
Brodwen McBain
PhD, BPT(Hons), GradCertHECTL
BIO
SPECIALIST AREAS

Hand, wrist, elbow injuries

de Quervain's and Tendinopathies

Sports injuries
Present
Lecturer
La Trobe University
Australia
Present
Director
Health Innovation Development
The Upper Limb Co.
Australia
Present
Course Presenter
Australian Hand Therapy Association
Australia
Present
Course Presenter
Australian Physiotherapy Association
Australia
Present
Volunteer
Interplast
Australia
2023
PhD
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
2017
Accredited Hand Therapist
Australian Hand Therapy Association
Melbourne, Australia
2017
Certified Hand Therapist
Hand Therapy Certification Commission
USA
2009
Bachelor of Physiotherapy
Honours
Monash University
Melbourne, Australia
PUBLICATIONS
“Isometric thumb extension exercise as part of a multimodal intervention for de Quervain’s syndrome: A randomised feasibility trial”
McBain B, Rio E, Cook J, Sanderson J, Docking S. (2023). Hand Therapy 28(2):72-84
"Diagnostic accuracy of imaging modalities in the detection of clinically diagnosed de Quervain’s syndrome: a systematic review”
McBain, B., Rio, E., Cook, J., Grabinski, R., & Docking, S. (2019).Skeletal radiology,48(11), 1715-1721
“Manual therapy and exercise for rotator cuff disease.”
Page MJ, Green S, McBain B, Surace SJ, Deitch J, Lyttle N, Mrocki MA, Buchbinder R.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2016, Issue 6. Art. No.:CD012224. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD012224.
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