Over the years, LJ has had the opportunity to be both an invited and keynote speaker at conferences and seminars around the world. As a passionate and innovative researcher and educator, LJ has also been featured in several industry and medical journals:
Orthopaedic Division Symposium of the 2014 Canadian Physiotherapy Association Congress, The Thoracic Ring Approach – Connect the Whole Body & Optimize Performance, Edmonton AB, June 19, 2014
PhysioFirst Conference 2014 – The Spine. Bringing Best Practice to Our Patients. Nottingham, UK, April 5-6, 2014
The Missing Link – Understanding the Role of the Thorax – When, Why and How?
Thinking Outside the Box – Assessing the Whole Person and Finding the Underlying Driver for Spinal Pain
CASEM 2013 (Canadian Academy of Sport & Exercise Medicine) Annual Scientific Meeting, Invited Speaker, The challenge of recurrent low back pain in athletes – Is the thorax the missing link, Whistler BC, April 24-27, 2013
FILEX 2013, International keynote, April 19-21, Sydney Australia
IFOMPT 2012 (International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists), Sept. 2012, Quebec City, Canada – Invited Speaker – The Integrated Systems Model for Pain & Disability as a Clinical Reasoning Model to Treat the Whole Person (co-presented with Diane Lee)
IFOMPT 2012 (International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists), Sept. 2012, Quebec City, Canada
Invited Workshop, Lead Presenter – The role of high velocity, low amplitude manipulation techniques in The Thoracic Ring Approach – New insights to assess and treat the thorax
Focused Symposium – Evaluating Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) – Does it Facilitate Wise Clinical Decisions? with Roger Kerry
2011 MPT Knowledge Sharing Day, October 2011, Saskatoon Canada – Keynote Lecture – Making Wise Clinical Decisions
2011 Sports Medicine Australia NSW, May 28, 2011, Sydney Australia – Keynote Lecture – Stability & Performance – Myths, Facts and New Directions
2011 Combined meeting of Canadian Society of Hand Therapists and Canadian Society for Surgery of the Hand, April 29,30, 2011, Vancouver, BC – The Integrated Systems Model and the Role of the Thorax in Upper Extremity Pain & Disability (Invited Speaker)
PhysioFirst Conference – Research or Clinical Practice – Which is the Driver? April 2,3, 2011 – Two Keynote lectures –
The Kenneth Balfour Memorial Lecture: Knowledge, Science & Clinical Practice,
The Essential Role of the Thorax for Optimal Function & Performance
Treating Lumbo-pelvic pain: stabilise, mobilise, energise, excise? A ship based conference in the High Arctic, July 2009 – A series of six lectures on lumbopelvic dysfunction, thorax driven pelvic girdle pain, postpartum problems, hamstring injuries, groin injuries, and clinical models for assessment and treatment (Keynote Speaker).
2008 Orthopaedic Symposium of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association, Montreal, Canada, October 2008 – The Essential Role of the Thorax in Restoring Optimal Function. (Keynote Presentation)
6th Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back and Pelvic Pain, Barcelona, Spain November 7-10, 2007 – The Role of the Thorax in Pelvic Girdle Pain
1st International Fascia Research Congress, Boston, MA, USA, Oct. 4-5, 2007 – Lumbopelvic stability, continence and breathing – The role of the fascia in both function and dysfunction and the potential consequences following pregnancy and delivery
World Congress of Physical Therapy, Vancouver, Canada, June 2-6, 2007 – The Role of the Pelvic Floor in Musculoskeletal and Urogynecological Function
Canadian Physiotherapy Association – Orthopaedic Division 18th Annual National Symposium, Calgary, Canada, Oct. 13-15, 2006 – A deeper look at segmental control for the thorax – the Clinic and the Science
Team Concept Conference (joint SPTS(APA) and SPC(CPA) conference), Las Vegas, USA, Dec. 2005
The Role of the Thoracic Spine in Shoulder Pain and Scapular Dysfunction
The SIJ as the Culprit for Hamstring Pain
Determining Which Core Muscles Should be Trained First
Use of Real Time Ultrasound in Core Stability
Spring into Health: 1st International Congress on Current Health Issues for Men and Women, Chicago IL, USA, April 2005
Lumbopelvic-hip dysfunction
Pelvic floor/core stability
Pelvic floor syndromes & the SIJ
5th Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back and Pelvic Pain, Melbourne Australia, Nov. 2004 –Altered Motor Control Strategies and Stress Urinary Incontinence
2010 CPA Congress, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
En bloc control of the deep and superficial thoracic muscles during loading and unloading of the trunk
19th International Conference of the International Society for Posture & Gait Research, Bologna, Italy, poster 181, June 21-25, 2009. Changes in sitting posture affect regional chest wall shape and motion during breathing.
World Congress of Physical Therapy, Vancouver, Canada, June 2-6, 2007
Differential activity of the deep & superficial thoracic paraspinal muscles during challenges to spinal stability & postural equilibrium
Trunk posture affects regional chest wall movement during breathing
2006 XVIth Biannual International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology Conference, Torino, Italy June 29 – July 1
2005 Orthopaedic Symposium of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association, London, Ontario, Canada
A Clinical Test for Failed Load Transfer in the Upper Quadrant
2004 Orthopaedic Symposium of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association, St. John’s Nfld, Canada
Thoracic multifidus and longissimus muscle activity during voluntary arm movements
2004 8th International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapists’ Conference (IFOMT), Cape Town, South Africa – Differential activation of the thoracic multifidus and longissimus thoracis during trunk rotation
University of Queensland School of Rehabilitation Sciences Postgraduate Research Day, Brisbane, Australia, Dec. 2004
Differential activation of the thoracic multifidus and longissimus thoracis during trunk rotation.
