Pete Wilde Scholarship

2024

Lee-Anne Curtis

PICO Question:
Is there a difference in the severity and frequency of cervicogenic headaches (CGH) in patients assessed and treated with Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) as compared to the Watson Headache approach?

2023

Dr. Anna Udvardi

PICO Question:
Is there a difference between the functional outcomes of patients with chronic low back pain treated with Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy as compared to Cognitive Functional Therapy?

2022

Youri Laplante – El Haili

PICO Question:
In patients with neck pain consulting private physiotherapy clinics in Canada, are there differences in outcome, cost-effectiveness and healthcare utilization whether they are seen by Diploma level MDT-trained physiotherapists or equally experienced non-MDT trained physiotherapists?

Elizabeth Mauntler

PICO Question:
What is the effect of physical therapists with Diploma level education on clinical outcomes for patients with musculoskeletal conditions compared to physical therapists without this credential?

2017

Margaret Campell

Title
Physiotherapists’ participation in the McKenzie Institute’s musculoskeletal mechanical diagnosis and therapy diploma program: A qualitative descriptive inquiry.