Geoffrey Bostick, PhD

Contact

Associate Teaching Professor, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine - Physical Therapy

Email: bostick@ualberta.ca
Phone: (780) 492-2163
Address: 3-12 Corbett (E.A.) Hall
8205 - 114 St NW

Edmonton AB

T6G 2G4

Overview

About

Credentials

Post-doctoral Fellowship (TAS/CAN/Phizer) - 2013
PhD (Rehabilitation Science) - University of Alberta - 2011
Diploma of Advanced Manual and Manipulative Therapy, Orthopaedic Division of Canada - 2005
BSc - Physical Therapy – University of Saskatchewan – 2001
BSc – Physical Education – University of Saskatchewan - 1998

Research

Professional Interests

The role of neuropathic pain in the development and maintenance of osteoarthritis pain
Pain education in physical therapy training
Using mixed-methods to better understand the experience of pain
Teaching Scholarship

Current Research

Pain education in physical therapy training

Assessment of pain in marginalized populations: patient (expert) perspectives

Automated item generation using cognitive models

Teaching

I currently teach Foundations of Physical Therapy, Musculoskeletal II (Assessment and Treatment of the spine), and Advanced Clinical Topics (including Chronic Pain) in the MScPT program. I offer 1 credit electives in chronic pain for inter-professional health science students and physical therapy students. I also coordinate the Department of Physical Therapy student clinic.

I have a strong interest in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Projects have included the Physical Therapy Education Project, Engaging patients in the instructional design of courses, Automated Item Generation and Test Assembly using Cognitive Models, Developing a Model of Work Readiness in Rehabilitation, and Evaluating the Reliability of Practical Examinations.

Courses

PTHER 528 - Foundations of Physical Therapy

Introduction to the theory and application of physical therapy skills with an emphasis on assessment and handling techniques. Functional application of anatomy knowledge will be emphasized. Prerequisite: PTHER 516.

Fall Term 2024

PTHER 549 - Musculoskeletal II

The use of mobilization, stabilization, and manipulation techniques in selected peripheral and spinal dysfunction. Components of practice will include assessment, intervention, outcome evaluation, therapeutic exercise, electrophysical agents, and evidence-based skills. Prerequisite: PTHER 538.

Winter Term 2025

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Featured Publications

The development of a stakeholder-endorsed national strategic plan for advancing pain education across Canadian physiotherapy programs

Timothy H Wideman, Geoffrey Bostick, Jordan Miller, Aliki Thomas, André Bussières, David Walton, Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme, Lisa Carlesso, Judith Hunter, Kadija Perreault, Barbara Shay

Can J Pain. 2022 June; 6 (1):21-32 10.1080/24740527.2022.2056006

Development of a national pain management competency profile to guide entry-level physiotherapy education in Canada

Augeard N, Bostick G, Miller J, Walton D, Tousignant-Laflamme Y, Hudon A, Bussières A, Cooper L, McNiven N, Thomas A, Singer L, Fishman SM, Bement MH, Hush JM, Sluka KA, Watt-Watson J, Carlesso LC, Dufour S, Fletcher R, Harman K, Hunter J, Ngomo S, Pearson N, Perreault K, Shay B, Stilwell P, Tupper S, Wideman TH

Can J Pain. 2022 January; 6 (1):1-11 10.1080/24740527.2021.2004103

Improving Cultural Knowledge to Facilitate Cultural Adaptation of Pain Management in a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Community

Geoff P Bostick, Kathleen E Norman, Astha Sharma, Renee Toxopeus, Grant Irwin, Raj Dhillon

Physiotherapy Canada. 2021 January; 73 (1):19-25 10.3138/ptc-2019-0027

Effectiveness of psychological interventions delivered by non-psychologists on low back pain and disability: a qualitative systematic review

Geoff P Bostick

Spine J. 2017 November; 17 (11):1722-1728 10.1016/j.spinee.2017.07.006

Exercise for prevention of recurrences of non-specific low back pain. Phys Ther, 2013; 93(12):1587-91.

Macedo L, Bostick GP, Maher CG.

2013 January;

If they can put a man on the moon, they should be able to fix a neck injury: A mixed-methods study characterizing and explaining pain beliefs about WAD. Disabil Rehabil, 2012; 34(19):1617-32

Bostick GP, Brown CA, Carroll LJ, Gross DP.

2012 January;