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Mrs Debra Shirley

Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy

C43O - O Block Cumberland Campus
The University of Sydney

Telephone +61 2 9351 9177
Fax +61 2 9351 9601

Selected grants

2012

  • Sit-Stand Workstation Pilot; Mackey M, Leaver A, Rooney K, Chau J, Shirley D, Daley M; Heart Foundation of Australia/Research Support.

2009

  • Predictors of groin strain injury in players across four football codes; Shirley D, Nicholson L; New South Wales Sporting Injuries Committee/Research and Injury Prevention Scheme.

2007

  • Sportstec Trak Performance; Sportstec Sportscode-Pro; Wacom grphire4 Education pack; Bundy A, Ada L, Baur L, Davis G, Shirley D, Canning C; NHMRC/Equipment Grant.

2006

  • Does the ability to recruit the deep abdominal muscle transversus abdominis predict response to motor conrol exercise for people with chronic low back pain; Shirley D; Physiotherapy Research Foundation/Research Grant.
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Selected publications

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Journals

  • Purnell, M., Shirley, D., Nicholson, L., Adams, R. (2010). Acrobatic gymnastics injury: Occurrence, site and training risk factors. Physical Therapy in Sport, 11(2), 40-46.
  • Hobbs, A., Adams, R., Shirley, D., Hillier, T. (2010). Comparison of Lumbar Proprioception as Measured in Unrestrained Standing in Individuals With Disc Replacement, With Low Back Pain and Without Low Back Pain. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 40(7), 439-446.
  • Shirley, D., Van Der Ploeg, H., Bauman, A. (2010). Physical Activity Promotion in the Physical Therapy Setting: Perspectives From Practitioners and Students. Physical Therapy, 90(9), 1311-1322.
  • Costa, L., Maher, C., Latimer, J., Hodges, P., Shirley, D. (2009). An investigation of the reproducibility of ultrasound measures of abdominal muscle activation in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain. European Spine Journal, 18, 1059-1065.
  • Hodges, P., Eriksson, A., Shirley, D., Gandevia, S. (2005). Intra-abdominal pressure increases stiffness of the lumbar spine. Journal of Biomechanics, 38(9), 1873-1880.
  • Shirley, D., Hodges, P., Eriksson, A., Gandevia, S. (2003). Spinal stiffness changes throughout the respiratory cycle. Journal of Applied Physiology, 95(4), 1467-1475.
  • Refshauge, K., Parry, S., Shirley, D., Larsen, D., Rivett, D., Boland, R. (2002). Professional responsibility in relation to cervical spine manipulation. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, 48(3), 171-179.
  • Refshauge, K., Parry, S., Shirley, D., Larsen, D., Boland, R., Rivett, D. (2002). Professional responsibility means responding professionally. Response to comment by Jull et al. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, 48(3), 183-185.
  • Shirley, D., Ellis, E., Lee, M. (2002). The response of posteroanterior lumbar stiffness to repeated loading. Manual Therapy, 7(1), 19-25.

Conferences

  • Shirley, D., Lee, M., Ellis, E., O'Dwyer, N. (2002). Muscle activity and lumbar PA stiffness: is there a relationship?. VIIth International Physiotherapy Congress, Sydney: Australian Physiotherapy Association.
  • Shirley, D., Hodges, P., Eriksson, A., Gandevia, S. (2002). Spinal stiffness changes throughout the respiratory cycle. From Cell to Society 3, Sydney: The College of Health Sciences.

2010

  • Purnell, M., Shirley, D., Nicholson, L., Adams, R. (2010). Acrobatic gymnastics injury: Occurrence, site and training risk factors. Physical Therapy in Sport, 11(2), 40-46.
  • Hobbs, A., Adams, R., Shirley, D., Hillier, T. (2010). Comparison of Lumbar Proprioception as Measured in Unrestrained Standing in Individuals With Disc Replacement, With Low Back Pain and Without Low Back Pain. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 40(7), 439-446.
  • Shirley, D., Van Der Ploeg, H., Bauman, A. (2010). Physical Activity Promotion in the Physical Therapy Setting: Perspectives From Practitioners and Students. Physical Therapy, 90(9), 1311-1322.

2009

  • Costa, L., Maher, C., Latimer, J., Hodges, P., Shirley, D. (2009). An investigation of the reproducibility of ultrasound measures of abdominal muscle activation in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain. European Spine Journal, 18, 1059-1065.

2005

  • Hodges, P., Eriksson, A., Shirley, D., Gandevia, S. (2005). Intra-abdominal pressure increases stiffness of the lumbar spine. Journal of Biomechanics, 38(9), 1873-1880.

2003

  • Shirley, D., Hodges, P., Eriksson, A., Gandevia, S. (2003). Spinal stiffness changes throughout the respiratory cycle. Journal of Applied Physiology, 95(4), 1467-1475.

2002

  • Shirley, D., Lee, M., Ellis, E., O'Dwyer, N. (2002). Muscle activity and lumbar PA stiffness: is there a relationship?. VIIth International Physiotherapy Congress, Sydney: Australian Physiotherapy Association.
  • Refshauge, K., Parry, S., Shirley, D., Larsen, D., Rivett, D., Boland, R. (2002). Professional responsibility in relation to cervical spine manipulation. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, 48(3), 171-179.
  • Refshauge, K., Parry, S., Shirley, D., Larsen, D., Boland, R., Rivett, D. (2002). Professional responsibility means responding professionally. Response to comment by Jull et al. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, 48(3), 183-185.
  • Shirley, D., Hodges, P., Eriksson, A., Gandevia, S. (2002). Spinal stiffness changes throughout the respiratory cycle. From Cell to Society 3, Sydney: The College of Health Sciences.
  • Shirley, D., Ellis, E., Lee, M. (2002). The response of posteroanterior lumbar stiffness to repeated loading. Manual Therapy, 7(1), 19-25.
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