The Journal of Physiotherapy recently published an invited appraisal of our Australian Physical Activity Clinical Practice Guideline for people with moderate to severe TBI. Many thanks to MacStroke Canada for the fair and insightful commentary Leanne Hassett sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

✨ICYMI ✨ New Australian Physical Activity Clinical Practice Guidelines for people with moderate-severe TBI led by Leanne Hassett Liam Johnson and team, out now with evidence-based practical guidance across hospital, school and community settings

A new study led by Dr Abby Haynes delves into the experiences of people with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury, highlighting the challenges they need to navigate in their #rehabilitation journeys. doi.org/10.1080/096382…

Really excited to publish the words of people with stroke and health professionals in Australia TL;DR: • People want #HIIT • Talk about intervals of relative intensity rather than ‘high intensity’ • More education is needed to increase confidence

A new preprint from our group demonstrates that self-reported physical activity may accurately identify individuals with low cardiorespiratory fitness and walking impairments after stroke. Check it out: 🔗medrxiv.org/content/10.110… memorylab MacStroke Canada

🔎 Study reveals a significant sex difference in achieving maximal oxygen uptake (˙VO2max) in CAD patients—89.7% of males vs. 71.3% of females. Females were 3x less likely to reach ˙VO2max or VT1. We need to explore alternative protocols and address the impacts of depressive

📣 New publication alert from the HIT Stroke team w/ P Boyne, D Reisman! Training parameters and adaptations that mediate walking gains in #stroke. Kevin Moncion, PT PhD Natalie Fini Liam Johnson Timo Klein Judith Deutsch World Stroke Org ANPT_Stroke SIG journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/abst…

This morning, Amy Brodtmann presented findings from the PISCES-ZODIAC trial at #ESOC2025. Watch our exclusive interview with Prof. Brodtmann here: vjneurology.com/video/hjxfkp4o…. European Stroke Org #voiceofstroke #StrokeTwitter

Eight weeks of intense cardiovascular training do not increase brain derived neurotrophic factor levels in patients with subacute stroke despite significant increases in cardiorespiratory fitness. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

📣 My final PhD study has just been published! Liam Johnson Suzanne k A Thompson-Butel In a ‘healthy adult’ cohort ⬆️ lactate may indicate ⬆️ #BDNF, but there is no correlation 🤔 BUT being male or carrying the Val66Met polymorphism may change this dx.doi.org/10.1002/jnr.70…

Though high-intensity interval training (HIIT) can increase neurotrophin, improve cardiovascular health, & enhance recovery after #stroke, it's rarely prescribed. Authors identified key facilitators & barriers to HIIT use in patients & rehab professionals: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Just published in Disability and Rehabilitation. A timed sit-to-stand test and prediction equation had no agreement with fitness in people with stroke. A simple test of fitness for people with stroke is required. Liam Johnson Gavin Williams Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Research Group doi.org/10.1080/096382…

My last PhD study was just published looking at the perspectives of people post-stroke who completed a 12-week HIIT trial. People post-stroke describe that HIIT is empowering and enables meaningful engagement in both ADLs and IADLs. Check it out below: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Have a moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury? We're looking for people aged 10+ to take a short survey (15-20 mins) on what physical activity you enjoy - sports, walking, classes, etc. Your input helps us advocate for better community options 🙌 sydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b1…

High-intensity #exercise training to stimulate recovery in the acute stage of #stroke: very effective (maybe we should use/investigate this more often?) 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15… Renaud AMANZONWE Peter Feys

It’s #BrainInjury Awareness Week 🧠 Theme: Invisible disabilities deserve visible change Last year we launched Australia’s first #physicalactivity guideline for people with msTBI to support health professionals and carers. 📖Access the guideline: imh.org.au/bridges-project #BIAW

🆕📰New Publication led by Natasha Machado evaluating the agreement between direct and estimate measures of max oxygen consumption (VO2max) after stroke. Find our manuscript here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… Gavin Williams Liam Johnson #prosperresearch #stroke #Vo2max #gradedexercise

🧠 It’s #BrainInjury Awareness Week. Theme: Invisible disabilities deserve visible change. Last year we launched Australia’s first #physicalactivity guideline for people with msTBI. Now we need YOUR help to put it into action. 📝 Survey (10+ yrs, msTBI): sydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b1…