Ranita Manocha

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Please contact Dr. Manocha by e-mail to discuss graduate supervision and collaboration opportunities.

Biography

Education

2018: Postgraduate Medical Residency: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada

2018: Postgraduate Medical Training: Clinician Investigator Program, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada

2016: MSc (Master of Science): Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada

2012: MD (Doctor of Medicine), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

2008: BA (Bachelor of Arts, Cross-Disciplinary Studies, Western Scholars Distinction), University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada

Memberships

Full Member, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health
Canadian Academy of Sport & Exercise Medicine
Canadian Association of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Canadian Society of Clinical Neurophysiologists
International Society of Prosthetics & Orthotics

Publications

Manocha RHK, Johnson JA, King GJW. The effectiveness of a hinged elbow orthosis in medial collateral ligament injuries: an in vitro biomechanical study. Am J Sport Med [in press].

Manocha R, King GJ, Johnson JA. In vitro kinematic assessment of a hinged elbow orthosis following lateral collateral ligament injury. J Hand Surg Am 2018;43(2):123-132.

Manocha R, Kusins JR, Johnson JA, King GJ. Optimizing the rehabilitation of elbow lateral collateral ligament injuries: a biomechanical study. J Should Elb Surg 2017;26(4):596-603.

Manocha RHK. Optimizing the rehabilitation of elbow lateral collateral ligament injuries. Masters Thesis, Western University, 2016.

MacGillivray M, Manocha R, Sawatzky B. The influence of a polymer damper on swing-through crutch gait biomechanics. Med Eng Phys 2016;38(3):275-279.

Manchanda R, Norman RMG, Malla AK, & Manocha R. Antipsychotic use in a first-episode psychosis program. Int J Psych Clin Prac 2007;11(2):151-6.

Awards

2017: 1st Place, Posters, Systematic Reviews Category (Primary Author), Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (CAPM&R) Annual Scientific Meeting

2017: 1st Place, Abstracts, Systematic Reviews Category (Primary Author), CAPM&R Annual Scientific Meeting

2016: 3rd Place, Abstracts, Resident Research Category (Primary Author), CAPM&R Annual Scientific Meeting

2015: 3rd Place, Abstracts, Resident Research Category (Primary Author), CAPM&R Annual Scientific Meeting

2015: 1st Place, Abstracts, Case Reports Category (2nd Author), CAPM&R Annual Scientific Meeting

2014: 1st Place, Abstracts, Systematic Reviews Category (2nd Author), CAPM&R Annual Scientific Meeting

2012: Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay Medal-Bearer, Surrey, BC.

2010: 1st Place, Poster Presentation (Primary Author), Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Summer Student Research Forum

2010: CIHR Health Professional Student Research Award, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), University of British Columbia

2009: 2010 Olympic Winter Games Torchbearer, Midland, ON.

2008: NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award, Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), University of Toronto & Rotman Research Institute

2007: NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award, Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario

2006: Honour W Award for Outstanding Student Leadership, University Students’ Council, University of Western Ontario

2005: Governor-General’s Bronze Academic Medal, South Secondary School, London, Canada

2005: Local Award Laureate, Canadian Millennium Scholarship Foundation

2004: National Book Award, University of Toronto