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Faculty Member

Pierre Côté DC, PhD

Email Address(es)
pierre.cote(at)utoronto.ca
Office Phone
905-721-8668 x2629
Office Address
UOIT-CMCC Centre for Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation 2000 Simcoe Street North Oshawa, Ontario L1H7K4
Division(s)/Institute(s)
Centre for Global Health
Epidemiology Division
Position
Professor
SGS Status
Full Member
Appointment Status
Status Only
Currently Accepting Doctoral Students?
Yes

Research Interests

  • Epidemiology of musculoskeletal disorders and disability
  • Traffic injury epidemiology
  • Occupational health epidemiology
  • Cohort studies
  • Randomized controlled trials
  • Record linkage
  • Systematic reviews of observational studies
  • Relationship between depression and back and neck pain

Primary Teaching Responsibilities

Honours & Awards

  • Canada Research Chair in Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation. Canada Research Chair Program (Tier II) – Canadian Institute of Health Research. July 2013-June 2018. ($500,000).
  • Canada Research Chair in Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation. Canada Research Chair Program (Tier II) – Canadian Institute of Health Research. July 2018-June 2023. ($500,000).

Representative Publications

Peer-reviewed publications (last 5 years)

Gutenbrunner C, Stokes EK, Dreinhöfer K, Monsbakken J, Clarke S, Côté P, Urseau I, Constantine D, Tardif C, Balakrishna V, Nugraha B. Why Rehabilitation must have priority during and after the COVID-19-pandemic: A position statement of the Global Rehabilitation Alliance.J Rehabil Med. 2020;10.2340/16501977-2713. (Impact factor: 2.046)

Ceravolo MG, Arienti C, De Sire A, et al. Rehabilitation and Covid-19: the Cochrane Rehabilitation 2020 rapid living systematic review. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2020;10.23736/S1973-9087.20.06501-6. doi:10.23736/S1973-9087.20.06501-6. (Impact factor: 2.258).

Wong JJ,* Côté P, Tricco AC, Watson T, Rosella LC. Assessing the validity of health administrative data compared to population health survey data for the measurement of low back pain [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jul 28]. Pain. 2020;10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002003. doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002003 (Impact factor: 6.029).

Verville L*, Côté P, Grondin D, Mior S, Moodley K, Kay R, Taylor-Vaisey A. Using technology-based educational interventions to improve knowledge about clinical practice guidelines [published online ahead of print, 2020 Sep 15]. J Chiropr Educ. 2020;10.7899/JCE-19-17. doi:10.7899/JCE-19-17 Ceravolo MG, Arienti C, De Sire A, et al. Rehabilitation and Covid-19: the Cochrane Rehabilitation 2020 rapid living systematic review [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jul 24]. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2020;10.23736/S1973-9087.20.06501-6. doi:10.23736/S1973-9087.20.06501-6

Côté P. Critically appraised paper: Stress inoculation training plus exercise improved disability more than exercise alone for patients with acute whiplash-associated disorder [commentary]. J Physiother. 2020;S1836-9553(20)30048-5. (Impact factor: 5.440)

Corso M, Cancelliere C, Mior S, Kumar V, Smith A, Côté P. The clinical utility of routine spinal radiographs by chiropractors: a rapid review of the literature. Chiropr Man Therap. 2020;28(1):33. doi:10.1186/s12998-020-00323-8. Impact factor: 1.512)

Andrenelli E, Negrini F, De Sire A, et al. Systematic rapid living review on rehabilitation needs due to Covid-19: update to May 31st 2020. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2020;10.23736/S1973-9087.20.06435-7. doi:10.23736/S1973-9087.20.06435-7. (Impact factor: 2.258).

Côté P, Bussières A, Cassidy JD, Hartvigsen J, Kawchuk GN, Leboeuf-Yde C, Mior S, Schneider M and more than 140 signatories call for an end to pseudoscientific claims on the effect of chiropractic care on immune function.  A united statement of the global chiropractic research community against the pseudoscientific claim that chiropractic care boosts immunity. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. May 2020;28(1):21.   doi:10.1186/s12998-020-00312-x. (Impact factor: 1.512)

Meckamalil C*, Brodie L, Hogg-Johnson S, Carroll LJ, Jacobs C, Côté P. The prevalence of anxiety, stress and depressive symptoms in undergraduate students at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College. J Am Coll Health. 2020;1-6.

Cancelliere C, Boyle E, Côté P, Holm LW, Salmi LR, Cassidy JD. Development and validation of a model predicting post-traumatic headache six months after a motor vehicle collision in adults. Accident Prevention and Analysis. 2020. 142. doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2020.105580 (Impact factor: 3.058).

Carnide N*, Hogg-Johnson S, Côté P, Koehoorn M, Furlan AD. Factors associated with early opioid dispensing compared with NSAID and muscle relaxant dispensing after a work-related low back injury. Occup Environ Med. 2020;oemed-2019-106380. doi:10.1136/oemed-2019-106380 (Impact factor: 3.556).

Esson SA*, Côté P, Weaver R, Aartun E, Mior S. “I stay in bed, sometimes all day.” A qualitative study exploring lived experiences of persons with disabling low back pain.  J Can Chiropr Assoc 2020; 64(1):16-31.

Cedraschi C, Campello M, Salm LR, Côté P. Clinicians’ views about the experience of disability due to low back pain. Results from a focus group study [published online ahead of print, 2020 May 20]. Eur Spine J. 2020;10.1007/s00586-020-06463-y. doi:10.1007/s00586-020-06463-y (Impact factor: 2.516)

Pico-Espinosa OJ, Aboagye E, Côté P, et al. Deep tissue massage, strengthening and stretching exercises, and a combination of both compared with advice to stay active for subacute or persistent non-specific neck pain: A cost-effectiveness analysis of the Stockholm Neck trial (STONE). Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2020;46:102109. doi:10.1016/j.msksp.2020.102109. (Impact factor: 1.911).

Cancelliere C, Wong JJ, Yu H, Nordin M, Mior S, Pereira P, Brunton1 G, Shearer H, Connell G, Verville L, Taylor-Vaisey A, Côté P. Postsurgical rehabilitation for adults with low back pain with or without radiculopathy who were treated surgically: protocol for a mixed studies systematic review. BMJ Open 2020;10:e036817. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-036817. (Impact factor: 2.376).

Shearer H, Carroll L, Côté P, Randhawa K, Southerst D, Varatharajan S, Wong J, Yu H, Sutton D, van der Velde G, Nordin M, Gross DP, Mior S, Stupar M, Jacobs C, Taylor-Vaisey A. The course and factors associated with recovery of whiplash-associated disorders: an updated systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. European Journal of Physiotherapy, 2020. DOI: 10.1080/21679169.2020.1736150

Skillgate E, Pico-Espinosa OJ, Côté P, Jensen I, Viklund P, Bottai M, Holm LW. Effectiveness of deep tissue massage therapy, and supervised strengthening and stretching exercises for subacute or persistent disabling neck pain. The Stockholm Neck (STONE) randomized controlled trial. Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2020;45:102070. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2019.102070. (Impact factor: 1.911)

Corso M, Cancelliere C, Mior S, Taylor-Vaisey A, Côté P. The safety of spinal manipulative therapy in children under 10 years: a rapid review. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. Feb 2020;28(1):12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-020-0299-y

da Silva-Oolup S, Nordin M, Stern P, Outerbridge G, Côté P.  A case-series of patients with musculoskeletal conditions in an underserved community in Moca, Dominican Republic. Chiropr Man Therap. 2020 Feb 4;28(3). doi: 10.1186/s12998-019-0294-3.

Wong JJ, Côté P, Sutton D, Randhawa K, Yu H, Varatharajan S, Goldgrub R*, Nordin M, Gross D, Shearer HM, Carroll LJ, Stern P, Ameis A, Southerst D, Mior S, Stupar M*, Varatharajan T, Taylor-Vaisey A. Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Non-invasive Management of Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Eur J Pain. 2017. 21(2): 201–216. doi: 10.1002/ejp.931. (Impact factor: 3.019).
Cassidy JD, Boyle E, Côté P, Hogg-Johnson S, Bondy SJ, Haldeman S. Risk of carotid stroke after chiropractic care: a population-based case-crossover study. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2017. 26(4): 842-850. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis. 2016.10.031. (Impact factor: 1.517).
Dion S*, Wong JJ, Côté P, Yu H, Sutton D, K, Southerst D, Varatharajan S, Stern P, Nordin M, Chung C, D’Angelo K, Dresser J, Brown C, Menta R, Ammendolia C, Shearer HM, Stupar M*, Ameis A, Mior S, Carroll LJ, Jacobs C, Taylor-Vaisey A. Are passive physical modalities effective for the management of common soft tissue injuries of the elbow? A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Clin J Pain. 2017. 33(1): 71-86. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000368. (Impact factor: 3.492).
Jacobs CL*, Cassidy JD, Côté P, Boyle E, Ramel E, Ammendolia C, Hartvigsen J, Schwartz I. Musculoskeletal Injuries in Professional Dancers: Prevalence and Associated Factors. An International Cross-Sectional Study. Clin J Sport Med. 2017. 27(2): 153-160. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000314. (Impact factor: 2.189).
Boyle E, Cassidy JD, Côté P, Carroll LJ. The relationship between insurance claim closure and recovery after traffic injuries for individuals with whiplash associated disorders. Disabil Rehabil. 2017. 39(9): 889-896. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2016.1170211. (Impact factor: 1.804).
Brady O, Nordin M, Hondras M, Outerbridge G, Kopansky-Giles D, Côté P, da Silva S*, Ford T, Eberspaecher S, Acaroğlu E, Mmopelwa T, Hurwitz EL, Haldeman S. Global Forum: Spine Research and Training in Underserved, Low and Middle-Income, Culturally Unique Communities: The World Spine Care Charity Research Program’s Challenges and Facilitators. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2016. 98(24):e110. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.16.00723. (Impact factor: 4.840).
Ammendolia C, Côté P, Cancelliere C, Cassidy JD, Hartvigsen J, Boyle E, Soklaridis S, Stern P, Amick B. Healthy and productive workers: using intervention mapping to design a workplace health promotion and wellness program to improve presenteeism. BMC Public Health. 2016. 16(1):1190. (Impact factor: 2.265).
Carnide N*, Hogg-Johnson S, Côté P, Irvin E, Van Eerd D, Koehoorn M, Furlan A. Early prescription opioid use for musculoskeletal disorders and work outcomes: A systematic review of the literature. Clin J Pain. 2016. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000452.. (Impact factor: 3.492).
Shearer HM*, Côté P, Boyle E, Hayden JA, Frank J, Johnson WG. Who will have sustainable employment after a back injury? The development of a clinical prediction model in a cohort of injured workers. J Occup Rehabil. 2016 Nov 2. doi: 10.1007/s10926-016-9678-6. (Impact factor: 1.713).
Yu H, Randhawa K, Côté P, OPTIMa Collaboration. What is the Effectiveness of Physical Agents for Lower-Limb Soft Tissue Injuries: A Systematic Review. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2016. 46(7): 523-524. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2016.6521. (Impact factor: 2.825).
Ammendolia C, Côté P, Rampersaud YR, Southerst D, Budgell B, Bombardier C, Hawker G. The boot camp program for lumbar spinal stenosis: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Chiropr Man Therap. 2016. 18;24:25. doi: 10.1186/s12998-016-0106-y. eCollection 2016. (Impact factor: -).
Tetreault L*, Wilson JR, Kotter MR, Nouri A, Côté P, Kopjar B, Arnold PM, Fehlings MG. Predicting the minimum clinically important difference in patients undergoing surgery for the treatment of degenerative cervical myelopathy. Neurosurg Focus. 2016. 40(6): E14. doi: 10.3171/2016.3.FOCUS1665. (Impact factor: 3.139).
Cox J, Varatharajan S, Côté P, Yu H, Wong JJ, Sutton D, Randhawa K, Goldgrub R, Southerst D, Shearer HM, Stern PJ, Dion S, D’Angelo K, Brown C, Menta R, Bohay R, Nordin M, Carroll LJ, Miro S, Stupar M*, Jacobs C, Taylor-Vaisey A. Effectiveness of Acupuncture Therapies to Manage Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Extremities: A Systematic Review. 2016. J of Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 46(6): 409-429. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2016.6270. (Impact factor: 2.825).
Tetreault L*, Tan G, Kopjar B, Côté P, Arnold P, Nugaeva N, Fehlings MG. Clinical and Surgical Predictors of Complicationsfollowing Surgery for the Treatment ofCervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Results from the Multicenter, Prospective AOSpine International study of 479 patients.Neurosurgery. 2016. 79(1): 33-44. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000001151. (Impact factor: 4.889).
Côté P, Wong JJ, Sutton D, Shearer HM, Mior S, Randhawa K, Ameis A, Carroll LJ, Nordin M, Yu H, Lindsay G, Southerst D, Varatharjan S, Jacobs C, Stupar M*, Taylor-Vaisey A, van der Velde G, Gross D, Brison R, Paulden M, Ammendolia C, Cassidy JD, Loisel P, Marshall S, Bohay R, Stapleton J, Lacerte M, Krahn M, Salhany R. Management of Neck Pain and Associated Disorders: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Eur Spine J. 2016. 25(7): 2000-2022. doi: 10.1007/s00586-016-4467-7. (Impact factor: 2.563).
 Sutton D, Gross D, Côté P, Randhawa K, Yu H, Wong JJ, Stern P, Varatharajan S, Southerst D, Shearer HM, Stupar M*, Goldgrub R*, van der Velde G, Nordin M, Carroll LJ, Taylor-Vaisey A. Multimodal care for the management of musculoskeletal disorders of the elbow, forearm, wrist and hand: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. 2016. Chiropr Man Therap. 2016; 24:8. doi: 10.1186/s12998-016-0089-8. eCollection. (Impact factor: -).
Wong JJ, Côté P, Ameis A, Varatharajan S, Varatharajan T, Shearer HM, Brison RJ, Sutton D, Randhawa K, Yu H, Southerst D, Goldgrub R*, Mior S, Stupar M*, Carroll LJ, Taylor-Vaisey A. Are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs effective for the management of neck pain and associated disorders, whiplash-associated disorders, or non-specific low back pain? A systematic review of systematic reviews by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Eur Spine J. 2016. 25(1): 34-61. doi: 10.1007/s00586-015-3891-4. (Impact factor: 2.563).
Goldgrub R*, Côté P, Sutton D, Wong JJ, Yu H, Randhawa K, Varatharajan S, Southerst D, Mior SA, Shearer HM, Jacobs C, Stupar M*, Chung CL, Abdulla S, Balogh R, Dogra S, Nordin MC, Taylor-Vaisey A. The effectiveness of multimodal care for the management of soft tissue injuries of the shoulder: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. 2016. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2016. 39(2): 121-139. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2016.01.002. (Impact factor: 1.592).
Brown CK, Southerst D, Côté P, Shearer HM, Randhawa K, Wong JJ, Yu H, Varatharajan S, Sutton D, Stern PJ, D’Angelo K, Dion S, Cox J, Menta R, Goldgrub R*, Stupar M*, Carroll LJ, Taylor-Vaisey A. The effectiveness of exercise on recovery and clinical outcomes in patients with soft tissue injuries of the hip, thigh, or knee: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2016. 2016 Feb. 39(2):110-120.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2016.01.003. (Impact factor: 1.592).
Sutton D, Nordin M, Côté P, Randhawa K, Yu H, Wong JJ, Stern P, Varatharajan S, Southerst D, Shearer HM, Stupar M*, Chung C, Goldgrub R*, Carroll LJ, Taylor-Vaisey A. The effectiveness of multimodal care for soft-tissue injuries of the lower extremity: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. 2016. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2016. 39(2): 95-109.e1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2016.01.004. (Impact factor: 1.592).
Lindsay G, Mior M, Côté P, Linda Carroll LJ, Shearer H.  Patients’ Experiences With Vehicle Collision to Inform the Development of Clinical Practice Guidelines: A Narrative Inquiry. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2016. 39(3): 218-228. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2016.01.005. (Impact factor: 1.592).
Varatharajan S, Ferguson B, Chrobak K, Shergill Y*, Côté P, Wong JJ, Yu H, Shearer H, Sutton D, Randhawa K, Jacobs CL, Abdulla S, Woitzik E, Marchand AA, van der Velde G, Carroll LJ, Nordin M, Ammendolia C, Mior S, Ameis A, Stupar M*, Taylor-Vaisey A. Are non-invasive interventions effective for the management of headaches associated with neck pain? An update of the Bone and Joint Decade Rask Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Eur Spine J. 2016 Jul; 25(7): 1971-1999 doi: 10.1007/s00586-016-4376-9. (Impact factor: 2.563).
Skillgate E*, Côté P, Cassidy JD, Boyle E, Carroll L, PhD, Holm LW. The effect of early intensive care on recovery from whiplash associated disorders – Results of a population based cohort study. 2016. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 97(5): 739-746. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2015.12.028. (Impact factor: 3.289).
Randhawa K, Bohay R, Côté P, van der Velde G, Sutton D, Wong JJ, Yu H, Southerst D, Varatharajan S, Mior S, Stupar M*, Shearer HM, Jacobs C, Taylor-Vaisey A. The Effectiveness of Non-invasive Interventions for Temporomandibular Disorders: A Systematic Review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Clin J Pain. 2016. 32(3): 260-278. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000247. (Impact factor: 3.492).
Nolet PS, Kristman VL, Côté P, Carroll LJ, Hincapié CA, David Cassidy J. The association between a lifetime history of work-related low back injury and future low back pain: a population-based cohort study. Eur Spine J. 2016. 25(4):1242-1250. doi: 10.1007/s00586-015-4151-3. (Impact factor: 2.563).
Ammendolia C, Côté P, Rampersaud YR, Southerst D, Budgell B, Bombardier C, Hawker G. Effect of TENS Versus Placebo on Walking Capacity in Patients With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. J Chiropr Med. 2016. 15(3):197-203. doi: 10.1016/j.jcm.2016.04.001. (Impact factor: -).
Carnide N, Franche RL, Hogg-Johnson S, Côté P, Breslin FC, Severin CN, Bültmann U, Krause N. Course of Depressive Symptoms Following a Workplace Injury: A 12-Month Follow-Up Update. 2015. J Occup Rehabil. 2016. 26(2): 204-215. doi: 10.1007/s10926-015-9604-3. (Impact factor: 1.713).
 van der Velde G, Yu H, Paulden M, Côté P, Varatharajan S, Shearer HM, Wong JJ, Randhawa K, Southerst D, Mior S, Sutton D, Jacobs C, Taylor-Vaisey A. Which interventions are cost-effective for the management of whiplash-associated and neck pain-associated disorders? A systematic review of the health economic literature by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Spine J. 2016. 16(12):1582-1597. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.08.025. (Impact factor: 2.962).
Shearer HM, Carroll LJ, Wong JJ, Côté P, Varatharajan S, Southerst D, Sutton DA, Randhawa KA, Yu H, Mior SA, van der Velde GM, Nordin MC, Stupar M*, Taylor-Vaisey AL. Are psychological interventions effective for the management of neck pain and whiplash-associated disorders? A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Spine J. 2016 Dec; 16(12):1566-1581. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.08.011. (Impact factor: 2.962).
Yu H, Côté P, Southerst D, Wong JJ, Varatharajan S, Shearer HM, Gross DP, van der Velde GM, Carroll LJ, Mior SA, Ameis A, Jacobs CL, Taylor-Vaisey AL. Does structured patient education improve the recovery and clinical outcomes of patients with neck pain? A systematic review from the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Spine J. 2016; 16(12):1524-1540. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.03.039. (Impact factor: 2.962).
Southerst D, Nordin MC, Côté P, Shearer HM, Varatharajan S, Yu H, Wong JJ, Sutton DA, Randhawa KA, van der Velde GM, Mior SA, Carroll LJ, Jacobs CL, Taylor-Vaisey AL. Is exercise effective for the management of neck pain and associated disorders or whiplash-associated disorders? A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Spine J. 2016; 16(12):1503-1523. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.02.014.(Impact factor: 2.962).
Wong JJ, Shearer HM, Mior SA, Jacobs C, Côté P, Randhawa K, Yu H, Southerst D, Varatharajan S, Sutton D, van der Velde G, Carroll LJ, Ameis A, Ammendolia C, Brison R, Nordin M, Stupar M*, Taylor-Vaisey A. Are manual therapies, passive physical modalities, or acupuncture effective for the management of patients with whiplash-associated disorders or neck pain and associated disorders? An update of the Bone and Joint Decade Task Force on Neck Pain and its Associated Disorders by the OPTIMa Collaboration. Spine J. 2016. 16(12): 1598-1630.  doi.org/doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.08.024. (Impact factor: 2.962).
 Tetreault L*, Ibrahim A, Côté P, Singh A, Fehlings MG. A systematic review of clinical and surgical predictors of complications following surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy. J Neurosurg Spine. 2016. 24(1):77-99. doi: 10.3171/2015.3.SPINE14971. (Impact factor: 2.696).
Piper S, Shearer HM, Côté P, Wong JJ, Yu H, Varatharajan S, Southerst D, Randhawa K, Sutton D, Stupar M*, Nordin M, Mior S, van der Velde G, Taylor-Vaisey A. The effectiveness of soft-tissue therapy for the management of musculoskeletal disorders and injuries of the upper and lower extremities: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Man Ther. 2016. 21:18-34. doi.org/10.1016/j.math.2015.08.011. (Impact factor: 2.158).
Sutton D, Côté P, Wong JJ, Varatharajan S, Randhawa K, Yu H, Southerst D, Shearer HM, van der Velde G, Nordin M, Carroll LJ, Mior S, Taylor-Vaisey A. Is multimodal care effective for the management of patients with whiplash-associated disorders or neck pain and associated disorders? A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Spine J. 2016. 16(12):1541-1565. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee. 2014.06.019. (Impact factor: 2.962).
Tetreault L*, Le D, Côté P, Fehlings M. The Practical Application of Clinical Prediction Rules: A Commentary Using Case Examples in Surgical Patients with Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy. Global Spine J. 2015. 5(6):457-65. doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1567838. (Impact Factor: -)
Chung CL*, Côté P, Stern P, L’espérance G. The Association Between Cervical Spine Manipulation and Carotid Artery Dissection: A Systematic Review of the Literature. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2015. 38(9):672-676. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2013.09.005. (Impact factor: 1.329).
Randhawa K, Côté P, Gross D, Wong JJ, Yu H, Sutton D, Southerst D, Varatharajan S, Mior S, van der Velde G, Stupar M*, Shearer HM, Lindsay GM, Jacobs C, Taylor-Vaisey A. The effectiveness of structured patient education for the management of musculoskeletal disorders and injuries of the extremities: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2015; 59(4): 349-362. (Impact factor: -).
Tetreault L*, Kopjar B, Côté P, Arnold P, Fehlings MG. A Clinical Prediction Rule for Functional Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Analysis of an International Prospective Multicenter Data Set of 757 Subjects.  J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015; 97(14):2038-2046. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.O.00189. (Impact factor: 5.163).
Stupar M*, Côté P, Beaton DE, Boyle E, Cassidy JD. A test-retest reliability study of the Whiplash Disability Questionnaire in patients with acute whiplash-associated disorders. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2015. 38(9): 629-636. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2015.10.003. (Impact factor: 1.329).
Southerst D, Yu H, Randhawa K, Côté P, D’Angelo, Shearer HM, Wong JJ, Sutton D, Varatharajan S, Goldgrub R, Dion S, Cox J, Menta R, Brown CK, Stern PJ, Stupar M*, Carroll LJ, Taylor-Vaisey A. The effectiveness of manual therapy for the management of musculoskeletal disorders of the upper and lower extremities: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Chiropr Man Therap. 2015.23:30 doi 10.1186/s12998-015-0075-6. eCollection. (Impact factor: -).
Tetreault L*, Nouri A, Kopjar B, Côté P, Fehlings MG. The minimum clinically important difference of the modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association Scale in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy. Spine. 2015; 40(21):1653-1659. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001127. (Impact factor: 2.439).
Skillgate E, Bill AS, Côté P, Viklund P, Peterson A, Holm LW.  The effect of massage therapy and/or exercise therapy on subacute or long-lasting neck pain – the Stockholm neck trial (STONE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2015;16(1):414. doi: 10.1186/s13063-015-0926-4. (Impact factor: 1.859).
D’Angelo K, Sutton D, Côté P, Dion S*, Wong JJ, Yu H, Randhawa K, Southerst D, Varatharajan S, Cox Dresser J, Brown C, Menta R, Nordin M, Shearer HM, Ameis A, Stupar M*, Carroll LJ, Taylor-Vaisey A. The Effectiveness of Passive Physical Modalities for the Management of Soft Tissue Injuries and Neuropathies of the Wrist and Hand: A Systematic Review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2015. 38(7): 493-506.  doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2015.06.006. (Impact factor: 1.329).
Stupar M*, Côté P, Beaton D, Boyle E, Cassidy JD.  Structural and Construct Validity of the Whiplash Disability Questionnaire in Adults with Acute Whiplash-associated Disorders. Spine J. 2015. 15(11):2369-2377. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.07.006. (Impact factor: 2.660).
Southerst D, Marchand AA, Côté P, Shearer HM, Wong JJ, Varatharajan S, Randhawa K, Sutton D, Yu H, Gross DP, Jacobs C, Goldgrub R, Stupar M*, Mior S, Carroll LJ, Taylor-Vaisey A. The effectiveness of noninvasive interventions for musculoskeletal thoracic spine and chest wall pain: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2015. 38(7):521-531. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2015.06.002. (Impact factor: 1.329).
Menta R, Randhawa K, Côté P, Wong JJ, Yu H, Sutton D, Varatharajan S, Southerst D, D’Angelo K, Cox J, Brown C, Dion S*, Mior S, Stupar M*, Shearer HM, Lindsay GM, Jacobs C, Taylor-Vaisey A. The effectiveness of exercise for the management of musculoskeletal disorders and injuries of the elbow, forearm, wrist, and hand: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2015. 38(7):507-520. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2015.06.002. (Impact factor: 1.329).
Tang K*, Beaton DE, Hogg-Johnson S, Côté P, Loisel P, Amick III BC. Does the Upper-Limb Work Instability Scale predict transitioning out of work among injured workers? Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2015. 96(9):1658-1965. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2015.04.022. (Impact factor: 3.045).
Nouri A, Tetreault L*, Côté P, Zamorano JJ, Dalzell K, Fehlings MG.  Does Magnetic Resonance Imaging Improve the Predictive Performance of a Validated Clinical Prediction Rule Developed to Evaluate Surgical Outcome in Patients with Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy? Spine. 2015. 40(14):1092-1100. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000919. (Impact factor: 2.439).
Abdulla SY, Southerst D, Côté P, Shearer HM, Sutton D, Randhawa K, Varatharajan S, Wong JJ, Yu H, Marchand A, Chrobak K, Woitzik E, Shergill Y*, Ferguson B, Stupar M*, Nordin M, Jacobs C, Mior S, Carroll LJ, van der Velde G, Taylor-Vaisey A. Is exercise effective for the management of sub-acromial impingement syndrome and other soft tissue unjuries of the shoulder? A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Man Ther. 2015. 20(5):646-656. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2015.03.013. (Impact factor: 1.869).
Woitzik E*, Jacobs C, Wong JJ, Côté P, Shearer HM, Randhawa K, Sutton D, Southerst D, Varatharajan S, Brison R, Yu H, van der Velde G, Stern PJ, Taylor-Vaisey A, Stupar M, Mior S, Carroll LJ. The effectiveness of exercise on recovery and clinical outcomes of soft tissue injuries of the leg, ankle, and foot: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. 2015. Man Ther. 20(5):633-645. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2015.03.012. (Impact factor: 1.869).
Tetreault L*, Côté P, Kopjar B, Arnold P, Fehlings M. A Clinical Prediction Model to Assess Surgical Outcome in Patients with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Internal and External Validation using the Prospective Multicenter AOSpine North American and International Datasets of 743 Patients. Spine J. 2015; 15(3):388-397. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.12.145. (Impact factor: 2.660).
Yu H, Côté P, Shearer HM, Wong JJ, Sutton DA, Randhawa KA, Varatharajan S, Southerst D, Mior SA, Ameis A, Stupar M*, Nordin M, van der Velde GM, Carroll LJ, Jacobs CL, Taylor-Vaisey AL, Abdulla S, Shergill Y*. Effectiveness of passive physical modalities for shoulder pain: systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Phys Ther. 2015; 95(3):306-318. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20140361. (Impact factor: 2.799).
Nolet PS, Côté P, Kristman VL, Rezai M*, Carroll LJ, Cassidy JD. Is neck pain associated with worse health related quality of life six months later? A population-based cohort study. Spine J. 2015; 15(4):675-684. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.12.009. (Impact factor: 2.660).
Nolet PS, Kristman V, Côté P, Rezai M*, Carroll LJ, Cassidy JD. Is low back pain associated with worse health related quality of life 6 months later? Eur Spine J. 2015; 24(3):458-466. doi: 10.1007/s00586-014-3649-4. (Impact factor: 2.132).
Palmlöf L*, Côté P, Holm L, Carroll LJ, Cassidy JD, Skillgate E. Are prevalent self-reported cardiovascular disorders associated with delayed recovery from whiplash-associated disorders: a population-based cohort study. Clin J Pain. 2015;31(3):247-253 doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000107. (Impact factor: 2.712).
Wong JJ, Côté P, Shearer HM, Carroll L, Yu H, Varatharajan S, Southerst D, van der Velde G, Jacobs C, Taylor-Vaisey A. Clinical practice guidelines for the management of common conditions related to traffic collisions: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Disabil Rehabil. 2015; 37(6):471-489. doi:10.3109/09638288.2014.932448. (Impact factor: 1.919).