Joan Margaret Anne Stilling, M.D., M.Sc.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Non-invasive Brain Stimulation; Neurologic Rehabilitation (Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Stroke) ...read more
Joan Stilling is a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist and Research Associate investigating methods of non-invasive brain stimulation for use in stroke and traumatic brain injury rehabilitation. She received her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering with a biomedical specialization from McGill University, and her MD and MSc in neuroscience from the University of Calgary, Canada. She completed her medical residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Stilling J.M., Monchi O., Amoozegar F., Debert C.T. (2019). Transcranial Magnetic and Direct Current Stimulation (TMS/tDCS) for the Treatment of Headache: A Systematic Review. Headache, 2019 Mar;59(3):339-357. doi:10.1111/head.13479
Paxman E., Stilling J., Mercier L., Debert C. T. (2018). Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) as a treatment for chronic dizziness following mild traumatic brain injury. BMJ Case Rep 2018, bcr-2018-226698. doi:10.1136/bcr-2018-226698
Stilling J., Duszynski C., Oni I., Paxman E., Dunn J., Debert C. (2019). Using Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to Study the Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Concussion: A Two-patient case study. Frontiers in Neurology 10, doi: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00476
Stilling J., Paxman E., Mercier L., Gan L., Wang M., Amoozegar F., Dukelow S., Monchi O., Debert C. (2020). Treatment of Persistent Post-traumatic Headache and Post-concussion Symptoms Using rTMS: A Pilot, Double-blind, Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of Neurotrauma, 2020 Jan 15;37(2):312-323. doi: 10.1089/neu.2019.6692. Epub 2019 Nov 8
Debert C. T., Stilling J., Wang M., Sajobi T., Kowalski K., Benson B. W., Walter B., Yeates K., & Dukelow S. P. (2019). The Montreal Cognitive Assessment as a Cognitive Screening Tool in Athletes. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 46(3), 311-318. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/cjn.2019.18