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Authors
d’Assomption, Régis M.-L. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4339-1497
Larivière, Christian https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4299-4755
Mecheri, Hakim https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6505-1103
Ngomo, Suzy https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3538-7025
da Silva, Rubens A. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6879-436X
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Programme de soutien au développement de la recherche et de la création (PSDrc) de l’Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Fondation de l’Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (PQ)
Réseau provincial de recherche en adaptation-réadaptation (2020-2021 (objectif stratégique B2).)
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Article History
Received: 3 November 2025
Accepted: 6 February 2026
First Online: 10 February 2026
Declarations
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: Participants provided informed consent and underwent an assessment during a single session at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi’s (UQAC) physiotherapy clinic. The study was approved by the local ethics committee at UQAC, (#2018 − 176. 602.605.01), which complies with the ethical standards of the Tri-Council Policy Statement (EPTC 2) on ethical standards for research involving humans. EPTC 2 is the Canadian standard inspired by the Declaration of Helsinki. It incorporates the declaration’s main principles, such as respect for and well-being of individuals, informed consent, and fairness.
: This is not applicable because there is no data or image that allows anyone to personally identify our participants. However, we obtained the free and informed consent of the participants selected for this purpose before taking photographs to illustrate the experimental protocol of this study. Additionally, all participants consented to the dissemination of the study results while respecting the anonymity of the data.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
