Jason Peeler
PhD, Certified Athletic Therapist
- Accepting Students: Yes
- Research Category: Research to Innovation
Contact
Current Positions
Musculoskeletal Course Director, Undergraduate Medical Education Program
Associate Professor, Department of Human Anatomy & Cell Science / College of Rehab Sciences
Research Affiliate, Pan Am Clinic
Investigator, Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba
Education
PhD degree (Manitoba) - 2005
Master of Science in Kinesiology - 1995
Certified Athletic Therapist CAT(C) - 1992
Kinesiology degree: Majoring in Athletic Therapy - 1990
Research Focus
My primary research interests and expertise lie in the areas of applied musculoskeletal anatomy and clinical orthopaedics and rehabilitation, with a specific emphasis on the development of new and innovative rehabilitative techniques for the treatment of injuries/pathologies of the knee.
Research Interests
- Adolescent anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries
- Knee cartilage metabolism and injury
- Exercise and knee joint loads
- Musculoskeletal injury