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Page updated 19/03/2010 by Bruce Knox

Research

Student Profiles

Here is a list of current students giving the title of their research project, their research group affiliation, and details of their supervisors.

Osman Ahmed

The development and effectiveness of an early educational intervention programme for players with a concussive brain injury and their significant others on the management of the injury.
Research Group:SPEX
Supervisors: Professor S. John Sullivan, Dr A. G. Schneiders, Associate Professor P.McCrory

Sridhar Alla

An investigation of post-concussion return-to-play (RTP) guidelines.
Research Group:SPEX
Supervisors: Prof. John Sullivan, Dr Leigh Hale

Cathy Chapple

Development of a clinical prediction rule to determine those patients with knee osteoarthritis most likely to respond to physiotherapy
Research Group:AMOCK
Supervisors: Prof. Helen Nicholson, Dr J. Haxby Abbott, Prof. David Baxter

Kim Hébert-Losier

Raising the standards of the calf-raise test
Research Group:SPEX
Supervisors: Prof. John Sullivan, Dr Tony Schneiders, Dr Richard Newsham-West

Paul Hendrick

Activity levels in low back pain populations.
Research Group:AMOCK
Supervisors: Prof. David Baxter, Dr Stephan Milosavljevic, Dr Leigh Hale, Dr Melanie Bell

Pattariya Intolo

Effect of low back pain on 3D lumbar and hip dynamic movement
Research Group:AMOCK
Supervisors: Prof. David Baxter, Dr Stephan Milosavljevic, Dr Allan Carman

Jessie Jansen

Building research capacity in a clinical setting
Research Group:REAL
Supervisors: Dr Leigh Hale, Dr Brigit Mirfin-Veitch and Dr Tony Harland

Prasath Jayakaran

Postural responses to functional tasks in unilateral transtibial amputees with Diabetes and Peripheral vascular disease
Research Group:AMOCK / SPEX
Supervisors: Dr Gill Johnson, Prof. John Sullivan

Ramakrishnan Mani

Exploring how occupational whole-body vibration affects balance and control of trunk movement. Is this a neurophysiological disturbance that creates risk of low back injury?
Research Group:AMOCK
Supervisors: Dr Stephan Milosavljevic and Prof. John Sullivan

Alireza Hashemi Oskouei

Hand and finger movemant, imaging, biomechanical modeling and surface shape changes
Research Group:AMOCK
Supervisors: Dr Allan Carman, Dr Mike Paulin

Jaya Pal

Development of validation of methodologies and data collection tools to determine incidence and associated risk factors for falls in adults with intellectual disability in New Zealand
Research Group:REAL
Supervisors: Dr Brigit Mirfin-Veitch, Dr Leigh Hale, Dr John Dockerty

Meredith Perry

Activity and change in weekly activity levels over time in people with low back pain
Research Group:AMOCK
Supervisors: Prof. David Baxter, Dr Leigh Hale, Dr Sarah Dean, Dr Mark Weatherall

Daniel Pinto

The cost-effectiveness of a manual physical therapy programme in the management of symptomatic osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial
Research Group:AMOCK
Supervisors: Dr Paul Hansen, Assoc. Prof. Clare Robertson, Dr J. Haxby Abbott

Daniel Cury Ribeiro

The effectiveness of the Spineangel^® as a real-time biofeedback device for modifying trunk posture during daily activity
Research Group:AMOCK
Supervisors: Stephan Milosavljevic, Dr J. Haxby Abbott, Dr Gisela Sole

Chris Sole

The effect of footwear on sensori-motor factors within the body and relationship for the prevention of injuries
Research Group:SPEX
Supervisors: Dr Stephan Milosavljevic, Prof. John Sullivan

Steve Tumilty

Low level laser therapy for the treatment of tendinopathy
Research Group:AMOCK
Supervisors: Prof David Baxter

Katrina Varian

Mobility in adults with physical disability – risking falls
Research Group:REAL
Supervisors: Dr Brigit Mirfin-Veitch, Dr Leigh Hale, Dr David Thomas

Alexis Wright

The ability of physical performance measures to accurately predict success of physiotherapy for patients diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the hip
Research Group:AMOCK
Supervisors: Prof. David Baxter, Dr J. Haxby Abbott