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LecturerBrendon Roxburgh image
BPhEd (Otago), PGDipSci (Cardiac Rehabilitation) and MSc (Sport and Exercise Science) (Auckland), PhD (Otago)
Email brendon.roxburgh@otago.ac.nz
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Background

Brendon Roxburgh is a Lecturer in Clinical Exercise Physiology at the School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences. Brendon obtained his BPhED (2008) at Otago before completing a PGDipSci (Cardiac Rehabilitation) and MSc (Sport and Exercise Science) at the University of Auckland. He worked as a clinical exercise physiologist for more than 10 years, specialising in cardiopulmonary exercise testing and exercise-based rehabilitation for people with cardiovascular disease. In 2018 he returned to the University of Otago to complete a PhD on prehabilitation – optimising patient fitness before surgery.

Teaching

  • SPEX 205 Physical Activity and Health
  • SPEX 310 Exercise for Clinical Populations
  • SPEX 316 Practicum (Athlete and exercise testing)

Research

Brendon’s research interests include:

  1. The role of hot-water immersion for improving health. Brendon has a number of ongoing studies looking at the effect of hot-water bathing on 24-h BP, as a therapy for people with hypertension. He is also looking at the effect of hot-water bathing on joint pain in people with arthritis.
  2. The role of fitness in patients scheduled for surgery. Fitter patients are more resilient to the stress of surgery and therefore have better outcomes and recovery following surgery. Brendon’s research looks at novel ways for improving fitness before surgery, to optimise postoperative recovery. He is also interested in the role of exercise during presurgical cancer treatment to enhance tumour shrinkage.
  3. Other research interests include:
    1. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing and other forms of fitness assessment
    2. Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation
    3. High-intensity interval training
    4. Isometric exercise training for lowering resting blood pressure

Postgraduate students

Brendon welcomes enquiries from students interested in postgraduate research (i.e., Honours, PGDip, Masters and PhD).

Publications

Roxburgh, B. H. (2024). Simulated altitude for prehabilitation: Alternatives await in less rarified air. Anaesthesia. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/anae.16385 Journal - Research Other

Roxburgh, B. H., Campbell, H. A., Goodman, R., Cotter, J. D., Reymann, U., Gwynne-Jones, D., & Thomas, K. N. (2024). Acute and adaptive analgesic effects of passive heat therapy or high- intensity interval exercise in patients with severe lower-limb osteoarthritis: A mixed-methods exploratory study. International Journal of Research in Exercise Physiology, 19(2), 19-41. Retrieved from https://ijrep.org/ Journal - Research Article

Roxburgh, B. H., Campbell, H. A., Cotter, J. D., Reymann, U., Gwynne-Jones, D., & Thomas, K. N. (2024). Maintenance of preoperative fitness by home-based prehabilitation following supervised prehabilitation in patients awaiting total hip or knee arthroplasty. International Journal of Research in Exercise Physiology, 19(2), 57-77. Retrieved from https://ijrep.org/ Journal - Research Article

Roxburgh, B. (2023, November). Heat therapy and high-intensity interval training in patients with lower-limb osteoarthritis. Verbal presentation at the Osteoarthritis Aotearoa New Zealand Research Network (Te Anga Kaikōiwi o Aotearoa) Annual Conference & the Taumata Osteoarthritis Aotearoa New Zealand Osteoarthritis Summit, Dunedin, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Roxburgh, B. H., Campbell, H. A., Cotter, J. D., Reymann, U., Williams, M. J. A., Gwynne-Jones, D., & Thomas, K. N. (2023). Upper-limb high-intensity interval training or passive heat therapy to optimise cardiorespiratory fitness prior to total hip or knee arthroplasty: A randomised controlled trial. Arthritis Care & Research, 25238. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/acr.25238 Journal - Research Article

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