Staff profile

Mr Ken R Niere

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Health Sciences

School of Allied Health
Department of Physiotherapy

 

Qualifications

BAppSc(Physio) Lincoln, Grad Dip Manip Ther Lincoln. M Manip Physio LaTrobe

Membership of professional Associations

Australian Physiotherapy Association (Vic), Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia, International Headache Society, International Association for the Study of Pain

Area of study

Physiotherapy

Recent Publications

Book chapters
 

Jull G and Niere K (2004): Headache and the cervical spine. In: Gull G and Boyling J (eds): Grieve's Modern Manual Therapy. 3rd edn Churchill Livingstone (in press).

Niere KR and Selvaratnam PJ (1995): Sporting Injuries to the Cervical Region. In: Zuluaga et al (eds) Sports Physiotherapy: Applied Science and Practice Melbourne, Churchill Livingstone pp 325-341.

Journal publications

Niere K. The presence of four simple history features can diagnose migraine accurately. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy 2006;52(4):304.

Niere K. The Whiplash Disability Questionnaire (WDQ). Australian Journal of Physiotherapy 2006;52(2):151.

Niere K and Jerak A (2004): Comparison of patient report by questionnaire and headache diary for measurement of headache frequency, intensity and duration. Physiotherapy Research International 9:149-156.

Niere K and Torney S (2004): Clinicians perceptions of minor cervical instability. Manual Therapy 9: 144-150

Willis C, Niere K, Hoving J, Green S, O'Leary E, Buchbinder R (2004): reproducibility and responsiveness of the whiplash disability questionnaire. Pain 110: 681-688

Pinfold M, Niere K, Hoving J, Green S, O'Leary E, Buchbinder R (2004): Validity and internal consistency of a whiplash-specific disability measure. Spine 29(3): 263-268.

Hoving JL, O'Leary E.F, Niere KR, Green, S. Buchbinder R.(2003): Validity of the neck disability index, Northwick Park neck pain questionnaire, and problem elicitation technique for measuring disability associated with whiplash-associated disorders. Pain 102(3): 273-281

Downey B, Taylor N and Niere K (2003): Can manipulative physiotherapists agree on which lumbar level to treat based on palpation? Physiotherapy 89(2): 74-81

Downey B, Taylor N and Niere K (1999): Manipulative physiotherapists can reliably palpate nominated lumbar spinal levels. Manual Therapy 4(3): 151-156.

Niere KR (2002): Pain descriptors used by headache patients presenting for physiotherapy. Physiotherapy 88(7): 409-416

Jull G, Trott P, Potter H, Zito G, Niere K, Shirley D, Emberson J, Marschner I, Richardson C (2002): A Randomized Controlled Trial of Exercise and Manipulative Therapy for Cervicogenic Headache. Spine 27(17): 1835-1843

Grant T and Niere K (2000): Techniques used by manipulative physiotherapists in the management of headaches. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy 46(4):215-222.

Niere KR (1998): Can characteristics of benign headache predict manipulative physiotherapy treatment outcome? Australian Journal of Physiotherapy 44(2): 87-93

Niere KR and Robinson PM (1997): Determination of manipulative physiotherapy treatment outcome in headache patients. Manual Therapy 2(4): 199-205.

Niere KR (1991): Understanding referred pain. Sports Training, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2: 247-256.