Associate Professor Louise Ada
Grants
2011 - 2015. Ross Menzies, Ann Packman, Mark Onslow. From Discovery to Innovation in Stuttering Treatment, National Health and Medical Research Council/Program Grants. $4,775,000
2009 - 2011. Mark Jones, Michelle Lincoln, Susan O'Brian, Ann Packman, Sheena Reilly, Mark Onslow. Randomised trial of an innovative treatment for early Stuttering, National Health and Medical Research Council/Project Grants. $462,350
2006 - 2008. Michelle Lincoln, Ross Menzies, Mark Onslow. Establishing the relationship between anxiety and stuttering, Australian Research Council/Discovery Projects (DP). $210,000
2006 - 2010. Ross Menzies, Ann Packman, Mark Onslow. Equitable Access To Stuttering Treatments: Developing Distance And Self-Managed Treatment Models, National Health and Medical Research Council/Program Grants. $4,150,000
2005 - 2007. Mark Onslow. A telehealth adaptation of a treatment for chronic stuttering, National Health and Medical Research Council/Project Grants. $382,650
2004 - 2008. Mark Onslow. Principal Research Fellow and Support Enhancement Option, National Health and Medical Research Council/Training Fellowships. $675,000
Publications
Stanton, R V , Ada, L M, Dean, C, Preston, E A 2011, Biofeedback improves activities of the lower limb after stroke: a systematic review, Journal of Physiotherapy, 57(3), 145-155
Wajon, A, Ada, L M, Carr, E, Edmunds, I 2011, Conservative and surgical management of osteoarthritis at the trapeziometacarpal joint, BMJ: British Medical Journal ,
Al Zahrani, M, Ada, L M, Dean, C 2011, Duration of physical activity is normal but frequency is reduced after stroke: an observational study, Journal of Physiotherapy, 57(1), 47-51
Kuys, S, Brauer, S, Ada, L M 2011, Higher-intensity treadmill walking during rehabilitation after stroke is feasible and not detrimental to walking pattern or quality: a pilot randomized trial, Clinical Rehabilitation, 25, 316-326
Verschuren, O, Ketelaar, M, Keefer, D, Wright, V, Butler, J M, Ada, L M, Maher, C, Reid, S, Wright, M, et al 2011, Identification of a core set of exercise tests for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: a Delphi survey of researchers and clinicians, Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 53(5), 449-456
Ada, L M, Dean, C 2011, Laufbandtraining nach Schlaganfall (Treadmill training after Stroke), Neuroreha nach Schlaganfall, Georg Thieme Verlag, Germany, 135-146
Alzahrani, M A , Dean, C, Ada, L M, Dorsch, S L, Canning, C G 2011, Mood and Balance are Associated with Free-Living Physical Activity of People after Stroke Residing in the community, Stroke Research and Treatment,
Verschuren, O, Ada, L M, Maltais, D, Gorter, J, Scianni, A, Ketelaar, M 2011, Muscle strengthening in children and adolescents with spastic cerebral palsy: Considerations for Future Resistance Training Protocols, Physical Therapy, 91(7), 1130-1139
Lannin Marshman, N A, Ada, L M 2011, Neurorehabilitation splinting: Theory and principles of clinical use, NeuroRehabilitation: an interdisciplinary journal, 28(1), 21-28
Polese, J, Nascimento, L, Faria, C, Laurentino, G, Rodrigues-de-Paula, F, Ada, L M, Teixeira-Salmela, L 2011, Percepcao de hemiplegicos cronicos sobre o uso de dispositivos auxiliares na marcha. (Perception of patients with chronic hemiplegia regarding the use of assistive walking devices), Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica-Pan American Journal of Public Health, 30(3), 204-208
Al Zahrani, M, Dean, C, Ada, L M 2011, Relationship between walking performance and types of community-based activities in people with stroke: an observational study, Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia, 15(1), 45-51
Kuys, S, Brauer, S, Ada, L M 2011, Test-retest reliability of the GAITRite system in people with stroke undergoing rehabilitation, Disability and Rehabilitation, 33(19-20), 1848-1853
Polese, J, Teixeira-Salmela, L, Nascimento, L, Faria, C, Kirkwood, R, Laurentino, G, Ada, L M 2011, The effects of walking sticks on gait kinematics and kinetics with chronic stroke survivors, Clinical Biomechanics, In Press - on line
Ada, L M, Dean, C, Morris, M, Simpson, J M, Katrak, P 2010, Randomized Trial of Treadmill Walking With Body Weight Support to Establish Walking in Subacute Stroke: The MOBILISE Trial, Stroke: a journal of cerebral circulation, 41(6), 1237-1242
Ada, L. M., Dean, C., Lindley, R. I., and Lloyd, G. T., 2009, Improving community ambulation after stroke: the AMBULATE Trial, B M C Neurology, 9[8]
Ada, L. M., Sherrington, C., Canning, C. G., Dean, C., and Scianni, A., 2009, Computerized tracking to train dexterity after cerebellar tumour: A single-case experimental study, Brain Injury, 23[7-8], 702-706
Ada, L. M., Dean, C., Lindley, R. I., and Lloyd, G. T., 2009, Improving community ambulation after stroke: the AMBULATE trial, B M C Neurology, 9[8], 8-1-8-6
Dean, C., and Ada, L. M., 2009, Ability to negotiate stairs predicts free-living physical activity in community-dwelling people with stroke:; an observational study, Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, 55[4], 277-281
Scianni, A., Butler, J. M., Ada, L. M., and Teixeira-Salmela, L., 2009, Muscle strengthening is not effective in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy:;a systematic review, Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, 55[2], 81-87
Publication
Canning, C G, Ada, L M, Woodhouse, E 2008, Multiple-task walking training in people with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease: a pilot study, Clinical Rehabilitation, 22(3), 226-233
Kuys, S, Brauer, S, Ada, L M, Russell, T 2008, Immediate effect of treadmill walking practiceversus overground walking practice onoverground walking pattern in ambulatory strokepatients: an experimental study, Clinical Rehabilitation, 22(10-11), 931-939
Robinson, W E, Smith, R, Aung, O, Ada, L M 2008, No difference between wearing a night splint and standing on a tilt table in preventing ankle contracture early after stroke: a randomised trial, Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, 54(1), 33-38
Kuys, S, Brauer, S, Ada, L M, Russell, T 2008, Increasing intensity during treadmill walking does not adversely affect walking pattern or quality in newly-ambulating stroke patients: an experimental study, Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, 54(1), 49-54
Publication
Horsley, S A, Herbert, R D, Ada, L M 2007, Four weeks of daily stretch has little or no effect on wrist contracture after stroke: a randomised, controlled trial., Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, 53(4), 239-245
Ada, L M, Dean, C, Morris, M 2007, Supported treadmill training to establish walking innon-ambulatory patients early after stroke., BMC Neurology, 7(Article 29), 29-1-29-6
Ada, L M, Dean, C 2007, Improving walking after stroke using a treadmill., Recent Advances in Physiotherapy, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, United Kingdom, England, 108-123
Wajon, A, Ada, L M, Refshauge, K M 2007, Work-related thumb pain in physiotherapists is associated with thumb alignment during performance of PA pressures, Manual Therapy, 12(1), 12-16
Publication
Ada, L M, Dorsch, S L, Canning, C G 2006, Strengthening interventions increase strength and improve activity after stroke: a systematic review, Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, 52(4), 241-248
Ada, L M, Dean, C, Mackey, H 2006, Increasing the amount of physical activity undertaken after stroke, Physical Therapy Reviews, 11(2), 91-100
Ada, L M, O'Dwyer, N J, O'Neill, E 2006, Relation between spasticity, weakness and contracture of the elbow flexors and upper limb activity after stroke: An observational study, Disability and Rehabilitation, 28(13-14), 891-897
Canning, C G, Ada, L M, Johnson, J J, McWhirter, S 2006, Walking Capacity in Mild to Moderate Parkinson's Disease, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 87(3), 371-375
Canning, C G, Ada, L M, Paul, S 2006, Is automaticity of walking regained after stroke?, Disability and Rehabilitation, 28(2), 97-102
Kuys, S, Brauer, S, Ada, L M 2006, Routine physiotherapy does not induce acardiorespiratory training effect post-stroke,regardless of walking ability, Physiotherapy Research International, 11(4), 219-227
Patrick, E, Ada, L M 2006, The Tardieu Scale differentiates contracture fromspasticity whereas the Ashworth Scale is confounded by it, Clinical Rehabilitation, 20(2), 173-182