Daniel Bourbonnais, erg., Ph.D.

Emeritus Professor, School of Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal;
Honorary Member, CRIR - Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM, Gingras Pavilion)) of the CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal (CSMTL)

Phone: 514 340-2085 (2178)

Fax: 514 340-2154

Email: daniel.bourbonnais@umontreal.ca

Education

  • B.Sc., Occupational Therapy, Université de Montréal, 1978
  • M.Sc., Neurological Sciences, Université de Montréal, 1981
  • Ph.D., Neurological Sciences, Université de Montréal, 1984
  • Postdoctorate, Laboratoire de neurosciences fonctionnelles, C.N.R.S., Marseille, France, 1984-1985
  • Postdoctorate, Northwestern University and Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL, USA, 1985-1986

Research interests

Evaluation and treatment of the hand and upper extremities; bilateral coordination

Research laboratories

Muscular Coordination and Motor Learning Laboratory

Pathokinesiology and Functional Activities Laboratory

Selected publications

Escalona, M.J., Bourbonnais, D., Le Flem, D., Goyette, M., Duclos, C. & Gagnon, D.H. (2020). Effects of robotic exoskeleton control options on lower limb muscle synergies during overground walking: An exploratory study among able-bodied adults. Clinical Neurophysiology, 50(6), 495-505. [doi]

Lalumière, M., Villeneuve, C., Bellavance, C., Goyette, M. & Bourbonnais, D. (2020). Patterns of lower limb muscular activity and joint moments during directional efforts using a static dynamometer. BMC Biomedical Engineering, 2(1), 1-12. [doi] OPEN ACCESS

Pelletier, R., Paquette, É., Bourbonnais, D., Higgins, J., Harris, P.G. & Danino, M. A. (2019). Bilateral sensory and motor as well as cognitive differences between persons with and without musculoskeletal disorders of the wrist and hand. Musculoskelet Sci Pract, 44, 102058. [doi]

Sorin, A. B., Karim, M., Efanov, J.I., Demers, L., Izadpanah, A., Harris, P., . . . Bourbonnais, D. (2018). The Michigan Hand Questionnaire and Brief Michigan Hand Questionnaire were successfully translated to Canadian French. Journal of Hand Therapy, 31(4), 564-567. [doi]

Morin, M., Binik, Y.M., Bourbonnais, D., Khalifé, S., Ouellet, S. & Bergeron, S. (2017). Heightened pelvic floor muscle tone and altered contractility in women with provoked vestibulodynia. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 14(4), 592-600. [doi]

—Other publications

Research orientation

Axis 1: Sensory, Motor and Cognitive Functions and Activities

Research topic

Thème 1 : The person, their entourage and the community

Theme 1: Functional Mechanisms

Research Site

CRIR - Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM), CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal

University Affiliation