Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Clinical Gait Analysis and Gait Rehabilitation
A collaboration between:
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Physiotherapist. Post-doctoral fellow - Orthopaedics and Gait Analysis. Gait CCRE, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute.
Project: Measurement variability in 3-dimensional gait analysis. This research looks at why measures of walking are sometimes different when they are repeated on more than one occasion. The findings from this research will help improve the way we measure walking and help clinicians better understand the measurement data.
Biomechanist, Post-doctoral fellow. Gait Centre for Clinical Research Excellence, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Project: Gaitabase: Web Based repository system for gait analysis. This project has provided the development of Gaitabase which is a web-accessible repository system for gait analysis data (http://gaitabase.rch.org.au). It is a platform that supports collaborative research between partners in the Gait CCRE but has also been opened up for use within the wider international community.
Gait CCRE, MCRI
Project: Compensating for soft tissue artefact.
Senior physiotherapist- Hugh Williamson Gait Laboratory, RCH and Gait CCRE, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Project: Gait and function in Dravet Syndrome: a cross-sectional study. Clinically it has been noticed that some children with Dravet Syndrome show deterioration in how they walk as they get older. This research has characterised how people of all ages with Dravet Syndrome walk and documented their functional levels in different situations. The findings will help clinicians to identify the cause(s) of the changes so that this deterioration can be prevented.
Physiotherapist. Research Fellow, - Orthopaedics and Gait Analysis. Gait CCRE, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Project: Clinical applications of the Movement Analysis Profiles (MAP). This project will look at exploring how MAPs can be used during clinical gait analysis reporting sessions, how useful they are to clinicians with different levels of experience and the impact that they have to the overall clinical decision making process. This information will be used to further develop and validate the MAP and assist clinicians with varying levels of expertise with the complex clinical decision making processes associated with clinical gait analysis.
Post-doctoral Research Fellow. School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University
Project: Identification of cerebral electrical potentials and waveforms in the control of gait. This project involves the measurement of electroencephalogram (EEG) during the initiation and performance of gait. While enhancing our understanding of brain processes involved in the control of gait, it will also elucidate neurobiological abnormalities in movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease.
VNI Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine (The University of Melbourne), Physiotherapy Department, Epworth Hospital
Project 1: Observational gait analysis in TBI: Accuracy and agreement for judgments of gait disorders. This project investigates if visual observation of gait abnormalities is accurate following TBI. Improved assessment and analysis of gait disorders will lead to better clinical decision making and treatment outcomes for severe and complex gait disorders.
Project 2: Incidence of gait disorders following TBI. This project investigates the incidence and severity of gait disorders following TBI. Identification of the main biomechanical abnormalities affecting gait following TBI will provide clinicians with a guide for clinical assessment and targeting interventions.
Project 3: Gait disorders following TBI. This project is investigating the impairments responsible for gait disorders following TBI. Identification of the primary impairments limiting gait will provide clinical researchers with direction for intervention studies in TBI mobility.
The University of Melbourne
Project: X-ray fluoroscopy and computational modelling.
The University of Melbourne
Project: Muscle forces and models during human locomotion.
The University of Melbourne
Project: Biomechanics of normal & pathological locomotion.
The University of Melbourne
Project: Osteoarthritis at the patellofemoral joint.
Postdoctoral research fellow, Musculoskeletal Research Centre, La Trobe University
Project: Gait, balance and falls risk in people with knee osteoarthritis before and after knee replacement. This research project aims to assess the falls risk of individuals with knee osteoarthritis over a period of one year following knee replacement surgery. It will also investigate walking patterns and foot type in patients with knee osteoarthritis prior to undergoing knee replacement and following the surgery. The study outcomes will enable the detection of factors associated with falls which therefore may allow clinicians and professionals to implement effective falls prevention programs targeted to those at greatest risk such as elderly with knee osteoarthritis.