Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada
The Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada (PFC) is Canada's only registered charity dedicated to funding physiotherapy research. Physiotherapy can help Canadians in so many ways - and we're always looking to improve how.
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PFC Awards Program
Areas of funding focus:
Research on the effectiveness of physiotherapeutic interventions and approaches
Research on biomedical and psychosocial factors that contribute to long-term disability
The creation and validation of tools needed to objectively measure the effectiveness of physiothera...
PFC Researcher Profile: Alex Scott, PT
Alex Scott was awarded the 2015 Alun Morgan Memorial Research Award in Orthopaedic Physiotherapy:
1. What is the topic of your research? My aim was to discover how healthy tendons respond to exercise. On one hand, tendons can become injured through overuse, leading to tendinopathy. On the...
1. What is the topic of your research? My aim was to discover how healthy tendons respond to exercise. On one hand, tendons can become injured through overuse, leading to tendinopathy. On the...
PFC Corporate Sponsors
The Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada funds physiotherapy research and education in Canada to improve mobility, health and well-being.
This would not be possible without the generous support of our PFC sponsors.
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Sponsor Our mission is to improve the health, wellnes...
Sponsor Our mission is to improve the health, wellnes...
PFC Researcher profile: Eric Parent, P.T., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Eric Parent was awarded the 2015 OrthoCanada Award for Research in Neck and Back Rehabilitation and Core Stability:
1. What is the topic of your research:
Evaluation of the effects of Compression and Traction on Intervertebral Disc Water Content and Morphology in Patients with and without Low B...
How to Support Physiotherapy Research
To support physiotherapy research, the Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada accepts gifts made in the way most convenient for you:
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