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"Fortin M" Authored Publications:

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1 Strengthening and Targeted Rehabilitation for Optimal Neuromuscular Gains for chronic BACK pain (STRONG-BACK): protocol for a randomised controlled trial in participants with primary nociceptive pain drivers Fortin M; Rosenstein B; Bertrand C; Vaillancourt N; Wright A; Montpetit C; Macedo L; Elliott J; Cook CE; Tousignant-Laflamme Y; Ma J; Pagé MG; Dover G; Dang-Vu TT; Weber MH; 41876162
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2 Achilles tendon ultrasound-derived properties of the dominant and non-dominant jumping leg of university basketball athletes: relation with performance, range of motion, and injury Soontjens O; Busner J; Fortin M; 41783785
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3 The effect of postoperative rehabilitation on outcomes in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM): A systematic review Montpetit C; Kobaisi A; Lantz JM; Chauhan RV; Anderson DB; Fortin M; 41693706
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4 Aquatic therapy compared to standard care for chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial Vaillancourt N; Montpetit C; Rosenstein B; Fortin M; 41527881
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5 The ELEVATE-LBP consortium: exercise &amp, evidence to lead effective vital action in translating excellence for low back pain prevention Sheeran L; McIlroy S; Wong AYL; Anderson DB; Samartzis D; Bogaert L; Domokos B; Spang C; Fortin M; Hodges PW; Bizzini M; Dvorák J; 41507623
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6 The Effect of a 10-Week Electromyostimulation Intervention with the StimaWELL 120MTRS System on Multifidus Morphology and Function in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial Wolfe D; Rosenstein B; Dover G; Boily M; Fortin M; 41283552
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7 Impact of different acute low back pain definitions on the predictors and on the risk of transition to chronic low back pain: a prospective longitudinal cohort study Osagie RO; Tufa I; Angarita-Fonseca A; Pagé MG; Lacasse A; Stone LS; Rainville P; Roy M; Tétreault P; Fortin M; Léonard G; Massé-Alarie H; Roy JS; Grant AV; Meloto CB; 40663110
HKAP
8 Morphological characteristics of the thoracolumbar fascia: relationship to chronic low back pain and back extension strength Caron FP; Martin Smith C; Naghdi N; Iorio OC; Bertrand C; Fortin M; 40498329
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9 Ultrasound and MRI-based evaluation of relationships between morphological and mechanical properties of the lower lumbar multifidus muscle in chronic low back pain Naghdi N; Masi S; Bertrand C; Rosenstein B; Cohen-Adad J; Rivaz H; Roy M; Fortin M; 40488869
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10 What is the role of non-surgical clinicians in the assessment and management of degenerative cervical myelopathy? - Insights from the RECODE-DCM peri-operative rehabilitation incubator Chauhan RV; Demetriades AK; Boerger TF; Lantz JM; Treanor C; Kalsi-Ryan S; Kumar V; Wood L; Plener J; Wilson N; Fortin M; Ammendolia C; Paus A; Dhillon RS; Davies B; Fehlings MG; Anderson DB; 40487873
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11 Relationship Between Lumbar Multifidus Morphometry and Pain/Disability in Individuals With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain After Considering Demographics, Fear-Avoidance Beliefs, Insomnia, and Spinal Degenerative Changes Pinto SM; Cheung JPY; Samartzis D; Karppinen J; Zheng YP; Pang MYC; Fortin M; Wong AYL; 40376565
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12 Aquatic exercise versus standard care on paraspinal muscle morphology and function in chronic low back pain patients: a randomized controlled trial Rosenstein B; Montpetit C; Vaillancourt N; Dover G; Weiss C; Papula LA; Melek A; Fortin M; 40328824
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13 Detrimental Effects of Space Flight on the Lumbar Spine May Be Correlated to Baseline Degeneration: Insights From an Advanced MR Imaging Study Bokhari R; Bisson DG; Fortin M; Vigouroux M; Cata JP; Hwang KP; Chen MM; Ceniza-Bordallo G; Ouellet JA; Ingelmo PM; 40124538
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14 Comparison of Combined Motor Control Training and Isolated Extensor Strengthening Versus General Exercise on Lumbar Paraspinal Muscle Health and Associations With Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial Rosenstein B; Rye M; Roussac A; Naghdi N; Macedo LG; Elliott J; DeMont R; Weber MH; Pepin V; Dover G; Fortin M; 40066720
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15 Low Back Pain During and After Spaceflight: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis Ceniza-Bordallo G; Zimmermann E; Vigouroux M; Niburski K; Fortin M; Ouellet J; Cata JP; Ingelmo PM; 39660277
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16 The Immediate Effect of a Single Treatment of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation with the StimaWELL 120MTRS System on Multifidus Stiffness in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain Wolfe D; Dover G; Boily M; Fortin M; 39594260
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17 MuscleMap: An Open-Source, Community-Supported Consortium for Whole-Body Quantitative MRI of Muscle McKay MJ; Weber KA; Wesselink EO; Smith ZA; Abbott R; Anderson DB; Ashton-James CE; Atyeo J; Beach AJ; Burns J; Clarke S; Collins NJ; Coppieters MW; Cornwall J; Crawford RJ; De Martino E; Dunn AG; Eyles JP; Feng HJ; Fortin M; Franettovich Smith MM; Galloway G; Gandomkar Z; Glastras S; Henderson LA; Hides JA; Hiller CE; Hilmer SN; Hoggarth MA; Kim B; Lal N; LaPorta L; Magnussen JS; Maloney S; March L; Nackley AG; O' Leary SP; Peolsson A; Perraton Z; Pool-Goudzwaard AL; Schnitzler M; Seitz AL; Semciw AI; Sheard PW; Smith AC; Snodgrass SJ; Sullivan J; Tran V; Valentin S; Walton DM; Wishart LR; Elliott JM; 39590726
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18 Electroacupuncture Reduces Heart Rate and Perceived Exertion During a Bike Test: A Preliminary Analysis Gaudet E; Castonguay T; Fortin M; Dover G; 39457342
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19 The effects of a 12-week combined motor control exercise and isolated lumbar extension intervention on lumbar multifidus muscle stiffness in individuals with chronic low back pain Tornblom A; Naghdi N; Rye M; Montpetit C; Fortin M; 39258113
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20 The effect of EMS, IFC, and TENS on patient-reported outcome measures for chronic low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis Wolfe D; Rosenstein B; Fortin M; 38979440
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21 Comparing assessment methods of low back pain related disability in student circus artists: A cross-sectional study Rossini B; Anstruther M; Fortin M; 38848166
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22 DEXA Body Composition Asymmetry Analysis and Association to Injury Risk and Low Back Pain in University Soccer Players Vaillancourt N; Montpetit C; Carile V; Fortin M; 38791774
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23 Morphological Changes of Deep Extensor Neck Muscles in Relation to the Maximum Level of Cord Compression and Canal Compromise in Patients With Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Naghdi N; Elliott JM; Weber MH; Fehlings MG; Fortin M; 36289049
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24 Paraspinal Muscle Changes in Individuals with and without Chronic Low Back Pain over a 4-Month Period: A Longitudinal MRI Study Anstruther M; Sean M; Tétreault P; Fortin M; 38541216
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25 The assessment of paraspinal muscle epimuscular fat in participants with and without low back pain: A case-control study Rosenstein B; Burdick J; Roussac A; Rye M; Naghdi N; Valentin S; Licka T; Sean M; Tétreault P; Elliott J; Fortin M; 38280825
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26 Thresholding approaches for estimating paraspinal muscle fat infiltration using T1- and T2-weighted MRI: Comparative analysis using water-fat MRI Ornowski J; Dziesinski L; Hess M; Krug R; Fortin M; Torres-Espin A; Majumdar S; Pedoia V; Bonnheim NB; Bailey JF; 38222819
HKAP
27 Effect of aquatic exercise versus standard care on paraspinal and gluteal muscles morphology in individuals with chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial protocol Rosenstein B; Montpetit C; Vaillancourt N; Dover G; Khalini-Mahani N; Weiss C; Papula LA; Melek A; Fortin M; 38110922
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28 PILLAR: ParaspInaL muscLe segmentAtion pRoject - a comprehensive online resource to guide manual segmentation of paraspinal muscles from magnetic resonance imaging Anstruther M; Rossini B; Zhang T; Liang T; Xiao Y; Fortin M; 37996857
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29 Cervical muscle morphometry and composition demonstrate prognostic value in degenerative cervical myelopathy outcomes Naghdi N; Elliott JM; Weber MH; Fehlings MG; Fortin M; 37745653
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30 The Effects of Combined Motor Control and Isolated Extensor Strengthening versus General Exercise on Paraspinal Muscle Morphology, Composition, and Function in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial Fortin M; Rye M; Roussac A; Montpetit C; Burdick J; Naghdi N; Rosenstein B; Bertrand C; Macedo LG; Elliott JM; Dover G; DeMont R; Weber MH; Pepin V; 37762861
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31 The Effect of Transcutaneous Electrotherapy on Lumbar Range of Motion and Paraspinal Muscle Characteristics in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Wolfe D; Rosenstein B; Fortin M; 37510796
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32 Body Composition Asymmetries in University Ice Hockey Players and Their Implications for Lower Back Pain and Leg Injury Resta T; Frenette S; Rizk A; Fortin M; 36135032
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33 The effect of phasic versus combined neuromuscular electrical stimulation using the StimaWELL 120MTRS system on multifidus muscle morphology and function in patients with chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial protocol Fortin M; Wolfe D; Dover G; Boily M; 35773711
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34 Low back pain definitions: effect on patient inclusion and clinical profiles Massé-Alarie H; Angarita-Fonseca A; Lacasse A; Pagé MG; Tétreault P; Fortin M; Léonard G; Stone LS; Roy JS; 35356510
HKAP
35 Paraspinal muscle imaging measurements for common spinal disorders: review and consensus-based recommendations from the ISSLS degenerative spinal phenotypes group Hodges PW; Bailey JF; Fortin M; Battié MC; 34542672
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36 Statistical morphological analysis reveals characteristic paraspinal muscle asymmetry in unilateral lumbar disc herniation Xiao Y; Fortin M; Ahn J; Rivaz H; Peters TM; Battié MC; 34341427
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37 Ultrasound Imaging Analysis of the Lumbar Multifidus Muscle Echo Intensity: Intra-Rater and Inter-Rater Reliability of a Novice and an Experienced Rater Fortin M; Rosenstein B; Levesque J; Nandlall N; 34065340
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38 The effects of combined motor control and isolated extensor strengthening versus general exercise on paraspinal muscle morphology and function in patients with chronic low back pain: a randomised controlled trial protocol Fortin M; Rye M; Roussac A; Naghdi N; Macedo LG; Dover G; Elliott JM; DeMont R; Weber MH; Pepin V; 34022854
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39 LUMINOUS database: lumbar multifidus muscle segmentation from ultrasound images Belasso CJ; Behboodi B; Benali H; Boily M; Rivaz H; Fortin M; 33097024
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40 Lumbar Multifidus Muscle Characteristics, Body Composition, and Injury in University Rugby Players Lévesque J; Rivaz H; Rizk A; Frenette S; Boily M; Fortin M; 32997748
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41 Seasonal Changes in Lumbar Multifidus Muscle in University Rugby Players. Roy A, Rivaz H, Rizk A, Frenette S, Boily M, Fortin M 32925493
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42 The effect of low back pain and lower limb injury on lumbar multifidus muscle morphology and function in university soccer players. Nandlall N, Rivaz H, Rizk A, Frenette S, Boily M, Fortin M 32050966
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43 Ultrasonography of Lumbar Multifidus Muscle in University American Football Players. Schryver A; Rivaz H; Rizk A; Frenette S; Boily M; Fortin M; 32028457
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44 3D normalized cross-correlation for estimation of the displacement field in ultrasound elastography. Mirzaei M, Asif A, Fortin M, Rivaz H 31790861
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45 Association Between Paraspinal Muscle Morphology, Clinical Symptoms, and Functional Status in Patients With Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy. Fortin M, Dobrescu O, Courtemanche M, Sparrey CJ, Santaguida C, Fehlings MG, Weber MH 28207658
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46 Relationship between cervical muscle morphology evaluated by MRI, cervical muscle strength and functional outcomes in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy. Fortin M, Wilk N, Dobrescu O, Martel P, Santaguida C, Weber MH 30059855
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47 Corrigendum to "Ultrasonography of multifidus muscle morphology and function in ice hockey players with and without low back pain" [Physical Therapy in Sport 37 (2019) 77-85]. Fortin M, Rizk A, Frenette S, Boily M, Rivaz H 31005031
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48 REtroSpective Evaluation of Cerebral Tumors (RESECT): A clinical database of pre-operative MRI and intra-operative ultrasound in low-grade glioma surgeries. Xiao Y, Fortin M, Unsgård G, Rivaz H, Reinertsen I 28391601
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49 Evaluation of an automated thresholding algorithm for the quantification of paraspinal muscle composition from MRI images. Fortin M, Omidyeganeh M, Battié MC, Ahmad O, Rivaz H 28532491
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50 Association between paraspinal muscle morphology, clinical symptoms and functional status in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. Fortin M, Lazáry À, Varga PP, Battié MC 28748488
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51 Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Analysis of the Cervical Spine Extensor Muscles: Intrarater and Interrater Reliability of a Novice and an Experienced Rater. Fortin M, Dobrescu O, Jarzem P, Ouellet J, Weber MH 29503688
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52 Population-averaged MRI atlases for automated image processing and assessments of lumbar paraspinal muscles. Xiao Y, Fortin M, Battié MC, Rivaz H 30051147
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53 Ultrasonography of multifidus muscle morphology and function in ice hockey players with and without low back pain. Fortin M, Rizk A, Frenette S, Boily M, Rivaz H 30897493
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54 Are Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologies Crucial to Our Understanding of Spinal Conditions? Crawford RJ, Fortin M, Weber KA, Smith A, Elliott JM 30913967
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Title:Aquatic exercise versus standard care on paraspinal muscle morphology and function in chronic low back pain patients: a randomized controlled trial
Authors:Rosenstein BMontpetit CVaillancourt NDover GWeiss CPapula LAMelek AFortin M
Link:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40328824/
DOI:10.1038/s41598-025-00210-3
Publication:Scientific reports
Keywords:Aquatic therapyLow back painMagnetic resonance imagingParaspinal musclePatient reported outcomesQuality of life
PMID:40328824 Category: Date Added:2025-05-07
Dept Affiliation: SOH
1 Department of Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street W, SP-165.29, Montreal, QC, H4B 1R6, Canada.
2 School of Health, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
3 CRIR - Centre de réadaptation Constance-Lethbridge du CIUSSS COMTL, Montreal, QC, Canada.
4 Department of Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street W, SP-165.29, Montreal, QC, H4B 1R6, Canada. maryse.fortin@concordia.ca.
5 School of Health, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada. maryse.fortin@concordia.ca.
6 CRIR - Centre de réadaptation Constance-Lethbridge du CIUSSS COMTL, Montreal, QC, Canada. maryse.fortin@concordia.ca.

Description:

Low back pain (LBP) is a disabling disease and a public health concern. Aquatic exercise is an alternative form of exercise with less spinal loading and difficulty performing movements, benefiting those with pain-related fear. This study aimed to investigate the effect of an aquatic exercise program (SwimEx) versus standard care (SC) on lumbar paraspinal muscle volume and composition, strength and patient outcomes in individuals with chronic LBP. This randomized controlled trial included 34 participants with chronic LBP. Participants were randomly allocated to each group (SwimEx, n = 18; SC, n = 16) and underwent a 10-week supervised intervention program twice per week. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed at baseline and 10-weeks to examine the impact of each intervention on multifidus (MF) and erector spinae (ES) muscle volume (cm3) and fatty infiltration (% FI) at L1-L2, L2-L3, L3-L4, L4-L5, and L5-S1. Mixed model repeated measures ANCOVA revealed no significant time*group interactions for MF and ES volume and %FI. SwimEX had significant increases in MF volume at L2-L3 and L3-L4, and ES volume at L1-L2. Furthermore, SwimEX also had a significant increase in MF %FI at L2-L3. Both groups displayed significant increases in lumbar strength. Correlations between muscle morphology and patient outcomes showed improvements in MF volume were moderately correlated with an increase in physical quality of life and decrease in anxiety/depression. Interestingly, improvements in MF volume, MF %FI, and ES %FI, were each moderately correlated with a decrease in sleep disturbance. In conclusion, aquatic therapy may help increase lumbar paraspinal muscle volume and strength in participants with chronic LBP. Our findings support the notion that improvements in paraspinal muscle health are related to improvements in patient-reported outcomes. More imaging studies are required to examine the impact of exercise on overall paraspinal muscle health in chronic LBP and investigate these associations.





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