From the *Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia; †Telethon Institute of Child Health Research, Perth Western Australia; ‡Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia; §Musculoskeletal Unit, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences K. U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; ¶Department of Health Care, University College Limburg, AUHL-PHL, REVAL–Rehabilitation and Health Care Research Center, Hasselt, Belgium.
Acknowledgment date: May 17, 2009. Revision date: July 28, 2009. Acceptance date: August 20, 2009.
The manuscript submitted does not contain information about medical device(s)/drug(s).
Funds were received in support of this work. No benefits in any form have been or will be received from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this manuscript.
Supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia Project grant (#323200) (to L. M. S. and A. J. S.), the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, the Raine Medical Foundation at the University of Western Australia, the Arthritis Foundation of Australia and the Arthritis Foundation of Western Australia.
The authors A. B. and W. D. were previously associated with the Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia.
This research was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committees of Curtin University of Technology and Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth, Western Australia.
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Peter O'Sullivan, PhD, School of Physiotherapy, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, PERTH WA 6845, Australia; E-mail: [email protected].
