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Catherine Mercier

Catherine Mercier, erg., Ph.D.

Chercheuse régulière

  • Full professor, Faculty of Medicine, School of Rehabilitation Sciences , Occupational therapy program / Laval University
  • Vice-Dean, Research and Innovation, Faculty of Medicine / Université Laval
  • Holder of the Research Chair in Cerebral Palsy / Université Laval


(418) 529 9141 # 46701
catherine.mercier@rea.ulaval.ca

Occupational Therapist, her research focuses on sensorymotor functions and pain in a variety of clinical populations in rehabilitation (cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, stroke, amputation, chronic pain, etc.). Her laboratory works on the development of rehabilitation interventions and on the underestanding of underlying neurophysiological mechanisms to help technologies such as non-invalise brain stimulation, electrophysiology, virtual reality and robotics.

Keywords

neurorehabilitation, pain, sensorimotor integration, upper limb, brain stimulation, virtual reality, robotics

Recent publications

  • Current Practice of Physiotherapists in the Management of Children With Cerebral Palsy in Benin Country: A Cross‐Sectional Online Survey
  • Predictors of upper‐extremity motor outcomes after constraint‐induced therapy or bimanual training in children with cerebral palsy: A systematic review
  • Upper Limb Capacity, Performance, and Leisure Participation in Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy

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