Sarah Milne

Clinical management guidelines for Friedreich ataxia: best practice in rare diseases

Louise A Corben, Veronica Collins, Sarah Milne, Jennifer Farmer, Ann Musheno, David Lynch, Sub Subramony, Massimo Pandolfo, Joerg B Schulz, Kim Lin, Martin B Delatycki

Journal article  |  2022  |  ORPHANET JOURNAL OF RARE DISEASES

BACKGROUND: Individuals with Friedreich ataxia (FRDA) can find it difficult to access specialized clinical care. To facilitate bes..

Socio-environmental models of allied health disability support: an exploration of narrative experiences in the Australian National Disability and Insurance Scheme.

Mitchell N Sarkies, Sarah Milne, Annette Davis

Journal article  |  2022  |  Aust Health Rev

Objective The primary aims of this study were to explore: (1) manifestations of socio-environmental models of allied health suppor..

The Responsiveness of Gait and Balance Outcomes to Disease Progression in Friedreich Ataxia

Sarah C Milne, Seok Hun Kim, Anna Murphy, Jane Larkindale, Jennifer Farmer, Ritchie Malapira, Mary Danoudis, Jessica Shaw, Tyagi Ramakrishnan, Fatemeh Rasouli, Eppie M Yiu, Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis, Geneieve Tai, Theresa Zesiewicz, Martin B Delatycki, Louise A Corben

Journal article  |  2021  |  CEREBELLUM

To identify gait and balance measures that are responsive to change during the timeline of a clinical trial in Friedreich ataxia (..

Balance Deficits due to Cerebellar Ataxia: A Machine Learning and Cloud-Based Approach

Thang Ngo, Pubudu N Pathirana, Malcolm K Horne, Laura Power, David J Szmulewicz, Sarah C Milne, Louise A Corben, Melissa Roberts, Martin B Delatycki

Journal article  |  2021  |  IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Cerebellar ataxia (CA) refers to the disordered movement that occurs when the cerebellum is injured or affected by disease. It man..

Instrumented Objective Clinical Examination of Cerebellar Ataxia: the Upper and Lower Limb-a Review

Laura Power, Pubudu Pathirana, Malcolm Horne, Sarah Milne, Amanda Marriott, David J Szmulewicz

Journal article  |  2021  |  CEREBELLUM

Cerebellar dysfunction results in impairments in co-ordination or 'ataxia'. Bedside examination of cerebellar function has changed..

Rehabilitation for ataxia study: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of an outpatient and supported home-based physiotherapy programme for people with hereditary cerebellar ataxia

Sarah C Milne, Louise A Corben, Melissa Roberts, David Szmulewicz, J Burns, Anneke C Grobler, Shannon Williams, Jillian Chua, Christina Liang, Phillipa J Lamont, Alison C Grootendorst, Libby Massey, Carolyn Sue, Kim Dalziel, Desiree LaGrappe, Liz Willis, Aleka Freijah, Paul Gerken, Martin B Delatycki

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMJ OPEN

INTRODUCTION: Emerging evidence indicates that rehabilitation can improve ataxia, mobility and independence in everyday activities..

Probing the multifactorial source of hand dysfunction in Friedreich ataxia

Louise A Corben, Eppie M Yiu, Geneieve Tai, Sarah C Milne, Brigitte Lynch, Martin B Delatycki

Journal article  |  2019  |  JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE

Friedreich ataxia (FRDA) has a significant effect on hand function which in turn, may compromise independence and quality of life...

Exploration of an allied health workforce redesign model: quantifying the work of allied health assistants in a community workforce.

Lisa Somerville, Annette Davis, Sarah Milne, Desiree Terrill, Kathleen Philip

Journal article  |  2018  |  Aust Health Rev

The Victorian Assistant Workforce Model (VAWM) enables a systematic approach for the identification and quantification of work tha..

Can rehabilitation improve the health and well-being in Friedreich's ataxia: a randomized controlled trial?

Sarah C Milne, Louise A Corben, Melissa Roberts, Anna Murphy, Geneieve Tai, Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis, Eppie M Yiu, Martin B Delatycki

Journal article  |  2018  |  CLINICAL REHABILITATION

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of a six-week rehabilitation programme followed by a home exercise programme for Friedre..

Psychometric properties of outcome measures evaluating decline in gait in cerebellar ataxia: A systematic review

Sarah C Milne, Anna Murphy, Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis, Eppie M Yiu, Martin B Delatycki, Louise A Corben

Journal article  |  2018  |  GAIT & POSTURE

Cerebellar ataxia often results in impairment in ambulation secondary to gait pattern dysfunction and compensatory gait adjustment..