Pam Thomason
Research Associate
Clinical Sciences
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Australia
Biography
Pam Thomason is the Hugh Williamson Gait Analysis Laboratory Manager, Senior Clinical and Research Physiotherapist, at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne. She has worked in paediatric physiotherapy since 1985 in a variety of roles in orthopaedics, rheumatology, neurology and rehabilitation. Recently Ms Thomason has worked as a research physiotherapist on a randomised controlled trial of single event multilevel surgery for children with cerebral palsy, methods for classifying gait disorders, gait scoring techniques, outcomes of strength training in adolescents with cerebral palsy and a major hip surveillance programme. She is a mentor and educator for post graduate physiotherapy students and staff of the gait laboratory.
Research Interest
Gait Lab & Orthopaedics
Publications
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Taylor NF, Dodd KJ, Baker RJ, Willoughby K, Thomason P, Graham HK. Progressive resistance training and mobilityâ€related function in young people with cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled trial. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 2013 Sep 1;55(9):806-12.
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Tirosh O, Sangeux M, Wong M, Thomason P, Graham HK. Walking speed effects on the lower limb electromyographic variability of healthy children aged 7–16years. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 2013 Dec 31;23(6):1451-9.
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Pinzone O, Schwartz MH, Thomason P, Baker R. The comparison of normative reference data from different gait analysis services. Gait & posture. 2014 Jun 30;40(2):286-90.
