Senior lecturer, School of Physiotherapy

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

Australian Physiotherapy Association Public Relations Prize for outstanding contribution to Doctors’ Breakfast program 2000

La Trobe Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Research Prize 1995

Member of APA/Guild Risk Management Committee as expert on neck manipulation

Member, Australian Physiotherapy Association (Vic)

Member, Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia

Member, International Headache Society

Member, International Association for the Study of Pain

cervicogenic headache

whiplash

outcome measurement and clinical trials in cervicogenic headache and whiplash

Development and testing of the Headache Disability Questionnaire

Development and testing of the Whiplash Disability Questionnaire

Reviewer, Physiotherapy

Reviewer, Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Reviewer, Manual Therapy

Thesis

Subjective Examination Findings in Headache Sufferers: Classification of Headache Types Using Factor Analysis and Manipulative Physiotherapy Treatment Outcome. M Manip Physio thesis, La Trobe University.

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.

Editorials / letters

Jull G, Magarey M, Niere K, Elvey R (2002): Physiotherapy, a responsible profession to use cervical manipulation. Response to Refshauge et al Australian Journal of Physiotherapy 48(3): 180-183.

Niere K and Maher C (1999): Advice to act as usual provides marginally better symptom control for acute whiplash than provision of a collar and sick leave. Critically Appraised Paper: Australian Journal of Physiotherapy 45(4): 321.