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Two physiotherapists from the Royal Free Hospital are part of a team awarded £250,000 to fund a study into the benefits of resistance training for young people with cerebral palsy.
The award was granted by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Charitable Trust and the children’s charity, Action Medical Research, to Wendy Levin, specialised paediatric physiotherapist; Dr Cherry Kilbride, research and practice development lead; and Dr Jennifer Ryan, physiotherapy lecturer at Brunel University.
The study will divide 60 people aged between 12 and 19 into two groups. One set of participants will carry out specific exercises which include resistance training, while the other will act as a control group, continuing their normal care.
Dr Kilbride, who is also a senior lecturer at Brunel University, said: “We are both delighted and excited to be part of a successful collaboration between health and academic partners. “It is great to be part of a team that will allow us to study the mechanisms and effects of a clinical intervention in-depth, like resistance training.”
The project is looking to involve adolescents (12 to 19 years) with cerebral palsy from across London. If you are interested in taking part or would like to know more about this work, please email Dr Jennifer Ryan at Brunel University via jennifer.ryan@brunel.ac.uk.
Images: Top - Dr Cherry Kilbride and Dr Jennifer Ryan. Bottom - Wendy Levin.
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About the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
The Royal Free began as a pioneering organisation and continues to play a leading role in the care of patients. Our mission is to provide world class expertise and local care. In the 21st century, the Royal Free London continues to lead improvements in healthcare.
The Royal Free London attracts patients from across the country and beyond to its specialist services in liver, kidney and bone marrow transplantation, haemophilia, renal, HIV, infectious diseases, plastic surgery, immunology, vascular surgery, cardiology, amyloidosis and scleroderma and we are a member of the academic health science partnership UCLPartners.
In July 2014 Barnet Hospital and Chase Farm Hospital became part of the Royal Free London.
