Chris McGibbon, PhD

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Christopher McGibbon
Professor
Office Phone:  506-458-7098
Office Location:  25 Dineen Drive, Room 208
E-mail:  cmcgibb@unb.ca

BSc, MSc, PhD (UNB)

Research Interests

  • Fundamental and applied research in biomedical engineering for rehabilitation, with specific focus on the biomechanics of movement and balance disorders due to chronic health conditions such as muscle and joint diseases, brain and spinal cord injuries, and limb amputation

Biography

Dr. Chris A. McGibbon received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New Brunswick in 1994, followed by a 2 year post-doctoral fellowship in Orthopaedic Biomechanics at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS), Department of Orthopaedics Surgery, Boston, MA. Between 1996 and 2004, Dr. McGibbon was Technical/ Assistant Director of the MGH Biomotion Laboratory, Lecturer in Orthopaedic Surgery at HMS, and Assistant Professor (1996-2000) and Associate Professor (2000-2004) in the Graduate Programs in Physical Therapy at the MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA. Dr. McGibbon is currently Research Chair in Rehabilitation Biomechanics at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Professor in Kinesiology, at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada. He is also a co-founder and Associate Director of the UNB Chronic Illness Research Institute.

Dr. McGibbon's research interests are focused primarily on better understanding the underlying biological mechanisms of, and efficacy of therapeutic management for, age related disorders of the musculoskeletal system, and neurologic disorders affecting balance, locomotion and coordination. He is also active in the development of wearable motion sensor systems for home health-care and rehabilitation. Dr. McGibbon has authored, or co-authored, more than 60 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference abstracts, and is currently Associate Editor for Exercise and Sport Science Reviews and IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. Since receiving his first independent research grant in 1999 (US National Institutes of Health, R01 grant), Dr. McGibbon is currently funded by the National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC Discovery Grant), Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI New Opportunities Fund), Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Regional Partners Program (CIHR-RPP), and the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF-RIF). Dr. McGibbon is a member of the Institute Advisory Board for the CIHR Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis, and was recently appointed UNB delegate to CIHR.

Recent Peer Reviewed Publications

Scarborough DM, McGibbon CA, Krebs DE. Chair Rise Strategies in Elders with Functional Limitations. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2007;44(1):33-42.

Krebs DE, Scarborough DM, McGibbon CA. Functional vs. strength training in disabled elderly outpatients. Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 2007; 86(2): 93-103.

Schaechter JD, Connell BD, Stason WB, Kaptchuk TJ, Krebs DE, Macklin EA, Schnyer RN, Stein J, Scarborough DM, Parker SW, McGibbon CA, Wayne PM. Correlated change in upper limb function and motor cortex activation after verum and sham acupuncture in patients with chronic stroke. J Altern Complement Med. 2007 Jun;13(5):527-32.

Wayne PM, Krebs DE, Macklin EA, Schnyer R, Kaptchuk TJ, Parker SW, Scarborough DM, McGibbon CA, Schaechter JD, Stein J, Stason WB. Acupuncture for upper-extremity rehabilitation in chronic stroke: a randomized sham-controlled study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2005; 86: 2248-55.

McGibbon CA. Engineering efficiency: Geriatric gait analysis goes tech. Invited article, BioMechanics Magazine 2005; 12(7): 20-28.

McGibbon CA, Krebs DE, Wagenaar R. Stepping stability: Effects of sensory perturbation. J NeuroEng Rehabil 2005;2:9.

Cavanaugh JT, Goldvasser D, McGibbon CA, Krebs DE. Comparison of head and body velocity trajectories during locomotion in subjects with vestibulopathy. J Rehabil Res Dev 2005;42:191-198.

McGibbon CA, Krebs DE, Parker SW, Scarborough DM, Wayne PM, Wolf SL. Tai Chi and vestibular rehabilitation improve vestibulopathic gait via different neuromuscular mechanisms: Preliminary report. BMC Neurology 2005;5:3.

Wayne PM, Scarborough DM, Krebs DE, Parker SW, Wolf SL, Asmundson L, McGibbon CA. Tai Chi for vestibulopathic balance dysfunction: A case study. Alt Ther Health Med 2005;11:60-66.

McGibbon CA, Krebs DE, Wolf SL, Wayne PM, Scarborough DM, Parker SW. Tai Chi and Vestibular Rehabilitation Effects on Gaze and Whole-Body Stability. J Vestib Res 2005;14:467-478.

McGibbon CA, Goldvasser D, Krebs DE, Scarborough DM. Instant of chair-rise lift-off can be predicted by foot-floor reaction forces. Human Mov Sci 2004; 23: 121-132.

Amin S, Luepongsak N, McGibbon CA, LaValley MP, Krebs DE, Felson DT. Knee adduction moment and development of chronic knee pain in elders. Arthritis Care Res 2004; 51: 371-376.
Wayne P, Krebs DE, Wolf SL, Gill-Body KM, Scarborough DM, McGibbon CA, Kaptchuk TJ, Parker SW. Can Tai Chi Improve Vestibulopathic Postural Control? Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2004;85:142-152.

McGibbon CA, Krebs DE. Discriminating age and disability effects in locomotion: Neuromuscular adaptations in musculoskeletal pathology. J App Physiol 2004;96:149-160.

Recent Conference/Proceedings

O’Connell C, McGibbon C, Hughes G, Sexton A, Landry J, Hudgins B. The Doctor is in the House: Validation of a toolkit for remote monitoring of patients with ALS. Proceedings of the 19th Annual Symposium on ALS/ Motor Neuron Disease, Birmingham UK, Nov 2008.

McGibbon CA, Sexton A, Landry J, Wilson A, Hughes G, Hudgins B. 3D Elbow Kinematics during ADL Activity: Can a wearable sensor system perform as well as an optoelectric motion analysis system? 3D Motion Analysis Symposium, International Society of Biomechanics, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Oct, 2008.

McQuoid K, Edmonds J, McGibbon CA. Reliability of isokinetic dynamometry testing of lower-extremity joints in young and old adults. 55th American College of Sports Medicine, Minneapolis,  MN, June, 2008.

O’Connell C, McGibbon C, Hughes G, Sexton A, Landry J and Hudgins B. Validation of a toolkit for remote monitoring of patients with ALS. Proceedings of the International Conf. on Aging, Disability and Independence, Florida, Jan 2008.

O’Connell C, McGibbon C, Hughes G. “Doctor is in the house: Validation of a toolkit for remote monitoring of patients with ALS. Proceedings of the 18th Annual Symposium on ALS/ Motor Neuron Disease, Toronto, Dec 2007.

McGibbon C, Sexton A, Wilson A, Hughes G, Hudgins B. Kinematic measurement of the human arm using a wearable motion analysis system. International Society of Biomechanics. Taipei, Taiwan; July, 2007.

Sexton A, McGibbon C, Wilson A, Hughes G, Hudgins B. Impact of dynamic calibrations on measurements of a wearable motion analysis system. 30th Canadian Medical and Bioengineering Society. Toronto, ON; June, 2007

McQuoid KA, Edmonds JB, MacPhail CM, McGibbon CA. Reliability of Lower-Extremity Dynamometry. 30th Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society, Toronto, ON, June, 2007.

McQuoid KA, Edmonds JB, MacPhail CM, McGibbon CA. Reliability of lower-extremity isokinetic dynamometry testing of the ankle, knee and hip. 54th American College of Sports Medicine, New Orleans, LA, May-June, 2007.

Wilson A, Sexton A, McGibbon C, Hughes G, Hudgins B. The development of a wearable motion analysis system. 29th Canadian Medical and Bioengineering Society. Calgary, AB, June 2006.

Sexton A, McGibbon C, Wilson A, Hughes G, Hudgins B. A wearable system for elbow joint angle measurement. Canadian Society of Biomechanics. Waterloo, ON, August 2006.

McGibbon CA, Krebs DE. Neuromuscular adaptations in gait with age and musculoskeletal pathology. Accepted for presentation: Proceedings of the Combined XXth International Society of Biomechanics and 29th American Society of Biomechanics. Cleveland, OH, 2005.

McGibbon CA, Krebs DE. Neuromuscular Adaptations in Gait: Effects of Age and Musculoskeletal Pathology. Proceedings of the 10th Annual North American Society of Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis, Portland, OR, 2005.