Hugo Masse-Alarie

• Centre de recherche ARThrite
• Centre de recherche CERVO (Affilié à l’Université Laval)
• Centre de recherche en arthrite
• Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et intégration sociale
• Centre thématique de recherche en neurosciences

Financements des 2 dernières années

• Amira Cherif, Doctorat en sciences de la réadaptation
• Claudia Côté-Picard, Doctorat en sciences cliniques et biomédicales
• Fanny Jeanne Gargadennec, Maîtrise en sciences de la réadaptation – avec mémoire
• Félix Fiset, Doctorat en sciences de la réadaptation
• Loris Loisel, Maîtrise en sciences de la réadaptation – avec mémoire
• Mehran Nikravan, Doctorat en neurosciences
• Nadim Fakhry, Doctorat en sciences de la réadaptation
• Pouya Rabiei, Doctorat en sciences cliniques et biomédicales

Encadrements des 5 dernières années

• Amélie Desgagnés, Maîtrise en sciences cliniques et biomédicales - avec mémoire
• Claudia Côté-Picard, Maîtrise en sciences cliniques et biomédicales - avec mémoire
• Fabio Carlos Lucas de Oliveira, Stage postdoctoral en médecine
• Laïla Badr, Maîtrise en sciences de la réadaptation – avec mémoire
• Manon Spigarelli, Maîtrise en sciences de la réadaptation – avec mémoire
• Manon Spigarelli, Doctorat en sciences de la réadaptation
• Mikaël Desmons, Doctorat en sciences cliniques et biomédicales
• Philippe Patricio, Doctorat en sciences cliniques et biomédicales

Travaux de recherche des 5 dernières années

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for chronic pain: a protocol for a systematic review (Preprint) 2026. Loris Loisel, Neil O'Connell, Philippe Patricio, Martine Gagnon, Hugo Massé-Alarie. DOI 10.2196/preprints.112229

Sensorimotor effects of heatwrap and exercise in acute low back pain: results of a randomised controlled trial 2026. Jean Tittley, Catherine Mailloux, Kadija Perreault, Catherine Mercier, Clermont E. Dionne, Jean-Sebastien Roy, Hugo Masse-Alarie, Claudia Côté-Picard, Amélie Desgagné. DOI 10.64898/2026.08.31.26361841

Heatwrap and exercise in acute low back pain: a multi-arm randomised controlled trial Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 2026. Claudia Côté-Picard, Jean Tittley, Catherine Mailloux, Amélie Desgagnés, Kadija Perreault, Catherine Mercier, Clermont E. Dionne, Jean-Sébastien Roy, Hugo Massé-Alarie. DOI 10.1016/j.msksp.2026.103587

Clinical features of central sensitization moderate the effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in chronic low back pain The Journal of Pain, 2026. Philippe Patricio, Jean Tittley, Fábio Carlos Lucas de Oliveira, Mathieu Roy, Luciana G. Macedo, Jean-Sébastien Roy, Hugo Massé-Alarie. DOI 10.1016/j.jpain.2026.106317

Trajectories of pain and key predictors in two years of chronic low back pain: A prospective longitudinal cohort study The Journal of Pain, 2026. Pouya Rabiei, Michel-Pierre Coll, Pierre Langevin, Marc-Olivier Dubé, Jean-Sébastien Roy, Hugo Massé-Alarie. DOI 10.1016/j.jpain.2026.106310

Could sensorimotor factors in acute low back pain explain long-term pain and disability? A secondary analysis of longitudinal data from a randomised controlled trial 2026. Claudia Cote-Picard, Jean-Sebastien Roy, Hugo Masse-Alarie. DOI 10.64898/2026.07.28.26359143

The state of motor neural networks in low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis The Journal of Pain, 2026. Amira Cherif, Nadim Fakhry, Jeremy Pouliot, Martin Simoneau, Hugo Massé-Alarie. DOI 10.1016/j.jpain.2026.106318

The use of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound for the treatment of established nonunion fractures: A systematic review and meta-analysis Medicine, 2026. Claudia Côté-Picard, Frédérique Dupuis, Martine Gagnon, Audrey-Ann Côté, Émilie Ducharme, Patricia Lantier, Michael Morin, Hugo Massé-Alarie. DOI 10.1097/md.0000000000049098

Quebec French Action-Naming Database with Video Stimuli Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2026. Manon Spigarelli, Laura Chabot, Flora Handfield, Tania Zampini, Audrey Lalancette, Hugo Massé-Alarie, Maximiliano A. Wilson. DOI 10.1007/s10936-026-10241-0

Factors influencing corticomuscular coherence for axial and lower limb musculature in a healthy population: a scoping review Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2026. Nadim Fakhry, Pouya Rabiei, Martine Gagnon, Martin Simoneau, Hugo Massé-Alarie. DOI 10.3389/fnhum.2026.1708259

Motor adaptations during stair ascent and descent in individuals with chronic primary low back pain Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 2026. Guillaume Vadez, Eléna Payen Schalkens, Rubens A. da Silva, Louis-David Beaulieu, Hugo Massé-Alarie, Gabriel Moisan, Jacques Abboud. DOI 10.1016/j.jelekin.2025.103101

Combining Noninvasive Brain Stimulation and Physiotherapy to Improve the Management of Chronic Low Back Pain in Veterans: Protocol for a Multi-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial JMIR Research Protocols, 2026. Frederique Dupuis, Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme, Pascale Marier Deschênes, Philippe Fournier, Ildephonse Nduwimana, Orlane Ballot, Loris Loisel, Anne Marie Pinard, Luc Lacombe, Pierre Langevin, Alain Gaumond, Jean-Sébastien Roy, Hugo Massé-Alarie. DOI 10.2196/78952

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Motor Control Exercise for Chronic Low Back Pain: The ExTraStim Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2026. Philippe Patricio, Jean Tittley, Fábio Carlos Lucas de Oliveira, Mathieu Roy, Nadim Fakhry, Luciana G. Macedo, Paul W. Hodges, Guillaume Léonard, Jean-Sébastien Roy, Hugo Massé-Alarie. DOI 10.2519/jospt.2025.13681

The impact of electrical vestibular stimulation on the onset of erector spinae muscles activation elicited by a postural and a voluntary task Experimental Brain Research, 2025. Hugo Massé-Alarie, Jeremy Pouliot, Janie Provencher, Amira Cherif, Mikaël Desmons, Edith Elgueta Cancino, Shin-Yi Chiou. DOI 10.1007/s00221-025-07188-4

Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of a Stepped Model of Care for Musculoskeletal Disorders: Protocol for a Multiarm Randomized Controlled Trial (Edu-First Trial) JMIR Research Protocols, 2025. Jean-Sébastien Roy, Hugo Massé-Alarie, Marc-Olivier Dubé, Anne Marie Pinard, Martin Lamontagne, Gisela Sole, Jean Tittley, Maude Laberge, Frédérique Dupuis, Félix Fiset, Ildephonse Nduwimana, Eric McArthur, François Desmeules. DOI 10.2196/77574

Impact of different acute low back pain definitions on the predictors and on the risk of transition to chronic low back pain: a prospective longitudinal cohort study Pain, 2025. Rachael O. Osagie, Iulia Tufa, Adriana Angarita-Fonseca, M. Gabrielle Pagé, Anaïs Lacasse, Laura S. Stone, Pierre Rainville, Mathieu Roy, Pascal Tétreault, Maryse Fortin, Guillaume Léonard, Hugo Massé-Alarie, Jean-Sébastien Roy, Audrey V. Grant, Carolina B. Meloto, on behalf of the Quebec Back Pain Consortium. DOI 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003669

The effects of intermittent theta burst stimulation on video action naming in healthy young adults Neuropsychologia, 2025. Manon Spigarelli, Hugo Massé-Alarie, Pascale Tremblay, Maximiliano A. Wilson. DOI 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2025.109221

Pathology testing for patients with low back pain in Australian emergency departments 2025. Claudia Côté-Picard, Qiuzhe Chen, Hugo Massé-Alarie, Peter Youssef, Michael Spies, Chris G Maher, Gustavo C Machado. DOI 10.1101/2025.09.07.25335026

Effects of heatwrap and exercise in acute low back pain: a multi-arm randomised controlled trial 2025. Claudia Côté-Picard, Jean Tittley, Catherine Mailloux, Amélie Desgagnés, Kadija Perreault, Catherine Mercier, Clermont E. Dionne, Jean-Sébastien Roy, Hugo Massé-Alarie. DOI 10.1101/2025.09.07.25335260

Efficacy of Therapeutic Patient Education for Managing Subacute and Chronic Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2025. Audrey-Anne Cormier, François Desmeules, Frédérique Dupuis, Simon Lafrance, Jean-Sébastien Côté, Marc-Olivier Dubé, Lori Michener, Peter Malliaras, Marie Désilets, Hugo Masse-Alarie, Jean-Sébastien Roy. DOI 10.2519/jospt.2025.13247

The Use of Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation for the Management of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Fad or Future? Brain Sciences, 2025. Philippe Patricio, Hugo Massé-Alarie. DOI 10.3390/brainsci15070760

Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of a Stepped Model of Care for Musculoskeletal Disorders: Protocol for a Multiarm Randomized Controlled Trial (Edu-First Trial) (Preprint) 2025. Jean-Sébastien Roy, Hugo Massé-Alarie, Marc-Olivier Dubé, Anne Marie Pinard, Martin Lamontagne, Gisela Sole, Jean Tittley, Maude Laberge, Frédérique Dupuis, Félix Fiset, Ildephonse Nduwimana, Eric McArthur, François Desmeules. DOI 10.2196/preprints.77574

Do Psychological Factors Explain the Persistence of Symptoms in Individuals With Rotator Cuff-related Shoulder Pain? A Prospective Cohort Study The Clinical Journal of Pain, 2025. Dayana Patricia Rosa, Marc-Olivier Dubé, Simon Beaulieu-Bonneau, Alex Scott, Hugo Masse-Alarie, Jean-Sébastien Roy. DOI 10.1097/ajp.0000000000001280

Laryngeal Hypersensitivity From the Perspective of Pain Science: An Integrative Review of Empirical Studies on Associated Factors and Processes Journal of Voice, 2025. William Saint-Jules, Hugo Massé-Alarie, Nicole Y.K. Li-Jessen, Maude Desjardins. DOI 10.1016/j.jvoice.2025.03.032

Subgrouping People With Acute Low Back Pain Based on Psychological, Sensory, and Motor Characteristics: A Cross‐Sectional Study European Journal of Pain, 2025. Patrick Ippersiel, Claudia Côté‐Picard, Jean‐Sébastien Roy, Hugo Massé‐Alarie. DOI 10.1002/ejp.70006

Comparisons of the effects of psychologically-informed and usual physiotherapy on pain sensitivity in chronic low back pain: an exploratory randomized controlled trial Archives of Physiotherapy, 2025. Hugo Massé-Alarie, Amélie Desgagnés, Claudia Côté-Picard, Olivier Liberty, Pierre Langevin, Mathieu Piché, Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme. DOI 10.33393/aop.2025.3323

Are Tailored Interventions to Modifiable Psychosocial Risk Factors Effective in Reducing Pain Intensity and Disability in Low Back Pain? A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2025. Pouya Rabiei, Catelyn Keough, Philippe Patricio, Claudia Côté-Picard, Amélie Desgagnés, Hugo Massé-Alarie. DOI 10.2519/jospt.2025.12777

Pain 2025. Hugo Massé-Alarie, Jason Bouffard, Laurent J. Bouyer. DOI 10.1007/978-3-031-81120-3_3

Do patients’ preferences and expectations match clinical guidelines? A survey of individuals seeking private primary care for a musculoskeletal disorder Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 2024. Marc-Olivier Dubé, Pierre Langevin, Hugo Massé-Alarie, Jean-Francois Esculier, Anthony Lachance, Jean-Sébastien Roy. DOI 10.1016/j.msksp.2024.103195

Neuroinflammatory activation in sensory and motor regions of the cortex is related to sensorimotor function in individuals with low back pain maintained by nociplastic mechanisms: A preliminary proof‐of‐concept study European Journal of Pain, 2024. Muath A. Shraim, Hugo Massé‐Alarie, Michael J. Farrell, Rocco Cavaleri, Marco L. Loggia, Paul W. Hodges. DOI 10.1002/ejp.2313

Optimization of a Self-management Program for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain – Protocol of the Pain Education Program Optimization (PEPO) Randomized Controlled Trial JOSPT Open, 2024. Marc-Olivier Dubé, Hugo Massé-Alarie, Anne Marie Pinard, Pascale Marier-Deschênes, Jérémie Lanthier-Plante, Jean Tittley, Frédérique Dupuis, Catherine Le Capitaine, Jean-Sébastien Roy. DOI 10.2519/josptopen.2024.0070

Understanding musculoskeletal disorders in dancers: The role of lumbopelvic muscles and movement competency Physical Therapy in Sport, 2024. Justine Benoit-Piau, Nathaly Gaudreault, Hugo Massé-Alarie, Christine Guptill, Sylvie Fortin, Mélanie Morin. DOI 10.1016/j.ptsp.2024.07.006

Effect of Phasic Experimental Pain Applied during Motor Preparation or Execution on Motor Performance and Adaptation in a Reaching Task: A Randomized Trial Brain Sciences, 2024. Laïla Badr, Léandre Gagné-Pelletier, Hugo Massé-Alarie, Catherine Mercier. DOI 10.3390/brainsci14090851

Potential of a New, Flexible Electrode sEMG System in Detecting Electromyographic Activation in Low Back Muscles during Clinical Tests: A Pilot Study on Wearables for Pain Management Sensors, 2024. Antoine Frasie, Hugo Massé-Alarie, Mathieu Bielmann, Nicolas Gauthier, Mourad Roudjane, Isabelle Pagé, Benoit Gosselin, Jean-Sébastien Roy, Younes Messaddeq, Laurent J. Bouyer. DOI 10.3390/s24144510

Focal to bilateral tonic-clonic seizure induced by high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation over the primary motor cortex in a woman with chronic low back pain: A case report Neurophysiologie Clinique, 2024. Philippe Patricio, Hugo Massé-Alarie. DOI 10.1016/j.neucli.2024.102967

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Action Naming in Aphasia Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Brain Sciences, 2024. Manon Spigarelli, Audrey Lalancette, Hugo Massé-Alarie, Maximiliano A. Wilson. DOI 10.3390/brainsci14070665

Mitigating Persistent Symptoms Following Rehabilitation in Musculoskeletal Disorders The Clinical Journal of Pain, 2024. Frédérique Dupuis, Jean-Sébastien Roy, Anthony Lachance, Arielle Tougas, Martine Gagnon, Pascale Marier-Deschênes, Anne Marie Pinard, Hugo Massé-Alarie. DOI 10.1097/ajp.0000000000001230

Sensorimotor Integration in Chronic Low Back Pain Neuroscience, 2024. Hugo Massé-Alarie, Muath Shraim, Paul W. Hodges. DOI 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2024.06.008

Efficacy of a Psychologically-Informed Physiotherapy Intervention in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain at High Risk of Poor Prognosis: A Pilot and Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial Physiotherapy Canada, 2024. Amélie Desgagnés, Claudia Côté-Picard, Alain Gaumond, Pierre Langevin, Mathieu Piché, Gabrielle Pagé, Anne-Marie Pinard, Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme, Hugo Massé-Alarie. DOI 10.3138/ptc-2023-0038

Corticomotor control of lumbar erector spinae in postural and voluntary tasks: the influence of transcranial magnetic stimulation current direction eneuro, 2024. Desmons Mikaël, Cherif Amira, Rohel Antoine, Carlos Lucas de Oliveira Fábio, Mercier Catherine, Massé-Alarie Hugo. DOI 10.1523/eneuro.0454-22.2023

Towards data-driven biopsychosocial classification of non-specific chronic low back pain: a pilot study Scientific Reports, 2023. Scott D. Tagliaferri, Patrick J. Owen, Clint T. Miller, Maia Angelova, Bernadette M. Fitzgibbon, Tim Wilkin, Hugo Masse-Alarie, Jessica Van Oosterwijck, Guy Trudel, David Connell, Anna Taylor, Daniel L. Belavy. DOI 10.1038/s41598-023-40245-y

Nociceptive withdrawal reflexes of the trunk muscles in chronic low back pain PLOS ONE, 2023. Hugo Massé-Alarie, Genevieve V. Hamer, Sauro E. Salomoni, Paul W. Hodges. DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0286786

Contribution of neural circuits tested by transcranial magnetic stimulation in corticomotor control of low back muscle: a systematic review Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2023. Mikaël Desmons, Michael Theberge, Catherine Mercier, Hugo Massé-Alarie. DOI 10.3389/fnins.2023.1180816

The effect of skilled motor training on corticomotor control of back muscles in different presentations of low back pain Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 2023. Muath A Shraim, Hugo Massé-Alarie, Sauro E Salomoni, Paul W Hodges. DOI 10.1016/j.jelekin.2023.102782

Within-Session Test-Retest Reliability of Pressure Pain Threshold and Mechanical Temporal Summation in Chronic Low Back Pain The Clinical Journal of Pain, 2023. Fábio Carlos Lucas de Oliveira, Camille Cossette, Catherine Mailloux, Timothy H. Wideman, Louis-David Beaulieu, Hugo Massé-Alarie. DOI 10.1097/ajp.0000000000001106

The Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia: A Systematic Review of Its Psychometric Properties in People With Musculoskeletal Pain The Clinical Journal of Pain, 2023. Frederique Dupuis, Amira Cherif, Charles Batcho, Hugo Massé-Alarie, Jean-Sébastien Roy. DOI 10.1097/ajp.0000000000001104

Assessment of exercise‐induced hypoalgesia in chronic low back pain and potential associations with psychological factors and central sensitization symptoms: A case–control study Pain Practice, 2023. Philippe Patricio, Catherine Mailloux, Timothy H. Wideman, Pierre Langevin, Martin Descarreaux, Louis‐David Beaulieu, Hugo Massé‐Alarie. DOI 10.1111/papr.13189

UTAUT2-based questionnaire: cross-cultural adaptation to Canadian French Disability and Rehabilitation, 2023. Isabelle Pagé, Marianne Roos, Olivier Collin, Sean Dean Lynch, Marie-Eve Lamontagne, Hugo Massé-Alarie, Andréanne K. Blanchette. DOI 10.1080/09638288.2022.2037746

Distinctive phases and variability of vibration-induced postural reactions highlighted by center of pressure analysis PLOS ONE, 2023. Mohamed Abdelhafid Kadri, Emilie Bouchard, Lydiane Lauzier, Hakim Mecheri, William Bégin, Martin Lavallière, Hugo Massé-Alarie, Rubens A. da Silva, Louis-David Beaulieu. DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0280835

Effects of different modalities of afferent stimuli of the lumbo‐sacral area on control of lumbar paravertebral muscles European Journal of Neuroscience, 2022. Hugo Massé‐Alarie, Muath A. Shraim, Janet L. Taylor, Paul W. Hodges. DOI 10.1111/ejn.15677

Motor control of the spine in pregnancy-related lumbopelvic pain: A systematic review Clinical Biomechanics, 2022. DOI 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2022.105716

Can training of a skilled pelvic movement change corticomotor control of back muscles? Comparison of single and paired‐pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation European Journal of Neuroscience, 2022. Muath A. Shraim, Hugo Massé‐Alarie, Sauro E. Salomoni, Paul W. Hodges. DOI 10.1111/ejn.15683

Changes in static balance during pregnancy and postpartum: A systematic review Gait & Posture, 2022. DOI 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.05.033

The Canadian version of the NIH minimum dataset for chronic low back pain research: reference values from the Quebec Low Back Pain Study Pain, 2022. DOI 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002703

The influence of experimental low back pain on neural networks involved in the control of lumbar erector spinae muscles. Journal of neurophysiology, 2022. DOI 10.1152/jn.00030.2022

Low back pain definitions: effect on patient inclusion and clinical profiles PAIN Reports, 2022. DOI 10.1097/pr9.0000000000000997

Influence of different transcranial magnetic stimulation current directions on the corticomotor control of lumbar erector spinae muscles during a static task Journal of Neurophysiology, 2021. Mikaël Desmons, Antoine Rohel, Amélie Desgagnés, Catherine Mercier, Hugo Massé-Alarie. DOI 10.1152/jn.00137.2021

Wrist, but Not Back, Isometric Contraction Induced Widespread Hypoalgesia in Healthy Participants Frontiers in Pain Research, 2021. Catherine Mailloux, Timothy H. Wideman, Hugo Massé-Alarie. DOI 10.3389/fpain.2021.701830

Motor Responses of Lumbar Erector Spinae Induced by Electrical Vestibular Stimulation in Seated Participants Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2021. Amélie Desgagnés, Mikaël Desmons, Jean-Philippe Cyr, Martin Simoneau, Hugo Massé-Alarie. DOI 10.3389/fnhum.2021.690433

The Effect of Non-invasive Brain Stimulation to Reduce Non-specific Low Back Pain The Clinical Journal of Pain, 2021. Philippe Patricio, Jean-Sébastien Roy, Antoine Rohel, Cynthia Gariépy, Camille Émond, Élodie Hamel, Hugo Massé-Alarie. DOI 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000934

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation alone and in combination with motor control exercise for the treatment of individuals with chronic non-specific low back pain (ExTraStim trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ open, 2021. DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045504

The effect of experimental pain on the excitability of the corticospinal tract in humans: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European journal of pain (London, England), 2021. DOI 10.1002/ejp.1746

Within-session test-retest reliability of pressure pain threshold and mechanical temporal summation in healthy subjects PLOS ONE, 2021. Catherine Mailloux, Louis-David Beaulieu, Timothy H. Wideman, Hugo Massé-Alarie. DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0245278