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 ...

Falls are a major public health problem. They can have physical and psychological sequelae and may impose an economic burden for the patient, family, carers, staff and the healthcare system. Although much of the focus ...

Interacting with patients is integral to the practice of physiotherapy. Notably, however, empirically derived knowledge about how physiotherapists interact with their patients is limited, particularly in the private practice ...

Neuromuscular adaptations are a hallmark presentation of chronic low back pain (CLBP). People with CLBP have demonstrated trunk muscle co-contraction, trunk muscle weakness and decreased lumbar range of motion (ROM). The ...

Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating event, resulting in rapid and extensive deterioration of musculoskeletal tissue due to denervation, which further progresses due to lifelong paralysis. Secondary sequelae ...