All Stories

  1. Patients’ experiences and perspectives of patient-reported outcome measures in clinical care: A systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2022, PLOS

    Dr Saravana Kumar

  2. An exploration of barriers and enablers to the conduct and application of research among complementary and alternative medicine stakeholders in Australia and New Zealand: A qualitative descriptive study

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2022, PLOS

    Dr Saravana Kumar

  3. The impacts of and outcomes from telehealth delivered in prisons: A systematic review

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2021, PLOS

    Dr Saravana Kumar

  4. A clinical audit of anatomical side marker use in a pediatric medical imaging department: A quantitative and qualitative investigation

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2020, PLOS

    Dr Saravana Kumar

  5. The effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions on pain and quality of life in adults with persistent post-surgical pain compared to usual care: A systematic review

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2019, PLOS

    Dr Saravana Kumar

  6. Effectiveness of telerehabilitation in the management of adults with stroke: A systematic review

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2019, PLOS

    Dr Saravana Kumar

  7. Complementary And Alternative Medicine Practitioner’s Management Of Acute Respiratory Tract Infections In Children – A Qualitative Descriptive Study

    Article • Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, November 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Sandra Lucas, Dr Saravana Kumar, Anna Phillips

  8. Parent use of complementary medicine remedies and services for the management of respiratory tract infection in children: a qualitative study

    Article • Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, September 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Saravana Kumar, Anna Phillips, Sandra Lucas

  9. Timing is everything: an audit of process and outcomes from a pilot advanced scope physiotherapy model of care for women with pelvic floor conditions

    Article • Clinical Audit, February 2019, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Saravana Kumar

  10. Tips for using students during times of change in health care: lessons from the literature and from practice

    Article • Advances in Medical Education and Practice, July 2017, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Saravana Kumar, Dr Ingrid Lensink

  11. Overcoming the tyranny of distance: An audit of process and outcomes from a pilot telehealth spinal assessment clinic

    Article • Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, August 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr Saravana Kumar

  12. Allied Health Professional Enhancement Program placements

    Article • Advances in Medical Education and Practice, February 2016, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Lucylynn Lizarondo, Dr Saravana Kumar

  13. A systematic review of professional supervision experiences and effects for allied health practitioners working in non-metropolitan health care settings

    Article • Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, August 2015, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Saravana Kumar

  14. The effectiveness of hydrotherapy in the treatment of social and behavioral aspects of children with autism spectrum disorders: a systematic review

    Article • Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, February 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Saravana Kumar

  15. The Adapted Fresno test for speech pathologists, social workers, and dieticians/nutritionists: validation and reliability testing

    Article • Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, February 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Saravana Kumar

  16. Barriers to and enablers of physical activity in patients with COPD following a hospital admission: a qualitative study

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, January 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Saravana Kumar

  17. The effectiveness of massage therapy for the treatment of nonspecific low back pain: a systematic review of systematic reviews

    Article • International Journal of General Medicine, September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Saravana Kumar

  18. Exploring the individual determinants of evidence uptake in allied health using a journal club as a medium

    Article • Advances in Medical Education and Practice, March 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Saravana Kumar

  19. Teaching large classes

    Article • F1000Research, February 2013, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Dr Saravana Kumar

  20. Measuring the quality of allied health services in Australia: is it a case of “the more we learn, the less we know?”

    Article • Journal of Healthcare Leadership, July 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Saravana Kumar

  21. Extended scope physiotherapy roles for orthopedic outpatients: an update systematic review of the literature

    Article • Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, February 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Saravana Kumar

  22. Non-surgical management of a pediatric “intoed” gait pattern – a systematic review of the current best evidence

    Article • Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, January 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Saravana Kumar

  23. Integrating evidence into practice: use of McKenzie-based treatment for mechanical low back pain

    Article • Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, November 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Saravana Kumar

  24. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials on exercise parameters in the treatment of patellofemoral pain: what works?

    Article • Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, October 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Saravana Kumar

  25. Skills escalator in allied health: a time for reflection and refocus

    Article • Journal of Healthcare Leadership, September 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Saravana Kumar

  26. Effectiveness of a physiotherapy-initiated telephone triage of orthopedic waitlist patients

    Article • Patient Related Outcome Measures, August 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Saravana Kumar

  27. A systematic review of the individual determinants of research evidence use in allied health

    Article • Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, July 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Saravana Kumar

  28. Plantar fasciitis – to jab or to support? A systematic review of the current best evidence

    Article • Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, May 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Saravana Kumar

  29. Acute whiplash associated disorders (WAD)

    Article • Open Access Emergency Medicine, April 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Saravana Kumar

  30. Development and implementation of an online hybrid model for teaching evidence-based practice to health professions: processes and outcomes from an Australian experience

    Article • Advances in Medical Education and Practice, August 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Saravana Kumar

  31. Allied health assistants and what they do: A systematic review of the literature

    Article • Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, August 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Saravana Kumar

  32. Components of effective randomized controlled trials of hydrotherapy programs for fibromyalgia syndrome: A systematic review

    Article • Journal of Pain Research, November 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Saravana Kumar