Shawn Robbins, pht., Ph.D.

Associate Professor, School of Physical & Occupational Therapy, McGill University,
Researcher, CRIR–Lethridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre, Constance-Lethbridge Site, CIUSSS West-Central Montreal

Phone: 514 398-4400 (00720)

Email: shawn.robbins@mcgill.ca

Education

B.Sc., Physiotherapy, University of Western Ontario, 2001
Ph.D., Health and Rehabilitation Science, University of Western Ontario, 2010
Postdoctorate, Physiotherapy, Dalhousie University, 2012

Research interests

Evaluting health conditions using biomechanical and clinical measures; recovery from arthoplasty or ligament reconstruction; treatments for knee osteoarthritis.

Research laboratory

Clinical Integration of Musculoskeletal Biomechanics (CLIMB) Lab

Selected publications

Robbins, S.M., Bodnar, C., Donatien, P., Mirza, R., Zhao, Z. Y., Hoeber, S., . . . Shrier, I. (In press 2020 (Online ahead of print)). The influence of time of season on injury rates and the epidemiology of Canadian football injuries. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. [doi]

Robbins, S.M., Renaud, P.J. & Pearsall, D.J. (2021). Principal component analysis identifies differences in ice hockey skating stride between high- and low-calibre players. Sports Biomechanics, 20(2), 131-149. [doi]

Robbins, S.M., Gomes, S.K., Huk, O.L., Zukor, D.J. & Antoniou, J. (2020). The influence of lateral and posterior total hip arthroplasty approaches on muscle activation and joint mechanics during gait. The Journal of Arthroplasty, 35(7), 1891-1899. [doi]

Robbins, S. M., Abram, F., Boily, M., Pelletier, J. P. & Martel-Pelletier, J. (2019). Relationship between alignment and cartilage thickness in patients with non-traumatic and post-traumatic knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 27(4), 630-637. [doi] OPEN ACCESS

Robbins, S.M., Morelli, M., Martineau, P.A., St-Onge, N., Boily, M., Dimentberg, R. & Antoniou, J. (2019). A comparison of muscle activation and knee mechanics during gait between patients with non-traumatic and post-traumatic knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 27(7), 1033-1042. [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 – Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre (Constance-Lethbridge site), CIUSSS West-Central Montreal