Physical Activity for Clinical Populations: Measurement and Interventions

Brief outline (Detailed outline)

Overview of the most popular devices for physical activity monitoring and sleep monitoring.  Pro and cons of each device for the measurement of physical activity.  Evidence on use in intervention studies: low back pain, ankle spraing respiratory disease and cardiovascular disease, sleep studies.  Practical session on using pedometers to promote walking.

Objectives

• Be able to identify the pros and cons of monitors available to measure physical activity and sleep.
• Gain knowledge on the evidence for monitors/pedometers in a range of clinical areas.
• Be able to prescribe a tailored pedometer driven programme.

Organiser

Suzanne McDonough (United Kingdom)

Presentations: have delivered a variety of invited papers, seminars and workshops at a range of venues nationally and internationally.  Publications: 50 peer reviewed publications.  Research: Professor McDonough has published widely in her areas of expertise and has published several chapters in key textbooks.  Professor McDonough and her colleagues at Ulster have developed expertise in the area of activity monitoring for measurement and as a rehabilitation tool. They are currently using accelerometers to measure physical activity (e.g. daily steps, cadence and postural transitions such as sit to stand) in chronic LBP (CLBP), acute ankle sprains, and healthy controls in collaboration with centres in Ireland (North and South), New Zealand and Sweden. The group has completed reliability and validity studies in the laboratory and in free living.  She has obtained funding from a variety of prestigious external agencies and is currently involved in two studies on pedometer driven walking in chronic low back pain.   Professor McDonough has played a key role in helping to develop research in physiotherapy.  She teaches clinical research techniques at undergraduate and postgraduate level and has supervised 14 PhD students to completion, and is currently supervising three students in the area of activity monitoring and low back pain.  Memberships/honours: Vice Chair of the Scientific Panel for the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.  Appointed as Senior Research Fellow to the School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, NZ. Award for best abstract submitted to RTRS conference, Cork, Ireland.

Speakers

Mark Tully (United Kingdom)

Position and Professional Practice: Physical Activity Research Fellow, UKCRC Centre of Excellence for Public Health (NI).  Presentations: Dr Tully has presented the findings of his research at numerous national and international conferences including the World Congress of Cardiac Rehabilitation, International Conference of Ambulatory Monitoring and Physical Activity Measurement and the British Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation. He is also trained in motivational interviewing and teaches behaviour change techniques in the undergraduate medical degree.  Publications: Dr Tully has published 19 papers relating to the promotion and measurement of free living physical activity in sedentary adults including studies of the development of pedometer driven walking programmes in primary care. This work involved the translation of current exercise recommendations into practical programmes, which were tested in community and occupational settings.  Research: He has also been involved in research in cardiac rehabilitation and the effects of ice and exercise on physical activity levels following acute ankle sprains. In collaboration with the other presenters, he has contributed to the design of pedometer interventions in numerous clinical conditions and also has expertise in the objective measurement of physical activity using pedometers and accelerometers. He is study director of a team recently awarded a prestigious project grant from the Medical Research Council to study the effects of a major urban regeneration project on physical activity.  Memberships: He is a member of the editorial board of Physical Therapy Reviews and the Global Journal of Health Science.

Judy Bradley (United Kingdom)

Dr Bradley is a Reader in Physiotherapy and Joint Appointment with University of Ulster and Belfast Trust.  Teaching/Presentations: Dr Bradley is involved in teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level and has experience teaching on external courses.  Publications: Dr Bradley has over 40 publications in respiratory disease and has particular interests in bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis and outcome measurement for clinical trials.  Dr Bradley is co-lead of the Northern Ireland Clinical research Network (Respiratory Health) and manages a large number of clinical trials in cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis. She has supervised 7 PhD students and is currently supervising 5 PhD students with projects focused on examining the efficacy of different interventions of respiratory disease.  Professional Practice: Both Dr Bradley has many years of clinical experience in the management of respiratory conditions.  Membership/Honours: Dr Bradley has been awarded a Distinguished Research award from the University of Ulster.

Brenda O’Neill (United Kingdom)

Dr Brenda O’Neill PhD MCSP is a Lecturer in Physiotherapy and a member of the respiratory research group at University of Ulster.  Teaching/Presentations: She is involved in teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level and has experience teaching on external courses.  Publications: Dr O’Neill (over 20 publications) has published widely in respiratory disease and has particular interests in COPD, bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis and outcome measurement for clinical trials.  Research: Dr O’Neill is actively involved in respiratory research in COPD, pulmonary rehabilitation, exercise, bronchiectasis, patient education and self management, and oxygen therapy and supervises a number of PhDs in these areas.  Professional Practice: Dr O’Neill has many years of clinical experience in the management of respiratory conditions.  Membership/Honours: Dr O’Neill has been awarded several healthcare awards and also received a Distinguished Research award from the University of Ulster.

David Baxter (New Zealand)

Position and Professional Practice: Dean, School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago
Presentations - Have delivered a variety of invited papers, seminars and workshops at a range of venues nationally and internationally.  Venues have included: International Academy of Laser Surgery and Medicine, Florence, Italy; American Society for Laser Surgery & Medicine, Florida, USA; the 15th World Congress of International Society for Laser Surgery and Medicine.  Have also co-organised a number of workshops on laser therapy for the World Association for Laser Therapy.  Publications: 121 peer reviewed journal articles. Editor in Chief for Physical Therapy Reviews. Current and Previous Memberships: Journal Board Member of Photomedicine and Laser Surgery, FACT, Laser Therapy, Member of the British Medical Laser Association, International Academy for Laser Medicine and Surgery (Vice President by election), International Society for Lasers in Sports Medicine (President), World Association for Laser Therapy, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy International Association for the Study of Pain, Physiological Society, Physiotherapy Research Society (Founder Member), Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland (Fellow by Election), Society for Research in Higher Education and UK Council for Graduate Education.
 

Deirdre Hurley (Ireland)

Presentations: have delivered a variety of invited papers, seminars and workshops at a range of venues nationally and internationally e.g. CORE Satellite meeting, Glasgow Caledonian, 29th Jan 2009, Activity Monitoring Seminar on Low Back Pain, UCD, Ireland, Nov 2009 (with Prof McDonough).  Publications: 30 peer reviewed publications.  Research: Her current research interests include the measurement and promotion of physical activity in low back pain and the ageing population and the effectiveness of physiotherapy for sleep disturbance in low back pain. She has completed systematic reviews on these topics in addition to several case control studies in free living evaluating physical activity profiles and sleep disturbance in people with low back pain compared to age and gender-matched controls using both self-rated and objective measures of physical activity (accelerometry) and sleep (actigraphy). She has research expertise in randomised controlled trials in physiotherapy and is currently Principle Investigator on two randomised controlled trials evaluating the effectiveness of an individualised walking programme, a supervised exercise class and routine physiotherapy on low back pain disability, pain, quality of life, fear avoidance, physical activity and sleep disturbance, as well as collaborating with centres in Northern Ireland, Holland and New Zealand on several physical activity in low back pain longitudinal and clinical trial studies.  Memberships/honours:  Member of the Society for Back Pain Research, Associate Editor BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders,  Back Care Award for Best Paper 2009 via the Society of Back Pain Research Annual Conference.

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