Nick Reed
Post-doctoral Fellow
Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy (University of Toronto)
Clinical Research Associate (Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital)
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Biography
Nick's clinical and research interests involve the functional performance of youth athletes following concussion and the safe return to meaningful activities both inside and outside of the sport context. Further, Nick is interested in exploring novel approaches and technologies used to assess and rehabilitate athletes following concussion.
Nick completed his B.Kinesiolgy (Hons.) at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, his MScOT within the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto, and his PhD within the Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science at the University of Toronto. Nick's doctoral thesis explored approaches to identification, assessment and management within youth hockey players.
Nick is a registered Occupational Therapist within the province of Ontario. Previously, Nick owned and operated a private clinic specializing in sport concussion education and rehabilitation with an emphasis on returning athletes to meaningful daily activities (e.g., sport, school, work). Currently, Nick is a Clinical Research Associate at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital where he is involved in the development and implementation of a sport concussion clinical service and research program.
In addition to his studies and clinical work, Nick has lived a life immersed in competitive sport, and more specifically, competitive contact sport. Playing competitive lacrosse from the age of five to the present time, Nick has participated at all levels of the sport including the minor system, the Jr. ‘A’ level, the varsity inter-university level both at McMaster University and at the University of Toronto, and was drafted into the professional National Lacrosse League. Furthermore, Nick has been coaching minor lacrosse for the past 12 years.
As part of IATSL, Nick’s post-doctoral research includes:
- Exploring the utility of a newly developed, tablet-based computerized assessment of cognitive and functional ability when evaluating performance in young athletes following concussion and informing recovery and readiness to return to activity and sport participation.
Select Publications
Published Manuscripts and Contributions
Keightley, M.L., Reed, N., Green, S. & Taha, T. (2012). Age and competition level on injuries in female ice hockey. International Journal of Sports Medicine (accepted for publication).
Reed, N. (2012). Concussion in hockey: Taking an occupational perspective on risk in sports (Letter to the Editor). Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 79 (1), 5.
Reed, N. (2011). Sport-related concussion and occupational therapy: Expanding the scope of practice. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 31(3), 222-224.
Fait, P., McFadyen, B.J., Zabjek, K., Reed, N., Taha, T. & Keightley, M. (2011) Increasing task complexity and ice hockey skills of youth athletes. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 112 (1), 29-43.
Keightley, M.L., Green, S., Reed, N., Agnihotri, S., Wilkinson, A. & Lobaugh, N. (2011). An investigation of the effects of sports-related mild traumatic brain injury in youth using functional magnetic resonance imaging and the Head Impact Telemetry System. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 47. http://www.jove.com/index/Details.stp?ID=2226, doi: 10.3791/2226.
Reed, N.P., Taha, T., Keightley, M.L., Duggan, C.T., McAuliffe, J., Cubos, J., Baker, J., Faught, B., MacPherson, M., & Montlepare, W. (2010). Measurement of head impacts in youth ice hockey players. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 31 (11), 826-833.
Keightley, M.L., Yule, A., Garland, K., Reed, N., McAuliffe, J., Green, S. & Taha, T. (2010). Sports-Related Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Female Youth: A Case Series Study. BMJ Case Reports, 2010; doi:10.1136/bcr.09.2009.2309
McPherson, M.N., Montelpare, W.J., Keightley, M., Reed, N., Sutherland, M., Taha, T., McAuliffe, J., Baker, J., Cubos, J., Faught, B. (2009). An Analysis of Head Impact Profiles and Safe Hockey Behaviors in Youth Hockey Players. Journal of ASTM International, 6(10).
Cubos, J., Baker, J., McAuliffe, J., Keightley, M., McPherson, M., MacPherson, A., Reed, N., Duggan, K., Taha, T., & Montelpare, W.J.(2009). Measuring concussive risk in minor ice-hockey. Journal of ASTM International, 6 (6).
Keightley, M.L., Duggan, C.T., Reed, N.P., McAuliffe, J., Taha, T., Faught, B., McPherson, M., Baker, J., & Montelpare, W. (2008). Case Report: Pediatric Sports-Related Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. BMJ Case Reports, April 14, 2009.
Published Abstracts
Reed, N., Taha, T., Keightley, M. Concussion and strength performance in youth ice hockey players. The 4th International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport, Zurich, Switzerland, November 1-2, 2012. To be abstracted in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Reed, N., Fait, P., Habib Perez, O., Zabjek, K., & Keightley, M. Concussion and concurrent cognitive and sport-specific task performance in youth ice hockey players: A pilot study. The 4th International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport, Zurich, Switzerland, November 1-2, 2012. To be abstracted in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Reed, N., Taha, T., Tremblay, L., Monette, G. & Keightley, M. Concussion and strength performance in youth hockey players. International Brain Injury Association's Ninth World Congress on Brain Injury, Edinburgh, Scotland, March 21-25, 2012 (abstracted in Brain Injury, 26(4-5), 766)
Agnihotri, S., Reed, N., Liu, S., Wilkinson, A., Keightley, M. Developmental changes in verbal fluency and verbal learning and memory from late childhood to early adolescence in typically developing youth. International Brain Injury Association’s Ninth World Congress on Brain Injury, Edinburgh, Scotland, March 22, 2012. (abstracted in Brain Injury, 26(4-5), 784).
Reed, N., Garton, J., Wilkinson, A., Schwartz, D., & Keigthley, M. Exploring perceived self-efficacy following a sports-related concussion in youth ice hockey players. International Brain Injury Association's Eighth World Congress on Brain Injury, Washington, DC., March 10-14, 2010. (Abstracted in Brain Injury, 24 (3), 217.)
Keightley, M., Reed, N., Green, S., Schwartz, D., Dick, T., Agnihotri, S. et al. Recovery from sports-related mild traumatic brain injury in a pediatric population. International Brain Injury Association's Eighth World Congress on Brain Injury, March 10-14, 2010, Washington, DC. (Abstracted in Brain Injury, 24 (3), 210)
Fait, P., Reed, N., McFadyen, B., Zabjek, K., Taha, T., & Keightley, M. Concurrent locomotion and cognition in youth ice hockey players: Towards an ecologically valid functional assessment following sports-related concussion. International Brain Injury Association's Eighth World Congress on Brain Injury, Washington, DC., March 10-14, 2010. (Abstracted in Brain Injury, 24 (3), 220)
Amyotte, M., Reed, N., Keightley, M., & Cameron, J. Timing is everything: Parents’ informational and support needs following their child’s sports-related concussion. International Brain Injury Association's Eighth World Congress on Brain Injury, Washington, DC., March 10-14, 2010. (Abstracted in Brain Injury, 24 (3), 340)
Reed, N.P., Duggan, C.T., Taha, T., McAuliffe, J., Mihalik, J., Guskiewicz, K., Faught, B., McPherson, M., Montelpare, W., & Keightley, M.L. Sustained head impacts and neurocognitive performance in youth ice hockey players. 3rd International Conference on Concussion in Sport, Zurich, Switzerland, October 30, 2008. (Abstracted in British Journal of Sports Medicine, 43, i95)
Keightley, M.L., Reed, N.P., McAuliffe, J., Taha, T., Faught, B., McPherson, M., & Montelpare, W. Recovery from sports-related concussion in youth hockey players: A case series study. 3rd International Conference on Concussion in Sport Zurich, Switzerland. October 30, 2008. (Abstracted in British Journal of Sports Medicine, 43, i95)
Taha, T., Reed, N.P., Keightley, M.L., McAuliffe, J., Faught, B., McPherson, M., &Montelpare, W. Game Type and Position Influence Head Impacts Sustained in BoysIce Hockey. Poster presentation at the 3rd International Conference on Concussion inSport, Zurich, Switzerland, October 30, 2008. (Abstracted in British Journal of Sports Medicine, 43, i94)
Green, S.L., Keightley, M.L., Taha, T., Schwartz, D., & Reed, N. Concussion in female ice-hockey: A descriptive study. 3rd International Conference on Concussion in Sport Zurich, Switzerland, October 30, 2008. (Abstracted in British Journal of Sports Medicine, 43, i94)
Media Appearances
Discovery Channel’s Daily Planet. (May 26, 2011). Concussion: A Daily Planet Special. Retrieved from: http://watch.discoverychannel.ca/daily-planet/may-2011/daily-planet---may-26-2011/#clip475058
Orsmby, M. (2011, March 19). [Shedding light on an ‘invisible injury’]. The Toronto Star. Retrieved from: http://www.thestar.com/news/article/956157--u-of-t-study-uses-special-hockey-helmets-to-examine-concussions-in-children?bn=1
Thomas, S. (2010, February). Child’s Play: Two U of T researchers take to the ice to better understand the brain. UToronto Medicine: Health Starts Here, 5(3), 14.
McIlroy, A. & Mick, H. (2009, December 4). [Toronto doctor proposes brain bank tostudy hockey concussions]. The Globe and Mail. Retreived from: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/toronto-doctor-proposes-brain-bank-tostudy-hockey-concussions/article1389909/
Ormsby, M. (2008, November 8). [Worrisome trend in women’s hockey]. The Toronto Star. Retrieved from: http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/article/53323
