Just accepted, my 3rd paper from my PhD 'Is early initiated cardiorespiratory fitness training within a model of stroke-integrated cardiac rehabilitation safe and feasible?' Big thank you to my supervisors Liam Johnson, Gavin Williams & John Olver. kor01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

As 2023 draws to a close, we want to say a big THANK YOU to our stakeholders, partners and collaborators for all your ongoing support and contributions to our achievements over the year. Some highlights from the UoM Physiotherapy Dept can be seen in our annual review infographic

We are updating the Cochrane review evidence of Physical Fitness Training after Stroke. Do you know of any new RCTs 2018 onward, published, unpublished or ongoing? Share & let us know! 1⃣ Cardiorespiratory training 2⃣ Resistance training 3⃣ Mixed cardio/resistance training

Congratulations to Dr Bernadette Brady MACP for being awarded NSW’s Allied Health Professional of the Year last night, for her outstanding contributions to musculoskeletal and pain physiotherapy, particularly in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) populations.

Excited to host Dr Ryan Gallagher's talk on Artificial Intelligence for Health Professionals Mon 8th April 6pm. Registrations at ivvy.com.au/event/PHYS24/r…

Meeting some more recent friends #ACPIN2024 @gitaramdharry Dr Praveen Kumar and Gavin Williams - the conversation were enlightening. Also, well done @gitaramdharry on the Fellowship.

Wow incredible to see this work completed & the results in this thread. Well done Glenn Nielsen and team 👏👏

Still time to get your abstracts in for ABC- ANZORS 2024

1. Leanne Hassett and I are very excited to share with you that the first ever Australian Physical Activity Clinical Practice Guideline for people with moderate to severe TBI have been published today! You can download the Guideline yourself here imh.org.au/bridges

Hot off the press 🔥 Our newest paper - one of my PhD projects - is now out for publication in JNPT We looked at aerobic and muscle strengthening activity participation in more than 2000 people with #stroke enrolled in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)! Check it out!👇🏼 journals.lww.com/jnpt/abstract/…

Excited to announce our new Spasticity Assessment App spasticityassessment.com/# Please distribute via your networks

Very pleased to share this tremendous qualitative piece describing the 'The long road back to physical activity' experienced by people with moderate-to-severe TBI. This work was led brilliantly by Abby Haynes Institute for Musculoskeletal Health University of Sydney tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Excited to share a new study led by Sara Issak on symptoms in those with functional gait disorder and the impact on health domains. See the main findings below. Full paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/br…… #prosperresearch #FND #FGD #FNDaware

🔜🏃‍♀️We are holding a 2-Day Course on Running and High-Level Mobility Assessment and Treatment in Neurological Conditions. 21-22 June, In-person in Melbourne. Find out more here: ivvy.com.au/event/RUN2025/… #prosperresearch #rehabilitation #physiotherapy #mobility #neurosciences

🆕📰 New study alert, led by Jack Beard, which evaluated the agreement between two common spasticity assessment tools, in classifying lower limb spasticity. See our findings below, and manuscript published here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02… #prosperresearch #spasticity #neurological

📢 Upcoming Lecture: Prosper is hosting a virtual lecture by expert Professor Mike Barnes on "The Role of Cannabis in Medicine". All welcome. 🗓️ Monday 28 July 2025, 18:00pm (Melb, Aust time) 💻 Register online below (Lecture 3): ivvy.com.au/event/PHYS25/h… #medicinalcannabis

Just published in Disability and Rehabilitation. A timed sit-to-stand test and prediction equation had no agreement with fitness in people with stroke. A simple test of fitness for people with stroke is required. Liam Johnson Gavin Williams Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Research Group doi.org/10.1080/096382…

Congratulations Jack Beard, PhD Candidate University of Melbourne, who was awarded a prestigious Australian Government Department of Education National Industry PhD Scholarship for study exploring: The Impact of Postural Alignment on Mobility Outcomes Following Acquired Brain Injury. Amazing news #acquiredbraininjury #PhD

🗞️🏆Congratulations to our Unit Lead Prof Gavin Williams, for an Outstanding Researcher Award at Epworth Research Week 2025! Dr Bianca Fedele was awarded outstanding poster award in allied health and A/Prof Suzie Hooper the Epworth Research Leader Award. Wonderful news!

🎓 Many Congratulations to Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Research Group Researcher, Dr Natasha Machado Natasha Machado who graduated with a PhD University of Melbourne! Writing your thesis of 5 papers + 2 children + steps 🪜 into an bright future career in cardiovascular rehabilitation. So proud! Gavin Williams Liam Johnson