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Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme

Ph.D. (doctor),  Regular member
Expertise
Physiotherapy
Principal Interest
Low back pain
Secondary Interest
Rehabilitation
Primary Affiliation

Université de Sherbrooke

Secondary Affiliation
Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS)

Biography

Prof. Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme is a physiotherapist and Full Professor at the School of Rehabilitation, Université de Sherbrooke. He graduated in physiotherapy from the University of Ottawa in 1999 and worked as a clinician and clinic manager before completing a master’s degree (2005) and a PhD (2008) in clinical sciences at Université de Sherbrooke, followed by postdoctoral training at Université de Montréal in 2010.

His research program aims to improve the quality, relevance and value of rehabilitation care for people with musculoskeletal disorders. His work focuses on non-pharmacological management of low back pain and chronic pain, the development of the Pain and Disability Drivers Management Model, and the implementation of approaches that promote self-management and improved functioning. He is also interested in personalizing care based on prognosis, clinical profiling and value-based care principles, to better tailor interventions to patients’ needs.

How does your current work contribute to improve treatment or understanding of pain?
My research contributes to improving the quality of pain management by helping clinicians better understand why a person experiences persistent pain and which factors should be prioritized. My research aims to develop more personalized care based on the patient’s clinical profile, taking into account prognostic factors and patients’ actual needs. Through the Pain and Disability Vectors Management Model and QMAPS tools, I seek to provide professionals with the tools to identify pain mechanisms, psychosocial factors, comorbidities, functional challenges, and life contexts that influence recovery. The goal is to provide the right treatment, at the right time, to the right person, in order to improve functioning, health outcomes, and ultimately care pathways.