Staff profile

Professor Karen J. Dodd

Dean, Health Sciences

Faculty of Health Sciences

 

Qualifications

BAppSc(Physio) Lincoln, PhD LaTrobe

Research interests

Gait and balance

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Recent Publications

 

Dunn N, Shields N, Taylor NF, Dodd KJ. A systematic review of the self-concept of children with cerebral palsy and perceptions of parents and teachers. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics 2007;27(3):55-71.

 

Shields N, Loy Y, Murdoch A, Taylor NF, Dodd KJ. Self-concept of children with cerebral palsy compared with that of children without impairment. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 2007;49:350-354.

 

Dunn N, Shields N, Taylor NF, Dodd KJ. A systematic review of the self-concept of children with cerebral palsy and perceptions of parents and teachers. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics 2007;27:55-71.

 

Taylor NF, Dodd KJ, Shields N, Bruder A. Therapeutic exercise in physiotherapy practice is beneficial: a summary of systematic reviews 2002-2005. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy 2007;53(1):7-16.

 

Dodd KJ, Foley S. Partial body weight support treadmill training can improve walking in children with cerebral palsy: a clinical controlled trial. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 2007;49:101-105.

 

Morris ME, Perry A, Bilney B, Curran A, Dodd K, Wittwer J, Dalton G. Outcomes of Physical Therapy, Speech Pathology and Occupational Therapy for People with Motor Neuron Disease: A Systematic Review. Journal of Neurological Rehabilitation and Neural Repair 2006;20:424-34.

 

Macintosh S, Hill K, Dodd KJ, Goldie P, Culham E. Balance Score and a History of Falls in Hospital Predict Recurrent Falls in the Six Months Following Stroke Rehabilitation. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2006;87(12):1583-9.

 

Dodd KJ, Taylor NF, Denisenko S, Prasad D. A qualitative analysis of a progressive resistance exercise programme for people with multiple sclerosis. Disability and Rehabilitation 2006;28:1127-1134.

 

Taylor NF, Dodd KJ, Prasad D, Denisenko S. Progressive resistance exercise for people with multiple sclerosis. Disability and Rehabilitation 2006;28:1119-1126.

 

Shields N, Murdoch A, Loy Y, Dodd KJ, Taylor NF. A systematic review of the self-concept of children with cerebral palsy compared with children without disability. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 2006;48:151-157.

 

Dodd KJ, Taylor NF, Larkin H. Progressive resistance exercise for adults with athetoid cerebral palsy. A single subject research design. Physiotherapy Singapore 2005;8:3-12.

 

Taylor NF, Dodd KJ, Damiano DL. (2005) Progressive resistance exercise in physical therapy: a summary of systematic reviews. Physical Therapy 85:1208-1223.

 

Dodd KJ, Shields N. (2005) A systematic review of the outcomes of cardiovascular exercise programs for people with Down syndrome. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 86:2051-2058.

 

MacKintosh, S, Hill, K, Dodd, KJ, Goldie, P, & Culham, E (2004). Falls and injury prevention should be part of every stroke rehabilitation plan. Clinical Rehabilitation 19:441-51.

 

Luke, C, Dodd, KJ & Brock, K (2004). Outcomes of the Bobath concept on upper limb recovery following stroke. Clinical Rehabilitation, 18: 1-11.

 

Dodd, KJ, Taylor, NF, & Graham, HK (2004). Strength training can have unexpected effects on the self-concept of children with cerebral palsy. Pediatric Physical Therapy 16(2): 99-105. 

 

Morris, S, Dodd, KJ & Morris, ME (2004). Outcomes of progressive resistance strength training following stroke: a systematic review. Clinical Rehabilitation, 18: 27-39.

 

Taylor, NF, Dodd, KJ, & Larkin, H. (2004). Adults with cerebral palsy benefit from participating in a strength training programme at a community gymnasium. Disability and Rehabilitation, 26(19): 1128-1134.

 

Allen, J, Dodd, KJ, Taylor, NF, McBurney, H, & Larkin, H (2004). Strength training can be enjoyable and beneficial for adults with cerebral palsy. Disability and Rehabilitation, 26(19): 1121-1127.  

 

Taylor, NF, Dodd, KJ, & Graham, HK (2004). Test-retest reliability of hand-held dynamometric strength testing in young people with cerebral palsy. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85(1): 77-80.

 

Murdoch, A, Taylor, N & Dodd, KJ (2004). Physical therapists should consider including strength training as part of fracture rehabilitation. Physical Therapy Reviews, 9: 51-59.

 

Perry, A., Morris, M, Unsworth, C, Duckett, S, Skeat, J, Dodd, KJ, Taylor, N, & Reilly, K (2004). Therapy outcome measures for allied health practitioners in Australia: The AusTOMs. The International Journal for Quality in Health Care 16(4): 1-7.

 

Taylor, NF, Dodd, KJ, McBurney, H, & Graham, HK (2004). Factors influencing adherence to a home-based strength-training programme for young people with cerebral palsy. Physiotherapy 90(2): 57-63.

 

Shields, N, & Dodd, KJ. (2004) A systematic review on the effects of programmes designed to improve strength for people with Down syndrome.  Physical Therapy Reviews, 9: 109-115.

 

Dodd, KJ & Morris, ME (2003). Lateral pelvic displacement during gait: Abnormalities after stroke and changes during the first month of rehabilitation. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 84: 1200-1205. 

 

Dodd, KJ, Hill, K, Haas, R, Luke, C & Millard. S. (2003).  Retest reliability of dynamic balance during standing in older people after surgical treatment of hip fracture. Physiotherapy Research International, 8(2): 93-100.

 

Dodd, KJ, Taylor, NF & Graham, HK (2003). A randomised clinical trial of strength training in young people with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 45: 652-57.

 

McBurney, H, Dodd, KJ, Taylor, NF & Graham, HK (2003). A qualitative analysis of the benefits of strength training for young people with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 45: 658-63.

 

Skeat, J, Perry, A, Unsworth, C, Morris, M, Duckett, S, Dodd, KJ, & Taylor, N (2003). The use of the ICF framework in an allied health outcome measure: Australian Therapy Outcome Measure (AusTOMs) In Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, ICF Australian User Guide. Version 1.0. Disability Series. AIHW Cat. No. Dis 33. Canberra: AIHW, p 77-81.

 

Damiano, DL, Dodd, KJ & Taylor, NF. (2002). Should we be testing and training muscle strength in cerebral palsy? Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 44(1): 68-72.

 

Morris, ME, Cantwell, C, Vowels, L & Dodd, KJ. (2002). Changes in gait and fatigue from morning to afternoon in people with multiple sclerosis.  Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, 72(3): 361-365.

 

Dodd, KJ, Taylor, NF & Damiano, DL (2002). A systematic review of the effectiveness of strength-training programs for people with cerebral palsy.  Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; 83(8):1157-64. 

 

Freeman, J, Morris, M, Davidson, M & Dodd, KJ, (2002). Outcome measures to quantify the effects of physical therapy for people with multiple sclerosis. Neurology Report, 26(3): 139-44.

 

Morris, ME., Huxham, F., McGinley, J., Dodd, KJ. & Iansek, R. (2001).  The biomechanics and motor control of gait in Parkinson disease. Clinical Biomechanics.16: 459-470.