Alain-Steve Comtois, Ph.D.

Full Professor, Director of the Department of Physical Activities, UQÀM;
Researcher, CRIR - Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM), Gingras Pavilion, CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal

Phone: 514 987-3000 (1506)

Fax: 514 987-6616

Email: comtois.alain-steve@uqam.ca

Website: http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/r17330/

Education

B.Sc., Exercise Science, Concordia University, 1982
M.Sc., Physiology (fast-track transfer to the Ph.D. program), McGill University, 1984
Ph.D., Physiology, McGill University, 1991
Postdoctorate, Physiology/Pharmacology, University of Ottawa, 1994
Postdoctorate, Physiology, Leicester University, UK, 1995

Research interests

Assessment of biomotor capacity; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury

Selected publications

Ferland, P.M., St-Jean Miron, F., Laurier, A. & Comtois, A.S. (2020). The relationship between body composition measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and maximal strength in classic powerlifting. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 60(3), 407-416. [doi]

Parisien-La Salle, S., Abel Rivest, E., Boucher, V.G., Lalande-Gauthier, M., Morisset, J., Manganas, H., Poirier, C., Comtois, A.S. & Dubé, B. P. (2019). Effects of pursed lip breathing on exercise capacity and dyspnea in patients with interstitial lung disease: A randomized crossover study. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, 39(2), 112-117. [doi]

Dionne, A., Goulet, S., Leone, M. & Comtois, A.S. (2018). Aquatic exercise training outcomes on functional capacity, quality of life, and lower limb lymphedema: Pilot study. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 24(9-10), 1007-1009. [doi]

Dionne, A., Leone, M., Andrich, D.E., Pérusse, L., & Comtois, A.S. (2017). Acute breathing patterns in healthy and heart disease participants during cycling at different levels of immersion. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, 235, 1-7. [doi]

Jones, D.H., Nestore, M., Henophy, S., Cousin, J. & Comtois, A.S. (2014). Increased cardiovascular risk factors in breast cancer survivors identified by routine measurements of body composition, resting heart rate and arterial blood pressure. SpringerPlus, 3, 150. [doi] OPEN ACCESS

Research orientation

Axis 1: Sensory, Motor and Cognitive Functions and Activities

Research topic

Theme 2: Physical and Cognitive Activities

Research Site

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