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PTY4MUP Physiotherapy for Musculoskeletal Dysfunction

Publications Journal Publications (since 2007)         

           Harding KE, Leggat SG, Bowers B, Stafford M, Taylor NF. (in press). Reducing waiting time for community rehabilitation services: a controlled before and after trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (accepted August 2012).

           Shaw K, Taylor NF, Brusco N. (in press). Physiotherapy services provided outside of business hours in Australian hospitals: A national survey. Physiotherapy Research International (accepted August 2012).

            De Morton NA, Harding KE, Taylor NF, Harrison G. (in press). Validity of the DeMorton Mobility Index (DEMMI) for measuring the mobility of patients with hip fracture during rehabilitation.  Disability and Rehabilitation (accepted June 2012).

            Green RA, Taylor NF, Watson L, Ardern C. (in press). Altered scapula position in elite young cricketers with shoulder problems. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (accepted May 2012).

            Carlon SL, Taylor NF, Dodd KJ, Shields N. (in press). Differences in habitual physical activity levels of young people with cerebral palsy and their typically developing peers: A systematic review. Disability and Rehabilitation (accepted May 2012).

            Peiris CL, Taylor NF, Shields N. (in press). Additional Saturday allied health services increase habitual physical activity among patients receiving inpatient rehabilitation for lower limb orthopedic conditions: a randomized controlled trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (accepted March 2012).

            Ardern CL, Taylor NF, Feller JA, Webster KE. (in press). Fear of re-injury in people who have returned to sport following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery.  Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (accepted March 2012).

            Brusco NK, Taylor NF, Hornung I, Schaffers S, Smith A, de Morton N. (in press). Factors that predict discharge destination for patients in transitional care: a prospective observational cohort study. Australian Health Review (accepted March 2012)

            Shields N, Taylor NF, Bruder A, Angelo T. (in press). Getting fit for practice: an innovative paediatric clinical placement provided physiotherapy students opportunities for skill development.  Physiotherapy (accepted February 2012).

            Iles R, Taylor NF, Davidson M, O’Halloran P. 2012. Recovery expectations in non-chronic non-specific low back pain: a qualitative investigation. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 44: 781-787.

            Clark IN, Taylor NF, Baker FA. 2012. Music interventions and physical activity in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 44: 710-719.

            Clark IN, Baker FA, Taylor NF. 2012. The Effects of Live Patterned Sensory Enhancement on Group Exercise Participation and Mood in Older Adults in Rehabilitation.  Journal of Music Therapy 41(2):181-205.

            Day A, Taylor NF, Green RA. 2012. The stabilising role of the rotator cuff at the shoulder - responses to external perturbations. Clinical Biomechanics 27:551-556.

            Tang CY, Blackstock FC, Clarence M, Taylor NF. 2012.  Early rehabilitation exercise program for inpatients during an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention 32(3):163-169.

            Salter SL, Ford JJ, Richards MC, Taylor NF, Surkitt LD, Hahne AJ. 2012. The effectiveness of sub-group specific manual therapy for low back pain: a systematic review.  Manual Therapy 17(3): 201-212.

            Dennett AM, Taylor NF, Mulrain K. 2012. Community ambulation after hip fracture: completing walking tasks to enable access to common community venues. Disability and Rehabilitation 34(9): 707-714.

            Hanson LC, McBurney H, Taylor NF. 2012. The retest reliability of the six-minute walk test in patients referred to a cardiac rehabilitation program.  Physiotherapy Research International 17:55-61.

            Aldridge KJ, Taylor NF. 2012. Dysphagia is a common and serious problem for adults with mental illness: a systematic review.  Dysphagia 27:124-137.

            Harding KE, Taylor NF, Leggat SG, M Stafford. 2012. The effect of triage on waiting time for community rehabilitation: a prospective cohort study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 93(3):441-445.

            Ardern CL, Taylor NF, Feller JA, Webster KE. 2012. Return to sport outcomes 2 to 7 years following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery.  American Journal of Sports Medicine 40(1): 41-48.

            Taylor NF, Bottrell J, Lawler K, Benjamin D. 2012. Mobile phone short message service (SMS) reminders can reduce non-attendance in physical therapy outpatient clinics: a randomized controlled trial.  Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 93(1):21-26.

            Hughes PC, Green RA, Taylor NF 2012. Measurement of subacromial impingement of the rotator cuff. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 15:2-7.

            Wallis JA, Taylor NF. 2011. Pre-operative interventions (non-surgical and non-pharmacological) for patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis awaiting joint replacement surgery – a systematic review and meta-analysis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 19: 1381-1395.

            Iles R, Taylor NF, Davidson M, O’Halloran P. 2011. Telephone coaching can increase activity levels for people with non-chronic low back pain: a randomised controlled trial. Journal of Physiotherapy 57(4): 231-238.

            Misra S, Watson L, Taylor NF, Green RA, Hairodin ZA. 2011. Testing procedures for SLAP lesions of the shoulder involving contraction and torsion of biceps long head and glenohumeral glides.  Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 14: 462-468.

            Dodd KJ, Taylor NF, Shields N, Prasad D, McDonald E, Gillon A. 2011. Progressive resistance training did not improve walking but can improve muscle performance, quality of life and fatigue in adults with multiple sclerosis: a randomized controlled trial. Multiple Sclerosis 17(11):1362-1374.

            Aldcroft S, Taylor NF, Blackstock F, O’Halloran P. 2011. Psycho-educational rehabilitation programs in producing health behaviour change in people with coronary artery disease: a systematic review of controlled trials. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention 31(5): 273-281.

            Harding KE, Taylor NF, Leggat SG. 2011. Do triage systems in health care improve patient flow?   A systematic review of the literature. Australian Health Review 35(3): 371-383.

            Peiris CL, Taylor NF, Shields N. 2011.  Extra physical therapy reduces patient length of stay and improves functional outcomes and quality of life in people with acute or sub-acute conditions: a systematic review. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 92(9): 1490-1500.   

            Hahne AJ, Ford, JJ, Hinman, RS, Taylor N, Surkitt LD, Walters AG, McMeeken JM. 2011. Outcomes and adverse events from physiotherapy functional restoration for lumbar disc herniation with associated radiculopathy. Disability and Rehabilitation 33: 1537-1547.

             Hahne AJ, Ford JJ, Surkitt LD, Richards MC, Chan AYP, Thompson SL, Hinman RS, Taylor NF. 2011. Specific treatment of problems of the spine (STOPS): design of a randomised controlled trial comparing specific physiotherapy versus advice for people with subacute low back disorders.  BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 12:104. 

           Tucker S, Taylor NF, Green R. 2011. Anatomical validity of the Hawkins-Kennedy test: a pilot study. Manual Therapy 16: 399-403.

            Harding KE, Taylor NF, Leggat SG, Wise VL. 2011. A training programme did not increase agreement between allied health clinicians prioritising patients for community rehabilitation. Clinical Rehabilitation 25(7): 599-606.

             Dodd KJ, Duffy S, Stewart JA, Impey J, Taylor NF. 2011. A small group aerobic exercise programme that reduces body weight is feasible in adults with severe chronic schizophrenia: a pilot study. Disability and Rehabilitation 33:1222-1229.      

             Ardern CL, Webster KE, Taylor NF, Feller JA. 2011. Return to sport following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the state of play. British Journal of Sports Medicine 45(7):596-606.

             Dyball KM, Taylor NF, Dodd KJ. 2011. Retest reliability of measuring hip extensor muscle strength in different testing positions in young people with cerebral palsy. BMC Pediatrics 11:42.

              de Morton NA, Brusco NK, Wood L, Lawler K, Taylor NF. 2011. The de Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI) provides a valid method for measuring and monitoring the mobility of patients making the transition from hospital to the community: an observational study. Journal of Physiotherapy 57(2):109-116.

              Bruder A, Taylor NF, Dodd KJ, Shields N. 2011. Exercise reduces impairment and improves activity in people after some upper limb fractures: a systematic review. Journal of Physiotherapy 57(2): 71-82.

              Taylor NF, Roddy L, Norman E, Pagram A, Tang C, Hearn K. 2011. Primary contact physiotherapy in emergency department can reduce length of stay for patients with peripheral musculoskeletal injuries compared with secondary contact physiotherapy. Physiotherapy 97(2): 107-114.

              Dallmeijer AJ, Baker R, Dodd  KJ, Taylor NF. 2011. Association between isometric muscle strength and gait joint kinetics in adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy. Gait and Posture 33(3): 326-332.

              Bania T, Dodd KJ, Taylor N. 2011. Habitual physical activity can be increased in people with cerebral palsy: A systematic review.  Clinical Rehabilitation 25:303-315.

              Ardern CL, Webster KE, Taylor NF, Feller JA. 2011. Return to the pre-injury level of competitive sport following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery: Two-thirds of patients have not returned by 12 months following surgery.  American Journal of Sports Medicine 38: 538-543.

              Thomason PJ, Baker R, Dodd K, Taylor N, Selber P, Wolfe R, Graham HK. 2011. Single event multilevel surgery in children with spastic diplegia: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Am) 93: 451-460.

              Shields N, Bruder A, Taylor NF, Angelo T. 2011. Influencing physiotherapy student attitudes toward exercise for adolescents with Down syndrome. Disability and Rehabilitation 33(4): 360-366.

              van de Water ATM, Shields N, Taylor NF. 2011. Outcome measures in the management of proximal humeral fractures: a systematic review of their use and psychometric properties. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 20(2): 333-343.

              Harding KE, Stephens D, Taylor NF, Chu E, Wilby A. 2010. Development and evaluation of an allied health research training scheme. Journal of Allied Health Winter;39(4):e143-8.

              Taylor NF, Brusco NK, Watts JW, Shields N, Peiris C, Sullivan N, Kennedy G, Teo CK, Farley A, Lockwood K, Radia-George C. 2010. A study protocol of a randomised controlled trial incorporating a health economic analysis to investigate if additional allied health services for rehabilitation reduce length of stay without compromising patient outcomes. BMC Health Services Research 10(1):308.

              Arnold M, Taylor NF. 2010. Does Exercise reduce Cancer-Related Fatigue in Hospitalised Oncology Patients? A Systematic Review. Onkologie 33:625-630.      

              Harding KE, Taylor NF, Leggat SG, Wise VL. 2010. Prioritising patients for Community Rehabilitation Services:  Do clinicians agree on triage decisions?  Clinical Rehabilitation 24: 928-934.

              Mahy J, Shields N, Taylor NF, Dodd KJ. 2010. Identifying facilitators and barriers to physical activity for adults with Down syndrome. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 54: 795-805.

              Shields N, Taylor NF. 2010. A student-led progressive resistance training program increases lower limb muscle strength in adolescents with Down syndrome: a randomised controlled trial. Journal of Physiotherapy 56:187-193.

              Harding KE, Taylor NF. 2010. Highly satisfied or eager to please? Assessing satisfaction amongst allied health outpatients. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation 17(7): 353-359.

              Taylor NF, Barelli C, Harding KE. 2010. Community ambulation before and after hip fracture: a qualitative analysis. Disability and Rehabilitation 32(15): 1281-1290.

              Shields N, Taylor NF, Fernhall B. 2010. A study protocol of a randomised controlled trial to investigate if a community based strength training programmes improves work task performance in young adults with Down syndrome. BMC Pediatrics10:17.

              Ardern CL, Webster KE, Taylor NF, Feller JA. 2010. Hamstring strength recovery following hamstring tendon harvest for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a comparison between graft types. Arthroscopy 26(4): 462-469.      

              Taylor NF, Harding K, Dowling J, Harrison G. 2010. Discharge planning for patients receiving rehabilitation after hip fracture: a qualitative analysis of physiotherapists’ perceptions.  Disability and Rehabilitation 32(6):492-499.

              Tang CY, Taylor NF, Blackstock FC. 2010. Chest physiotherapy for patients admitted to hospital with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a systematic review. Physiotherapy 96:1-13.

              Stephens D, Taylor NF, Leggat SG. 2009. Research experience and research interests of allied health professionals. Journal of Allied Health 38(4): 107E-111E.

              Irvine C, Taylor NF. 2009.  Progressive resistance exercise Improves glycaemic control in people with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy 55: 237-246.

              O’Shea SD, Taylor NF, Paratz JD. 2009. Progressive resistance exercise improves muscle strength and may improve elements of performance of daily activities for people with COPD: a systematic review. Chest 136(5): 1269-1283.

              McCaughey R, Green RA, Taylor NF. 2009. The anatomical basis of the Resisted Supination External Rotation Test for superior labral anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesions. Clinical Anatomy 22(6):  665-670.

              Harding K, Taylor N, Shaw-Stuart L. 2009. Triaging patients for allied health services: a systematic review of the literature.  British Journal of Occupational Therapy 72(4): 153-162.

              Dunn N, Shields N, Taylor NF, Dodd KJ. 2009. Comparing the self concept of children with cerebral palsy to the perceptions of their parents. Disability and Rehabilitation 31(5): 387-393.

              Iles R, Davidson M, Taylor N, O’Halloran P. 2009. Systematic review of the ability of recovery expectations to predict outcomes in non-chronic non-specific low back pain. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation 19(1): 25-40.

              Kent PM, Keating JL, Taylor NF. 2009. Primary care clinicians use variable methods to assess acute nonspecific low back pain and usually focus on impairments.  Manual Therapy 14: 88-100.

              Sims J, Galea M, Taylor N, Dodd K, Jespersen S, Joubert L, Joubert J. 2009. Regenerate: assessing the feasibility of a strength-training program to enhance the physical and mental health of chronic post stroke patients with depression. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 24(1): 76-83.

              Shanley KJ, Green RA, Taylor NF. 2008. An evaluation of the anatomical basis of the biceps load tests I and II for superior labral anterior and posterior (SLAP) lesions. Clinical Anatomy 21(7): 647-651.   

              Shields N, Taylor NF, Dodd KJ. 2008. A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing the self-concept of children with spina bifida to children with typical development. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 50(10): 733-743.        

              Hughes PC, Taylor NF, Green RA. 2008. Most clinical tests cannot accurately diagnose rotator cuff pathology: a systematic review. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy 54(3): 159-170.

              Iles RA, Davidson M, Taylor NF 2008. Psychosocial predictors of failure to return to work in non-chronic non-specific low back pain: a systematic review. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 65: 507-517.

              Shkuratova N, Taylor NF. 2008. The influence of age on gait parameters during the transition from a wide to a narrow pathway. Physiotherapy Research International 13(2): 75-83.

              Shields N, Taylor NF, Dodd KJ. 2008. Effects of a community-based progressive resistance strength training program on muscle performance and physical function in adults with Down syndrome: a randomized controlled trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 89: 1215-1220.

              Green RA, Shanley K, Taylor NF, Perrott M. 2008. The anatomical basis for clinical tests assessing musculoskeletal function of the shoulder. Physical Therapy Reviews 13 (1): 17-24.

              Green RA, Taylor NF, Mirkovic M, Perrott M. 2008. An evaluation of the anatomical basis of the O’Brien compression test for superior labral anterior and posterior (SLAP) lesions. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 17(1): 165-171.           

              O’Shea SD, Taylor NF, Paratz JD 2007. A predominantly home-based progressive resistance exercise program increases knee extensor strength in the short-term in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomised controlled trial Australian Journal of Physiotherapy 53: 229-237.

              O’Shea SD, Taylor NF, Paratz JD. 2007. Qualitative outcomes of progressive resistance exercise for people with COPD. Chronic Respiratory Diseases 4: 135-142.

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

              Shields N, Loy Y, Murdoch A, Taylor NF & Dodd KJ. 2007. The self-concept of children with cerebral palsy compared with that of children without impairment. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 49(5): 350-354.  

              O’Shea SD, Taylor NF, Paratz JD. 2007. But watch out for the weather: factors affecting adherence to progressive resistance exercise for persons with COPD. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention 27: 166-174.

              Brusco NK, Shields N, Taylor NF, Paratz J. 2007. A Saturday physiotherapy service may decrease length of stay in patients undergoing rehabilitation in hospital: a randomised controlled trial. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy 53: 75-81.  

              Brusco NK, Taylor N, Stevens JA, Butler M, Searle A. 2007. Development of a manual handling programme for allied health. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation 14(4): 104-109.

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

              O’Shea SD, Taylor NF, Paratz JD. 2007. Measuring muscle strength for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: retest reliability of hand-held dynamometry. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 88: 32-36.

         Scott F, Unsworth CA, Fricke J, Taylor N. 2006. Reliability of the Australian Therapy Outcome Measures for Occupational Therapy (AusTOMs – OT) self-care scale. Australian Journal of Occupational Therapy Journal 53: 265-276.

         Taylor NF, Dodd KJ, Prasad D, Denisenko S. 2006. Progressive resistance exercise for people with multiple sclerosis. Disability and Rehabilitation 28(18): 1119-1126.

          Dodd KJ, Taylor NF, Denisenko S, Prasad D. 2006. A qualitative analysis of a progressive resistance exercise programme for people with multiple sclerosis. Disability and Rehabilitation 28(18): 1127-1134.

              Shields N, Capper J, Polak T, Taylor N.  2006. Are cervical pillows effective in reducing neck pain? New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy 34 (1): 3-9.

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

          Dodd KJ, Taylor NF, Larkin H. 2005. Progressive resistance exercise for adults with athetoid cerebral palsy. A single subject research design. Physiotherapy Singapore 8(2): 3-12.

         Maciel J, Taylor NF, McIllveen C. 2005. A randomised clinical trial of activity-focused physiotherapy on patients with distal radius fractures. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 125 (8): 515-520.

          Lavcanska V, Taylor NF, Schache AG. 2005. Familiarization to treadmill running in young unimpaired adults.  Human Movement Science 24 (4): 544-557.

          Taylor NF, Dodd KJ, Damiano DL. 2005.  Progressive resistance exercise in physical therapy: a summary of systematic reviews.  Physical Therapy 85 (11): 1208-1223.

          Cooper RL, Taylor NF, Feller JA. 2005.  A randomized controlled trial of proprioceptive and balance training after surgical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament.  Research in Sports Medicine 13 (3): 217-230.

         Pizzari T, Taylor NF, McBurney H, Feller JA. 2005.  Adherence to rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstructive surgery: implications for outcome. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation 14(3): 201-214.

          Morris M, Perry A, Unsworth C, Skeat J, Taylor N, Dodd K, Duncombe D, Duckett S. 2005. The Australian Therapy Outcome Measure for quantifying outcomes in disability and health: preliminary reliability.  International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation 12 (8): 340-346.

         O’Shea SD, Taylor NF, Paratz JD. 2005. Measuring changes in activity limitation and participation restrictions for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation 12(6): 264-268.

          Cooper RL, Taylor NF, Feller JA. 2005. A systematic review of the effect of proprioceptive and balance exercises on people with an injured or reconstructed anterior cruciate ligament.  Research in Sports Medicine 13 (2): 163-178.

          Mirkovic M, Green R, Taylor N, Perrott M. 2005. Accuracy of clinical tests to diagnose superior labral anterior and posterior (SLAP) lesions. Physical Therapy Reviews 2005: 10: 5-14.

          Lyngcoln A, Taylor N, Pizzari T, Baskus K. 2005. The relationship between adherence to physiotherapy and outcome after wrist fracture. Journal of Hand Therapy 18(1): 2-8.

         Wass E, Taylor NF, Matsas A. 2005. Familiarisation to treadmill walking in unimpaired older people.  Familiarisation to treadmill walking in unimpaired older people Gait & Posture 21 (1): 72-79.

          Unsworth CA, Duckett SJ, Duncombe D, Perry A, Morris M, Skeat J, Taylor N. 2004. Validity of the AusTOM Scales: A comparison of the AusTOMs and EuroQol-5D. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2: 64-75.

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

          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.

          O'Shea S, Taylor N, Paratz J. 2004.  Peripheral muscle strength training in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review.  Chest.126: 903-914.

          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.

          Feller J, Webster K, Taylor N, Payne R, Pizzari T. 2004. Physiotherapy attendance after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. British Journal of Sports Medicine  38: 74 -77.

          Murdoch A, Taylor N, Dodd K.  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 K, Taylor N, Reilly K. 2004.  Therapy outcome measures for allied health practitioners in Australia: the AusTOMs. National Journal for Quality in Health Care 16(4): 1-7.

          Taylor NF, Goldie PA, Evans OM. 2004.  Movements of the pelvis and lumbar spine during walking in people with acute low back pain. Physiotherapy Research International 9(2): 74-82.

          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.

          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.

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

          Taylor NF, Evans OM, Goldie PA. 2003.  The effects of walking faster on people with acute low back pain.  European Spine Journal 12: 166-172.

          Dodd KJ, Taylor NF, Graham HK. 2003. A randomized clinical trial of strength training in young people with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 45: 652-657.

          McBurney H, Taylor NF, Dodd KJ, Graham HK. 2003. A qualitative analysis of the benefits of strength training for young people with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 45: 658-663.

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

          Tremayne A, Taylor N, McBurney H, Baskus K.  2002. Correlation of impairment and activity limitation after wrist fracture.  Physiotherapy Research International 7 (2): 92-102.

         Pizzari T, McBurney H, Taylor NF, Feller JA. 2002. Adherence to ACL rehabilitation: a qualitative analysis. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation 11: 889-901.          

          Dodd KJ, Taylor NF, and Damiano DL. 2002. A systematic review on the effectiveness of strength training programs for people with cerebral palsy. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 83 (8): 1157-1164.

          Taylor NF, Evans OM, Goldie PA. 2001. Reliability of measurement of angular movements of the pelvis and lumbar spine during treadmill walking.  Physiotherapy Research International 6(4): 205-223.

          Watt CF, Taylor NF, Baskus K. 2000. Do Colles’ fracture patients benefit from routine referral to physiotherapy following cast removal?  Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery  120 (7/8): 413-415 (impact  0.579).

          Matsas A, Taylor N, McBurney H. 2000. Knee joint kinematics from familiarised treadmill walking can be generalised to overground walking.  Gait & Posture  11: 46-53 (impact factor 1.725).

          Taylor NF, Goldie PA, Evans OM. 1999. Angular movements of the pelvis and lumbar spine during self-selected and slow walking speeds.  Gait & Posture  9 (2): 88-94 (impact factor 1.725).

          Downey BJ, Taylor NF, Niere KR. 1999. Manipulative physiotherapists can reliably palpate lumbar spinal levels. Manual Therapy 4 (3): 151-156

          McKenzie AM, Taylor NF. 1997. Can physiotherapists locate lumbar spinal levels by palpation? Physiotherapy 83 (5): 235-239.

          Taylor NF, Evans OM, Goldie PA. 1996. Angular movements of the lumbar spine and pelvis can be reliably measured after 4 minutes of treadmill walking. Clinical Biomechanics 11 (8): 484-486 (impact factor 1.250).

          Taylor NF, Bennell, K. 1994. The effectiveness of passive joint mobilisation on the return of active wrist extension following Colles’ fracture: a clinical trial. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy 22(1): 24-28

Books/Book Chapters

          Dodd KJ, Imms C, Taylor NF (Eds). 2010. Physiotherapy and occupational therapy for people with Cerebral Palsy: a problem-based approach to assessment and management. MacKeith Press, London. ISBN 978-1-898683-68-1.

         Imms C, Dodd KJ, Taylor NF. 2010. Introduction to clinical reasoning In Physiotherapy and occupational therapy for people with Cerebral Palsy: a problem-based approach to assessment and management (Dodd KJ, Imms C, Taylor NF Eds) MacKeith Press, London. ISBN 978-1-898683-68-1. Chapter 1: pp1-6.

           Dodd KJ, Imms C, Taylor NF. 2010. Overview of therapy In Physiotherapy and occupational therapy for people with Cerebral Palsy: a problem-based approach to assessment and management (Dodd KJ, Imms C, Taylor NF Eds) MacKeith Press, London. ISBN 978-1-898683-68-1. Chapter 4: pp40-72.

           Taylor NF, Dodd KJ. 2010. Strength training for adolescents In Physiotherapy and occupational therapy for people with Cerebral Palsy: a problem-based approach to assessment and management (Dodd KJ, Imms C, Taylor NF Eds) MacKeith Press, London. ISBN 978-1-898683-68-1. Chapter 13: pp209-229.

           Dodd KJ, Taylor NF, Imms C. 2010. The adult years In Physiotherapy and occupational therapy for people with Cerebral Palsy: a problem-based approach to assessment and management (Dodd KJ, Imms C, Taylor NF Eds) MacKeith Press, London. ISBN 978-1-898683-68-1. Chapter 16: pp260-281.

           Schoo A, Taylor N, Niere K. 2008. Case studies in musculoskeletal out-patients setting. In Clinical case studies in physiotherapy: a guide for students and graduates. Ed. Guthrie L. Churchill Livingstone – Elsevier, Edinburgh. Ch 8 pp 215-302.

           Dodd KJ, Taylor NF. 2005.  Strength training for young people with cerebral palsy (DVD and booklet). Melbourne, COMET La Trobe University. ISBN 1-920-94855-4.

          Taylor NF, Pizzari T. 2004.  Therapeutic exercise guidelines for the rehabilitation of older people following fracture. In Optimizing exercise and physical activity in older people. Eds. Morris M, Schoo A. Edinburgh, Butterworth-Heinemann. Ch 9: 187-213. ISBN: 0-750-65479-1.

          Dodd KJ, Taylor NF, Bradley S. 2004. Strength training for older people. In Optimizing exercise and physical activity in older people. Eds. Morris M, Schoo A. Edinburgh, Butterworth-Heinemann. Ch7: 125-158. ISBN: 0-750-65479-1.

          Morris ME, Dodd KJ, Taylor NF. 2004. AusTOMs for Physiotherapy. Melbourne: La Trobe University. ISBN 1-920948-48-1.

Selected Current Projects

A community based strength training program to improve work task performance in young adults with Down syndrome.  Investigators: Shields N, Taylor N, Fernhall B. (NHMRC Project Grant)

Do additional allied health services for rehabilitation reduce length of stay without compromising patient outcomes?  Investigators: Taylor N, Brusco N, Watts J, Shields N, Sullivan N. (NHMRC Partnership Project Grant)

Targeted strength training to improve functional walking capacity of adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy. Investigators:  Taylor NF, Graham HK, Dodd KJ, Baker R. (NHMRC project grant).

Home based rehabilitation to reduce falls and disability in Parkinson disease. Investigators: Morris ME, Menz H, Taylor NF, Huxham F, Watts J, Martin C. (NHMRC project grant.)

Shoulder functioning in elite young cricketers. Investigators: Green R, Watson L, James  T,  Taylor N. (Cricket Australia).