Dr. Kalsi-Ryan is a Physical Therapist by training who has established herself as a rehabilitation clinical scientist. She gained her Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Toronto (UofT) in 1995. She has worked in a clinical capacity with many neurological populations through the acute and sub-acute phases of recovery. For the last 29 years, she has worked specifically with neurological populations as a rehab specialist. In addition to her clinical work, she gained a Master’s degree from the Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science (GDRS) at UofT in 2006, where she studied her interest in upper limb recovery.
Sukhvinder was awarded her PhD in 2011. Her PhD work consisted of leading the GRASSP project; an international collaboration of six researchers who developed an upper limb measure that targets quantification of impairment post cervical SCI. She established the psychometric properties of the GRASSP along with its utility in the current field. GRASSP is not considered a gold standard for upper limb assessment in SCI and is used in most clinical trials worldwide. She is an ambitious and dynamic clinician scientist with a strong passion to bring newer, better and more innovative treatments for the neurological population to optimize their function and improve their quality of life.
Our vision is to transform Neuro-rehabilitation in Canada and create more access to innovative and restorative options for the greater population.
With the Vision to transform NeuroRehab in Canada, our lab focuses on the development of treatment programs that can restore function. Often the interventions we study have been developed and our work aims to establish clinical feasibility, utility and implementation strategies. We also understand to improve access to some of these therapies the community of rehab practitioners will require education and training to implement new therapies. Thus, dissemination at the practitioner level is also part of our research program. And lastly engagement of people with lived experience is of the utmost importance to ensure the research we conduct is relevant for our intended end-users.
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You can reach out to Sukhvinder.Kalsi-Ryan@uhn.ca
