Health Sciences

School of Physiotherapy

Staff Profile

Associate Professor Megan Davidson Qualifications : BAppSc(Physio) Curtin University of Technology. CertAcupuncture Nanjing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. PhD La Trobe University. Email

Research / Interests:

• Clinimetrics.
• Evidence Based Practice.
• Low Back Pain.

Publications / Journals :

• de Morton, N.A., Davidson, M. & Keating, J.L. (In press). The de Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI): An essential health index for an ageing world. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes.
• Iles, R.A., Davidson, M. & Taylor, N. F. (In press). A systematic review of psychosocial predictors of failure to return to work in non-chronic non-specific low back pain. Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
• Davidson, M ., Smith, R., Dodd, K., Smith, J. & O'Loughlan, M. (2008). Interprofessional clinical education: A systematic review. Australian Health Review. 32 (1): 111-120.
• de Morton, N.A., Keating, J.L. & Davidson, M. (2008). Rasch analysis of the Barthel Index in the assessment of hospitalised older patients following admission for an acute medical condition. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation . 89(4):641-647.
• Davidson, M. (2008). Rasch analysis of three versions of the Oswestry Disability Questionnaire. Manual Therapy 13(3): 222-231.
• Davidson, M. & de Morton N. (2007). A systematic review of the Human Activity Profile. Clinical Rehabilitation , 21: 151-162.
• Iles, R. & Davidson, M. (2006). Evidence based practice: A survey of physiotherapists' current practice. Physiotherapy Research International . 11(2), 93-103.
• Abrams, D., Davidson, M., Harrick, J., Harcourt, P. & Zylinski, M. (2006). Monitoring the change: Current trends in outcome measure usage in physiotherapy. Manual Therapy 11:46-53.
• Keating, JL , Kent, P, Davidson M, Duke R, McKinnon, L, De Nardis, R. (2005) Predicting short term response and non-response to neck strengthening exercise for chronic neck pain. Journal of Whiplash and Related Disorders. Vol 4 (1): 41-53.
• Davidson, M. & Keating J. (2005). Oswestry Disability Questionnaire (ODQ). Australian Journal of Physiotherapy 51, 270.
• Davidson, M., Keating, J.L. & Eyres, S. (2004). A low back specific version of the SF-36 Physical Functioning scale. Spine , 29(5), 586-594.
• Davidson, M. (2002). The interpretation of diagnostic tests: A primer for physiotherapists. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy , 48, 227-232.
• Davidson, M. & Keating, J.L. (2002). Author Response to Letter to the Editor. Physical Therapy , 82(5), 515-517.
• Davidson, M. & Keating, J.L. (2002). A comparison of five low back disability questionnaires: Reliability and responsiveness. Physical Therapy , 82(1), 8-24.
• Freeman, J., Morris, M., Davidson, M . & Dodd, K. (2002). Outcome measures to quantify the effects of physical therapy for people with multiple sclerosis. Neurology Report , 26(3), 139-144.
• Davidson, M. (2000). Limited/inconclusive evidence for acupuncture treatment of chronic pain. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy 46, 239.

Book Chapters:

• Keating, J., Dalton, M. & Davidson, M. (In press). Assessment in clinical education. In: C. Delaney & Molloy, E. Clinical education: Evidence, practice and understanding. Elsevier (in preparation).
• Davidson, M., Smith, R. & Stone, N. (In press). Interprofessional education: Sharing the wealth. In: C. Delaney & Molloy, E. Clinical education: Evidence, practice and understanding. Elsevier (in preparation).
• Davidson, M. (In press). Functional capacity evaluation. In. Kumar, S. (Ed.) Ergonomics for rehabilitation professionals. CRC Press. (In press).
• Davidson, M., Keating, J.L. & Hamer, P. (2008). Evaluating practice. In. Higgs, J., Smith, M., Webb, G., Skinner, M. & Croker, A. Contexts of Physiotherapy Practice. Melbourne: Elsevier.
• Davidson, M. (2005). Clinical education and evidence-based practice. In M.Rose & D. Best (Eds.) Transforming practice through clinical education, professional supervision and mentoring. Edinburgh: Elsevier. pp175-184.
• Davidson, M. & Best, D. (2005). Domains of teaching and learning Part 3 Attitudes. In M.Rose & D. Best (Eds.) Transforming practice through clinical education, professional supervision and mentoring . Edinburgh: Elsevier. pp 111 - 120.