McMorland Family Research Chair in Mechanobiology

According to Health Canada, eight out of 10 Canadians will suffer from back pain at some point in their lives. In Ontario alone, low back pain costs an estimated $1.2 billion annually and is a leading cause of long-term disability.

CMCC created the McMorland Family Research Chair in Mechanobiology to investigate spine instability, degeneration and joint dysfunction/subluxation and the impact of everyday activities on spine health.

Director of the Human Performance Laboratories Dr. Samuel Howarth, holds the Chair position and has set an overarching agenda for the labs to study movement, both high performance and those used in day to day tasks.