Upper limb progressive resistance training and stretching exercises following surgery for early breast cancer: a randomized controlled trialSharon L Kilbreath
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Lidcombe, Sydney, NSW 1825, Australia
Breast Cancer Res Treat 133:667-76. 2012
..Both the groups reported few impairments including swelling immediately following the intervention and 6 months post-intervention. Notably, resistance training in the post-operative period did not precipitate lymphedema...
- Prevention of osteoporosis as a consequence of aromatase inhibitor therapy in postmenopausal women with early breast cancer: rationale and design of a randomized controlled trial
Sharon Kilbreath
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia
Contemp Clin Trials 32:704-9. 2011
..Since hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is contraindicated in these women, one prevention option is exercise combined with vitamin D and calcium. The effect of this intervention on drug-induced osteoporosis is unknown...
- Effect of air travel on lymphedema risk in women with history of breast cancer
Sharon L Kilbreath
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Lidcombe, NSW, Australia
Breast Cancer Res Treat 120:649-54. 2010
..Further research is required to determine whether these findings are generalizable to the population of women who have been treated for breast cancer...
- Patient perceptions of arm care and exercise advice after breast cancer surgery
Teresa S Lee
Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Oncol Nurs Forum 37:85-91. 2010
..To describe in greater detail women's experiences receiving advice about arm care and exercise after breast cancer treatment...
- Effects of mastectomy on shoulder and spinal kinematics during bilateral upper-limb movement
Jack Crosbie
Clinical Rehabilitation Sciences Research Group, Discipline of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, PO Box 170, East Street, Lidcombe, New South Wales 1825, Australia
Phys Ther 90:679-92. 2010
..Shoulder movement impairment is a commonly reported consequence of surgery for breast cancer...
Chronic ankle instability: evolution of the modelClaire E Hiller
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
J Athl Train 46:133-41. 2011
..A modification of the Hertel model is proposed whereby these 3 components can exist independently or in combination...
Prognosis of the upper limb following surgery and radiation for breast cancerTeresa S Lee
Discipline of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, NSW, 2141, Australia
Breast Cancer Res Treat 110:19-37. 2008
..Radiation that excludes the axilla does not appear to be a strong prognostic indicator of adverse upper limb outcomes...
- Comparison of effect of aerobic cycle training and progressive resistance training on walking ability after stroke: a randomized sham exercise-controlled study
Mi Joung Lee
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
J Am Geriatr Soc 56:976-85. 2008
..To determine whether changes in strength or cardiorespiratory fitness after exercise training improve walking ability in individuals who have had a stroke...
- Progressive resistance training and stretching following surgery for breast cancer: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Sharon L Kilbreath
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
BMC Cancer 6:273. 2006
..The primary aim of the proposed study is to determine whether upper limb impairments can be prevented by undertaking an exercise program of prolonged stretching and resistance training, commencing soon after surgery...
- The effect of ankle taping on detection of inversion-eversion movements in participants with recurrent ankle sprain
Kathryn M Refshauge
Clinical Rehabilitation Sciences Research Group, Office of Research and Innovation, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia
Am J Sports Med 37:371-5. 2009
..Taping is often used to counter the proprioceptive deficit after joint injury such as ankle sprain. However, the effect of taping on proprioceptive acuity at the ankle is unclear, with conflicting findings...
- Performance in different proprioceptive tests does not correlate in ankles with recurrent sprain
Arienne de Jong
School of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney, Lidcombe, NSW, Australia
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 86:2101-5. 2005
..02 to -.36). CONCLUSIONS: These findings show that performance in different proprioceptive tests is not well correlated and, therefore, that general proprioceptive status cannot be inferred from assessment of a single proprioceptive test...
- Effect of progressive resistance training on muscle performance after chronic stroke
Mi Joung Lee
Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Med Sci Sports Exerc 42:23-34. 2010
..This study investigated the effects of high-intensity progressive resistance training (PRT) and high-intensity cycling (cycling) on muscle performance and the time course of strength gains in a chronic stroke population...
- Factors that affect intention to avoid strenuous arm activity after breast cancer surgery
Teresa S Lee
Physiotherapy Discipline, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Oncol Nurs Forum 36:454-62. 2009
..To explore the factors that contribute to women's intention to avoid strenuous arm activity after breast cancer surgery...
- Segmental measurement of breast cancer-related arm lymphoedema using perometry and bioimpedance spectroscopy
Sharon A Czerniec
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, Sydney, NSW 1825, Australia
Support Care Cancer 19:703-10. 2011
..To determine if bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) could detect localised lymphoedema of the arm and to compare BIS measurements with equivalent measures of limb volume by perometry...
- Prevalence and impact of chronic musculoskeletal ankle disorders in the community
Claire E Hiller
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 93:1801-7. 2012
..To determine the point prevalence of chronic musculoskeletal ankle disorders in the community...
- The kinematics of the scapulae and spine during a lifting task
Jack Crosbie
Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, PO Box 170, East Street, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia
J Biomech 43:1302-9. 2010
..There were no age-related differences in any movement responses...
- Intrinsic predictors of lateral ankle sprain in adolescent dancers: a prospective cohort study
Claire E Hiller
School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Clin J Sport Med 18:44-8. 2008
..To identify intrinsic predictors of lateral ankle sprain...
- Cross-cultural adaptation of the Brazilian-Portuguese version of the Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool (CAIT)
Marcos de Noronha
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Disabil Rehabil 30:1959-65. 2008
..To develop and psychometrically test a Brazilian-Portuguese version of the Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool (CAIT), the only questionnaire that provides a numeric measure for functional ankle instability...
- Reliability and concurrent validity of the perometer for measuring hand volume in women with and without lymphedema
Mi Joung Lee
Discipline of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Lymphat Res Biol 9:13-8. 2011
..The aim of this study was to investigate the criterion validity and reliability of Perometer™ for measuring hand volume in woman with and without lymphedema...
- Inter-rater reliability of arm circumference measurement
Nasim Foroughi
Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences, Breast Cancer Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Lymphat Res Biol 9:101-7. 2011
..A protocol was developed for measuring arm circumference independent of medically trained professionals. The aim of this project was to assess the protocol's inter-rater reliability and its coherence with perometry measures...
- Balance and recovery from a perturbation are impaired in people with functional ankle instability
Claire E Hiller
School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Clin J Sport Med 17:269-75. 2007
..To determine if differences in balance and recovery would be found between controls and participants with unilateral or bilateral functional ankle instability (FAI)...
- The development of an arm activity survey for breast cancer survivors using the Protection Motivation Theory
Teresa S Lee
School of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney, Lidcombe, Australia
BMC Cancer 7:75. 2007
..Many factors contribute to women's perceptions about lymphoedema and their ability to use their affected arm, and it is the aim of this study to explore and understand these perceptions...
- Reliability of two goniometric methods of measuring active inversion and eversion range of motion at the ankle
Collette Menadue
School of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 7:60. 2006
..This study aimed to establish the reliability of goniometry as used in clinical practice...
- The Cumberland ankle instability tool: a report of validity and reliability testing
Claire E Hiller
School of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney, Lidcombe, Australia
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 87:1235-41. 2006
..5 (Youden index, 68.1); sensitivity was 82.9% and specificity was 74.7%. Test-retest reliability was excellent (ICC(2,1)=.96). CONCLUSIONS: CAIT is a simple, valid, and reliable tool to measure severity of functional ankle instability...
- Movement detection at the ankle following stroke is poor
Mi-Joung Lee
School of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney, Lidcombe, NSW, 1825, Australia
Aust J Physiother 51:19-24. 2005
..This could explain the moderate relationship found between proprioceptive acuity and walking endurance in persons following stroke (Spearman's rho = 0.63 to 0.77)...
- Deficits in detection of inversion and eversion movements among subjects with recurrent ankle sprains
Kathryn M Refshauge
University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 33:166-73; discussion 173-6. 2003
..Observational cross-sectional design...
- Reliability of a radiological grading system for dermal backflow in lymphoscintigraphy imaging
Elizabeth S Dylke
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
Acad Radiol 20:758-63. 2013
..Although often reported as present or absent, a scale that assesses the severity of dermal backflow has been previously developed. The aim of this study was to determine the reliability of these two methods of assessment...
- Frequency of hand use in healthy older persons
Sharon L Kilbreath
School of Physiotherapy, The University of Sydney, Lidcombe, NSW, 2141, Australia
Aust J Physiother 51:119-22. 2005
..While the dominant hand is used more than the non-dominant hand, the hands are used predominantly together to perform bimanual tasks...
- Scapulohumeral rhythm and associated spinal motion
Jack Crosbie
Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, P O Box 170, East Street, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia
Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 23:184-92. 2008
..To investigate the coordination of humeral, scapular and thoracolumbar spine motions during a number of unilateral and bilateral upper limb movements in a range of movement conditions...
- Cardiorespiratory fitness and walking ability in subacute stroke patients
Joanna O Kelly
Rehabilitation Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Lidcombe, Sydney, NSW 1825, Australia
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 84:1780-5. 2003
..To evaluate the cardiorespiratory fitness of subacute stroke patients and to determine whether reduced fitness is associated with gait performance...
- Kinesthesia at the knee: the effect of osteoarthritis and bandage application
Bronwen A Hewitt
The University of Sydney, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
Arthritis Rheum 47:479-83. 2002
..This deficit could result from loss of receptors, altered muscle function, or the consequent joint instability...
