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J. David Cassidy

J. David Cassidy

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Overview

J. David Cassidy is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has an established research profile primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields, including Pharmacology, Epidemiology, Emergency Medicine, Neurology, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

The scientist's research emphasis centers largely on musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation as well as traumatic brain injury. Additional topics include cardiac arrest and resuscitation, trauma and emergency care studies, myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment, and spine and intervertebral disc pathology. These topics reflect a multidisciplinary approach within medical sciences focusing on both injury mechanisms and rehabilitation strategies.

Frequent publication venues for Cassidy include Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, where six papers have appeared. Other notable venues are the British Journal of Sports Medicine with two papers published, and Accident Analysis & Prevention, also with two papers. Additional publication appearances include BMC Medical Research Methodology and the Journal of Neurotrauma.

Recent representative papers authored or co-authored by Cassidy include:

  • A conceptual framework for prognostic research, 2020, BMC Medical Research Methodology
  • Post-Concussion Symptoms and Disability in Adults With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, 2022, Journal of Neurotrauma
  • Examining later-in-life health risks associated with sport-related concussion and repetitive head impacts: a systematic review of case-control and cohort studies, 2023, British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • The global summit on the efficacy and effectiveness of spinal manipulative therapy for the prevention and treatment of non-musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review of the literature, 2021, Chiropractic & Manual Therapies
  • Amsterdam 2022 process: A summary of the methodology for the Amsterdam International Consensus on Concussion in Sport, 2023, British Journal of Sports Medicine

Collaboration has been a notable feature of Cassidy's career. Frequent co-authors include Pierre Côté, Carol Cancelliere, Silvano Mior, Jan Hartvigsen, and Cesar A. Hincapié.

Best Publications

  • Incidence, risk factors and prevention of mild traumatic brain injury: results of the WHO Collaborating Centre Task Force on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.

    J David Cassidy;Linda J Carroll;Paul M Peloso;Jörgen Borg

  • Prognosis for mild traumatic brain injury: results of the WHO Collaborating Centre Task Force on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.

    Linda J Carroll;J David Cassidy;Paul M Peloso;Jörgen Borg

  • The burden and determinants of neck pain in the general population: results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders.

    Sheilah Hogg-Johnson;Gabrielle van der Velde;Linda J. Carroll;Lena W. Holm

  • Methodological issues and research recommendations for mild traumatic brain injury: the WHO Collaborating Centre Task Force on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.

    Linda J. Carroll;J. David Cassidy;Lena Holm;Jess Frank Kraus

  • The Saskatchewan Health and Back Pain Survey. The prevalence of neck pain and related disability in Saskatchewan adults.

    P Côté;J D Cassidy;L Carroll

  • Treatment of Neck Pain: Noninvasive Interventions: Results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000–2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders

    Eric L. Hurwitz;Eugene J. Carragee;Gabrielle van der Velde;Linda J. Carroll

  • Course and prognostic factors for neck pain in whiplash-associated disorders (WAD): results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders.

    Linda J. Carroll;Lena W. Holm;Sheilah Hogg-Johnson;Pierre Côtè

  • The Burden and Determinants of Neck Pain in the General Population

    Sheilah Hogg-Johnson;Gabrielle van der Velde;Linda J. Carroll;Lena W. Holm

  • A consensus approach toward the standardization of back pain definitions for use in prevalence studies

    Clermont E. Dionne;Kate M. Dunn;Peter R. Croft;Alf L. Nachemson

  • Effect of eliminating compensation for pain and suffering on the outcome of insurance claims for whiplash injury

    J D Cassidy;L J Carroll;P Côté;M Lemstra

  • The annual incidence and course of neck pain in the general population: a population-based cohort study

    Pierre Côté;J. David Cassidy;J. David Cassidy;Linda J. Carroll;Vicki Kristman

  • A new conceptual model of neck pain: linking onset, course, and care: the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders

    Jaime Guzman;Eric L. Hurwitz;Linda J. Carroll;Scott Haldeman;Scott Haldeman

  • Risk of Vertebrobasilar Stroke and Chiropractic Care: Results of a Population-Based Case-Control and Case-Crossover Study

    J. David Cassidy;J. David Cassidy;Eleanor Boyle;Pierre Côté;Yaohua He

  • Summary of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Neurotrauma Task Force on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.

    Lena Holm;J. David Cassidy;Linda J. Carroll;Jorgen Borg

  • The Burden and Determinants of Neck Pain in Workers

    Pierre Côté;Gabrielle van der Velde;J. David Cassidy;J. David Cassidy;J. David Cassidy;Linda J. Carroll

  • Depression as a risk factor for onset of an episode of troublesome neck and low back pain.

    Linda J Carroll;J David Cassidy;J David Cassidy;Pierre Côté

  • Incidence and course of low back pain episodes in the general population.

    J David Cassidy;Pierre Côté;Linda J Carroll;Vicki Kristman

  • Effectiveness of a home-based balance-training program in reducing sports-related injuries among healthy adolescents: a cluster randomized controlled trial

    Carolyn A. Emery;J. David Cassidy;Terry P. Klassen;Rhonda J. Rosychuk

  • Diagnostic procedures in mild traumatic brain injury: results of the WHO Collaborating Centre Task Force on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.

    Jörgen Borg;Lena Holm;J David Cassidy;Paul M Peloso

  • Systematic Review of the Prognosis After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults: Cognitive, Psychiatric, and Mortality Outcomes: Results of the International Collaboration on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Prognosis

    Linda J. Carroll;J. David Cassidy;Carol Cancelliere;Carol Cancelliere;Pierre Côté;Pierre Côté

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre Côté
Pierre Côté University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Linda J. Carroll
Linda J. Carroll University of Alberta
Margareta Nordin
Margareta Nordin New York University
Eugene J. Carragee
Eugene J. Carragee Stanford University
John Frank
John Frank University of Edinburgh
Anders Ahlbom
Anders Ahlbom Karolinska Institute
Brian H. Rowe
Brian H. Rowe University of Alberta
Maurits W. van Tulder
Maurits W. van Tulder Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Claire Bombardier
Claire Bombardier University of Toronto
Richard Wennberg
Richard Wennberg University Health Network

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