The Effectiveness of Non-invasive Interventions for Common Traffic-related Musculoskeletal Injuries: Rapid Systematic Reviews to Inform Alberta’s Care-First System and Automobile Insurance Reform
Pierre Côté, Lauren Ead, Ashley Smith, Abey Abebe, Nora Bakaa, Gaelan Connell, Melissa Corso, Astrid DeSouza, Matteo Johann Del Furia, Bruce Dick., July 21, 2025 Link to Blog Link to the Abstract What question is this study trying to answer? Alberta is preparing to launch the Care-First System in 2027—a major reform meant to replace […]
Association Between Symptoms and Health Outcomes in Chronic Whiplash-Associated Disorders: a Series of Mediation Analyses
Lisa Jasper, Pat Fonstad, Ashley Smith., November 3, 2025 Link to Blog Link to the Abstract What question is this study trying to answer? This study investigates how symptoms across different body systems relate to health outcomes — particularly pain, disability, and quality of life — in people with chronic whiplash-associated disorders (WAD). Specifically, we […]
Cervical Spine Platelet-Rich Plasma and Isometric Strength Synergistically Improve Disability in Chronic Whiplash Associated Disorders: A Series of Mediation Analyses
Ashley Smith, Benjamin Andruski, George Deng, Colin Bouma, Marc Pesant, Fiona Magill, Robert Burnham., July 23, 2025 Link to Blog Link to the Abstract What question is this study trying to answer? This study investigates whether rehabilitation following cervical facet joint platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections improves clinical outcomes, specifically cervical range of motion (ROM) and […]
Social Dterminants of Health in Adults with Whiplash Associated Disorders
Lisa Jasper, Ashley Smith , April 29, 2024 Link to Blog Link to the Abstract What question is this study trying to answer? The study investigates how sociodemographic features—such as age, sex, education, marital status, caregiving responsibilities, substance use, and more—relate to health outcomes (pain, disability, and physical/mental health quality of life) in adults with […]
Reward Processing Following Whiplash Injury – Does This Help Explain Chronic Pain Persistence?
Ashley Smith, Susanne Becker, September 22, 2024 Link to Blog Link to the Abstract What question is this study trying to answer? In this study, we explore the relationship between motivation and pain and disability with quality of life and psychological measures in patients with chronic whiplash associated disorders (WAD). Motivation can be investigated with […]
Does Aberrant Nociceptive Processing Predict Cervical Facet-Mediated Pain?
Ashley Smith Link to Blog Link to the Abstract What question is this study trying to answer? The objectives of this study were to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of atypical nociceptive processing (reduced local, remote or global pressure pain thresholds PPTs) in patients with cervical facet-mediated pain who reported a successful response to radiofrequency […]
Offset Analgesia is Elicited in Chronic Whiplash-Associated DIsorders and is not Attenuated by Nociception: A pre-test/post-test study
Presented by Ashley Smith at Canadian Pain Society Meeting, Ottawa, May 29, 2024 Link to Blog Link to the Abstract What question is this study trying to answer? People with chronic whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) may show signs of increased sensitivity to pain, known as central sensitization. Central sensitization can result from impaired pain processing by […]
The Relationship between Pupillary Light Reflex and Clinical Measures of Nociplastic Pain in Chronic WAD? An observational study.
Colin Wasylynuk, Ashley Smith
Effects of physical activity and sitting on health outcomes in adults with whiplash associated disorders
Lisa Jasper, Giorgia Van Brushchot, & Ashley Smith
