A/Prof. Kathy Briffa

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Administrative Functions

Director of Research

Description of Role

Associate Professor

Qualifications

BAppSc GradDip MAppSc PhD(Curtin)

Teaching Areas

Clinical Research Supervision
Evidence Based Practice

Research Interests

Osteoporosis risk identification, Non-pharmacological prevention and treatment of osteoporosis and related fractures, in particular physical activity and exercise therapy
Fracture risk reduction, falls risk evaluation and prevention Lifelong benefits of physical activity and exercise, particularly in ageing Women's health

Recent Publications

Scholarly Journal - Refereed Article

Fary R. E., & Briffa N. K. (2010)
Monophasic electrical stimulation produces high rates of adverse skin reactions in healthy subjects. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. (In press).

Beales, D. J., O'Sullivan, P. B., & Briffa, N. K. (2009)
Motor control patterns during an active straight leg raise in chronic pelvic girdle pain subjects. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 34(9), 861-870.

Beales, D. J., O'Sullivan, P. B., & Briffa, N. K. (2009)
Motor control patterns during an active straight leg raise in pain-free subjects. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 34(1), E1-8.

Edgar, D. W., Briffa, N. K., Cole, J., Tan, M. H., Khoo, B., Goh, J., et al. (2009)
Measurement of acute edema shifts in human burn survivors--the reliability and sensitivity of bioimpedence spectroscopy as an objective clinical measure. J Burn Care Res, 30(5), 818-823.

Fary, R. E., Briffa, N. K., & Briffa, T. G. (2009)
Effectiveness of pulsed electrical stimulation in the management of osteoarthritis of the knee: three case reports. Physiother Theory Pract, 25(1), 21-29.

Sanders, K. M., Nowson, C. A., Kotowicz, M. A., Briffa, K., Devine, A., & Reid, I. R. (2009)
Calcium and bone health: position statement for the Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society, Osteoporosis Australia and the Endocrine Society of Australia. Med J Aust, 190(6), 316-320.

Schafer, A., Hall, T. M., Ludtke, K., Mallwitz, J., & Briffa, N. K. (2009)
Interrater reliability of a new classification system for patients with neural low back-related leg pain. J Man Manip Ther, 17(2), 109-117.

Schafer, A., Hall, T., & Briffa, K. (2009)
Classification of low back-related leg pain--a proposed patho-mechanism-based approach. Man Ther, 14(2), 222-230.

Schafer, A., Hall, T., Luudtke, K., Mallwitz, J., & Briffa, N. K. (2009)
Author response. J Man Manip Ther, 17(4), e117-118.

Coleman, S., Briffa, K., Conroy, H., Prince, R., Carroll, G., & McQuade, J. (2008)
Short and medium-term effects of an education self-management program for individuals with osteoarthritis of the knee, designed and delivered by health professionals: a quality assurance study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 9, 117.

Coleman, S., Briffa, N. K., Carroll, G., Inderjeeth, C., Cook, N., & McQuade, J. (2008)
Effects of self-management, education and specific exercises, delivered by health professionals, in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 9, 133.

Edgar, D., Day, R., Briffa, N. K., Cole, J., & Wood, F. (2008)
Volume measurement using the Polhemus FastSCAN 3D laser scanning: a novel application for burns clinical research. J Burn Care Res, 29(6), 994-1000.

Fary, R. E., Carroll, G. J., Briffa, T. G., Gupta, R., & Briffa, N. K. (2008)
The effectiveness of pulsed electrical stimulation (E-PES) in the management of osteoarthritis of the knee: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 9, 18.

Hall, T., Briffa, K., & Hopper, D. (2008)
Clinical evaluation of cervicogenic headache: a clinical perspective. J Man Manip Ther, 16(2), 73-80.

Tan, B. K., Price, R. I., Briffa, N. K., Dhaliwal, S. S., Day, R. E., & Singer, K. P. (2008)
Assessment of osteoporotic fracture risk in community settings: a study of post-menopausal women in Australia. Health Soc Care Community, 16(6), 621-628.

Tan, B. K., Price, R. I., Dhaliwal, S. S., Briffa, N. K., Song, S. S., & Singer, K. P. (2008)
Clinical utility of calcaneal quantitative ultrasonometry and thoracic kyphosis assessments in identifying vertebral fractures in community settings. J Rheumatol, 35(2), 327-334.

Conference Publication - Fully Written Paper - Refereed proceedings

Briffa NK, Briggs AM, France L (2010)
Development of a model of care for osteoporosis in Western Australia utilizing Health Networks. In Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society Meeting, Adelaide, Australia.