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The Alfred Physiotherapy Department investigates the benefits of physical activity and rehabilitation for hospitalised patients and people with chronic illness.
We have active research programs investigating new models of rehabilitation for people with respiratory disorders, early rehabilitation following surgery, physical activity in chronic disease, and physiotherapy in intensive care.
10 PhD students
11 masters students
Dr Carol Hodgson leads physiotherapy research in intensive care with the TEAM (Trial of Early Activity and Mobilisation) research program.
Find out morePhysiotherapist Lara Kimmel is undertaking a program of doctoral research exploring the role of rehabilitation following trauma.
Find out moreAssociate Professor Anne Holland led an international Task Force to develop a new technical standard for field walking tests in chronic respiratory disease, on behalf of the American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society.
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(2018), International Physiotherapy Group for Cystic Fibrosis. Physiotherapy for People with Cystic Fibrosis: from Infant to Adult, 5th edition., 66-8
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(2018), International Physiotherapy Group for Cystic Fibrosis. Physiotherapy for People with Cystic Fibrosis: from Infant to Adult, 5th edition., 63-65
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(2018), International Physiotherapy Group for Cystic Fibrosis. Physiotherapy for People with Cystic Fibrosis: from Infant to Adult, 5th edition., 60-62
