Centre for Health, Exercise & Sports Medicine
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Would you like to join a newly-developed and growing online community forum designed by researchers for people with persistent knee pain? The My Knee Community is a place to share experiences and discuss tips for living with knee pain.
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A PhD or MPhil project is available to enhance the therapeutic effects of exercise for one of the most prevalent, chronic musculoskeletal conditions - hip osteoarthritis.
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A PhD or MPhil project is available to help improve access to physiotherapy care for people suffering one of the world’s most chronic musculoskeletal conditions - knee osteoarthritis
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painTRAINER is now live and freely available!
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Resources for podiatrists and physiotherapists to help manage people with osteoarthritis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (the big toe joint).
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TRaM stands for Translating Research at Melbourne and it is the pathway for research impact at the University of Melbourne.
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2019 Miegunyah Distinguished Visiting Fellow Public Lecture from Prof Nadine Foster from Keele University on “Managing the global burden of chronic musculoskeletal pain”
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painTRAINER is coming soon. painTRAINER is an evidence-based online pain coping skills program that researchers from CHESM and the United States have created. This resource freely available for people who experience persistent pain and health care professionals to recommend for their patients
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CHESM Director Professor Kim Bennell was recently featured in the Medibank Health Update, speaking about the rise of osteoarthritis in the community.
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CHESM Researchers led by Professor Rana Hinman and Dr Michelle Hall awarded NHMRC project grants
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The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS) has elected CHESM's Professor Kim Bennell as one of 37 new fellows.
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CHESM's Professor Rana Hinman was recently awarded a prestigious National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Research Fellowship.
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CHESM director Prof Kim Bennell and one of our lovely participants spoke on Nine News recently about our RESTORE study for platelet-rich plasma for knee osteoarthritis.
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Masters by Research (MPhil)/PhD Scholarship available
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Congratulations to the Department of Physiotherapy's Dr Kim Allison who was awarded 1 of 6 prestigious Life sciences VESKI fellowships. The Victoria Fellowships are valued at up to $18,000 each to assist with an international study mission.
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A huge congratulations to Physiotherapy PhD student Pip Nicolson from the Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine (CHESM) for winning the prize for the best podium presentation at the 2017 British Association of Sports and Exercise Medicine (BASEM) scientific conference.
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Congratulation to Dr Michelle Hall on being selected through a competitive process to take part in the 2017 round of the “Researcher in Residence” Scheme, run by BioMedVic. This is a credit to her excellence as an early career researcher and to her mentors and colleagues in CHESM.
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Professor Kim Bennell, Professor Rana Hinman and Mr Tim Wrigley from the Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine (CHESM) in the Department of Physiotherapy won the Award for Outstanding Research Higher Degree (RHD) Supervision in 2017.
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On Monday, the Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine published a key paper in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the highest impact journal (IFI of 16.59) of any specialty journal in the General and Internal Medicine category.
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Dr Michelle Hall was awarded a Sir Randal Heymanson Fellowship to commence in 2017.
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The Centre for Health, Exercise & Sports Medicine in the Department of Physiotherapy was awarded a VicHealth Award 2016 in the 'Research to Action' category for their IMPACT Project.
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Unloading shoes and conventional walking shoes both provide relief from knee osteoarthritis symptoms
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Major report shows the growing multi-billion dollar costs of arthritis to the economy, individuals and to the healthcare system and how relatively small investments could yield savings of more than $170 million a year.
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- Overview
Our main research focus is on the role of conservative strategies, particularly exercise, in promoting overall health and well being and in preventing and managing the public health problems that are currently facing society. To do this, a lifespan approach is taken from childhood through to the elderly years. A particular focus is the prevention and management of musculoskeletal conditions such as osteoarthritis.
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CHESM is committed to improving the wellbeing of all people through musculoskeletal research. By participating in a research study, you are helping researchers improve existing treatments and find new approaches which could benefit someone close to you and the community at large.
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The Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine (CHESM) houses a state-of-the-art movement research laboratory under the supervision of a full time Biomechanics Director.
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Research in the Faculty
The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences is Australia's largest biomedical research faculty. We employ more than 1500 academic staff, 4000 honorary staff and 1500 graduate researchers undertaking world class research across a wide range of health and social issues in a diverse range of research settings. Researchers are located at key sites across Victoria, with more conducting research around the world. These renowned experts from every field can be found in labs, hospitals, affiliated research institutes and all across the wider community.
Information and support tools for Faculty staff are available on the Faculty intranet.- Graduate Research
CHESM is looking for talented people to undertake PhD or MPhil research as part of our team. Our multi-disciplinary team includes people with backgrounds in physiotherapy, podiatry, biomechanics, engineering and exercise science. Candidates from a range of clinical and non- clinical backgrounds will be considered. Scholarships may be available for high-achieving candidates.
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A full-time postgraduate scholarship is available for a suitably qualified PhD candidate with an allied health, medical, exercise or science degree within CHESM to undertake research studies leading to a PhD.
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- Who are we?
The Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine (CHESM) was established in October 2000. It is a multidisciplinary Centre within the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences administered through the Department of Physiotherapy. It combines high calibre researchers with experienced clinicians from a range of disciplines including physiotherapy, medicine, science, exercise science and podiatry. It also has a number of internationally recognised clinical associates and research collaborators.
- What do we do?
The Centre's activities fall under three main areas:
- Research – including post doctoral training
- Education – research higher degree supervision and teaching within the undergraduate and postgraduate curricula
- Engagement – ensuring research has an impact in the general and professional communities
- What is our focus?
Our main research focus is on the role of conservative strategies, particularly exercise, in promoting overall health and well being and in preventing and managing the public health problems that are currently facing society. To do this, a lifespan approach is taken from childhood through to the elderly years. A particular focus is the prevention and management of musculoskeletal conditions such as osteoarthritis.