Barbara L. Shay
Barbara L. Shay, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Physical Therapy

Areas of Special Interest

  • Pain: Acute and chronic - Pain Research Lab
  • Myofascial Pain
  • Evidence based practice
  • Neural control in movement

Current Research Interests

  • Objective Pain Outcome Measures
  • Acupuncture as a therapeutic modality
  • Motion analysis in functional activities
  • Basic science: effects of descending neurotransmitters and modulation in the spinal cord processing of nociceptive and non-nociceptive information

Teaching Fields

  • Basic Orthopaedic Assessment and Treatment
  • Research Methods
  • Electrophysical Agents in Rehabilitation
  • Post-graduate Acupuncture



Reviewed June 23, 2011

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Ph: (204) 787-2756

Lab: (204) 787-1436

Fax: (204) 787-1227

Email: bshay@cc.umanitoba.ca