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DR RANA HINMAN



Contact Details

Organization: Physiotherapy
Position: SENIOR LECTURER
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Homepage: http://www.physioth.unimelb.edu.au/about/school/people/rh.html
Work: 8344 3223
Fax: 8344 3771
Level: 01
Building: 202-206 Berkeley St.
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
physiotherapy, knee osteoarthritis, exercise, rehabilitation, RCTs Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) University of Melbourne 31-Dec-1995
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne 31-Dec-2003

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member Australian Physiotherapy Association Member 01-Jan-1996
Member Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals Member 01-Jan-2004

Other Awards

Award Type Awarding Body Comments Date Awarded
Scholarship Bone & Joint Decade 15-Apr-2008
Scholarship University of Melbourne 02-Mar-2000
Prize Association of Academic Physiatrists 15-Dec-2002
Prize University of Melbourne 26-May-2004
Other (Award) Rheumatology Health Professionals Association 20-May-2005

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
Predictors of clinical effectiveness of laterally-wedged insoles in knee osteoarthritis: a pilot study Chief Investigator ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION OF AUST Grants in Aid 01/01/2004
The efficacy of laterally wedged insoles for knee osteoarthritis: a pilot study Chief Investigator ANZ EXECUTORS AND TRUSTEE COMPANY LTD Medical Research and Technology Grants (ANZ CHARITABLE TRUSTS) 01/01/2005
Effects of laterally wedged insoles on symptoms and disease progression in knee osteoarthritis Chief Investigator NHMRC Project Grants 01/01/2005
The effect of knee malalignment and quadriceps strengthening on the adductor moment in individuals with medical knee osteoarthritis Chief Investigator PHYSIOTHERAPY RESEARCH FOUNDATION Seeding Research Grants 30/06/2005
CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT FOR PFJ OA Chief Investigator ANZ CHARITABLE TRUSTS Medical Research and Technology Grants 01/01/2006
Slowing progression of knee osteoarthritis Chief Investigator NHMRC Project Grants 01/01/2007
CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT OF LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION WITH ASSOCIATED RADICULOPATHY Principal Supervisor NHMRC Public Health Postgraduate Scholarships 01/01/2007
Knee cap arthritis: treatment and contrbuting factors Chief Investigator NHMRC Project Grants 01/01/2008
LASER ACUPUNCTURE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KNEE PAIN Chief Investigator NHMRC Project Grants 01/01/2009
The role of neuromuscular exercise in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis Chief Investigator NHMRC Project Grants 01/01/2010

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

Book Chapters

  • Exercise, taping and bracing as treatments for knee osteoarthritis pain


    Year: 2009
    Book: Pain in Osteoarthritis
    Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
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Journal Articles

  • Advances in insoles and shoes for knee osteoarthritis
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Current Opinion in Rheumatology
    Volume: 21
    Page numbers: 164-170
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  • Bone marrow lesions are related to dynamic knee loading in medial knee osteoarthritis
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
    Volume: epub 11.11.09
    Page numbers: epub 11.11.09
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  • Muscle and exercise in the prevention and management of knee osteoarthritis: an internal medicine specialist's guide
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Medical Clinics of North America
    Volume: 93
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 3-13
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  • The association of quadriceps strength with the knee adduction moment in medial knee osteoarthritis
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Arthritis Care & Research
    Volume: 61
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 451-458
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Real-time movement biofeedback for walking gait modification in knee osteoarthritis
    Year: 2009
    Event name: Virtual Rehabilitation 2009 International Conference, Haifa, Israel
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the Virtual Rehabilitation 2009 International Conference
    Page numbers: 132-135
    Publisher: IEEE Customer Service(Piscataway)
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Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Reducing joint loading in medial knee osteoarthritis: Shoes and canes


    Year: 2008
    Journal: Arthritis Care & Research
    Volume: 59
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 609-614
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  • Does knee malalignment mediate the effects of quadriceps strengthening on knee adduction moment, pain, and function in medial knee osteoarthritis?  A randomised controlled trial
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Arthritis and Rheumatism
    Volume: 59
    Issue: 7
    Page numbers: 943-951
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  • Effect of length on laterally-wedged insoles in knee osteoarthritis
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Arthritis and Rheumatism
    Volume: 59
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 144-147
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  • Lateral wedges in knee osteoarthritis: what are their immediate clinical and biomechanical effects and can these predict a three-month clinical outcome?
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Arthritis and Rheumatism
    Volume: 59
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 408-415
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  • Patellar taping and bracing for the treatment of chronic knee pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Arthritis Care & Research
    Volume: 59
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 73-83
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  • Role of muscle in the genesis and management of knee osteoarthritis
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America
    Volume: 34
    Page numbers: 731-754
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  • Targeted physiotherapy for patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis: A protocol for a randomised, single-blind controlled trial
    Year: 2008
    Journal: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
    Volume: 9:122
    Page numbers: 1-9
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  • The effect of gait modification on the external knee adduction moment in reference frame dependent
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Clinical Biomechanics
    Volume: 23
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 601-608
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  • Varus malalignment and its association with impairments and functional limitations in medial knee osteoarthritis
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Arthritis and Rheumatism
    Volume: 59
    Issue: 7
    Page numbers: 935-942
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • The effect of patellar tape on patellar malalignment associated with patellofemoral osteoarthritis


    Year: 2008
    Event name: 2008 ASICS Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport
    Conference Publication: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
    Volume: 11
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 56
    Publisher: Sports Medicine Australia
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Publications in 2007

Book Chapters

  • Future directions in physical therapy for knee osteoarthritis.
    Year: 2007
    Book: Osteoarthritis
    Publisher: Mosby International(St Louis)
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Journal Articles

  • Aquatic physical therapy for hip and knee osteoarthritis: results of a single-blind randomized controlled trial.
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Physical Therapy
    Volume: 87
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 32-43
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  • Effectiveness of arthroscopic versus open surgical stablisation for the management of traumatic anterior glenohumeral instability
    Year: 2007
    Journal: International Journal of Evidence-based Healthcare
    Volume: 5
    Page numbers: 182-207
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  • Effects of laterally wedged insoles on symptoms and disease progression in medial knee osteoarthritis: a protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled trial
    Year: 2007
    Journal: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
    Volume: 8
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 96
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  • Enhanced pharmacy review and community physiotherapy for knee pain in elderly patients
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology
    Volume: 3
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 326-327
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  • Ice-water immersion and delayed-onset muscle soreness: a randomised controlled trial.
    Year: 2007
    Journal: British Journal of Sports Medicine
    Volume: 41
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 392-397
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  • Patellofemoral osteoarthritis:An important subgroup of knee osteoarthritis
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Rheumatology
    Volume: 46
    Page numbers: 1057-1062
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  • Predictors of symptomatic response to glucosamine in knee osteoarthritis: An exploratory study
    Year: 2007
    Journal: British Journal of Sports Medicine
    Volume: 41
    Page numbers: 415-419
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  • The effects of hip muscle strengthening on knee load, pain, and function in people with knee osteoarthritis: a protocol for a randomised, single-blind controlled trial.
    Year: 2007
    Journal: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
    Volume: 8
    Page numbers: 121
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Evaluation of a Medial Thrust Gait Pattern to Reduce the Peak Knee Adduction Torque
    Year: 2007
    Event name: XXI Congress, International Society of Biomechanics
    Conference Publication: Journal of Biomechanics
    Volume: 40
    Issue: Suppl 2
    Page numbers: S560
    Publisher: Elsevier(Amsterdam)
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Is there an alternative to the full-leg radiograph for determining knee joint alignment in osteoarthritis?
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Arthritis and Rheumatism
    Volume: 55
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 306-313
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Age-related changes in electromyographic quadriceps activity during stair descent
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Journal of Orthopaedic Research
    Volume: 23
    Page numbers: 322-326
    Publisher: Elsevier Science(Oxford)
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  • Effect of experimentally induced knee pain on standing balanc in healthy older individuals
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Rheumatology
    Volume: 44
    Page numbers: 378-381
    Publisher: Oxford University Press(Oxford)
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  • Efficacy of physiotherapy management of knee joint osteoarthritis: a randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
    Volume: 64
    Page numbers: 906-912
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  • Exercise as a treatment for osteoarthritis
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Current Opinion in Rheumatology
    Volume: 15
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 634-640
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • Association of sensorimotor function with knee joint kinematics during locomotion in knee osteoarthritis
    Year: 2004
    Journal: American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    Volume: 83
    Page numbers: 455-463
    Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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  • Does the application of tape influence quadriceps sensorimotor funtion in knee osteoarthritis?
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Rheumatology
    Volume: 43
    Page numbers: 331-336
    Publisher: Oxford University Press(Oxford)
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  • Is the human activity profile a useful measure in people with knee ostoarthritis?
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development
    Volume: 41
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 621-630
    Publisher: Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • Efficacy of knee tape in the management of osteoarthritis of the knee: blinded randomised controlled trial
    Year: 2003
    Journal: British Medical Journal
    Volume: 327
    Page numbers: 135-140
    Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group(London)
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  • Immediate effects of adhesive tape on pain and disability in individuals with knee osteoarthritis
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Rheumatology
    Volume: 42
    Page numbers: 865-869
    Publisher: Oxford University Press(Oxford)
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  • Relationship of knee joint proprioception to pain and disability in individuals with knee osteoarthritis.
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Journal of Orthopaedic Research
    Volume: 21
    Page numbers: 792-797
    Publisher: Elsevier Science(Oxford)
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • Balance impairments in individuals with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: a comparison with matched controls using clinical tests
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Rheumatology
    Volume: 41
    Page numbers: 1388-1394
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  • Delayed onset of quadriceps activity and altered knee joint kinematics during stair stepping in individuals with knee osteoarthritis
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    Volume: 83
    Page numbers: 1080-1086
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  • Temporal activity of Vastus Medialis Obliquus and Vastus Laterialis in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis
    Year: 2002
    Journal: American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    Volume: 81
    Issue: 9
    Page numbers: 684-690
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