Profile
Dr. Linda Woodhouse is a physiotherapist and an exercise physiologist. Linda is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Science at McMaster University and a Scientific Affiliate at Hamilton Health Sciences in the Department of Rehabilitation and Orthopaedics and at the Holland Orthopaedic and Arthritic Institute (OAI) of Sunnybrook and Women's Health Sciences Centre in the Department of Surgery. Prior to her post-doctoral studies at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Charles Drew University in California, Linda was a lecturer at the University of Toronto and a physiotherapist at the OAI where she was instrumental in establishing the Centre for Studies of Physical Function (C.S.P.F), a clinical teaching and research unit that was set up as a joint venture in 1990 between the Departments of Rehabilitation at the OAI and the University of Toronto. Since returning to Canada, Linda has started to establish a network of individuals (researchers, clinicians) and facilities (hospital and community-based) interested in stream-lining and optimizing care for patients undergoing total hip and knee replacement. Linda's research interests are focused on (1) developing measures to evaluate physical and functional capacity and (2) investigating the relationship between structure (at the cellular level) and more global clinical measures of physical function and quality of life in adults with musculoskeletal (low back pain, ACL deficiency, total hip and knee replacements), endocrine (growth hormone deficiency, acromegaly, hypogonadism & sarcopenia) and immune (HIV wasting ) disorders. Her educational activities include teaching clinical skills in musculoskeletal practice and the principles of exercise in the physiotherapy program, as well as supervising graduate students.
Lab/Research Institute
- Research Affiliate, Department of Rehabilitation, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
- Scientific Affiliate, Department of Surgery, Holland Orthopaedic and Arthritic Centre, Sunnybrook and Women's Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Linkages with:
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition – Dr. Bhasin's laboratory at Boston Medical Center (BMC), Boston MA
- Pituitary Oncology – Dr. Ezzat's laboratory at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
- Centre for Studies of Physical Function - Holland Orthopaedic and Arthritic Centre, Sunnybrook and Women's Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Courses taught
Clinical Health Sciences MSc (RS)
2007-2008
RS 711 Developed and coordinated new course entitled Musculoskeletal Health
Assessment and Diagnostics for Advanced Practice Therapists
RS 712 Developed and coordinated new course entitled Therapeutics for Advanced Practice Musculoskeletal Care
MSc PT, McMaster University
2006-2007
CHS 731 Unit VI, Integrated Practice & Professional Transition, Chair & Clinical SkillsLab Coordinator
CHS 611 Unit I, Fundamentals of Physiotherapy Practice, Clinical Skills Lab Assistant Coordinator & Tutor
2005-2006
CHS 731 Unit VI, Integrated Practice & Professional Transition, Chair & Tutor in Problem Based Tutorial
CHS 611 Unit I, Fundamentals of Physiotherapy Practice, Clinical Skills Lab Assistant Coordinator & Tutor
Recent Research
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). $89,000 2007-2008 Strategies for Prevention of Hip Fractures in Elderly Nursing Home Residents. Sawka A, Straus S, Papaioannou A, Cranney A, Thabane L, Gafni A, Cheung A, Josse R, Perrier L, Adachi J, Raina P, Crilly R, Woodhouse L, Hanley D.
Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC) $56,954.82 2007-2008. A Proposal for a Partnership with the YMCA for Pre- Arthroplasty Surgical Conditioning as an Element of a Comprehensive Wait List Management Strategy in LHIN 4. Anderson C, Hladysh G, Posavad B, Ross M, Hall J, Woodhouse LJ, Barrett J, Debrusk P, MacDonald AM, Johnson G,
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) $97,955 2007-2008 TEAM WORK: Targeted Evaluation and Management of Work, Orthopedics, Rehabilitation & Knowledge-Translation. Macdermid JC, Beaton DE, Baptists S, Buckley DN, Hayden JA, Hogg-Johnson S, Law MC, McLean L, Williams RM, Woodhouse LJ.
Ontario Ministry of Health & Long Term Care (MOHLTC) 2007-2008 $1,144,795 A Model of Integrated Care for Total Joint Replacement – Pilot study. Co-authored with Hamilton Health Sciences & St. Joseph's Healthcare (includes operating costs for clinic, capital costs for renovations at Chedoke site and $240,612 for research and evaluation).
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center $10,000 08/2007-08/2008 Denis S, Robarts S, Kennedy D, Winter-Dicola J, Clarke S, Stratford P, Woodhouse L, Gollish J. Exploring the Determinants of Case Selection and Clinical Severity Scoring by Advanced Practice Physiotherapists in the New Model of Care for Knee Replacement
Neuro Group Inc. $316,000 01/07-09/08 Evaluation of the Efficacy of the InterX5000 in the Treatment of Chronic Neck and Shoulder Pain. Triano J., Woodhouse L., Galea V, Injeyan S, MacDermid J, McGregor M, Pierrynowski M, Ruegg R, Teodoroczyk J.
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center $8522 08/2006-08/2007 Assessing The Home Environment (The ‘AT HOME' Study) Validating a Self-Report Questionnaire. Kilroy C, Kennedy D, Dickson P, Nguyen C, Woodhouse LJ, Ritcey S, Rivington-Law B.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (IMHA) $1,800,000 2002-2007 Rehabilitation Research Training Program - Developing and Using Evidence to Enhance Quality of Life. Law M, Macdermid J, Eng J, Woodhouse LJ, Beattie B, Dyck I, Goldsmith C, Kopec JA, Liang MH, Shannon HS, Wessel J.
NIDDK 2RO1DK49296- $1,250,000 06 07/01/02-06/30/06 Testosterone Replacement and Physical Function in HIV-Associated Weight Loss Bhasin S, Storer T, Woodhouse L, Mazer N, LeBrasseur N.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) 7RO1 HD043348 $1,950,000 4/1/03-3/31/08 Role of 5-Alpha Reductase in Mediating Testosterone Actions Bhasin S, Storer T, Berman L, Rajfer J, Woodhouse L, Dike M.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) 1U54 HD41748-01 $1,250,000 3/1/03-2/29/08 Physiologic Testosterone Replacement in Women with Hypopituitarism Friedman T, Lorenzana G, Woodhouse L, Bhasin S, Berman L, Berman J, Buckwalter G.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) $3,008,332 04/01/02-03/31/06 Hormonal Regulators of Muscle and Metabolism in Aging (HORMA) Sattler F, Schroeder T, Roubenoff R, Bhasin S, Gonzalez-Cadavid N, Woodhouse L, Yarasheski K. |