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Dr Nora Shields

 

Position

Senior lecturer and post-graduate coordinator, School of Physiotherapy


Qualifications

BSc(Hons)Physiotherapy Trinity College Dublin, Grad Dip Stats Trinity, PhD Trinity

Awards and scholarships

Trinity College Dublin Gold Medal for excellence in physiotherapy, Trinity College Dublin, 1998

Usher Fellowship, (PhD Scholarship) Trinity College Dublin, 1999-2002

Enterprise Ireland (Ph.D. Scholarship), 2000-2002

Awarded the Dean’s Commendation for Inexperienced Teachers in 2005 by the Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University

Received an honourable mention for outstanding achievement in Research and Development from Collaboration, Business and Higher Education Round Table (B-HERT)


Memberships and affiliations

Member of the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists

Research interests

Physical Activity, Paediatric Orthopaedics, Safety issues in Electrotherapy, Down syndrome

Research associates

Prof Kerr Graham, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne

Prof Karen Dodd

Dr Nick Taylor

Current projects

Physical Activity in adults and children with Down syndrome

Strength training for adults with Down syndrome

Editorial / peer review roles

Joanna Briggs Institute, manuscript reviewer

Physiotherapy, manuscript reviewer

Physical Therapy, manuscript reviewer



Publications

 

PhD thesis

Shields N. Operational, quality control and safety issues in short-wave diathermy. PhD thesis, School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, 2003.

Journal 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.

 

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

 

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

 

Shields N, Gormley J, O’Hare N (2005). Physiotherapist’s perception of risk from electromagnetic fields. Advances in Physiotherapy, 7, 4, 170-175.

 

Dodd K, Shields N (2005). A systematic review on the outcomes of cardiovascular exercise programs for people with Down syndrome. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 86, 2051-8.

 

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

 

Shields N, O’Hare N, Gormley J (2004). An evaluation of safety guidelines to restrict exposure to stray radiofrequency radiation from short-wave diathermy units. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 49, 2999-3015

 

Shields N, O’Hare N, Gormley J (2004). Contraindications to short-wave diathermy: results of an Irish survey. Physiotherapy, 90, 42-53

 

Shields N, O’Hare N, Boyle G, Gormley J (2003). Development and application of a quality control procedure for short-wave diathermy units. Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, 41, 62-68

 

Shields N, O’Hare N, Gormley J (2003). Short-wave diathermy and pregnancy: what is the evidence? Advances in Physiotherapy, 5, 2-14.

 

Shields N, Gormley J, O’Hare N (2002). Short-wave diathermy: current clinical and safety practices. Physiotherapy Research International, 7, 4, 191-202

 

Shields N, Gormley J, O’Hare N (2002). Contraindications to continuous and pulsed short-wave diathermy. Physical Therapy Reviews, 7,133-143

 

Shields N, Gormley J, O’Hare N (2001). Short-wave diathermy in Irish Physiotherapy Departments. British Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 8, 9, 331-339

 

Shields N, Gormley J, O’Hare N (2001). Short-wave diathermy: a review of existing clinical trials. Physical Therapy Reviews, 6,101-118

 

Shields N, Dockrell S (2000). The prevalence of injuries among pianists in music schools in Ireland. Medical Problems of Performing Artists, 155-160

 

 




 

Tel: +61 3 9479 5852
Fax: +61 3 9479 5768
n.shields@latrobe.edu.au