Infants born extremely preterm (EP, <28 weeks’ gestational age) and/or extremely low birthweight (ELBW, <1000 g) are at higher risk of developmental delay and/or disabilities, such as cerebral palsy (CP), compared with ...

Training targeted towards goals that are meaningful to children with cerebral palsy (CP) and their families is needed to improve function and support participation in physical activities in this population. Riding a two-wheel ...

Participation in physical activity (PA) is associated with wide ranging health benefits at preschool age and across the lifespan, including favourable cardiometabolic and psychosocial outcomes. Many typically developing ...

Worldwide lung cancer is the second most frequently diagnosed cancer. In Australia it is the leading cause of cancer burden and death. The overwhelming majority of people are diagnosed once the disease has spread beyond ...

Pubescent females are twice more likely to suffer a non-contact ACL injury than their male counterparts. This disparity has been correlated with multiple concurrent factors, including biomechanical, anatomical and hormonal ...

Children and adolescents (“children”) with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) have progressive weakness of the lower limbs causing problems with gait and function. This thesis examined the nature and impact of gait dysfunction ...

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a significant cause of pain and disability among older adults worldwide. Evidence and all guidelines recommend exercise as the cornerstone of non-surgical treatment for all people with knee OA. ...

Knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) is highly prevalent and has a significant burden on both the individual sufferer and society. All current clinical guidelines recommend education and exercise for management of OA, however ...

Median sternotomy is the most common incision used in cardiac surgery worldwide with more than a million procedures operated annually (Epstein et al, 2011; Go et al, 2014), due to its ease of performance and provision of ...

Adolescent girls are susceptible to knee injuries such as non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture and patellofemoral pain (PFP). Adolescence is synonymous with pubertal development which drives substantial ...