Poster Index

TISS-Funded Research Poster

T1 Athlete Concussion Surveillance in Special Olympics Sports
Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulos, Katherine Wilson
T2 Professional Baseball Players’ and Coaches’ Perspectives on Information Delivery for Batting Performance
Molly Brillinger
T3 Optimizing Exercise Training Intensity Using Wearable Technology – a Feasibility Study
Robert Bentley
T4 A Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding the Complex Interplay of the Musculoskeletal Structures of the Trunk, Groin and Hip in Elite Athletes
Evan Curd
T5 A Multi-Variate, Multi-Systems Approach to Post-ACLR Return-to-Play
Timothy Burkhart
T6 The Effectiveness of an Early Muscular Strength Rehabilitation Program Prior to Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction on Subjective and Objective Measures of Knee Function: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial
Timothy Burkhart
T7 Supporting the Developing Athlete: Psychological Safety and the Coaching of Adolescent Girls in Gymnastics
Deanna Casa
T8 The Effectiveness of Wrist Bracing for Reducing Biomechanical Risk Factors Associated With Gymnast Wrist
Stefania DiLeo
T9 Evaluating Electroarthrography for the Non-Invasive Assessment of Cartilage Health During Rehabilitation From ACL Injury
Adele Changoor, Emma Cullen
T10 Influence of Postoperative Articular Elevation Magnitude on Tibiofemoral Contact Stress Redistribution: A Finite Element Analysis
Mahziyar Darvishi
T11 The Influence of Real-Time Physiological Feedback From Wearable Technology on Training Intensity Regulation
Adam Di Salvo
T12A Innovations to Optimize Performance of Para-Athletes Using Prosthetics
Mathys Mulot–Hauriez
T12B Linear Conductive Thread Sensors for Dynamic Monitoring of Prosthetic Socket Fit
Mathys Mulot–Hauriez
T13 Sleep Apnea in Paralympic Ontario-Resident aThletes With Spinal Cord Injury (SPORTS) Study
Abrity Gomes
T14A Menstrual Cycle Phase-Based Training Does Not Influence Training Performance During 2 Weeks of Sprint Interval Training
Celine Bailleul
T14B Menstrual Cycle Phase Does Not Impact Readiness to Train or Training Performance During Two Weeks of Sprint Interval Training
McKinley A. Kennedy
T15 Testing the Feasibility of a Post-Concussion Injury Prevention Program for University Athletes: A Pilot Study.
Adrienne Lee
T16 Alexithymia, Affective Style, and Sport Injury Anxiety in Athletes
Kirsten Hutt
T17 No Pain No Gain? Probing a Novel Theory of Physiological Strain Perceptions During Exercise
Liam O’Brien
T18 Remember That Feeling? An Investigation of Interoception and Perceptual Memory in the Endurance Trained and De-Trained Athlete
Liam O’Brien
T19 The Mental Edge: Neurocognitive Profiles and Their Potential in Athlete Identification and Development – Pilot Data
Magdalena Wojtowicz
T20 A Restorative Justice Approach to Addressing Harms and Fostering Safer, Healthier Culture Changes in High-Performance Artistic Sport Training Organizations for Youth
Gretchen Kerr
T21 The Cost of the Dream: Academic Regrets Among Former Canadian Hockey League Players
Thomas Leaf
T22 Effect of Ischemic Preconditioning on 2-km Rowing Ergometer Performance in Males and Females
Vanessa Lin
T23 Investigating the Effects of Menstrual Cycle Phase and Oral Contraceptive Use on Muscle and Whole-Body Protein Metabolism Post-Resistance Exercise in Active Females.
Ines Kortebi
T24 Clinical Outcomes of Non-Operative Treatment of Acute Myotendinous Junction Achilles Tendon Ruptures
Devon Eisen
T25 Dietary Amino Acid Utilization for Post-Exercise Recovery Is Similar in Males, Naturally Cycling Females, and Oral Contraceptive Users
Nicki Pourhashemi
T26 Building an Infrastructure to Comprehensively Track, Understand, and Utilize Emotions Within a Performance Environment
Catherine Sabiston
T27 Female Health in Pre-Participation Evaluations: An Analysis of Clinical Assessments Used With Elite Athletes in Canada
Delaney Thibodeau
T28 R2Play-Rehab: Co-Designing a Multidomain and Integrative Sport Rehabilitation Tool for Youth Athletes With Concussion
Shannon Scratch, Andrew Lovell
T29 Recombinant Human Growth Hormone for Muscle Enhancement in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Ajay Shah
T30 Quantifying Movement Similarity for Enhanced Performance and Injury Prevention in Basketball
Xiaoye Michael Wang
T31 Evaluating Neuroinflammation in Athletes With Concussion
Faiza Robbani
T32 It’s About Time! The Intervals Between Trials and Skill Acquisition
Luc Tremblay
T33 Development of a Cadaveric Model to Simulate Features of a Chronic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Deficient Knee
Kosaran Gumarathas
T34 Is It Better to Fit In or Stand Out? Exploring Athlete-Environment Fit in a Competitive Sport Setting
Bryan McLaughlin

Submitted Abstract Posters

P1 The Effects of Gastric Pentadecapeptide BPC-157 on Achilles Tendon Healing
Farboud Aria
P2 Exploring Travel Burden in OUA Women’s Hockey
Saul Behrman
P3 Investigating the Effects of Menstrual Cycle Phase and Chronic Resistance Exercise Training on Mood, Affect, and Enjoyment
Anmol Bhinder
P4 The Sport-Related Concussion Experience (SRCE): A Phenomenological Study
Ryan Sutton
P5 Relationship Between the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test and Match Running Performance in Canadian Male Professional Soccer Players
Riccardo Bucciarelli
P6 Ranking Schedule-Derived Travel Burden in FIFA 2026 Knockout Pathways
Pram Thennakoonwela
P7 Establishing the Falls Scenarios in Short-Track Speed Skating: A Sex Comparison
Julien Clément
P8 Examination of GFAP and NFL in Concussion and Musculoskeletal Injury Using Mitra®.
Danielle Corallo
P9 Exogenous Testosterone in Healthy, Eugonadal Men: A Meta-Regression Study Establishing Dose-Response Relationships With Serum Testosterone Concentrations and Safety Parameters
Praveen Sritharan
P10 Center of Pressure Metrics for Screening Kyphotic and Scoliotic Postural Tendencies: A Preliminary Sport Biomechanics Study
Guan-Woei Tseng
P11 Testing the Broad Construct Validity, Fidelity and Feasibility of Virtual Reality for Assessing Decision Making in Para Sport: A Pilot Study in Boccia
Thomas Romeas
P12 The Acute Effects of Overspeed Sprinting in Elite Track and Field Athletes
Thomas Gingras
P13 Rest in Context: How Locations, Social Settings, and Activities Relate to Athletes’ Recovery Experiences
Stuart G. Wilson
P14 Geographical Factors of Athlete Development: A Scoping Review
Gillian Ramsay
P15 The Road to the National Hockey League; Global Development Pathways in Ice Hockey
Hannah Rabinovitch
P16 Toward Autonomous Exercise in Spinal Cord Injury: Development of an Instrumented Wheelchair Ergometer Platform and Physiological Prescription Model
Hyunji Kim
P17 Comparison of Volitional and Objective Fatigue Responses to an Aerobic, Isometric, and Anaerobic-Aerobic Fatigue Protocol
Dveeta Lal
P18 The Effects of Load and Ovarian Hormonal Profile on Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy and Strength in Young Females
Grace Lamont
P19 Sprint Performance and Spatiotemporal Patterns During the Acceleration Phase in Elite Para and Olympic Sprinters
Marlen Schapschröer
P20 Exploring the Perceived Need of an Injury Surveillance System in the Ontario Player Development League (OPDL) of Ontario Soccer (OS): A Qualitative Study
Kristen Mangos
P21 A Systematic Review of Wearable Sensors for the Study of Athlete Knee Biomechanics
Philip A M Martins
P22 Recovery and Overtraining in Ethiopian Higher League Football Players
Fikreyesus Adula
P23 Building a Profile of Disability in Canada: Using Population Data to Inform Paralympic Athlete Development
Sasha Gollish
P24 A Mediational Model of Neglect and Mental Health in Athletes and Dancers: The Role of Anti-Mattering
Taryn Nepon
P25 Playing With Risk: A National Assessment of Facial Protection and Neck Laceration Protector Use in USPORTS Men’s Ice Hockey
Saige O’Connor
P26 Effects of a Two-Week Coach-Led Visualization Intervention on Free-Throw Shooting and Performance Confidence in Female Public High School Basketball Players
Neha Patel
P27 Finding Consensus on the Operational Definition of Psychological Readiness to RTP: A Delphi Study
Francesca Principe