About the Mobility Rehabilitation Research Group

Nearly one in ten Canadians has a mobility disability, making it one of the most prevalent disabilities in Canada.

Loss of mobility resulting from traumatic injury, chronic and degenerative diseases, workplace accidents, repetitive stress injuries and natural aging processes contributes to billions of dollars in healthcare costs and lost work productivity.

Reduced mobility is also a cause or symptom of eight out of the ten most significant contributors to the loss of quality years of life for Canadians, with lifetime costs ranging from $100,000 to $3 million per person, along with incalculable loss of access to community and culture.

Reduced mobility disproportionately affects Indigenous populations, who accordingly seek to lead more holistic research in this area that encompasses a broader understanding of the topic’s physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual facets.

With an estimated 9.5 million seniors set to make up nearly a quarter of the Canadian population by 2030, age-related persons with mobility impairment alone will soon overwhelm the Canadian formal and informal care systems, unless we are able to undertake appropriate planning, research, intervention and policies.

Our research group brings together an interdisciplinary team of experts and community partners to co-produce this crucial knowledge and insight within our communities.