Dr Louise Tofts
Clinical Lecturer
Paediatrics & Child Health, Children's Hospital, Westmead
Telephone | +61 2 9845 2132 |
Fax | +61 2 9845 0785 |
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Biographical details
Dr Louise Tofts
MB BS, DCH, MRCPCH, MSpMed, FAFRM, FRACP
Paediatric Rehabilitation Specialist
Louise is an accredited rehabilitation physician and paediatrician holding Australian fellowships in both specialties and a Masters in Sports Medicine from The University of New South Wales. Louise currently practices at Kids Rehab the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Narrabeen Sports Medicine Centre and Delmar Private Hospital. She trained and practiced in London, England at St Bartholomews Hospital, The Royal London Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children. She has expertise in hypermobility, persistent musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, difficulty learning motor skills, congenital musculoskeletal conditions, athletes with a physical disability and exercise and rehabilitation programs for children following injury or illness.
Louise is actively involved in research into hypermobility, achondroplasia, arthrogryposis and limb loss.
Research interests
Joint hypermobilty
Achondroplasia and Skeletal Dysplasia
Ehlers Danlos syndromes and related congenital connective tissue disorders
Disabiling musculoskeletal conditions
Limb loss, prosthetics
Motor delays and Developmental Coordination Disorder
Brain and spinal cord injury
Current projects
“The clinical characteristics of children with joint hypermobility and their relationship to adverse outcomes” 5-year cohort study. 4th and final wave data collection complete, 5 full publications, 2 further papers in draft.
“Functional disability and access to care in children with arthrogryposis” data analysis
“Effect of energy returning sport prosthesis on physical activity participation and quality of life in child amputees” draft manuscript
“Function and quality of life in children with longitudinal fibular deficiency” data collection underway
Industry sponsored trials of Visorotide in Achondroplasia (BMN 111-901, 111-301 and 111-206)
Keywords
Genetic diseases; Joint Hypermobilty Syndrome; Musculoskeletal diseases
Clinical Specialty
Paediatrics
Selected grants
2015
- Clinical characteristics of children with generalized joint hypermobility - 3 year follow up; Nicholson L, Pacey V, Tofts L, Munns C; Arthritis Australia/Grants-in-Aid.
2013
- Clinical Characteristics of Children with Generalised Joint Hypermobility; Nicholson L, Pacey V, Tofts L, Munns C; Arthritis Australia/Project Grants.
Selected publications
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