Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

Allison DJ, Loh E, Burnham R, Burnham T, Smith A. Leukocyte poor platelet rich plasma vs leukocyte rich platelet rich plasma as a treatment for cervical facetogenic pain: A pooled analysis. Interv Pain Med. 2025 Mar 9;4(1):100566. 10.1016/j.inpm.2025.100566.

Allison DJ, Ebrahimzadeh S, Muise S, Joseph S, Roa Agudelo A, Lawson A, Billias N, Tran J, Smith A, Loh E. Intra-articular corticosteroid injections versus platelet-rich plasma as a treatment for cervical facetogenic pain: a randomized clinical trial. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2024 Nov 14:rapm-2024-105889. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2024-105889.

Allison DJ, Ahrens J, Mirkowski M, Mehta S, Loh E. The effect of neuropathic pain treatments on pain interference following spinal cord injury: A systematic review. J Spinal Cord Med. 2024 Jul;47(4):465-476. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2023.2218186.

Waddington EE, Allison DJ, Calabrese EM, Pekos C, Lee A, Walsh JJ, Heisz JJ. Orienteering combines vigorous-intensity exercise with navigation to improve human cognition and increase brain-derived neurotrophic factor. PLoS One. 2024 May 22;19(5):e0303785. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303785.

Copeland EN, Watson CJF, Whitley KC, Baranowski BJ, Kurgan N, MacNeil AJ, MacPherson REK, Fajardo VA, Allison DJ. Kynurenine metabolism is altered in mdx mice: a potential muscle to brain connection. Exp Physiol. 2022 Sep;107(9):1029-1036. doi: 10.1113/EP090381.

Loh E, Mirkowski M, Agudelo AR, Allison DJ, Benton B, Bryce TN, Guilcher S, Jeji T, Kras-Dupuis A, Kreutzwiser D, Lanizi O, Lee-Tai-Fuy G, Middleton JW, Moulin DE, O'Connell C, Orenczuk S, Potter P, Short C, Teasell R, Townson A, Widerström-Noga E, Wolfe DL, Xia N, Mehta S. The CanPain SCI clinical practice guidelines for rehabilitation management of neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury: 2021 update. Spinal Cord. 2022 Jun;60(6):548-566. doi: 10.1038/s41393-021-00744-z

Bragge P, Allison DJ, Mehta S, Guy S, Loh E. A pilot living clinical practice guidelines approach was feasible and acceptable to guideline panel members. J Clin Epidemiol. 2022 Mar;143:22-29. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.11.037.

Nicholson E, Allison DJ, Bullock A, Heisz JJ. Examining the obesity paradox: A moderating effect of fitness on adipose endocrine function in older adults. Mech Ageing Dev. 2021 Jan;193:111406. doi: 10.1016/j.mad.2020.111406.

Allison DJ, Agudelo AR, Chan BCF, Ditor DS, Loh E. Cannabinoids and an anti-inflammatory diet for the treatment of neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury (The CATNP Study): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Spinal Cord. 2021 Feb;59(2):112-122. doi: 10.1038/s41393-020-0508-5.

Sharma B, Allison D, Tucker P, Mabbott D, Timmons BW. Exercise Trials in Pediatric Brain Tumor: A Systematic Review of Randomized Studies. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2021 Mar 1;43(2):59-67. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001844.

Javed AA, Aljied R, Allison DJ, Anderson LN, Ma J, Raina P. Body mass index and all-cause mortality in older adults: A scoping review of observational studies. Obes Rev. 2020 Aug;21(8):e13035. doi: 10.1111/obr.13035

Sharma B, Allison D, Tucker P, Mabbott D, Timmons BW. Cognitive and neural effects of exercise following traumatic brain injury: A systematic review of randomized and controlled clinical trials. Brain Inj. 2020;34(2):149-159. doi: 10.1080/02699052.2019.1683892

Allison DJ, Sharma B, Timmons BW. The efficacy of anti-inflammatory treatment interventions on depression in individuals with major depressive disorder and high levels of inflammation: A systematic review of randomized clinical trials. Physiol Behav. 2019 Aug 1;207:104-112. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.05.006.

Donia SA, Allison DJ, Gammage KL, Ditor DS. The effects of acute aerobic exercise on mood and inflammation in individuals with multiple sclerosis and incomplete spinal cord injury. NeuroRehabilitation. 2019;45(1):117-124. doi: 10.3233/NRE-192773.

Bell KE, Fang H, Snijders T, Allison DJ, Zulyniak MA, Chabowski A, Parise G, Phillips SM, Heisz JJ. A Multi-Ingredient Nutritional Supplement in Combination With Resistance Exercise and High-Intensity Interval Training Improves Cognitive Function and Increases N-3 Index in Healthy Older Men: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Front Aging Neurosci. 2019 May 9;11:107. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2019.00107. Erratum in: Front Aging Neurosci. 2020 Oct 27;12:611387. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2020.611387

Allison DJ, Nederveen JP, Snijders T, Bell KE, Kumbhare D, Phillips SM, Parise G, Heisz JJ. Exercise training impacts skeletal muscle gene expression related to the kynurenine pathway. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2019 Mar 1;316(3):C444-C448. doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.00448.2018.

Allison DJ, Ditor DS. Maintenance of diet participation in individuals with spinal cord injury: effect on mood and neuropathic pain. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2018 Nov 1;4:97. doi: 10.1038/s41394-018-0131-2.

Allison DJ, Beaudry KM, Thomas AM, Josse AR, Ditor DS. Changes in nutrient intake and inflammation following an anti-inflammatory diet in spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med. 2019 Nov;42(6):768-777. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2018.1519996.

Bailey KA, Lenz K, Allison DJ, Ditor DS. Barriers and facilitators to adhering to an anti-inflammatory diet for individuals with spinal cord injuries. Health Psychol Open. 2018 Sep 3;5(2):2055102918798732. doi: 10.1177/2055102918798732

Farzad B, Rajabi H, Gharakhanlou R, Allison DJ, Hayat P, Jameie SB. Swimming Training Attenuates Allodynia and Hyperalgesia Induced by Peripheral Nerve Injury in an Adult Male Rat Neuropathic Model: Effects on Irisin and GAD65. Pain Med. 2018 Nov 1;19(11):2236-2245. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnx294.

Vause TDR, Allison DJ, Vause T, Tekok-Kilic A, Ditor DS, Min JK. Comparison of a Web-Based Teaching Tool and Traditional Didactic Learning for In Vitro Fertilization Patients: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2018 May;40(5):588-594. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2017.08.029.

Allison DJ, Gabriel DA, Klentrou P, Josse AR, Ditor DS. The Influence of Chronic Inflammation on Peripheral Motor Nerve Conduction Following Spinal Cord Injury: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil. 2017 Fall;23(4):377-385. doi: 10.1310/sci16-00045.

Allison DJ, Josse AR, Gabriel DA, Klentrou P, Ditor DS. Targeting inflammation to influence cognitive function following spinal cord injury: a randomized clinical trial. Spinal Cord. 2017 Jan;55(1):26-32. doi: 10.1038/sc.2016.96

Allison DJ, Thomas A, Beaudry K, Ditor DS. Targeting inflammation as a treatment modality for neuropathic pain in spinal cord injury: a randomized clinical trial. J Neuroinflammation. 2016 Jun 17;13(1):152. doi: 10.1186/s12974-016-0625-4

Sharif H, Allison D, O'Leary D, Ditor D. Reproducibility of the QT-variability index in individuals with spinal cord injury. Auton Neurosci. 2016 Feb;195:16-9. doi: 10.1016/j.autneu.2016.02.004

Allison DJ, Chapman B, Wolfe D, Sequeira K, Hayes K, Ditor DS. Effects of a Functional Electrical Stimulation-Assisted Cycling Program on Immune and Cardiovascular Health in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil. 2016 Winter;22(1):71-78. doi: 10.1310/sci2201-71.

Allison DJ, Ditor DS. Targeting inflammation to influence mood following spinal cord injury: a randomized clinical trial. J Neuroinflammation. 2015 Nov 6;12:204. doi: 10.1186/s12974-015-0425-2

Mezil YA, Allison D, Kish K, Ditor D, Ward WE, Tsiani E, Klentrou P. Response of Bone Turnover Markers and Cytokines to High-Intensity Low-Impact Exercise. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2015 Jul;47(7):1495-502. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000555.

Allison DJ, Ditor DS. The common inflammatory etiology of depression and cognitive impairment: a therapeutic target. J Neuroinflammation. 2014 Sep 2;11:151. doi: 10.1186/s12974-014-0151-1.

Allison DJ, Green LA, Gabriel DA, Roy BD, Inglis JG, Ditor DS. Elevated concentrations of circulating cytokines and correlations with nerve conduction velocity in human peripheral nerves. J Neuroimmunol. 2014 Dec 15;277(1-2):134-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2014.09.010

Allison DJ, Ditor DS. Immune dysfunction and chronic inflammation following spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord. 2015 Jan;53(1):14-8. doi: 10.1038/sc.2014.184.