Dorothy Barthélemy, pht., Ph.D.

Full professor, School of Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal;
Researcher and Site Director*, CRIR–Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM), Gingras pavilion, CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal
*Créneau: Mobility - mobility and its motor, sensory and cognitive aspects in populations with neurological, traumatic or other impairments
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Researcher, Research Centre, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur-de-Montréal, CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal;
Phone: 514 340-2085 (3049)
Fax: 514 340-2154
Education
- B.Sc., Physical Therapy, Université de Montréal, 1997
- M.Sc., Neurological Sciences, Université de Montréal, 2001
- Ph.D., Neurological Sciences, Université de Montréal, 2006
- Postdoctorate, Human Neurophysiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2006-2009
- Postdoctorate, Human Neurophysiology, CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France, 2009
Research interests
Rehabilitation of balance and locomotion following a central nervous system injury
Find out more about her research interests in our CRIR Connects section
Laboratory
Selected publications
Nepveu, J. F., Mikhail, Y., Pion, C. H., Gossard, J. P. & Barthélemy, D. (2020). Assessment of vestibulocortical interactions during standing in healthy subjects. PLoS One, 15(6), e0233843. [doi] OPEN ACCESS
Miranda, Z., Pham, A., Elgbeili, G. & Barthélemy, D. (2019). H-reflex modulation preceding changes in soleus EMG activity during balance perturbation. Experimental Brain Research, 237(3), 777-791. [doi]
Jean-Charles, L., Nepveu, J. F., Deffeyes, J., Elgbeili, G., Dancause, N. & Barthélemy, D. (2017). Interhemispheric interactions between trunk muscle representations of the primary motor cortex. Journal of Neurophysiology, 118(3), 1488-1500. [doi] OPEN ACCESS
Barthélemy, D., Willerslev-Olsen, M., Lundell, H., Biering-Sørensen, F., & Nielsen, J. B. (2015). Chapter 4. Assessment of transmission in specific descending pathways in relation to gait and balance following spinal cord injury. In N. Dancause, S. Nadeau, & S. Rossignol (Eds.), Progress in Brain Research – Sensorimotor Rehabilitation: At the Crossroads of Basic and Clinical Sciences (Vol. 218, pp. 79-101). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier B.V. [doi]
Barthélemy, D., Knudsen, H., Willerslev-Olsen, M., Lundell, H., Nielsen, J. B., & Biering-Sørensen, F. (2013). Functional implications of corticospinal tract impairment on gait after spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord, 51(11), 852-856. [doi]
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