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

  • Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedics, Physical Therapy, Orthopaedics 2011 - 2020
  • 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: Urinary Incontinence and Sexual Function -- A Comparison of Weight-Bearing Female Athletes and Female Non-Athletes awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation 2005 - 2006
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Salamh, Paul, Marcus Roll, Carol Figuers, and Kyle Covington. “The Development and Implementation of a Faculty Development Residency Within Physical Therapist Education.” Journal of Physical Therapy Education 33, no. 2 (June 2019): 103–7. https://doi.org/10.1097/jte.0000000000000085.
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    • Salamh, Paul, Chad Cook, Carol Figuers, and Kyle Covington. “What Constitutes Academic Dishonesty in Physical Therapy Education: Do Faculty and Learners Agree?” J Allied Health 47, no. 1 (2018): e29–35.
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    • Boissonnault, Jill S., Kathleen Anderson, Mary K. Dockter, Patricia R. Nelson, and Carol Figuers. “Comparison of Section on Women's Health, American Physical Therapy Association, Guidelines for Women's Health Content in Professional Physical Therapist Education; 2005 to 2014.” Journal of Women’S Health Physical Therapy 40, no. 2 (May 2016): 89–100. https://doi.org/10.1097/jwh.0000000000000054.
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    • Dockter, Mary K., Jill S. Boissonnault, Kathleen Anderson, Patricia R. Nelson, and Carol Figuers. “Pelvic Floor Examination Training for the Doctor in Physical Therapy Student: Results From the Academic and Clinical Communities.” Journal of Women’S Health Physical Therapy 40, no. 2 (May 2016): 84–88. https://doi.org/10.1097/jwh.0000000000000053.
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    • Figuers, Carol, Jill S. Boissonnault, Patricia R. Nelson, Mary K. Dockter, and Kathleen Anderson. “Technical Report on Using the Systems and Patient Management Model in Women's Health DPT Curricular Guidelines.” Journal of Women’S Health Physical Therapy 40, no. 2 (May 2016): 77–83. https://doi.org/10.1097/jwh.0000000000000051.
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    • Nelson, Patricia R., Jill S. Boissonnault, Kathleen Anderson, Carol Figuers, and Mary K. Dockter. “Survey on Curricular Content for Doctor of Physical Therapy Guidelines for Women's Health Content in Professional Physical Therapist Education: 2014 Update.” Journal of Women’S Health Physical Therapy 40, no. 2 (May 2016): 61–76. https://doi.org/10.1097/jwh.0000000000000052.
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    • Heath, Amanda, Shauna Folan, Bridget Ripa, Caroline Varriale, Angela Bowers, Janet Gwyer, and Carol Figuers. “Stress Urinary Incontinence in Female Athletes.” Journal of Women’S Health Physical Therapy 38, no. 3 (September 2014): 104–9. https://doi.org/10.1097/jwh.0000000000000016.
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    • Figuers, Carol C., Cindy L. Amundsen, Alison C. Weidner, Colleen K. Hendricks, and Christina L. Holladay. “Physical Therapist Interventions for Voiding Dysfunction and Pelvic Pain.” Journal of Women’S Health Physical Therapy 34, no. 2 (May 2010): 40–44. https://doi.org/10.1097/jwh.0b013e3181e8fd1c.
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    • Figuers, Carol Casper, Kim Laura Boyle, Kelly M. Caprio, and Alison C. Weidner. “Pelvic Floor Muscle Activity and Urinary Incontinence in Weight-Bearing Female Athletes vs. Non-Athletes.” Journal of Women’S Health Physical Therapy 32, no. 1 (2008): 7–11. https://doi.org/10.1097/01274882-200832010-00002.
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    • Cook, Chad, Lisa Massa, Ingrid Harm-Ernandes, Rachel Segneri, Jennifer Adcock, Colleen Kennedy, and Carol Figuers. “Interrater reliability and diagnostic accuracy of pelvic girdle pain classification.” J Manipulative Physiol Ther 30, no. 4 (May 2007): 252–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmpt.2007.03.008.
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    • Figuers, Carol, J. Briggs, E. Thibodeaux, W. Gehm, and H. Turbyfill. “Physical Symptoms, Exercise and Weight Management in the Postpartum Period: A review of pertinent literature.” Journal of the Section on Women’S Health 27, no. 2 (August 2003): 19–27.
    • Nedved, K., S. Miller, and Carol Figuers. “Differences in Pelvic Floor Muscle Activity in High Impact Athletes and Sedentary Females Measured by Biofeedback.” Journal of the Section on Women’S Health 25, no. 1 (March 2001): 7–14.
    • Figuers, C. C. “Urinary incontinence in postmenopausal women.” Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation 15, no. 4 (January 1, 2000): 31–41. https://doi.org/10.1097/00013614-200006000-00005.
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    • Figuers, Carol. “Aquatic Therapy Intervention for a Child Diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy.” Physical Therapy Case Reports 2, no. 3 (1999): 109–12.
    • Visco, A., and Carol Figuers. “Non-Surgical Management of Urinary Incontinence.” Postgraduate Obgyn 19, no. 6 (1999): 1–7.
    • Visco, A. G., and C. Figuers. “Nonsurgical management of pelvic floor dysfunction.” Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 25, no. 4 (December 1998): 849–vii. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0889-8545(05)70046-2.
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    • Painter, J., D. Akroyd, S. Wilson, and C. Figuers. “The Predictive Value of Selected Job Rewards on Occupational Therapists Job Satisfaction in Ambulatory Care Settings.” Occupational Therapy in Health Care 9, no. 4 (January 1, 1995): 21–37. https://doi.org/10.1080/J003v09n04_03.
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    • Akroyd, D., S. Wilson, J. Painter, and C. Figuers. “Intrinsic and extrinsic predictors of work satisfaction in ambulatory care and hospital settings.” J Allied Health 23, no. 3 (1994): 155–64.
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    • Hummer, Leslie A., Katherine S. Hunt, and Carol C. Figuers. “Predominant Thoughts Regarding Entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapy Programs.” Journal of Physical Therapy Education 8, no. 2 (1994): 60–66. https://doi.org/10.1097/00001416-199407000-00003.
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  • Book Sections

    • Figuers, Carol, and C. Neville. “Genitourinary Interventions.” In Physical Therapy for the Older Adult Examination and Intervention: An Evidence Based Approach, edited by Carole Lewis. Wolters Kluwer Health, 2017.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Physical Therapy Management of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction.” In Women’s Health in Physical Therapy, edited by Glenn Irion and Jean Irion. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2010.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Physical Therapy Management of Pelvic Pain.” In Women’s Health in Physical Therapy, edited by Glenn Irion and Jean Irion. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2010.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Soft Tissue Care: Flexibility, Stretching and Massage.” In Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation for Active Older Adults, edited by Kevin P. Speer. Champaign, Il: Human Kinetics, 2005.

  • Reports

    • Figuers, Carol, C. Holladay, and D. Cathcart. “Urinary Incontinence in Women: Clinical Summary and Case Study,” April 2015.
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    • Figuers, C. C. “Women’s Health Entry Level DPT Course Curriculum Guidelines: 2014 2nd edition.,” n.d.

  • Conference Papers

    • Boerger, J., E. Dias, C. Heaton, K. Kroemer, C. Sturiale, L. Welsh, and Carol Figuers. “Recommendations for healthy exercise for overweight and obese women during the prenatal period: A review of the literature.” In Journal of Women’S Health Physical Therapy, 1:42–42. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2014.
    • Figuers, C., K. Boyle, K. Caprio, and A. Weidner. “Poster 22: A Comparison of Pelvic Floor Muscle Activity and Urinary Incontinence Between Weight-Bearing Female Athletes and Female Nonathletes.” In Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery, 11:S35–S35. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2005. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.spv.0000178885.43577.ca.
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    • Figuers, Carol C., Beth Zastrow, Anna Jamison, and Keri Paweilski. “A Comparison of Pelvic Floor Muscle Activity between Non-weight Bearing Athletic and Sedentary Females.” In Journal of Women’S Health Physical Therapy, 29:35–36. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2005. https://doi.org/10.1097/01274882-200529010-00019.
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    • Anderson, K., J. S. Boissonnault, M. Dockter, Carol Figuers, and P. Nelson. ““The What, When, Where, and How of Women's Health Content in DPT Education”,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol, A. Hays, H. Hickok, and T. Worrell. “The use of quality of life measures in urinary incontinence treatment: A comparison of two instruments and their relationship to patient-reported health status.” In Journal of the Section on Women’S Health, 2:29–29, n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol, K. Boyle, K. Caprio, and A. Weidner. “A comparison of pelvic floor activity between weight- bearing female athletes and female nonathletes.” In Journal of Women’S Health Physical Therapy, 1:30–30. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol, K. Boyle, K. Caprio, and A. Weidner. “A comparison of pelvic floor muscle activity between weight-bearing female athletes and female nonathletes,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol, R. Beck, K. Molzon, K. Wagner, and J. Cavannaugh. “Physical Activity and Recovery Postpartum.” In Journal of Women’S Health Physical Therapy, 1:24–24. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol, S. Barry, and A. Marek. “The effects of facial massage on the vital signs and anxiety levels of patients undergoing lung transplantation.” In Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal, 4:37–37, n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol, W. Gehm, and H. Turbyfill. “A study of postpartum women: Description of reported health issues within the first three months post-pregnancy.” In Journal of the Section on Women’S Health, 2:34–34, n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol, and P. Nelson. “Women’s Health Content in Physical Therapy Professional Programs: A Survey of Academic Faculty.” In Journal of Women’S Health Physical Therapy, 1:35–35. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Addressing Urinary Incontinence in Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Settings.” In Journal of Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy, 4:37–37, n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Perioperative Guidelines for Patients Diagnosed with Pelvic Floor Dysfunction.” In Journal of the Section on Women’S Health, 2:31–31, n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Historical Highlights of Physical Therapy Education: Focus on Clinical Education,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Student health education: Teaching opportunities for physical therapy students,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “What’s New in Women’s Health,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Women's Health Professional Program Content Guideline Update,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Physical Therapist Interventions for Voiding Dysfunction and Pelvic Pain: A Retrospective Case Series,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Professional Development Opportunities in Women’s Health,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “A comparison of pelvic floor muscle activity between weight-bearing female athletes and female nonathletes,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Prenatal and Postpartum Exercise Considerations,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Exercise and Behavioral Management of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Exercise and Behavioral Management,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Exercise Considerations for Women in Mid-Life,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Urinary Incontinence: Exercise and Behavioral Management Strategies,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Easy for You to Say: Fitting Exercise into a Woman’s Busy Life,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Urinary Incontinence: Exercise and Behavioral Management Strategies,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Manipulative Therapies,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Aquatic Therapy Intervention for Children Diagnosed with Spinal Muscle Atrophy,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Physical Therapy Interventions in Spinal Muscle Atrophy,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Stress Incontinence: A Common Patient Problem,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Linking the Clinic to the Classroom,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “National Clinical Education Update,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Providing effective student performance evaluation in clinical education,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Clinical Education for the Physical Therapy Assistant,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “The relative importance of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards as determinants of organizational commitment for physical therapists in hospital and ambulatory care settings,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Be Good to Your Back,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Effective Clinical Education,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Techniques for Stress Management and Relaxation,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Basic Clinical Instruction,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “The relative importance of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards as determinants of work satisfaction for physical therapists and occupational therapists in hospital and ambulatory care settings,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Advanced Techniques in Clinical Education,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Fitness, fun and fast,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “A Study of Postpartum Women: Reported Health Issues and Exercise Habits Within the First Three Months Post Pregnancy,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Exercise and Behavioral Management,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Exercise and Behavioral Management of Urinary Incontinence,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Exercise and Clinical Issues During Pregnancy and Postpartum,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “A Study of Postpartum Women: Reported Health Issues and Exercise Habits Within the First Three Months Post Pregnancy,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Nurturing the Postpartum Woman,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Prenatal and Postpartum Clinical Issues,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “ABC’s of Exercise and Pregnancy,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Urinary Incontinence: Exercise and Behavioral Management,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Prenatal and Postpartum Clinical Issues,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Aquatic Therapy: Techniques & Strategies,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Pulmonary Rehabilitation Procedures,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Aquatic Therapy: Effective Treatment Strategies,” n.d.
    • Figuers, Carol. “Effective Clinical Education,” n.d.
    • Fraser, T., A. Peterson, G. Wilmoth, M. Reiman, Carol Figuers, and A. Goode. “Diagnostic accuracy of the posterior pelvic pain provocation test for pelvic girdle pain syndrome.” In Journal of Women’S Health Physical Therapy, 1:36–36. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, n.d.
    • Kaprielian, D. S., P. M. Dieter, J. D. Caveny, Carol Figuers, V. Schaffer, C. Grochowski, K. Hills, et al. “Interprofessional Introduction to Prevention,” n.d.
    • Nedved, K., S. Miller, and Carol Figuers. “Differences in Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength in High Impact Athletes and Sedentary Females Measured by Biofeedback Technique.” In Journal of the Section on Women’S Health, 2:43–43, n.d.
    • Shepherd, R., L. Kraft, A. Schepers, and Carol Figuers. “Urinary incontinence and the female athlete: An educational session for ATCs,” n.d.
• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • PT-D 641: Professional Practice III 2021
  • PT-D 746: Advanced Practice Course (APC) IX 2021
  • PT-D 631: Professional Practice I 2020
  • PT-D 635: Professional Practice II 2020
  • PT-D 641: Professional Practice III 2020
  • PT-D 716: Physical Therapist Interventions III 2020
  • PT-D 725: Elective I 2020
  • PT-D 726: Elective II 2020
  • PT-D 727: Elective III 2020
  • PT-D 631: Professional Practice I 2019
  • PT-D 716: Physical Therapist Interventions III 2019
  • PT-D 725: Elective I 2019
  • PT-D 726: Elective II 2019
  • PT-D 727: Elective III 2019
  • PT-D 730: Independent Study 2019

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