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DR HELENA FRAWLEY



Contact Details

Organization: Physiotherapy
Position: Lecturer in Women's Health
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Work: 8344 4837
Fax: 8344 4188
Room: 134
Level: 01
Building: 200 Berkeley St.
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy) Lincoln 31-Dec-1984
PGraduate Certificate Physiotherapy (Continence and Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation) University of Melbourne 31-Dec-1998
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne 05-Dec-2008

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Physiotherapy for prolapse Chief Investigator NHMRC Project Grants 01/01/2008

Additional Grant and Contract Information

NHMRC Grant:  Project Grant 508925; Pelvic Organ Prolapse Physiotherapy (POPPY): Chief Investigator C.

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2009

Journal Articles

  • Evidence for benefit of transversus abdominis training alone or in combination with pelvic floor muscle training to treat female urinary incontinence: a systematic review
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Neurourology and Urodynamics
    Volume: 28
    Page numbers: 368-373
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Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Beyond the pelvic floor:the evidence examined
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Australian and New Zealand Continence Journal
    Volume: 14
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 43-44
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  • Pelvic organ prolapse physiotherapy (POPPY)
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Australian and New Zealand Continence Journal
    Volume: 14
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 50-51
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Publications in 2007

Book Chapters

  • Pelvic floor muscle training in prevention and treatment of POP
    Year: 2007
    Book: Evidence-based Physical Therapy Pelvic Floor Bridging Science and Clinical Practice
    Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
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  • Pelvic pain
    Year: 2007
    Book: Evidence -based Physical Therapy Pelvic Floor Bridging Science and Clinical Practice
    Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Effect of test position on pelvic floor muscle assessment
    Year: 2006
    Journal: International Urogynecology Journal
    Volume: 17
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 365-371
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  • Pelvic floor muscle strength testing
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Australian Journal of Physiotherapy
    Volume: 52
    Page numbers: 307
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  • Reliability of pelvic floor muscle strength assessment using different test positions and tools.
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Neurourology and Urodynamics
    Volume: 25
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 236-242
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Survey of clinical practice: pre- and postoperative physiotherapy for pelvic surgery
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica
    Volume: 84
    Page numbers: 412-418
    Publisher: Blackwell Munksgaard(Copenhagen)
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