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Contact Details

Email
brendon.roxburgh@otago.ac.nz
Position
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department
Department of Surgical Sciences (Dunedin)
Research summary
Clinical exercise physiology and prescription, heat therapy, perioperative medicine, prehabilitation

Research

Brendon is a clinical exercise physiologist, specialising in the assessment and prescription of exercise for a variety of clinical conditions. His recent research has explored exercise interventions and assessment for patients with cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis and those awaiting surgery.

Brendon is passionate about doing research that is accessible, equitable and improves peoples hauora and quality of life.

Research skills and expertise:

  • Clinical exercise physiology, prescription and assessment
  • Acute and adaptive responses to passive heat therapy
  • Perioperative medicine / prehabilitation / preoperative exercise
  • Cardiopulmonary exercise testing
  • Interventions with a health equity focus, with an emphasis on Māori and Pacific Peoples

Publications

Roxburgh, B. H., Campbell, H. A., Goodman, R., Cotter, J. D., Reymann, U., Gwynne-Jones, D., & Thomas, K. N. (2024). Acute and adaptive analgesic effects of passive heat therapy or high- intensity interval exercise in patients with severe lower-limb osteoarthritis: A mixed-methods exploratory study. International Journal of Research in Exercise Physiology, 19(2), 19-41. Retrieved from https://ijrep.org/ Journal - Research Article

Roxburgh, B. H., Campbell, H. A., Cotter, J. D., Reymann, U., Gwynne-Jones, D., & Thomas, K. N. (2024). Maintenance of preoperative fitness by home-based prehabilitation following supervised prehabilitation in patients awaiting total hip or knee arthroplasty. International Journal of Research in Exercise Physiology, 19(2), 57-77. Retrieved from https://ijrep.org/ Journal - Research Article

Roxburgh, B. (2023, November). Heat therapy and high-intensity interval training in patients with lower-limb osteoarthritis. Verbal presentation at the Osteoarthritis Aotearoa New Zealand Research Network (Te Anga Kaikōiwi o Aotearoa) Annual Conference & the Taumata Osteoarthritis Aotearoa New Zealand Osteoarthritis Summit, Dunedin, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Roxburgh, B. H., Campbell, H. A., Cotter, J. D., Reymann, U., Williams, M. J. A., Gwynne-Jones, D., & Thomas, K. N. (2023). Upper-limb high-intensity interval training or passive heat therapy to optimise cardiorespiratory fitness prior to total hip or knee arthroplasty: A randomised controlled trial. Arthritis Care & Research, 25238. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/acr.25238 Journal - Research Article

Roxburgh, B. H., Campbell, H. A., Cotter, J. D., Reymann, U., Williams, M. J. A., Gwynne-Jones, D., & Thomas, K. N. (2023). Acute and adaptive cardiovascular and metabolic effects of passive heat therapy or high-intensity interval training in patients with severe lower-limb osteoarthritis. Physiological Reports, 11, e15699. doi: 10.14814/phy2.15699 Journal - Research Article

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