Research and Advocacy
The Mobility Clinic offers, and celebrates, research and advocacy opportunities.
See below for a list of research publications by Mobility Clinic professionals and for more information on the Circulus SCI Primary Care Network (including links to view our past webinars).
Publications
Milligan J, Lee J, Smith M, Donaldson L, Athanasopoulos P, Bassett-Spiers K, Howcroft J, Howcroft JW, Jeji T, Joshi PB, Mehan U, Noonan V. (2018). Advancing primary and community care for persons with spinal cord injury: Key findings from a Canadian summit. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 43(2): 223-233. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7054958/
Lee L, Patel T, Hillier LM, Locklin J, Milligan J, Pefanis J, Costa A, Lee J, Slonim K, Giangregorio L, Hunter S, Keller H, Boscart V. (2018). Frailty Screening and Case-Finding for Complex Chronic Conditions in Older Adults in Primary Care. Geriatrics. 3(39): 2-20. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6319211/
Lofters A, Chaudhry M, Slater M, Schuler A, Milligan J, Lee J, Guilcher S. (2018). Preventive care among primary care patients living with spinal cord injury. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 42(6): 702-708. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6830240/
Patel T, Milligan J, Lee J. (2017). Medication-related problems in individuals with spinal cord injury in a primary care-based clinic. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 40(1): 54-61. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5376141/
Lee J, Milligan J, Smith M, Athanasopoulos P, Jeji T, Howcroft J, Howcroft J. (2017). Spinal cord injury primary care and community support summit: proceedings and recommendations. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 40(6): 857-858.
Milligan J, Lee J, Hillier LM, Slonim K. (2017). Mobility clinic team composition: optimizing care for
individuals with spinal cord injury. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 40(6): 827-828. https://hipe-pub.org/articles/10.7710/2159-1253.1145
Milligan J, Hillier LM, Bauman C, Donaldson L, Lee J. (2017). Spinal cord injury primary care: needs
assessment from multiple perspectives. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 40(6): 827.
Lee L, Patel T, Hillier LM, Milligan J. (2016). Office-Based Case Finding for Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease in Older Adults in Primary Care. Canadian Respiratory Journal. 2016: 1-8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4933849/
McMillan C, Lee J, Milligan J, Hillier LM, Bauman C. (2016). Physician perspectives on care of individuals with severe mobility impairments in primary care in Southwestern Ontario Canada. Health and Social Care in the Community. 24(4): 463-472.
Milligan J, Lee J. (2016). Enhancing primary care for persons with spinal cord injury: More than improving physical accessibility. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 39(5): 496-499. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5020588/
Bauman CA, Milligan J, Lebreche T, Riva J. (2016). Nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenoma: a case report from the patient perspective. Chiropractic and Manual Therapies. 24(12): 1-6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4827193/
Lofters A, Guilcher S, Maulkhan N, Milligan J, Lee J. (2016). Patients living with disabilities: the need for high-quality primary care. Can Fam Physician. 62(8): 457-64. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4982744/
Gibbs JC, McArthur C, Milligan J, Clemson L, Lee L, Boscart VM, Heckman G, Rojas-Fernandez C, Stolee P, Giangregorio L. (2015). Measuring the implementation of a group-based Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise (Mi-LiFE) intervention delivered in primary care for older adults aged 75 years or older: a pilot feasibility study protocol. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 1(20): 1-17. https://pilotfeasibilitystudies.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40814-015-0016-0
Moore C, Lee J, Milligan J, Giangregorio L. (2015). Physical Activity as Medicine among Family Health Teams: An Environmental Scan of Physical Activity Services in an Interdisciplinary Primary Care
Setting. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism. 40(3): 302-305. https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full/10.1139/apnm-2014-0387?rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed&url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org
McArthur C, Gibbs J, Papaioannou A, Hirdes J, Milligan J, Berg K, Giangregorio L. (2015). Scoping review of physical rehabilitation interventions in long-term care: protocol for tools, models of delivery, outcomes and quality indicators. BMJ open. 5(6): e007528. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/6/e007528
Pritchard S, Lee J, Milligan J, McMillan C. (2014). Making your office accessible for patients with mobility impairments. Canadian Family Physician. 60(3): 253-254. https://www.cfp.ca/content/60/3/253
Bauman CA, Milligan J, Patel T, Pritchard S, Labreche T, Dillon-Martin S, Ilich A, Riva JJ. (2014).
Community-based falls prevention: lessons from an interprofessional mobility clinic. The Journal of the
Canadian Chiropractic Association. 58(3): 300-311. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4139769/
Lee J, Milligan J, Hillier L, McMillan C. (2014). Evaluation of a primary care-based mobility clinic: Improving health care for individuals with mobility impairments in Ontario, Canada. International Journal of Disability, Community & Rehabilitation. 13(1). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267927908_Evaluation_of_a_primary_care-based_mobility_clinic_Improving_health_care_for_individuals_with_mobility_impairments_in_Ontario_Canada
Lee J, Milligan J, Hillier LM, McMillan, C. (2013). Enhancing care for individuals with mobility impairments: Lessons learned in the implementation of a primary care–based mobility clinic. Healthcare Quarterly. 16(2): 49-54.
Bauman C, Milligan J, Lee J, Riva J. (2012). Autonomic dysreflexia in spinal cord injury patients: an
overview. The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association. 56(4): 247-250. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3501908/
Milligan J, Lee J, McMillan C, Klassen H. (2012). Autonomic dysreflexia: recognizing a common serious condition in patients with spinal cord injury. Canadian Family Physician. 58(8): 831-835. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3418979/
Milligan J, Goetz LL, Kennelly, MJ. (2020). A primary care provider’s guide to management of neurogenic lower urinary tract disfunction and urinary tract infection after spinal cord injury. Top Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation (American Spinal Injury Association). 26(2):108-115. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32760189/
Milligan J, Ryan K, Fehlings M, Bauman C. (2019). Degenerative cervical myelopathy: Diagnosis and management in primary care. Canadian Family Physician. 65(9):619-624. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31515310/
Milligan J, Ryan K, Lee J. (2019). Demystifying spasticity in primary care. Canadian Family Physician. 65(10):697-703. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31604736/
Milligan J, Lee J, Hillier LM, Slonim K, Craven C. (2018). Improving primary care for persons with spinal cord injury: Development of a toolkit to guide care. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 43(3)364-373. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10790268.2018.1468584
McMillan C, Milligan J, Hillier LM, Bauman C, Donaldson L, Lee J. (2020). Why do challenges still exist in primary care for patients with spinal cord injury: Exploring the medical model through a social disability lens. Canadian Journal of Disability Studies. 9(4):111-137. https://cjds.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cjds/article/view/671



