Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • M.P.T., North Carolina State University
  • Ed.D., North Carolina State University 1995
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Associate Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Orthopaedics, Physical Therapy, Orthopaedics 2006 - 2011
  • Associate Clinical Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Orthopaedics, Physical Therapy, Orthopaedics 2001 - 2006
  • Assistant Clinical Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Orthopaedics, Physical Therapy, Orthopaedics 1994 - 2001
  • Associate in the Department of Physical Therapy, Orthopaedics, Physical Therapy, Orthopaedics 1990 - 1994
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • A Woman's Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP) program at Duke University School of Nursing awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration 2014 - 2018
  • Pelvic Floor Muscle Activity: Effective Contraction of the Pelvic Floor awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation 2005 - 2006
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Journal Articles

    • Cook, C, Massa, L, Harm-Ernandes, I, Segneri, R, Adcock, J, Kennedy, C, and Figuers, C. "Interrater reliability and diagnostic accuracy of pelvic girdle pain classification." J Manipulative Physiol Ther 30, no. 4 (May 2007): 252-258.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Figuers, CC. "Urinary incontinence in postmenopausal women." Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation 15, no. 4 (2000): 31-41.
    • Visco, AG, and Figuers, C. "Nonsurgical management of pelvic floor dysfunction." Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 25, no. 4 (December 1998): 849-vii. (Review)  Link to Item
    • Painter, J, Akroyd, D, Wilson, S, and Figuers, C. "The predictive value of selected job rewards on occupational therapists' job satisfaction in ambulatory care settings." Occupational Therapy in Health Care 9, no. 4 (1995): 21-37.
    • Akroyd, D, Wilson, S, Painter, J, and Figuers, C. "Intrinsic and extrinsic predictors of work satisfaction in ambulatory care and hospital settings." Journal of Allied Health 23, no. 3 (1994): 155-164.

  • Reports

    • Figuers, CC. Women’s Health Entry Level DPT Course Curriculum Guidelines: 2014 2nd edition. .

  • Theses and Dissertations

    • Covington, J. Developing a Professional Embodiment of Movement: A Situational Analysis of Physical Therapist Clinical Instructors' Facilitation of Students' Emerging Integration of Movement in Practice. Edited by S Barcinas, D Akroyd, C Figuers, and J Gwyer. March 3, 2015. (PhD Thesis)  Link to Item
• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • PT-D 716: PHYSICAL THERAPIST INTERVENTIONS III 2018
  • PT-D 725: Elective I 2018
  • PT-D 726: Elective II 2018
  • PT-D 727: Elective III 2018
  • PT-D 730: INDEPENDENT STUDY 2018

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