University of South Australia Physiotherapy Clinic
t (08) 8302 2541
e physiotherapyclinic@unisa.edu.au
Location UniSA City East campus Level 8, Centenary Building (Room C8-40) Corner of North Terrace and Frome Road Adelaide SA 5000
Clinic hours Monday-Friday, 8:00am-3:30pm
My purpose is to inspire reflective, skilled and compassionate health professionals who strive for excellence; to be an engaged teacher and a stable and loving partner, aunt and daughter; and, to appreciate and be content with the world around me.
I have over 10 years of experience in musculoskeletal physiotherapy and in private practices across Adelaide. My current area of focus and my passion is the treatment of headache.
I currently supervise students in the City East Campus physiotherapy clinic, where we provide quality care at low cost: http://www.unisa.edu.au/Health-Sciences/Services/Health-clinics/Physiotherapy-Clinic/
Research projects open for recruitment include:
1. The Language of... Read more
About me
My purpose is to inspire reflective, skilled and compassionate health professionals who strive for excellence; to be an engaged teacher and a stable and loving partner, aunt and daughter; and, to appreciate and be content with the world around me.
I have over 10 years of experience in musculoskeletal physiotherapy and in private practices across Adelaide. My current area of focus and my passion is the treatment of headache.
I currently supervise students in the City East Campus physiotherapy clinic, where we provide quality care at low cost: http://www.unisa.edu.au/Health-Sciences/Services/Health-clinics/Physiotherapy-Clinic/
Research projects open for recruitment include:
1. The Language of Migraine: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3VCS5BG
2. Migraine: The Lived Experience: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/39ZNJJF
About me
Australian Physiotherapy Association (MPA SA committee member)
About me
Doctor of Philosophy (Health Sciences) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Physiotherapy with Honours University of South Australia
I have a clinical background in sports and musculoskeletal physiotherapy and worked for a number of private practices in Adelaide as well as for the South Australian Sports Institute. I have over 10 years of experience in musculoskeletal physiotherapy and have a special interest in helping people with headache.
In 2007, I commenced my PhD investigating barriers to patients receiving orthopaedic surgery in South Australian public hospitals, using critical systems theory to identify why patient's wait so so long. This research approach strongly feeds into the clinical reasoning framework used by physiotherapists.
I curently works as a lecturer in the physiotherapy program, predominantly teaching musculoskeletal physiotherapy to second, third, fourth and masters level students. In addition, I am fourth year coordinator for the undergraduate physiotherapy program, coordinator for the Graduate Entry Masters program as well as course coordinator for Evidence Informed Clinical Reasoning in Physiotherapy and Physiotherapy Clinical Skills (Community).
I currently have a number of ongoing projects related to headache and associated conditions:
1. Case study series with an international team of physiotherapists aiming to advocate for the role of manual therapy.
2. The Language of Migraine: What should migraine be called?
Words are important, especially when you’re talking about people and their health. Wherever we look, different words are used to describe what migraine is - ‘disease’, a ‘disorder of the nervous system’, ‘syndrome’, and people with migraine are called ‘sufferers’, ‘people affected by migraine, or ‘migraineurs’.
If you experience migraine and would like to be involved, please... Read more
Research
Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ResearcherID or Scopus
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| 2008 |
Walters, JL & Lange, BS 2008, 'Effect of a low-dye application of scotchcast soft cast on peak and mean plantar pressures in subjects with a navicular drop greater than 10 mm', Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. |
| 2008 |
Walters, JL, Lange, BS & Chipchase, L 2008, 'The journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association', Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. |
1.Blinding Strategies in Dry Needling Trials: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Braithwaite FA, Walters JL, Li LSK, Moseley GL, Williams MT, McEvoy MP. Phys Ther. 2019 Aug 2. pii: pzz111. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzz111. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31373369 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] Similar articles
2.Effectiveness and adequacy of blinding in the moderation of pain outcomes: Systematic review and meta-analyses of dry needling trials. Braithwaite FA, Walters JL, Li LSK, Moseley GL, Williams MT, McEvoy MP. PeerJ. 2018 Jul 31;6:e5318. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5318. eCollection 2018. PMID: 30083458 [PubMed] Free PMC Article Similar articles
Research
I currently have a number of ongoing projects related to headache and associated conditions:
1. Case study series with an international team of physiotherapists aiming to advocate for the role of manual therapy.
2. The Language of Migraine: What should migraine be called?
Words are important, especially when you’re talking about people and their health. Wherever we look, different words are used to describe what migraine is - ‘disease’, a ‘disorder of the nervous system’, ‘syndrome’, and people with migraine are called ‘sufferers’, ‘people affected by migraine, or ‘migraineurs’.
If you experience migraine and would like to be involved, please follow this link to survey monkey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3VCS5BG
3. Migraine: The Lived Experience
Too often is the experience migraine diminished into days absent from work, pain scores, symptom frequency, and need for medications. We want to hear your story, in your words. Below is a link to a short (less than 10 minutes), anonymous survey that asks for your migraine experience.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/39ZNJJF
4. The role of upper cervical afferent inputs in headache following mild traumatic brain injury
Student success is enhanced through strong peer and staff connections. I work closely with the Physiotherapy Student Society to help them strengthen networks across the four years of study and beyond.The Physiotherapy Student Society provides mentorship and support for students in each year of the degree, arranges social functions such as networking for first year students, organises pub crawls and the physiotherapy ball annually.
I am the convenor of the Physiotherapy Student Conference, held as the final event in the physiotherapy program. The conference showcases the skills and knowledge learned during the undergraduate and graduate entry courses to academics, peers and members of the wider physiotherapy community. This engagement provides an important opportunity to link with potential employers, demonstrate student research and strengthen within-cohort networks.
Strong advocacy is important for professional growth and progress, and requires close networks; these begin during undergraduate training. Participation in social and educational opportunities while studying is therefore important for your future.
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Aim Therapy and Work Health Solutions | AUSTRALIA |
| Physiotherapy Pilates Proactive | AUSTRALIA |
| Port Lincoln Health Services | AUSTRALIA |
| Repatriation General Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| SA Health | AUSTRALIA |
| The Physio Clinic | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
MPA committee memberAustralian Physiotherapy Association |
2018 |
MPA committee memberAustralian Physiotherapy Association |
2017 |
I aim to teach for mastery of skills and strive to provide a comfortable and efficient learning environment for students to acheive this.
My goal is for every student to develop and excel in their own approach to practice, and following graduation, to be critical, reflective and engaged clinicians who make an important contribution to the health of the community.
I primarily teach in the musculoskeletal physiotherapy discipline in the undergraduate and graduate entry, and postgraduate masters programs.
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| The relationship between lower limb muscular strength and drop jump performance as a tool for ACL injury risk assessment in AFLW players. | Current |
| Blinding in physical intervention research: a sham development process incorporating the art of deception | Completed |
