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Dr Bruna Tessarin

Post Doctoral Research Fellow

Staff Member Details
Email: b.tessarin@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4967-1959

Bruna is a postdoctoral research fellow within Edith Cowan University, Nutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute. Her research focuses on co-designing, implementing and assessing the effectiveness of an injury prevention program for WA Police Force recruits.

Background

Dr. Tessarin is an early-career researcher, physiotherapist, and a former ballet dancer. As a clinician, she has primarily worked with athletes and pregnant women, as she also holds a specialization in Women’s Health. Dr. Tessarin completed her PhD in Brazil at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), including one-year as a visiting researcher with The Australian Ballet in Melbourne, Australia. Her research focuses on injury prevention and performance improvement in dancers, specifically investigating the Achilles tendon and ankle injuries.

Professional Associations

  • Australian Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention and Performance Alliance (AMMPA) - Australia
  • Sports Medicine Australia – Member
  • Regional Council of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy (CREFITO-3) Brazil - Member

Awards and Recognition

  • 2025 - Western Australian Early and Mid-Career Researcher Symposium (Perth, Australia) / Best Oral Presentation – Overall
  • 2023 - International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium (Valencia, Spain) / Best Oral presentation – Student category
  • 2022 - 13th Argentine Congress of the Association of Sports Kinesiology (Buenos Aires, Argentina) / Second Place Best Presentation

Research Areas and Interests

Bruna has research interests in musculoskeletal injury prevention in active/athletic populations, performance enhancement in ballet dancers, and differential diagnosis of conditions affecting the posterior ankle complex, with particular interest in the Achilles tendon.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Physiotherapy, Brazil, 2024.
  • Graduate Diploma in Women's Health Physiotherapy, Brazil, 2019.
  • Bachelor's Degree in Physiotherapy, Brazil, 2017.

Research Outputs

Journal Articles

  • Tessarin, B., Rio, EK., Souto, LR., Nunes, GS., Mendonca, Ld., Serrao, FV. (2025). Nonlinear Interactions of Lower Limb Clinical Measures Associated With Asymptomatic Achilles Tendon Abnormality in Ballet Dancers. Journal of Athletic Training, 60(5), 324-331. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-0275.24.

Journal Articles

  • Swords, T., McClelland, J., Middleton, K., Tessarin, B., Bryce, S., Mayes, S., Rio, EK. (2024). Bringing biomechanics to ballet: a feasibility study using wearable technology during grand allegro. Sports Biomechanics, -(-), 1-11.

Journal Articles

  • Nunes, GS., Rodrigues, D., Horbe, L., Prates, I., Tessarin, B., Serrao, FV., De Noronha, M. (2022). Is Postural Control Affected in People with Patellofemoral Pain and Should it be Part of Rehabilitation? A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis. Sports Medicine - Open, 8(1), 144. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-022-00538-4.

Journal Articles

  • Nunes, GS., Feldkircher, JM., Tessarin, B., Bender, PU., Da Luz, CM., De Noronha, M. (2020). Kinesio taping does not improve ankle functional or performance in people with or without ankle injuries: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Rehabilitation, 35(2), 182-199. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215520963846.

Journal Articles

  • Nunes, GS., Tessarin, B., Silva, RS., Serrao, FV. (2019). Relationship between the architecture and function of ankle plantar flexors with Achilles tendon morphology in ballet dancers.. Human Movement Science, 67(-), 102494. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-0275.24.

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