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CV DE DEBORAH FALLA
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours), The University of Queensland, Australia, 1999
Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland, Australia, Australia 2003
Thesis title: “The use of surface electromyography for the evaluation of cervical flexor muscle
dysfunction in neck pain patients”
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1997 – 1999 F/T Bachelor of Physiotherapy The University of Queensland
2000 – 2003 F/T Doctor of Philosophy The University of Queensland
2000 – 2003 P/T Teaching Assistance The University of Queensland
2000 – 2003 P/T Physiotherapist Beenleigh Physiotherapy Centre
2000 – current P/T Research Supervision The University of Queensland
2003 – current F/T Research Officer The University of Queensland
2004 – current P/T Physiotherapist Rehab Dynamics, Milton
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
AWARDS
2003 Young Investigator Award - New Zealand Manipulative Physiotherapists Association Bi-annual Scientific Conference – Back to Clinical Relevance; Auckland, New Zealand
2003 Finalist, International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Young Investigators Award
2001 Physiotherapy Alumni Award
2001 The University of Queensland Alumni Award
2000 Australian Postgraduate Award
1999 University Medal
1999 Aura Forster Prize (awarded to the student who obtains the highest total academic achievement over the four year Physiotherapy Undergraduate Course)
1998 Margaret Fyfe Prize (Awarded for academic merit)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
2000 – Current Member of The University of Queensland and Physiotherapy Alumni
1997 – Current Member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association
SERVICE
2004 – Current Editorial Board Member – Journal of Whiplash and Related Disorders
2003 - Current Committee member Physiotherapy Alumni Association
2002 - 2003 Journal reviews - IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering - Physiotherapy Research International
2001 - 2002 Physiotherapy Postgraduate Representative – School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Research and Postgraduate Committee
2000 – Current Team member Whiplash Research Unit, The University of Queensland
2000 – Current Team member Musculoskeletal Pain and Injury Research Unit, The University of Queensland
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Professional
13 May 2004 Evidence based physiotherapy management program for cervical spine disorders
Clinical Workshop - ACPOHE Annual Conference; Edinburgh, Scotland, May 12 – 14
27 Mar 2004 “Managing cervical spine disorders: research advances and clinical application”
Post Congress Course - 8th International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapists’ Conference; Cape Town, South Africa, March 21-26
11-12 Aug 2003 “Managing cervical spine disorders: research advances and clinical application”
Jull and Falla, Post Congress Course - New Zealand Manipulative Physiotherapists Association Bi-annual Scientific Conference – Back to Clinical Relevance; Auckland, New Zealand, August 9-10
04 Jun 2003 “Impairment of the cervical muscles during cognitive, functional and automatic tasks in patients with chronic neck pain”
Invited lecture - Centro di Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy
12 Apr 2003 “Management of Cervical Disorders – A Clinical Workshop”
Clinical Workshop - The University of Queensland, Brisbane Australia
10 Jun 2002 “Cervical flexor muscle dysfunction in chronic neck pain patients”
Invited lecture - Centro di Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy
10 Jul 2002 “Cervical muscle dysfunction in chronic neck pain patients”
Lecture - Clinica Neurologica, Universita degli studi di Genova, Genova, Italy
Undergraduate
2000 - 2002 Teaching assistance Physiotherapy Undergraduate students
RESEARCH SUPERVISION
Honours
2002 Bilenkij G. A surface EMG analysis of neck muscle activity in subjects with chronic neck pain of traumatic and non-traumatic onset during a low load functional task
Masters (Manipulative) Physiotherapy Directed Research Projects
2001 Fagan A, Campbell C, Thompson D. An investigation of the relationship between upper cervical flexion range of motion and pressure changes during the cranio-cervical flexion test
2002 Tsao H, Stavrou G. An investigation of the correlation between fatigability of the sternocleidomastoid and anterior scalene muscles and duration of neck pain
2002 Edwards S, Koh K. Neuromuscular efficiency of the sternocleidomastoid and anterior scalene muscles in chronic neck pain patients
RESEARCH GRANTS
University of Queensland Small Grant, 2001 - $33 959.29.
“An investigation of the deep cervical flexor muscles in neck pain disorders”
Associate Investigator
National Health and Medical Research Council Project Grant. 2003-2005 - $265800
“Physiological mechanisms of efficacy of cervical flexor muscle retraining”
Associate Investigator
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Articles
Falla D, Jull G, Rainoldi A, Merletti R. Neck flexor muscle fatigue is side specific in patients with unilateral neck pain. Eur J Pain 2004; 8(1): 71-77
Falla D, Rainoldi A, Merletti R, Jull G. Myoelectric manifestations of sternocleidomastoid and anterior scalene muscle fatigue in chronic neck pain patients. Clin Neurophysiol 2003; 114 (3): 488-495
Falla D, Jull G, Dall'Alba P, Rainoldi A, Merletti R. An electromyographic analysis of the deep cervical flexor muscles in performance of cranio-cervical flexion. Phys Ther 2003; 83: 899-906
Falla D, Campbell C, Fagan A, Thompson D, Jull G. The relationship between cranio-cervical flexion range of motion and pressure change during the cranio-cervical flexion test. Man Ther 2003; 8 (2): 92-96
Falla D, Hess S, Richardson C. Evaluation of shoulder internal rotator muscle strength in baseball players with physical signs of glenohumeral joint instability. British Journal of Sports Medicine 2003; 37:430–432
O’Leary S, Falla D, Jull G. Advances in therapeutic exercise for the neck. Australian Endodontic Journal 2003; 29(3): 138-142.
Falla D, Dall'Alba P, Rainoldi A, Merletti R, Jull G. Identification of innervation zones of sternocleidomastoid and scalene muscles: A basis for clinical and research electromyography applications. Clin Neurophysiol 2002; 113 (1): 57-63
Falla D, Dall'Alba P, Rainoldi A, Merletti R, Jull G. Repeatability of surface EMG variables in the sternocleidomastoid and anterior scalene muscles. Euro J Appl Physiol 2002; 87: 542-549
Falla D, Jull G, Hodges P. Feedforward activity of the cervical flexor muscles during voluntary arm movements is delayed in chronic neck pain. Exp Brain Res, In Press
Falla D, Bilenkij G, Jull G. Chronic neck pain patients demonstrate altered patterns of muscle activation during performance of a functional upper limb task. Spine, In Press
Falla D, Jull G, Hodges P. Neck pain patients demonstrate reduced EMG activity of the deep cervical flexor muscles during performance of the cranio-cervical flexion test. Spine, In Press
Falla D, Edwards S, Koh K, Jull G, Rainoldi A. Neuromuscular efficiency of the sternocleidomastoid and anterior scalene muscles in patients with chronic neck pain. Disabil Rehabil, In Press
Falla D, Rainoldi A, Merletti R, Jull G. Spatio-temporal evaluation of neck muscle activation during postural perturbations. J Electromyogr Kinesiol, In Press
Falla D, Rainoldi A, Jull G, Stavrou G, Tsao H. Lack of correlation between sternocleidomastoid and scalene muscle fatigability and duration of symptoms in chronic neck pain patients. Neurophysiol Clin, In Press
Book chapters
Jull G, Falla D, Treleaven J, Sterling M, O’Leary S. A therapeutic exercise approach for cervical disorders. In Boyling J, Jull G (eds) Grieves’ Modern Manual Therapy of the Vertebral Column. 3rd edn. Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier, In Press
Abstracts
Falla D. Cervical muscle impairment in patients with neck pain: The need for specificity in rehabilitation. ACPOHE Annual Conference; Edinburgh, Scotland, May 12 – 14, 2004
Falla D. Scapular muscle impairment: Implications for upper quadrant disorders ACPOHE Annual Conference; Edinburgh, Scotland, May 12 – 14, 2004
Falla D, Jull G, Hodges P. Feedforward activity of the cervical flexor muscles during voluntary arm movements is delayed in chronic neck pain. 8th International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapists’ Conference; Cape Town, South Africa, March 21-26, 2004
Falla D, Jull G. Unraveling the complexity of muscle impairment in neck pain. 25th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Pain Society; Canberra, Australia, March 7-10 2004
Falla D, Jull G, Hodges P. Neck pain patients demonstrate reduced activation of the deep cervical flexor muscles during performance of the cranio-cervical flexion test. 14th International Congress of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy; Barcelona, Spain, June 7-12, 2003
Falla D, Bilenkij G, Jull G. An EMG analysis of neck muscle activity during a repetitive upper limb task in patients with whiplash and insidious onset neck pain. 14th International Congress of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy; Barcelona, Spain, June 7-12, 2003
Falla D, Edwards S, Koh K, Jull G, Rainoldi A. Neuromuscular efficiency of the sternocleidomastoid and anterior scalene muscles in patients with chronic neck pain. 2nd World Congress of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine; Prague, Czech Republic, May 18-22, 2003
Falla D, Jull G, Hodges P. Changes in automatic responses of the neck flexor muscles in patients with chronic neck pain. Australian Physiotherapy Association Annual Conference and General Meeting; Toowoomba, Australia, August 1-3, 2003
Falla D, Jull G, Dall’Alba P, Rainoldi A, Merletti R. An electromyographic analysis of the deep cervical flexor muscles in performance of cranio-cervical flexion. New
Zealand Manipulative Physiotherapists Association Bi-annual Scientific Conference – Back to Clinical Relevance; Auckland, New Zealand, August 9-10, 2003
Falla D, Rainoldi A, Merletti R, Jull G. An investigation of superficial cervical flexor muscle fatigue in patients with chronic unilateral neck pain. IASP 10th World Congress on Pain; San Diego, California, August 17-22, 2002
Falla D, Rainoldi A, Merletti R, Jull G. Myoelectric manifestations of sternocleidomastoid and anterior scalene muscle fatigue in chronic neck pain patients. XIVth Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology, Vienna, Austria, June 22-25, 2002
Falla D, Dall'Alba P, Rainoldi A, Merletti R, Jull G. Repeatability of surface EMG variables in the sternocleidomastoid and anterior scalene muscles. XIVth Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology, Vienna, Austria, June 22-25, 2002
Nannucci L, Merlo A, Merletti R, Rainoldi A, Bergamo R, Melchiorri G, Lucchetti D, Caruso I, Falla D, Jull G. Atlas of the innervation zones of upper and lower extremity muscles. XIVth Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology, Vienna, Austria, June 22-25, 2002
Falla D, Campbell C, Fagan A, Thompson D, Jull G. An investigation of the relationship between upper cervical flexion range of motion and pressure change during the cranio-cervical flexion test. VIIth International Physiotherapy Congress; Sydney, Australia, May 25-28, 2002
Falla D, Dall'Alba P, Rainoldi A, Merletti R, Jull G. Location of innervation zones of sternocleidomastoid and scalene muscles. 12th Biennial Conference of the Manipulative Physiotherapy Association of Australia - More Than Skin Deep; South Australia, Australia, November 21-24, 2001
Yang C-H, Falla D, Vicenzino B. Validity of angle measurement using digital camera. MPAA Biennial Conference - More Than Skin Deep; South Australia, Australia, November 21-24, 2001
Falla D, Richardson C, Hess S. Evaluation of shoulder internal rotator muscle strength: Comparison between baseball players with and without physical signs of glenohumeral joint instability. 2000 Pre-Olympic Congress Sports Medicine and Physical Education International Congress on Sport Science; Brisbane, Australia, 2000
Falla D, Richardson C, Hess S. Further clarification of functional differentiation within the latissimus dorsi muscle. 2000 Pre-Olympic Congress Sports Medicine and Physical Education International Congress on Sport Science; Brisbane, Australia, 2000
Falla D, Jull G, Rainoldi A, Merletti R, Dall’Alba P. A Novel Electromyographic Technique For The Assessment Of The Deep Cervical Flexor Muscles. XVth Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology & Kinesiology, 2004. Accepted for presentation
Falla D, Jull G, Stavrou G, Tsao H, Rainoldi A. Correlation between fatigability of the sternocleidomastoid and anterior scalene muscles and duration of symptoms in chronic neck pain patients. XVth Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology & Kinesiology, 2004. Accepted for presentation
Falla D, Rainoldi A, Merletti R, Jull G. Spatio-temporal evaluation of neck Muscle Activation During Postural Perturbations In Healthy Subjects. XVth Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology & Kinesiology, 2004. Accepted for presentation
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