Physiotherapist, Integrated Movement Disorders Program, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Joined February 2018
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Delighted to report our study on sensory symptoms has been published in @BrainComms - @jonstoneneuro, Prof. Edwards, @CoeberghJan, @RoryHigginsPT, @GNielsen_Physio
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Cardiologists and cardiac surgeons share the same organ and the same ICD-11 category.
Our new editorial @thelancet.com explores what would happen if neurologists and psychiatrists had a joint classification in ICD as well. 1/
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For clinicians seeing patients with FND 🚨
Fostering diagnostic agreement through neuroscience-informed education/counseling is associated with ⬆️ symptom improvement and return-to-work
New article @uoftmedicine with @MollicaAdriano & @DavidLewisPerez dx.doi.org/10.1002/brb3.7149…
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The 6th International Conference on Functional Neurological Disorder (@FNDSociety) has been [and continues to be] a smashing success. The latest clinical insights, cutting edge science, & cross talk with other areas of neuroscience & clinical interest all covered.
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Great to see research in this area, which concludes that falls are common among individuals with motor FND. Well done to Dr Zahra Mohammadi, @RoryHigginsPT and to everyone involved. 💚🧡
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#FND #research
Thrilled to present at the FIRST Day (Foundational & Interdisciplinary Review & Skills Training) of the International FND Conference on physiotherapy assessment & treatment principles, & to have joined a panel discussion on barriers to engagement from a mind–body perspective 🧠
Incredible job by the @FNDSociety Education Committee and organizers including @SarahLidstone Gaston Baslet, @JMaggio_neuroPT, @daravfalbert & Sepideh Bajistan) 👏
Looking forward to an excellent rest of conference!
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👏It was a great first day of the FNDS Conference Baltimore 2026! Thank you to all of our speakers and attendees for your great work. Enjoy some photos below! 📷
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A fitting tribute to Dr. Mark Hallett (1943–2025), one of the true giants in movement disorders and functional neurological disorder.
This article introduces the proposed “Hallett sign”: an anticipatory jerk in functional movement disorder triggered by the expectation of tendon reflex testing, even when the hammer never makes contact — a subtle, elegant clinical observation he used to teach generations of neurologists.
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There are some really interesting points in this, which really resonate with my experience of living with #FND.
We have waited a long time for a robust clinical study of functional sensory symptoms and signs.
Congrats to @RoryHigginsPT and @GNielsen_Physio for leading this excellent study - detailed thread below
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Rory Higgins retweeted
We have waited a long time for a robust clinical study of functional sensory symptoms and signs.
Congrats to @RoryHigginsPT and @GNielsen_Physio for leading this excellent study - detailed thread below
academic.oup.com/braincomms/…
Delighted to report our study on sensory symptoms has been published in @BrainComms - @jonstoneneuro, Prof. Edwards, @CoeberghJan, @RoryHigginsPT, @GNielsen_Physio
academic.oup.com/braincomms/…
8. Disturbed sense of limb ownership
Some report limbs feeling “dead”, absent, or not belonging to them.
This mirrors disturbances seen in stroke and CRPS involving higher-level sensory integration networks.