Paul Bruno
Associate Professor
Department of Health Studies
University of Regina
Canada
Biography
Paul Bruno obtained his Bachelor of Human Kinetics from the University of British Columbia (1999) and Doctor of Chiropractic from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (2004). He was a research fellow and lecturer at the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic in the United Kingdom from 2004-10, during which time he was awarded the Elsevier International Post-Graduate Research Prize (2005, 2006, 2007) before receiving his PhD from the University of Portsmouth (2008). In July 2010, he was appointed Assistant Professor and CCRF Research Chair in Neuromusculoskeletal Health in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies at the University of Regina. His research focuses on rehabilitative exercise therapy targeted at restoring optimal neuromuscular control strategies (i.e. movement patterns, muscle activation patterns) in patients with low back pain.
Research Interest
Paul Bruno research interest includes motor control impairments of the lumbopelvic region; kinematic profiles and muscle activation patterns; association between test findings and measures of spinal stiffness and spinal stability.
Publications
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Stuber K, Bruno P, Sajko S, Hayden J. (2014) Core stability exercises for low back pain in athletes: a systematic review of the literature. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine 24: 448-456.
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Bruno P, Goertzen D, Millar D. (2014)Patient-reported perception of difficulty as a clinical indicator of dysfunctional neuromuscular control during the prone hip extension test and active straight leg raise test. Manual Therapy 19: 602-607.
