The Company

Rouleau is an Edmonton-based movement education company specializing in Orthopedic Longevity. Our work is focused on ensuring Albertans of all ages are able to stay strong, healthy, capabale and independent into their 80s and beyond.

We have a developed method, qualitative client reports, and early relationships forming with potential research populations, particularly seniors and nurses.

We are now looking for academic collaborators to help uncover the mechanism of effect.

The Premise

Albertans in “very good to perfect” functional health have dropped from roughly 70% in 2015 to 54% in 2024. -Canadian Community Health Survey

Assuming that trend stays consistent, we’ll be at 45% by 2030.

Rouleau would like to stop that from happening.

We want to help get Albertans on a positive trajectory so that they can enjoy their lives, while also reducing demand for expensive healthcare services associated with muskuloskeletal inability and dysfunction.

The Problem

We believe this downward slope is caused by two key factors:

1. A flattened movement environment. People can live their entire lives moving on nothing but carpet, hardwood, concrete, sidewalks, elevators, and escalators.

2. The modern sedentary lifestyle. People sit at desks, travel in vehicles, and constantly stare at screens that disconnect them from their bodies.

The Hypothesis

This combination contributes to a condition called sensory motor amnesia, or “body fog”: a reduced ability to feel, organize, and coordinate movement.

This upstream issue then develops into pain, tightness, weakness, injury and loss of ability - or what most people refer to as "aging".

Rouleau's fascial neurosomatic practice is designed to restore the body's "sensing and movement interface" and can be customized according to specific populations, conditions, workforce demands, or athletic pursuits.

Relevant Fields of Research

• Pain, mobility, balance, and functional independence
• Biomechanics, exercise physiology, and kinesiology
• Frailty, neurological recovery, and healthy aging
• Workforce injury and physical resilience
• Sport performance and long-term durability
• The persistence of new movement patterns over time

Who We Hope to Meet

We are interested in researchers and graduate students who:

• Want to study real-world functional outcomes
• Value transparent, arm’s-length evaluation
• See potential for publications, student projects, and future grants
• Are open to identifying research pathways we may not yet see
• Want to build something that could become a longer program of work

We are not looking for a rubber stamp or a statistic for a brochure. We are looking for serious collaborators who want to help us uncover the truth.

Watch the video for the complete research invitation. If you see a connection to your work, email Mark to schedule a conversation and evaluate mutual fit.