School of Medicine
Faculty of Health Sciences Queen's University
 

Elsie G. Culham

PhD (Queen’s University)
Professor and Director
School of Rehabilitation Therapy
Telephone: (613)533-6727

Email:         culhame@queensu.ca

Research focuses on the study of postural control and neuromuscular parameters involved in the maintenance of balance, the effects of aging and disease on postural control and the prevention of falls in seniors.

Representative Publications:

  1. Binda SM, Culham EG & Brouwer B. Balance, muscle strength and fear of falling in older adults. Experimental Aging Research, 29(2):205-19. 2003.  
  2. Deshpande N, Connelly D, Culham E & Costigan P. Reliability and validity of ankle proprioceptive measures. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 84(6):883-889. 2003.
  3. Brouwer B, Walker C, Rydahl S, Culham E. Reducing fear of falling in seniors through education and activity programs: a randomized trial. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Jun;51(6):829-834, 2003.
  4. Brouwer B, Musselman K & Culham E. Physical function and health status among elderly with and without fear of falling. Gerontology, 50(3):135-141, 2004.
  5. Mackintosh SFH, Hill K, Dodd KJ, Goldie P, Culham E. Falls and injury prevention should be part of every stroke rehabilitation plan. Clinical Rehabilitation. 19(4):441-451, 2005.
  6. Said CM, Goldie PA, Culham E, Sparrow WA, Patla AE, Morris ME. Control of lead and trail limb during obstacle crossing following stroke. Physical Therapy, 85(5):413-427, 2005.
  7. Westlake K, Culham E. Influence of testing position and age on measures of ankle proprioception. Advances in Physiotherapy. 8(1): 41-48, 2006.
  8. Olney SJ, Nymark J, Brouwer B., Culham E., Day A, Henderson M, Heard J, Parvataneni KA. randomized controlled trial of supervised versus unsupervised exercise programs for ambulatory stroke survivors. Stroke 37:475-480, 2006.
  9. Parisi SL, Héroux ME, Culham EG, Norman KE. Functional mobility and postural control in Essential Tremor. Arch Phys Med Rehabil., 87:1357-1364, 2006.

10.  Mackintosh S, Hill K, Dodd K, Goldie P, Culham E. Balance score and a history of falls in hospital predict recurrent falls when people return home after stroke rehabilitation. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 87: 1583-1589,2006.

Sources of Research Funds: Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada, Primary Health Care Transition Fund, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (Ontario), Health Canada