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 Physiotherapy Projects


  1.  Accuracy and Reliability of Medial Longitudinal Arch measurement in Eight Year Old Children: Vernier Calipers versus the ePAED.

  2. Determination of the accuracy and reliability of observation gait assessment for children with cerebral palsy when performed via a telerehabilitation.

  3. A computer based tool (ePAED) for measuring the structure of the medial longitudinal arch of the foot in normal adults.

  4. The accuracy and reliability of the ePAED versus traditional clinical tools for the measurement of plagiocephaly.

  5. Accuracy and reliability of a digital imaging system compared with the Universal Goniometer for assessing cervical range of motion in infants with torticollis.

  6. Assessing balance via low-bandwidth Internet based telerehabilitation.

  7. The validity and reliability of a handheld digital measurement tool (ePAED) for the measurement of static joint angles.

  8. Digital measurement of the medial longitudinal arch under static and dynamic conditions in children with cerebral palsy.

  9. The Internet can be used to measure upper limb range of motion in people who have had a stroke

  10. An investigation into outpatient allied health therapy services for people with a neurological condition in rural and remote Queensland

  11. Internet-based physical assessment of people with Parkinson’s disease is accurate and reliable




Internet assessment of upper limb ROM following stroke
The Internet can be used to measure upper limb range of motion in people who have had a stroke The ability to measure the upper limb range of motion in people who have had a stroke via the Internet would be a significan...

Internet assessment of ADL and hand function in Parkison's disease
Using the Internet to assess ADL and hand function in people with Parkinson’s disease The ability to measure activities of daily living (ADL) and hand function for people with Parkinson’s disease via an Inter...

Outpatient allied health services in rural and remote Queensland
An investigation into outpatient allied health therapy services for people with a neurological condition in rural and remote Queensland. Rehabilitation therapy is an important service for clients with a neurological cond...

Internet physical assessment of Parkinson's disease
Internet-based physical assessment of people with Parkinson’s disease is accurate and reliable Telerehabilitation may be an alternative service delivery model for people with Parkinson’s Disease (PWP) who liv...

Internet multidisciplinary assessment following TBI
Internet-based multidisciplinary assessment of patients following Traumatic Brain Injury Motor vehicle accidents are the single greatest cause of traumatic brain injury. While there is compelling evidence that rehabilita...

Calipers vs ePAED foot measurements paediatrics
Accuracy and Reliability of Medial Longitudinal Arch measurement in Eight Year Old Children: Vernier Calipers versus the ePAED Digital photos taken with a pocket computer (ePAED) will be analysed on the computer and then...

Gait assessment in children with cerebral palsy
Determination of the accuracy and reliability of observation gait assessment for children with cerebral palsy when performed via a telerehabilitation Analysis of gait is a fundamental part of management of children with ...

ePAED foot assessment in adults
A computer based tool (ePAED) for measuring the structure of the medial longitudinal arch of the foot in normal adults. The structure and function of the medial longitudinal arch of the foot has many important implicatio...

ePAED measurement of plagiocephaly
The accuracy and reliability of the ePAED versus traditional clinical tools for the measurement of plagiocephaly The incidence of deformational plagiocephaly has dramatically increased over recent years throughout Austra...

Digital imaging assessment of cervical range of motion
Accuracy and reliability of a digital imaging system compared with the Universal Goniometer for assessing cervical range of motion in infants with torticollis This two-part study investigated the accuracy and reliability...

Assessment of balance via low-bandwidth telerehabilitation
Assessing balance via low-bandwidth Internet based telerehabilitation Falls in the elderly population are a significant problem in Australia, accounting for the largest proportion of all injury-related deaths and hospita...

ePAED measurements of static joint angles
The validity and reliability of a handheld digital measurement tool (ePAED) for the measurement of static joint angles. Measuring angles of the joints of the human body is often required in physiotherapy. A new portable...

Digital assessment of foot in children with cerebral palsy
Digital measurement of the medial longitudinal arch under static and dynamic conditions in children with cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy (CP) is a condition related to brain injuries that occur in children before birth or...