Associate Professor Joshua Burns
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Qualifications: PhD, B App Sc (Pod) Hons Positions held:
Research Team: Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Research Group, Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences |
Biography
Associate Professor Joshua Burns combines research and clinical training in Podiatry, Physiotherapy and Neurology. During 2000 he received a 1st Class Honours Degree with the University Medal for Podiatry. His Honours research established risk factors for lower limb injury in amateur to elite triathletes. During 2006 he received a PhD in Physiotherapy. His thesis established assessment and treatment methods for foot problems of adults with nerve and muscle disorders. During 2009 he completed a National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) Postdoctoral Fellowship in the field of Neurology evaluating therapies for children with nerve and muscle diseases such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. During this time he received the Young Tall Poppy Science Award for excellence in Podiatry and Paediatric Neurology in 2008 and was awarded the National Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholarship for 2009 to work in the USA.
Assoc Prof Burns has published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles in the past 5 years alone, including 23 as first author and 17 as senior author. This output includes lead-author papers in Lancet Neurology, Brain and Neurology. He has attracted over $10.5M in local and international funding, including a recent NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence (2012-2016).
Assoc Prof has led seven randomised controlled trials and conducted six systematic reviews. In these trials he has evaluated diverse interventions such as orthoses, footwear, stretching, strengthening, ascorbic acid and botulinum toxin. He is an editor of the Cochrane Collaboration, and regularly reviews for 30 journals and international granting bodies.
In 2011, Assoc Prof Joshua Burns was awarded a 4-year NHMRC Career Development Fellowship to improve the measurement and management of children and adults with nerve and muscle disorders at The University of Sydney. Assoc Prof Joshua Burns is also Director of the Paediatric Gait Analysis Service of NSW and Head of Clinical Research at the Institute for Neuroscience and Muscle Research, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead.
Teaching and Service Responsibilities
- Foot and Ankle
Selected Publications
- Burns J. Ouvrier RA. Yiu EM. Joseph PD. Kornberg AJ. Fahey MC. Ryan MM. Ascorbic acid for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A in children: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, safety and efficacy trial. Lancet Neurology. 8 (6) 537-544, 2009.
- Burns J. Ryan MM. Ouvrier RA. Quality of life in children with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Journal of Child Neurology 25 (3), 343-347, 2010.
- Burns J. Crosbie J. Hunt A. Ouvrier R. The effect of pes cavus on foot pain and plantar pressure. Clinical Biomechanics. 20(9):877-82, 2005.
- Burns J. Crosbie J. Ouvrier R. Hunt A. Effective orthotic therapy for the painful cavus foot: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 96(3):205-11, 2006.
- Burns J. Landorf KB. Ryan MM. Crosbie J. Ouvrier RA. Interventions for the prevention and treatment of pes cavus. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD006154. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006154.pub2.
- Burns J. Ryan MM. Ouvrier RA. Evolution of foot and ankle manifestations in children with CMT1A. Muscle & Nerve 39(2) 158-66, 2009.
- Burns J. Raymond J. Ouvrier RA. Feasibility of foot and ankle strength training in childhood Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Neuromuscular Disorders 19(12):818-21, 2009.
- Burns J. Wegener C. Begg L. Vicaretti M. Fletcher J. Randomised trial of custom orthoses and footwear on foot pain and plantar pressure in diabetic peripheral arterial disease. Diabetic Medicine 26(9) 893-899, 2009.