Karen Borschmann
Research Assistant and PhD Student
Karen is a physiotherapist who is interested in the role and benefits of physical activity after stroke. She is employed as a research assistant on the AVERT trial, and is doing her PhD research through LaTrobe University. Her thesis topic is “Changes in bone structure, muscle mass and glucose metabolism post stroke”.
Publications
Listed below are Karen Borschmann’s most recent publications.
- Borschmann K.
Exercise protects bone after stroke, or does it? A narrative review of the evidence. Stroke Research and Treatment 15 Aug 2011e; PMID: 22007349
- Borschmann K, Pang MY, Bernhardt J, Iuliano-Burns S.
Stepping towards prevention of bone loss after stroke: a systematic review of the skeletal effects of physical activity after stroke. International Journal of Stroke 4 Oct 2011e; PMID: 21967614
- Borschmann K, Pang M, Bernhardt J, Iuliano-Burns S.
The skeletal effects of physical activity post stroke: A systematic review. International Journal of Stroke 2010;5 (Suppl.s1):41. PMID:
- Ellery F, Borschmann K, Bernhardt J.
Trials the tribulations and the truths: Recruiting hospitals to a very early rehabilitation trial (avert). International Journal of Stroke 2010;5 (Suppl.s1):20. PMID:
- Bernhardt J, Borschmann K, Crock D, Hill K, McGann A, DeGori M.
Stand up and be counted: Measuring time spent upright after hip fracture and comparison with community dwelling older people. Physio 2005;91:215-222. PMID:
