Paolo Sanzo

Paolo Sanzo is the Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences and an Associate Professor in the School of Kinesiology at Lakehead University and at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine University. He also continues to practice clinically as the Director of Active Potential Rehabilitation Services and is also recognized as a Clinical Specialist (Musculoskeletal) Physiotherapist. Paolo is an instructor and lead examiner for the Advanced Integrated Musculoskeletal program of the Orthopedic Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association and the newly elected President of the International Federation of Manual and Musculoskeletal Physical Therapists (IFOMPT). His research interests are in the area of rehabilitation and sports medicine. More specifically, his research integrates the clinical, biomechanical, and physiological aspects of human movement and gait analysis, the effects of extracorporeal shockwave therapy as it applies to failed tendon and bone healing responses, the clinical application and rationale for the use of therapeutic taping and bracing as an adjunct to rehabilitation and aiding in sport performance, the biomechanical analysis of concussion, manual therapy and length tension testing, and the integration of medical technologies for both assessment and treatment purposes.