by Liam West

Lower Limb Tendinopathy Symposium Take home messages!   The Lower Limb Tendinopathy Symposium, held over September 9th and 10th weekend, hosted by Physiosports Brighton was presented by leading experts in the field of tendons, Jill Cook, Ebonie Rio and Sean Docking from La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre and the long term head…read more

by Liam West

14 publications by LASEM staff in July   Delaney JA, Thornton HR, Burgess DJ, Dascombe BJ, Duthie GM. Duration-specific running intensities of Australian Football match-play. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 2017;20(7):689-94. Dowman LM, McDonald CF, Bozinovski S, Vlahos R, Gillies R, Pouniotis D, et al. Greater endurance capacity and improved dyspnoea with acute…read more

by Liam West

July 2017 Publications from LASEM Staff   Delaney JA, Thornton HR, Burgess DJ, Dascombe BJ, Duthie GM. Duration-specific running intensities of Australian Football match-play. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 2017;20(7):689-94. Dowman LM, McDonald CF, Bozinovski S, Vlahos R, Gillies R, Pouniotis D, et al. Greater endurance capacity and improved dyspnoea with acute oxygen…read more

by Liam West

June Publications from LASEM Staff Members   Below is a list of 10 new papers from our staff that were published in June 2017   Awale A, Hagedorn TJ, Dufour AB, Menz HB, Casey VA, Hannan MT. Foot Function, Foot Pain, and Falls in Older Adults: The Framingham Foot Study. Gerontology. 2017;63(4):318-24. Devitt BM, Bell…read more

by Liam West

August Publications from LASEM Staff   Our staff have been busy as ever during August – check out the list of papers that were published during August by LASEM staff members!!   Authors   Title   Journal A. Brenton-Rule, N. Dalbeth, H. B. Menz, S. Bassett and K. Rome Are Foot and Ankle Characteristics Associated…read more

by Liam West

LASEM’s staff Jill Cook, Ebonie Rio and Sean Docking join Craig Purdam in delivering a fantastic weekend lower limb tendon symposium in early September. This symposium is brought to you by our friends Brighton Physio Sports.   Check out the below flyer and head along to the website to find out more 

by Liam West

La Trobe Sport & Exercise Medicine (LASEM) Research Centre are proud to facilitate a two day symposium aimed at advancing ACL injury management & outcomes through a multi-disciplinary education approach. We have arranged a world class line up of speakers that hosts not only top talent from Victoria but also from across the globe.   ****…read more

by Liam West

Good life with Arthritis from Denmark: Reducing the IMPACT of osteoarthritis for Australians Prof Kay Crossley, Dr Joanne Kemp, Dr Christian Barton   Knee arthritis is one of the most common sources of pain, reduced function and loss of productivity in Australia, resulting in considerable costs to the individual, community and society. A conservative estimate…read more

by Liam West

Lead LASEM Staff Member – Dr. Dawson Kidgell   Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a neuromodulatory technique that involves application of very low-amplitude direct currents (2 mA or less) via surface scalp electrodes. The applied current modifies the transmembrane neuronal potential and thus influences the level of brain excitability (brain-readiness for movement). Depending on…read more