Balance Intensity Network
Meet our collaborators.
Gregory Brusola Assistant Professor, Multiple Sclerosis Certified Specialist, Program Director, Doctor of Physical Therapy Hybrid Program, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences School of Health Professions The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, USA. Exploring the balance exercise prescription practices of clinicians working with adults with balance impairments, in particular, the intensity of balance exercises. View Research Profile |
David Beckwée Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel. David is a Belgian physiotherapist and rehabilitation scientist who researches evidence-based prevention and rehabilitation to support Active Ageing. David has a particular interest in the use of the Balance Intensity Scale to rate the intensity of Tai Chi forms of exercise in people living in supported accommodation. |
Danielle Bouchard Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of New Brunswick | Co-Director: Cardiometabolic Exercise & Lifestyle Laboratory (CELLAB), Canada. Exploring the use of the BIS to measure the intensity of peer-led large-group, community-based exercise programs in Canada. View Research Profile |
Thanwarat Chantanachai A lecturer and researcher, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Mahidol University, Thailand. Exploring translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and reliability of the Balance Intensity Scale (Thai version) for use among physiotherapists and older adults in clinical and community settings. View Research Profile |
Deborah Espy Associate Professor, College of Health and Center for Human-Machine Systems, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Expertise in reactive balance training in laboratory settings. Developed the Rate of Perceived Stability (RPS) - a self-report measure of the intensity of balance training. Debbie has a particular interest in decision making about balance exercise prescription in clinical contexts. View Research Profile |
Katrina Kenah Allied Health Research Officer at Monash Health and Allied Health Clinician Research Fellow at Alfred Health. Exploring floor transfer interventions and balance for people at risk of falls. View Research Profile |
Marissa Lyon Assistant Professor, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy, University of New England, Department of Physical Therapy, Portland, Maine, USA. Exploring the balance exercise prescription practices of clinicians working with adults with balance impairments, in particular, the intensity of balance exercises and the clinical reasoning that informs prescription decisions. View Research Profile |
Caitlin McArthur Assistant Professor, interRAI Fellow, Affiliate Scientist | Nova Scotia Health | Physiotherapy Dalhousie University, Canada. Exploring the utility of the BIS for balance exercise intensity measurement for people with moderate to severe cognitive impairment participating in small group-based strength and balance exercise programs in residential aged care. View Research Profile |
Yoshi Okubo Senior Research Fellow at Neuroscience Research Australia and a Conjoint Senior Lecturer at UNSW Sydney, School of Population Health. His research interest includes falls, balance/gait, exercise, perturbation training, augmented and virtual reality. Expertise in reactive balance training in laboratory settings. Developer of the ReacStep program for delivery of high intensity reactive balance training. View Research Profile |
Kathryn Sibley Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair in Integrated Knowledge Translation in Rehabilitation Sciences | Department of Community Health Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine & College of Rehabilitation Sciences |Rady Faculty of Health Sciences |Director – Knowledge Translation | Centre for Healthcare Innovation University of Manitoba, Canada. Exploring using the BIS to measure the intensity of peer-led large-group, community-based exercise programs in Canada. View Research Profile |
Shivam Sharma Physiotherapist and PhD candidate at Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) and Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney. Co-developing the LEAP (Low-cost, Ecological, Accessible, Perturbation) training program to improve reactive balance and reduce fall risk in older adults and exploring the application of BIS in perturbation-based training. This project is a collaboration between the Balance Exercise Research Group and the NeuRA Falls, Balance and Injury Research Centre. |