A5007984041- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Sports Performance and Training
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation
- Occupational Health and Performance
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Tendon Structure and Treatment
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Occupational health in dentistry
- Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Hip disorders and treatments
- Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation
University of Newcastle Australia
2016-2025
Hunter Medical Research Institute
2013-2024
The University of Sydney
2022
Edwards (United Kingdom)
2022
Elon University
2020
Australian Physiotherapy Association
2016
Faculty of Public Health
2012
Newcastle University
2011
Randomized controlled trial. Objective To determine if force magnitude during posterior-to-anterior mobilization affects immediate and short-term outcomes in patients with chronic, nonspecific neck pain.The optimal dose of to effectively treat pain is not known.Patients at least 3 months duration (n = 64) were randomized receive a single treatment applied 30 N or 90 mean peak (3 sets seconds) placebo (detuned laser) on the spinous process painful spinal level. Pressure threshold, measured...
Prescription opioid use at high doses or over extended periods of time is associated with adverse outcomes, including dependency and abuse. The aim this study was to identify mediating variables that predict chronic use, defined as three more prescriptions after orthopedic surgery.Individuals were ages between 18 50 years undergoing arthroscopic hip surgery 2004 2013. Two categories calculated based on individuals (1) having unique within 2 (2) still receiving > 1 year surgery. Univariate...
The majority of musculoskeletal modelling studies investigating healthy populations use generic models linearly scaled to roughly match an individual’s anthropometry. Generic disregard the considerable variation in geometry and tissue properties between individuals. This study investigated physiological implications personalizing model (body segment mass, inertia, joint center, maximum isometric muscle force). Nine athletes performed ten repetitions 15 meter sprints at 75–95% their sprinting...
Clinical decision making to develop an exercise program and then prescribe that should be based on the best evidence available. However, little exists guide development of program, determining optimal dosage parameters or for effective prescription techniques achieve patient outcomes possible.
<span>Health professionals use critical thinking, a key problem solving skill, for clinical reasoning which is defined as the of knowledge and reflective inquiry to diagnose problem. Teaching these skills in traditional settings with growing class sizes challenging, students increasingly expect learning that flexible interactive. This paper describes implementation evaluation blended method teaching using wiki. Groups undergraduate physiotherapy presented patient case their peers on...
Alternative methods of accessing the internet and performing computing-related work tasks are becoming common, e.g., using tablets or standing workstations. Few studies examine postural differences while these alternative methods.To assess neck upper limb kinematics a tablet, laptop desktop computer (sitting standing).Differences in flexion/extension, lateral flexion, rotation; elbow flexion/extension; wrist radial/ulnar deviation; shoulder elevation 30 participants were assessed four...
Shoulder impingement syndrome (SIS) is the most common form of shoulder pain and a persistent musculoskeletal problem. Conservative invasive treatments, aimed at joint, have had limited success. Research suggests function related to thoracic posture, but it unknown whether posture associated with SIS.The objective this study was investigate there relationship between SIS posture.This case control study.Thoracic 39 participants age-, gender-, dominant arm-matched controls measured using...
Background Cerebral autoregulation can be impaired after ischemic stroke, with potential adverse effects on cerebral blood flow during early rehabilitation. Objective The objective of this study was to assess changes in velocity orthostatic variation at 24 hours stroke. Design This investigation an observational comparing mean velocities (MFVs) 30, 15, and 0 degrees elevation the head bed (HOB). Methods Eight participants underwent bilateral middle artery (MCA) transcranial Doppler...
Objective To examine the short- and long-term effectiveness of dry needling on disability, pain, patient-perceived improvements in patients with mechanical neck pain when added to a multimodal treatment program that includes manual therapy exercise. Design Randomized controlled trial. Methods Seventy-seven adults (mean ± SD age, 46.68 14.18 years; 79% female) who were referred physical acute, subacute, or chronic randomly allocated receive 7 sessions over 4 weeks (1) needling, therapy,...