Blog - Page 11
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

by Liam West

Hip arthroscopy versus sham surgery for patients with impingement or labral tears: A randomised, controlled trial and longitudinal cohort study (HIPARTI) Prof Kay Crossley, Dr Joanne Kemp   Hip arthroscopy is a relatively new procedure and technically more demanding than arthroscopy of the other joints (shoulder, knee, ankle wrist). The number of hip arthroscopies has…read more

by Dr Christian Barton (Editor)

Traditionally research has focused on isometric muscle strength assessment in people with knee cap (patellofemoral) pain, consistently reporting that it is reduced. In this novel study, we evaluated rate of force development in females with and without knee cap pain. Our question was – do females with knee cap pain also have reduced hip muscle power?…read more

by Dr Christian Barton (Editor)

Read the paper Jean-Francois Esculier, Laurent Julien Bouyer, Blaise Dubois, Pierre Fremont, Lynne Moore, Bradford McFadyen, Jean-Sébastien Roy ALTMETRICS I had the great pleasure of catching up with JF Esculier who has just published his RCT completed as part of his PhD. The findings very clearly highlight the importance of education in runners with knee cap pain. Don’t throw the baby…read more

by Dr Christian Barton (Editor)

Quadriceps strengthening with and without blood flow restriction in the treatment of patellofemoral pain: a double-blind randomised trial Lachlan Giles, Kate E Webster, Jodie McClelland, Jill L Cook A team from the La Trobe SEM Department, headed by Lachlan Giles, performed a double blind RCT looked into the effect of quadriceps strengthening with and without blood flow restriction…read more

by Liam West

April brought yet more high quality research from the staff at the La Trobe SEMRC. Check out out highlights infographic, hyperlinked articles below and the full list of publications (in case you need them for an essay!) at the end; Aquatic Exercise Therapy for People With Parkinson Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial Pulmonary rehabilitation referral…read more

by Liam West

Check out the hyperlinked publications in which our staff have contributed in March; Australian and New Zealand Pulmonary Rehabilitation Guidelines An optimised patient information sheet did not significantly increase recruitment or retention in a falls prevention study: an embedded randomised recruitment trial The association between pain catastrophising and kinesiophobia with pain and function in people with plantar…read more