Victor Ezeugwu

Contact

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine - Physical Therapy

Email: ezeugwu@ualberta.ca

Overview

Area of Study / Keywords

Movement Behaviours Biomarkers Accelerometry Theories of Behaviour Change

About

Victor is a Physical Therapist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at University of Alberta.

Credentials

Postdoctoral Fellowship - Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Cohort Study, University of Alberta

PhD - Rehabilitation Science, University of Alberta

MSc - Physical Therapy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

BMR - Physical Therapy, University of Nigeria

Research

Dr. Ezeugwu is a research affiliate with the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital and a member of the Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute (NMHI), the Sensory Motor Adaptive Rehabilitation Technology (SMART) Network, the Women and Children’s Health Research Institute (WCHRI), and the Sedentary Behaviour Research Network (SBRN). Dr. Ezeugwu’s research primarily focuses on precision health, utilizing wearable technologies, behaviour change techniques, and ecological approaches to optimize healthy movement behaviours (physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep) across the lifespan - from children to older adults. His work also involves personalizing rehabilitation interventions for individuals with stroke, Parkinson's disease, frailty, and Long COVID.

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Announcements

Not currently accepting new graduate students.

Courses

PTHER 546 - Adult Neurology

Introduction to the theory and application of physical therapy in adults with neurological conditions. Components of practice will include assessment, intervention, outcome evaluation, therapeutic exercise, electrophysical agents, and evidence-based skills. Prerequisites: PTHER 500, 504, 528, and 566.

Fall Term 2024

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Featured Publications

Compositional associations between movement-related behaviours and functional outcomes post-stroke

Ezeugwu VE, Manns PJ

2024 February; Epub ahead of print. 10.1080/09638288.2024.2317995

The whole day matters after stroke: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial investigating the effect of a ‘sit less, move more, sleep better’ program early after stroke

Okusanya D, Ezeugwa J, Khan A, Buck B, Jickling G, Ezeugwu V.

PLOS ONE. 2023 December; 10.1371/journal.pone.0290515

Development of a predictive algorithm to identify pre-school children at risk for behavior changes associated with sleep-related breathing disorders

Ezeugwu VE, Adamko D, van Eeden C, Dubeau A, Turvey SE, Moraes TJ, Simons E, Subbarao P, Wishart DS, Mandhane PJ

2022 September; 100 10.1016/j.sleep.2022.09.015

Influence of neighborhood characteristics and weather on movement behaviors at age 3 and 5 years in a longitudinal birth cohort

Ezeugwu, V.E., Mandhane, P.J., Hammam, N., Brook, J.R., Tamana, S.K., Hunter, S., Chikuma, J., Lefebvre, D.L., Azad, M.B., Moraes, T.J., Subbarao, P., Becker, A.B., Turvey, S.E., Rosu, A., Sears, M.R., Carson, V.

Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 2021 April; 18 (5):571-579 10.1123/jpah.2020-0827

Accelerometer-derived pattern of sedentary and physical activity time in persons with mobility disability: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003 to 2006

Manns, P.J., Ezeugwu, V.E., Armijo-Olivo, S., Vallance, J., & Healy, G.N.

Journal of American Geriatrics Society. 2015 July; 63 (7):1314-1323 10.1111/jgs.13490

Mobility disability and the pattern of accelerometer-derived sedentary and physical activity behaviors in people with multiple sclerosis

Ezeugwu V, Klaren RE, Hubbard E, Manns PJ, Motl RW

Prev Med Rep. 2015 April; 2 10.1016/j.pmedr.2015.03.007

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