OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Physiotherapy Canada is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Investigation of the Kinematic Upper-Limb Movement Assessment (KUMA): A Pilot Study	10
Factors Related to Expectations in Individuals Waiting for Total Knee Arthroplasty	10
Commentary on Schertzer et al.	9
Clinician’s Commentary on Robarts et al.	9
Commentary on Quigley et al.	9
Role of Rehabilitation in Opioid Tapering: A Scoping Review	8
Evaluating Wall-Mounted Prompts to Facilitate Physical Activity-Related Discussion between Individuals with Cancer and Oncology Health Care Providers: A Pre-post Survey Study	8
The Future is Now for Advanced Practice Physiotherapy in Canada	8
Clinician's Commentary on Strike et al.	8
Commentary on Anekwe et al.	7
The Search for Justice: Developing a Collaborative Understanding of Health Justice in Physiotherapy	7
Factors Influencing Physical Therapists’ Rehabilitation Prescription in the ICU: Semi-Structured Interviews with Qualitative Analysis	7
Musculoskeletal Pain Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Telesurvey	6
Using Geospatial Analysis to Determine the Proximity of Community Gyms for a Population-Based Cohort of Young People with Cerebral Palsy	6
Consolidation of Publicly Funded Outpatient Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Services in Winnipeg, Manitoba: Effects on Accessibility and Service Delivery	6
The Lived Experience of Rehabilitation Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructive Surgery: A Social Ecological Analysis	6
Exploring Ontario's Physical Therapy Recent Graduates’ Experience with Resilience in the First Few Years of Clinical Practice	6
Réaliser le potentiel de la conception participative pour stimuler l’innovation dans les services de réadaptation	5
Clinician’s Commentary on Vrzic et al.	5
What Do Older Canadians Think They Need to Walk Well?	5
Clinician’s Commentary on Kleiner and Walton	4
Differential Pattern of Obesity in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Candidates	4
Improving Administrative Outcomes in Physiotherapy by Adopting Open-Access Booking	4
Stroke Survivors and their Physiotherapists’ Perceptions of Recovery: A Multiple Methods Approach	4
Reliability and Validity of Shoulder and Handgrip Strength Testing	4

Clinical Motor Coordination Tests in Adult Neurology: A Scoping Review	4
Exploration of Potential Determinants of Implementation of a Clinical Practice Guide to Enhance Physical Activity Participation of Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder	4
La nécessité d’insister davantage sur la santé LGBTQI2SA+ chez les physiothérapeutes au Canada	4
Mainstream Telerehabilitation: A Threat to the PT Profession or a Paradigm-Shifting Opportunity?	4
Patients and Advanced Practice Physiotherapists’ Experiences and Perceptions in a Specialized Spine Model of Care: A Qualitative Study	3
Clinician’s Commentary on Lawrence et al.	3
Factors Affecting Standing and Walking Outcomes for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury during In-patient Rehabilitation: a Qualitative Study on the Perspectives of Physiotherapists	3
Identifying Relevant Content to Inform a Comprehensive Indigenous Health Curriculum: A Scoping Review	3
Shoulder Girdle Disability, Dysfunction, and Pain in Participants with Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Survey on Prevalence and Associations	3
Clinician’s Commentary on Speed	3
Educators’ Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Type 2 Diabetes Content in Physiotherapy Programmes across Canada	3
A Virtual Versus In-Person Comparison of the Senior Fitness Test: A Randomized Crossover Trial	3
What Does Cochrane Say About … Physiotherapy Management for the Knee?	3
Reliability of the Revised Motor Learning Strategies Rating Instrument and Its Role in Describing the Motor Learning Strategy Content of Physiotherapy Sessions in Paediatric Acquired Brain Injury	3
Hip and Knee Total Joint Arthroplasty Online Resources for Patients and Health Care Professionals: A Canadian Environmental Scan	3
Current Practices in and Barriers to Physiotherapists’ Use of Resistance Exercise with Older Adults in Acute Care	3
Clinician Commentary on Brunne et al.	3
Effectiveness of Early Postpartum Rectus Abdominis versus Transversus Abdominis Training in Patients with Diastasis of the Rectus Abdominis Muscles: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial	3
Physiotherapists’ Perspectives on Professional Practice Leadership Models: Key Features to Enhance Physiotherapy Practice	3
“Think of It Like a Game”: Older Adults’ and Health Professionals’ Perspectives on Interactive Exercise Technology Design	3
Developing a Community-Based Exercise and Physical Programme for Runners With Patellofemoral Pain in Under-Resourced Communities: A Delphi Study	3
Postoperative Physiotherapy in Women Undergoing Pelvic Floor Reconstructive Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial	3
Commentary on Marzolini et al.	3
Quality of Movement Changes in Ambulatory Children with Cerebral Palsy 1 Year after Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy	3
Accessibility of Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy for Treating Urinary Incontinence in Older Women in Quebec: An Online Survey	3
The 6-Minute Pegboard and Ring Test (6PBRT) for Evaluation of Upper Limbs Functional Capacity in Hemodialysis Patients: A Validation Study	3
Clinician's Commentary on Nakamura et al.	3
Cost-Effectiveness of Physiotherapy Services for Chronic Condition Management: A Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations Conducted Alongside Randomized Controlled Trials	3
A Non-Pharmacological Cough Therapy for People with Interstitial Lung Diseases: A Case Report	3
Dementia Education for Physiotherapy Students: A Questionnaire of Australian and Canadian Entry-To-Professional Practice Programs	3
Telerehabilitation for Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease and a History of Falls: A Pilot Study	2
Advanced Practice Physiotherapy in Canada: A Survey of Canadian Physiotherapists	2
Determining Associations Among Health Orientation, Fitness Orientation, and Attitudes Toward Fatness in Physiotherapists and Physiotherapy Students Using Structural Equation Modeling	2
High Patient Satisfaction with Examination by Advanced Practice Physiotherapists in an Orthopaedic Outpatient Shoulder Clinic: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Quantitative and Qualitative Methods	2
The Use of Simulation as a Component of Clinical Education in Health Professional Entry to Practice Programs	2
The Effects of Cognitive Interventions in Individuals with Chronic Respiratory Diseases: A Systematic Review	2
Ability of Physiotherapists and Physiotherapy Students to Evaluate and Classify Lumbar Movement Control Using Lumbopelvic Movement Control Tests	2
Clinician’s Commentary on Wojkowski et al.	2
Exploring the Experiences and Impacts of Research Role-Emerging Placements in Physiotherapy	2
“I Had to Know About It, I Had to Find It, I Had to Know How to Access it”: Experiences of Access to Rehabilitation Services Among People Living with Long COVID	2
Current Practice, Barriers to, and Facilitators of Exercise Testing and Training by Physiotherapists in Cystic Fibrosis Specialized Centres in Canada	2
Identifying Systems Developed for Classifying Physiotherapy Interventions in Neurological Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review	2
Le jubilé de diamant de Physiotherapy Canada	2
Physiotherapists as Clinician-Scientists: An Insufficiently Supported Advanced-Practice Physiotherapy Role in Canada	2
The Identification, Selection, and Validation of Topic Areas for a Physical Therapy Critical Care Learning Needs Assessment Tool: A Mixed Method Approach	2
Exploring the Association between Pain and Fracture Characteristics in Women with Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures	2
Clinician’s Commentary on Chagas et al.	2
Commentary on Spadoni et al.	2
Perceptions and Beliefs Associated with Enrolling in Pulmonary Rehabilitation in People with Chronic Respiratory Diseases: A Qualitative Study	2
Clinician’s Commentary on Jovanovic et al.	2

Commentary on Coward et al.	2
Clinician's Commentary on Nicoll et al.	2
Clinician’s Commentary on Biasini et al.	2
Assessing Diversity and Cultural Competency Among Canadian Physiotherapists: A Cross-Sectional Survey, Part 1	2
Clinician’s Commentary on Hoteit et al.	2
Commentary on Webber et al.	2
Risk Stratification in a Tertiary Care Spine Centre: Comparison Between STarTBack and OSPRO-YF Screening Tools	2
Strategies to Increase Access to Outpatient Physiotherapy Services: A Scoping Review	2
Cardiorespiratory Fitness Benefits of Long-Term Maintenance-Phase Cardiac Rehabilitation in Males and Females: A Retrospective Cohort Study	2
Availability and Content of Work-Focused Care and Work-Related Factors Continuing Education for Canadian Physiotherapists: An Environmental Scan	2
Remotely Supervised Exercise Programmes to Improve Balance, Mobility, and Activity Among People with Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Description and Feasibility	2
Cognitive Correlates of a Large Time Differential between Timed Up and Go and Gait Speed during In-Patient Stroke Rehabilitation	2
Muscle Architecture and Subcutaneous Fat Measurements of Rectus Femoris and Vastus Lateralis at Optimal Length Aided by a Novel Ultrasound Transducer Attachment	2
Comparison of 1- and 3-Week Immobilization Following Arthroscopic Shoulder Stabilization: Results of a Prospective Study	2
Analysis of Private Physiotherapy Clinic Web Sites Using a Critical Perspective	2
What Does Cochrane Say About … the Efficacy of Self-management Interventions in Rehabilitation?	2