Professor Mary Galea PhD, BAppSci (Physio), BA, Grad Dip Physio, Grad Dip Neurosci, Grad Cert Clin Trials Management
Professor Mary Galea is a physiotherapist and neuroscientist appointed to the Foundation Chair of Clinical Physiotherapy at the University of Melbourne and Austin Health in 2001.
Prof Galea held senior clinical positions specializing in neurological physiotherapy prior to undertaking her doctoral studies. She is Director of the Rehabilitation Science Research Centre based at the Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre.
Teaching Responsibilities:
- Neurosciences 2 513-648
Field of Expertise:
- Neuroscience of motor control
Research Interests:
- Mechanisms underlying the control of voluntary movement
- Sensorimotor recovery following stroke
- Development of motor function
Member of Research Groups:
- Neurological Research group
- Paediatric Research group
- Women’s Health Research group
- Neuromusculoskeletal Research group
Community Association:
- Immediate past Chair, Editorial Board, Australian Journal of Physiotherapy
- Order of Malta Inner East Community Group
Selected Publications (last 5 years):
Galea MP The effect of pain on motor control. Chapter 15 in Boyling J, Jull G (eds) Grieve’sModern Manual Therapy. Harcourt Health Sciences, Edinburgh. In Press.
Boyd-Clark LC, Briggs CA, Galea MP Segmental degeneration in the cervical spine and associated changes in dorsal root ganglia. Clinical Anatomy (In Press).
Galea MP (2004) Neural plasticity and learning. Chapter 6 in Scrutton D, Damiano D, Mayston M (eds) The Management of the Motor Disorders of Cerebral Palsy. MacKeith Press.
Fock J, Galea MP, Stillman BC, Rawicki B, Clark M (2004) Functional outcome following Botulinum Toxin injection to reduce spastic equinus in adults with acquired brain injury. Brain Injury. 18(1):57-63.
Eldridge B, Kimber C, Wolfe R, Galea M, Hutson J (2003) Uptime as a measure of recovery in children postappendectomy. Journal of Paediatric Surgery 38(12):1822-5.
Fosang A, Galea MP, McCoy AT, Reddihough DS, Story I (2003) Measures of muscle and joint performance in the lower limb for children with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine andChild Neurology 45:664-670.
Allison G, Cross W, Galea M, Herbert R, Hodges P, Grimmer K, Maher C. (2002) More than skin deep. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy 48:69-70 (Editorial).
Eldridge B, Galea MP, McCoy A, Wolfe R, Graham HK (2003) Uptime norms in children aged eight to twelve years. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. 45:189-193
Eldridge B, McCoy A, Graham HK, Galea MP, Wolfe R (2003) Variability in the measurement of uptime in children: a preliminary study. Clinical Rehabilitation 17:499-503.
CoonanJR, Bartlett PF, Galea MP (2003) A role for EphA4 in defining the position of a motoneuron pool within the spinal cord. Journal of Comparative Neurology 458:98-111.
Tully EA, Wagh P, Galea MP (2002) Lumbo-femoral rhythm in young adults and children. Spine 27:E432-40.
Miller K, Galea M, Kilbreath S, Phillips B (2002) Early intensive task-specific sensory and motor training of the upper limb following acute stroke: a pilot study. In Battistin L, Dam M, Tonin P(eds) Neurological Rehabilitation. Bologna:Monduzzi Editore. pp247-251.
Fisher RJ, Galea MP, Brown P, Lemon RN (2002) Digital nerve anaesthesia decreases EMG-EMG coherence in a human precision grip task. Experimental Brain Research 145:207-214.
Byers CT, Fan R, Messina A, Morrison WA, Galea MP (2002) Comparing the efficacy of two fluorescent retrograde tracers in labeling the motor and sensory neuron populations of the rat sciatic nerve. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 114:159-164.
Galea MP (2002) Neuroanatomy of the nociceptive system. Chapter 2 in Strong J, Unruh A, Wright A (eds) Pain – A Textbook for Therapists. Harcourt Brace, Edinburgh. pp 13-41.
Boyd-Clark L, Briggs CA, Galea MP (2002) Muscle spindle distribution, morphology and density in longus colli and multifidus of the cervical spine. Spine. 27:694-701.
Boyd-Clark L, Galea MP, Briggs CA (2001) Muscle fiber type composition in longus colli and multifidus of the cervical spine. Journal of Anatomy. 199:709-16.
CoonanJR, Greferath U, Messenger J, Hartley L, Murphy M, Boyd AW, Dottori M, Galea MP, Bartlett PF (2001) The development and reorganization of corticospinal projections in EphA4 deficient mice. Journal of Comparative Neurology. 436:248-262.
Galea MP, Castiello U, Dalwood N (2001) The relative roles of the index finger and thumb during reaching. NeuroReport 12:2185-7.
Clements T, Galea MP (2001) Post-stroke depression: prevalence and management. Physical TherapyReviews 6:53-61.
Reardon K, Galea M, Byrne E, Choong P (2001) Quadriceps muscle wasting persists following total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis of the hip. Internal Medicine Journal. 31(1):7-14.
Williams BK, Galea MP, Winter A (2001) What is the outcome for the upper limb following stroke? Australian Journal of Physiotherapy 47:19-27.
Boyd-Clark L, Galea MP, Briggs CA, Opeskin K (2000) Monitoring age-related changes of collagen content and vascularity in ganglia using unbiased stereological methods. Journal ofMicroscopy. 200:284-290.
Wittwer J, Goldie P, Galea MP (2000) Quantification of physiotherapy treatment time in stroke rehabilitation – criterion-related validity. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy. 46:291-298.
Messina A, Sangster CLC, Morrison WA, Galea MP (2000) Requirements for unbiased estimates of neuronal numbers in frozen sections. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 97:133-138.
Sangster CLC, Galea MP, Fan R, Morrison WA, Messina A (1999) A method for processing fluorescent labelled tissue into methacrylate: a qualitative comparison of four tracers. Journal of Neuroscience Methods89:159-165.
Goldie P, Matyas TA, Kinsella G, Galea MP, Evans OM, Bach TM (1999) Prediction of outcome and change in gait velocity in ambulatory stroke patients during rehabilitation. Archives ofPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 80(4):415-20.
Dottori M, Hartley L, Galea M, Paxinos G, Kilpatrick T, Bartlett P, Murphy M, Kontgen, F, Boyd A (1998) EphA4 (Sek 1) receptor tyrosine kinase is required for the development of the corticospinal tract. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 95:13248-13253.
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