Mr Luke Perraton

Luke Perraton is a research assistant at the Centre for Allied Health Evidence and works clinically as a sports and musculoskeletal physiotherapist. He graduated from La Trobe University in Melbourne in 2001 with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy and completed the Master of Sports and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy program at the University of South Australia in 2008. He was the recipient of the Brooks running prize and the Marie Hammond prize for academic achievement during 2008. Luke has worked as a physiotherapist in both the private and the public sector in Melbourne, Adelaide, Cairns, Darwin and Scotland. His clinical interests relate to sports medicine and include the management of overuse injuries, running and cycling biomechanics and adventure sports. Luke’s research interests include the implementation of research evidence into clinical practice and the role of exercise in the management of mental and physical health problems. He has presented research findings at the 2008 South Australian Physiotherapy symposium and the 2009 Sports Medicine Australia national conference. In addition he currently authors the ongoing CAHE evidence translation initiative, Allied Health News in Review. Luke is a part of the review board for the Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice and is currently employed as a research assistant for Dr. Saravana Kumar’s fellowship research on whiplash associated disorders.

Perraton L, Machotka Z, Kumar S. Components of effective randomized controlled trials of hydrotherapy programs for fibromyalgia syndrome: A systematic review. Journal of Pain Research. 2009:(in press).

Perraton L, Kumar S, Machotka Z Exercise parameters in the management of clinical depression: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 2009: (in press).

Machotka Z, Kumar S, Perraton L A systematic review of the literature on the effectiveness of exercise therapy for groin pain in athletes. Sports Medicine Arthroscopy Rehabilitation Therapy and Technology. 2009:1(5).

Kumar S, Machotka Z, Perraton L. Evidence based teaching in health professions: processes and outcomes from an Australian experience. Education for Health 2009:(in press).

Deenadayalan Y, Perraton L, Kumar S, Machotka Z. Day therapy programs for adolescents with mental health problems: a systematic review. Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice 2009:(in press).