Paquet N, Guitard P, Toupin-April K, Cavallo S, Paterson G, Aydin SZ, Bakirci S, Coulombe-Lévêque A, Brosseau L

Journal of bodywork and movement therapies2021First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2021.04.001 PMID: 34391264

Decreased Initial Peak Pain Sensation with Aging: A Psychophysical Study.

Daguet I, Bergeron-Vezina K, Harvey MP, Martel M, Coulombe-Leveque A, Leonard G

Journal of pain research2020Senior author

DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s257791 PMID: 33061548

Benefits of dry needling of myofascial trigger points on autonomic function and photoelectric plethysmography in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome.

Castro-Sánchez AM, Garcia-López H, Fernández-Sánchez M, Perez-Marmol JM, Leonard G, Gaudreault N, Aguilar-Ferrándiz ME, Matarán-Peñarrocha GA

Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society2020

DOI: 10.1136/acupmed-2017-011504 PMID: 31986897

Combining Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation to Relieve Persistent Pain in a Patient Suffering from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Case Report.

Houde F, Harvey MP, Tremblay Labrecque PF, Lamarche F, Lefebvre A, Leonard G

Journal of pain research2020Senior author

DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s226616 PMID: 32184651

Utiliser les techniques de neurostimulation et de neuroimagerie pour comprendre les interactions entre le système somatosensoriel, le système moteur et la mémoire

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Léonard, Guillaume

Keywords: Électromyographie (EMG); Excitabilité corticospinale; Imagerie par résonnance magnétique (IRM); IRM de diffusion; Mémoire; Nociception; Somatosensation; Stimulation magnétique transcrânienne répétitive (rTMS); Stimulation magnétique transcrânienne (TMS); Système moteur

$102,000

Piiskuutamakuunipiijuu : coconstruire les nouvelles territorialités du savoir

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Grants

Keywords: savoirs autochtones; transmission des connaissances; justice sociale; sécurisation culturelle; affirmation identitaire

$250,000

Adapting virtual psychological pain care to Francophone workers in primary care physiotherapy for low back pain

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Catalyst Grant: Quadruple Aim and Equity - CMA Foundation

Principal investigators: Carriere, Junie S; Leonard, Guillaume M

Keywords: Evidence-Based Interventions; Francophone; Mental Health; Pain; Primary Care; Psychological Factors; Rehabilitation; Return-To-Work; Virtual Care

Piiskuutamakuunipiijuu : coconstruire les nouvelles territorialités du savoir

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Grants

Keywords: savoirs autochtones; transmission des connaissances; justice sociale; sécurisation culturelle; affirmation identitaire

$20,000

Piiskuutamakuunipiijuu : coconstruire les nouvelles territorialités du savoir

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Grants

Keywords: savoirs autochtones; transmission des connaissances; justice sociale; sécurisation culturelle; affirmation identitaire

$800,000

Soulager la douleur chronique chez les aînés à l'aide de la stimulation transcrânienne par courant direct

Nominated PICIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Leonard, Guillaume M; Higgins, Johanne; Schneider, Cyril

Keywords: Douleur Chronique; Neurostimulation; Stimulation Transcrânienne Par Courant Direct; Vieillissement

$569,926

Entraver la reconsolidation synaptique à l'aide de propranolol : une approche novatrice pour le traitement de la douleur chronique

SupervisorCIHR2020CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Coulombe-Leveque, Alexia

Keywords: Amygdale; Douleur Chronique; Douleurs Persistantes; Lombalgie Chronique; Propranolol; Reconsolidation; Sensibilisation Centrale

$90,000

Exercise as a countermeasure for inflammation processes and loss in neuromotor drive following muscle disuse: the SAFE randomized controlled trial.

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Operating Grant: Understanding the Health Impact of Inactivity

Principal investigators: Dionne, Isabelle; Lambert, Karen; McPhee, Jamie S; Riesco, Eléonor

Keywords: Exercise; Frailty; Inactivity; Inflammation Processes; Neuromotor Activation

$200,000

Utiliser les techniques de neuroimagerie et de neurostimulation pour comprendre l?interaction entre la douleur, la motricité et la mémoire

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Léonard, Guillaume

$186,000

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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Guillaume Leonard

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Examining the Clinical Usefulness of Urine Methylmalonic Acid for Diagnosis of Vitamin B-12 Deficiency in Older Adults: A Pilot Study.

Evidence of widespread brain inhibition following conventional but not individualised non-motor repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation: A multimodal study.

Investigating approach/avoidance tendencies in male AUD patients through a gait initiation task: An exploratory posturography study.

Anatomical measurements and field modeling to assess transcranial magnetic stimulation motor and non-motor effects.

Relationship between Motor Corticospinal System, Endogenous Pain Modulation Mechanisms and Clinical Symptoms in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: New Perspectives on an Old Disease.

Editorial: Highlights in Pain Mechanisms 2021/22.

The effects of an 8-week knitting program on osteoarthritis symptoms in elderly women: A pilot randomized controlled trial.

Decreased Initial Peak Pain Sensation with Aging: A Psychophysical Study.

Benefits of dry needling of myofascial trigger points on autonomic function and photoelectric plethysmography in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome.

Combining Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation to Relieve Persistent Pain in a Patient Suffering from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Case Report.

Utiliser les techniques de neurostimulation et de neuroimagerie pour comprendre les interactions entre le système somatosensoriel, le système moteur et la mémoire

Piiskuutamakuunipiijuu : coconstruire les nouvelles territorialités du savoir

Adapting virtual psychological pain care to Francophone workers in primary care physiotherapy for low back pain

Piiskuutamakuunipiijuu : coconstruire les nouvelles territorialités du savoir

Piiskuutamakuunipiijuu : coconstruire les nouvelles territorialités du savoir

Soulager la douleur chronique chez les aînés à l'aide de la stimulation transcrânienne par courant direct

Entraver la reconsolidation synaptique à l'aide de propranolol : une approche novatrice pour le traitement de la douleur chronique

Exercise as a countermeasure for inflammation processes and loss in neuromotor drive following muscle disuse: the SAFE randomized controlled trial.

Utiliser les techniques de neuroimagerie et de neurostimulation pour comprendre l?interaction entre la douleur, la motricité et la mémoire

Frequent collaborators

Kevin Whittingstall

Karine Toupin April

Christiane Auray-Blais

Nicole Paquet

Paulette Guitard

Lucie Brosseau

Luda Diatchenko

Mathieu Roy

Richard Hovey

Mathieu Roy