Tom Astill

Physiotherapist and PhD candidate exploring the utility of non-invasive brain stimulation for assessing and treating pain in dementia

[A/Prof Genevieve Steiner-Lim @DoktorGen]

This! 👇🏽 This is just so damn cool. Why I love studying the brain
🧠 So much we don't understand and so much to be discovered.

https://t.co/dflw598TAr

#neuroscience #AcademicTwitter

[Tom Astill @Tom_Astill]

@DoktorGen 🤯 that is ridiculously cool. Also whatever money they spent making those beautiful visualisations was worth every penny haha

[Tom Astill @Tom_Astill]

I was honoured to speak about my PhD to these incredible year 10 students last Friday. The future of neuroscience is very bright!

[Doctor Cherylea Browne @Cherylea_Browne]

2/4 – We had neuroscience presentations from PhD students, and @YouthNeuroAU, and a nerve-wracking team competition, which saw Sydney Girls High School take out the prize! #ABBC #BrainBeeChallenge #science #neuroscience #neurosciencePhD #PhDlife

[Tom Astill @Tom_Astill]

@Cherylea_Browne @westernsydneyu @RoccoCavaleri The importance and meaningfulness of this work makes putting up with your lab antics worthwhile ❤️

[Doctor Cherylea Browne @Cherylea_Browne]

We've had #MdDS patients from around Australia participate in our trial at @westernsydneyu. Not only has it benefited them, it has allowed us to gather important clinical data to that will inform future treatments for all patients with MdDS ✊ @RoccoCavaleri @Tom_Astill

[duncan tennent @DuncanTennent]

Did my first shoulder surgery with patient under meditation only. Confess I was cynical but worked beautifully. #trustthepatient

[Tom Astill @Tom_Astill]

@BrainStARLab @ThapaTrib @ACUmedia Great work Thapa! Can you tell us about the project?

[Tom Astill @Tom_Astill]

@jetfury @biggerhalf Super dedicated too. They pulled big days writing in the studio before performing that night. I’m not a huge fan but I will never understand the hate that they get.

[Tom Astill @Tom_Astill]

@jetfury @biggerhalf Believe me or not but I worked in a recording studio in sydney 10 years or so ago and Coldplay came there. They were all normal nice guys. Very appreciative and respectful towards everyone there. I even accidentally walked in while Chris was mid-take and he was cool about it.

[Rocco Cavaleri @RoccoCavaleri]

Our lab Twitter feed and webpage are now up and running! Follow @brainstarlab on Twitter or visit https://t.co/EkwwLeNPYN for updates from the world of brain stimulation and rehabilitation, as well as what our team is currently working on 👍 Spread the word and watch this space!

[Simon Summers, PhD @SimonJSummers]

Very grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the pain physiology chapter of this textbook 🙂 Fingers crossed first year students will now understand the difference between nociception and pain!

[Tom Astill @Tom_Astill]

@AdamMeakins Had a very similar injury doing a deadlift not long ago. Recovered after doing more deadlifts (once I could stand straight again a few days later). Can’t go wrong getting strong right!

[Tom Astill @Tom_Astill]

@Survivor_AU so the argument of the guy on the brawn tribe is that without him they don’t have enough brawn to beat the brains tribe…when the brains tribe has been smashing them even when he’s there? 😂

[Tom Astill @Tom_Astill]

@millie_mardon Yesterday annoyed and upset me more than anything else in the past 18 months. I’ve proudly had my vax and I’m staying home for people like you and your partner, for my friends who work in ICU and aged care, for people’s parents and grandparents. I’m beyond disappointed in my city

[Tom Astill @Tom_Astill]

@HayleyLeake @Survivor_AU Omg Hayley I had no idea you were competing until I saw the first episode the other night and saw you! I’m a MASSIVE survivor fan, so excited for you and rooting for you for the win!Smashing it so far 💪🏻 🧠

[Tom Astill @Tom_Astill]

Thanks science!

[Tom Astill @Tom_Astill]

@KJaneChalmers @MyCuppaJo Yes! And “sci-hub . se” (spaces removed). No research librarians but with those two combined you have access to the vast majority of articles that are normally behind paywalls.

[Tom Astill @Tom_Astill]

@DrDebs_Oliveira @dem_researcher @tandfonline @unifesp @RoccoCavaleri

[Déborah Oliveira, PhD RN @DrDebs_Oliveira]

The #career development of early- and mid-career researchers in #dementia should be a global priority: a call for action https://t.co/24JWIszYO8 #phdchat @dem_researcher #Academia #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter #CapacityBuilding #AcademicMentalHealth @tandfonline @unifesp

[Dr Jane Chalmers 🧠 @KJaneChalmers]

Barriers & enablers to exercise in pregnant women, from Harrison et al. (2018) in #JournalofPhysiotherapy:

3 biggest #barriers
😴 fatigue
👷‍♀️ safety
🥵 discomfort/symptoms

3 biggest #enablers
👶 easier labour
🤰 maternal health
👫 partner support

https://t.co/Hfsv02hGxw