Paola Mazzone, pht.

Formation

• B.Sc., physiotherapy, 1991

Research interests

1. Teaching and mentoring students and fellow colleagues

2. Team work for optimal care of patients and support to family and caregivers

3. Developing community access for our stroke patients to maintain mobility and physical activation

4. Continued knowledge transfer (towards my patients and the community) regarding the impact and importance of research and the gain born from participation and implications for better practice in rehab

5. Cardiovascular and strength training in stroke population

6. Exploring alternate avenues to favor dynamic balance and control

7. Exploring alternate/adaptatative tools to optimize mobilty ( ankle foot orthosis, walking aids, etc..)

Collaboration avec Marc Roig Pull, Ph.D.

 

Prizes and awards

• Recipient: Bonnie Swaine 2025 Recognition Awards | Partnership and Knowledge Mobilization – for Clinician Members.
• Read the announcement here.

 

Areas of expertise

1. Teaching and mentoring students and fellow colleagues, on site at the JRH and at McGill
2. Clinical work in a rehab setting with clinicians other than physiotherapists to help patients return to a better quality of life with improved movement
3. Knowledge transfer (towards my patients and the community) regarding the impact and importance of research and the gain born from participation and implications for better practice in rehab
4. Knowledge transfer with students of best practice based interventions in the clinical setting
5. Motor control re-education and spasticity management
6. Gait and mobility training post stroke
7. Functional patterns and re-education of movement when motor losses are present
8. Myofascial release and re-education, musculoskeletal disorders, namely inflammatory diseases with chronic impact on function and mobility
9. Participating in community education on stroke prevention and importance of physical activation

Research orientation

Axis 1: Sensory, Motor and Cognitive Functions and Activities

Research topic

Theme 1: Functional Mechanisms

Research Site

CRIR – Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital, CISSS de Laval

University Affiliation