2021
December Graduation
PhD
Dora Gosselin
Primary supervisor: Professor David Baxter
Emily Gray
Primary supervisor: Dr Margot Skinner
Rani Othman
Profiling sensory phenotypes in individuals with persistent musculoskeletal pain
Primary supervisor: Dr Ram Mani
Masters by thesis
Celia Monk
Physiotherapists supporting self-management in people with low back pain
Primary Supervisor: Dr Meredith Perry
David Williams
STARTBack and low back pain
Primary Supervisor: Professor David Baxter
August Graduation
Miranda Buhler
The impact of base of thumb osteoarthritis and the effectiveness of orthotic management.
Primary Supervisor: Dr Cathy Chapple
Suranga Dassanayake
Primary supervisor: Dr Margot Skinner
Zohreh Jafarian Tangrood
Primary supervisor: Dr Daniel Ribeiro
Rob Moran
Musculoskeletal injury prediction in high intensity strength and conditioning athletes.
Primary supervisor: Prof John Sullivan
Sarah Rhodes
Primary supervisor: Dr Margot Skinner
Lara Vlietstra
Screening and treating pro-dromal sarcopenia in middle-aged adults
2020
Carrie Falling
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Primary supervisor: Dr Ram Mani
Email: carrie.falling@otago.ac.nz
2019
Abdullah Alqarni
Knowledge translation of clinical assessment of pain mechanisms in to clinical practice.
Primary supervisor: Dr Ram Mani
Ally Calder
Access to physical activity for men following stroke.
Primary supervisor: Dr Hilda Mulligan
Donald Manlapaz
The use of Nintendo Wii Fit™ in improving falls risk, balance and adherence to exercise in patients with Knee Osteoarthritis.
Primary supervisor: Dr Cathy Chapple
Normala Mesbah (Graduated)
Postural stability in older adults with early diagnosed Alzheimer's disease.
Primary supervisor: Professor Leigh Hale
Kesava Sampath
Thoracic spinal manipulation and short-term changes in the activities of (1) hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis (i.e. HPA-HPG axis) and (2) the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). Is that a potential viable treatment option for people with chronic pain?
Primary supervisor: Dr Steve Tumilty
2018
Codi Ramsey
The influence of asymmetric footwear on overuse running-related injuries.
Primary supervisor: Dr Daniel Ribeiro
Angela Spontelli Gisselman
The role of heart rate variability indices in prevention of musculoskeletal overuse injuries in collegiate athletes.
Primary supervisor: Prof David Baxter
Ricky Bell
Huarahi Hauora – Identifying a pathway forward to wellness for Māori: an investigation of the association between BMI, body image and their relationship to improved health.
Primary supervisor: Dr Steve Tumilty
Mandeep Kaur
Long term outcomes of ACL reconstruction more than 2 years following injury.
Primary supervisor: Dr Gisela Sole
2016
Priya Kannan
Effects of exercise and aerobic training on menstrual pain in women with primary dysmenorrhea: A randomized controlled trial
Primary supervisor: Dr Cathy Chapple.
Parimala Kanagasabai
Participation of children with physical disability in leisure activities in New Zealand.
Primary supervisor: Dr Hilda Mulligan.
2015
Suliman Almansi
Feasibility of pedometer-driven walking to promote physical activity and improve health-related quality of life among meat processing workers.
Arun Balasundaram
Exploration of the factors that influence the reporting of postconcussion-like symptoms during daily life activities and following exercise or sports participation.
Susan Baxter
Tailored exercise interventions for people with rheumatoid arthritis.
Abdulkareem Diab
Body composition: balance in older adults with Parkinson's disease.
Aleksandra Macznik
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in the sports injury setting: acupressure for pain relief in acute sports injuries.
Poonam Mehta
To investigate minimum clinically important changes (MCIC) of pain intensity and functional outcome measures in patients with chronic neuropathic pain.
Stanley Winser
Reliability and validity of outcome measures for the assessment of balance in cerebellar ataxia.
2014
Ashok Arumugam
Risk for hamstring injury and neuromuscular control of the hamstring muscles
Lynne Clay
Psychosocial risk factors for quad bike accident among rural workers in New Zealand.
Prasath Jayakaran
Postural Responses to functional tasks in persons with transtibial amputations secondary to diabetes and peripheralvascular disease
Lesley Ward
The feasibility of yoga practices for the management of chronic pain.
2013
Osman Ahmed
The Development of an early education programme for adolescents with concussion
Ramakrishnan Mani
Does all terrain vehicle vibration (ATV) influence postural control in New Zealand farmers?
Daniel Ribeiro
The effectiveness of the spineangle as a real time biofeedback device for modifying trunk posture during daily activity.
2012
Alireza Hashemi Oskouei
Hand grip force, forearm surface EMG, and forearm surface dimensional changes; their reliability and predictive relationships
Cathy Chapple
What prognostic variables indicate a good outcome at 1 year for patients with OA knew following physiotherapy treatment?
Chris Sole
Exploring a model of footwear asymmetry on heel-raising performance and postural stability.
Daniel Pinto
Cost consequences analysis of physiotherapy in the management of hip or knee osteoarthritis
Jaya Pal
Exploring falls in people with intellectual disability
2011
Sridhar Alla
Development and validation of the Otago post-concussion return to play symptom based exercise assessment tool.
Paul Hendrick
The predictive relationship between physical activity and functional recovery in an acute low back pain population
Meredith Perry
Measurement and perceptions: Physical activity in people with low back pain.
2010
Pattariya Intolo
Lumbar and hip kinematics and the development of low back pain
Hilda Mulligan
Promotion of physical activity for individuals with neurological disability
Poonam Pal
The influence of skill and low back pain on peak and cumulative spine loads during wool harvesting
Cath Smith
How does exercise influence fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis?
Joanne Smith
Massage therapy services for health needs: drivers, utilisation, culture of care, and practice patterns of massage therapy in NZ
Steve Tumilty
Low level laser therapy for the treatment of tendionopathy with emphasis on the Achilles tendon
Alexis Wright
Prognostics factors associated with recovery of osteoarthritis of the hip
2009
Neetu Rishiraj
Efficacy of functional knee bracing - adaptation phase: A possible step in prevention of knee injuries.
Stuart Horton
The influence of chair backrest inclination and lumbar support on resting head and neck posture in sitting.
Malcolm Neall
Measurement of quality of life in New Zealand adults and adolescents with cystic fibrosis.
Anirban Banerjee
Short-term changes of the sagittal curvature and ranges of motion of the thoracolumbar spine in young adult females.
Jaber Abou Hassan
Do recommended postural modifications reduce kinematic loading during the required stooped postures of Islamic Prayer.
2008
Gisela Sole
Neuromuscular control of thigh and gluteal muscles following hamstring injuries.