97 - The role of the neck in sensorimotor control with Dr. Julia Treleaven
Mar 07, 2023
💭 “When the afference is affected, it can affect head and eye movement control and posture stability because the brain is not getting all the information correctly.” - Dr. Julia Treleaven
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Julia Treleaven Ph.D. BPhty. Julia is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher at the University of Queensland. She has been researching whiplash and neck pain since 2000 and in 2004 completed her Ph.D. focusing on the neck's influence on sensorimotor control. She has continued her research in this area, and now is also looking at the role of neck dysfunction in those with headache, dizziness, and post-concussion due to concomitant whiplash-type injury. She has over 120 publications in this area, has written several book chapters, and is an author of the recent book “Management of neck disorders- an evidence-based approach”. Julia works part-time as a physiotherapist in a private practice managing patients such as those with headaches, whiplash, cervicogenic dizziness, and post-concussion syndrome. Julia has been an invited speaker at many national and international conferences and workshops in the area of neck pain, whiplash, headache, concussion, and dizziness.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Julia's story and career
▪️ What sensorimotor disturbances in the neck are and how they happen
▪️ How to assess and manage sensorimotor disturbances
▪️ The importance of adding sensorimotor training to a conventional neck treatment
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Julia's favorite resource of information:
- Treleaven, J. Sensorimotor disturbances in neck disorders affecting postural stability, head and eye movement control. 2008.
- Gwendolen Jull; Deborah Falla; Julia Treleaven; Shaun O'Leary; Jeremy Lewis. Management of Neck Pain Disorders: a research informed approach. 2018.
📲 Julia's contact information:
- Research profile
- Twitter: @JuliaTreleaven
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