Helen Potter

• Principle Physiotherapist at In Touch Physiotherapy

A multicenter, randomized controlled trial with unblinded treatment and blinded outcome assessment was conducted. The treatment period was 6 weeks with follow-up assessment after treatment, then at 3, 6, and 12 months. To determine the effectiveness of manipulative therapy and a low-load exercise program for cervicogenic headache when used alone an...

The presence of painful upper cervical joint dysfunction is a diagnostic criterion for cervicogenic headache. This preliminary study investigated whether independent examiners for a planned multicentre study of treatment of cervicogenic headache sufferers would agree on the presence or not of joint dysfunction for inclusion/exclusion of subjects in...

This study evaluates the ability of thermography to i) detect temperature changes in a lactating breast in response to the application of therapeutic ultrasound; ii) identify an area of raised temperature in a breast affected by mastitis; and iii) detect temperature changes in the affected area in response to the application of ultrasound. An area...

To determine the incidence of injury in aerobics classes in Perth, Western Australia, a questionnaire was developed and distributed to 274 aerobics participants and 59 instructors at 20 aerobics centres. Questionnaires were returned from 86 per cent of instructors and 94 per cent of participants. Thirty-five per cent of instructors and 22 per cent...