Scholars@Duke
Carol Casper Figuers

Carol Casper Figuers

Professor Emeritus in Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery, Physical Therapy
carol.figuers@duke.edu
311 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710
311 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710

Scholarly Works - Journal articles

The Development and Implementation of a Faculty Development Residency Within Physical Therapist Education

Journal article Journal of Physical Therapy Education · June 1, 2019 Background. Over the past decade, there has been a significant proliferation of physical therapist (PT) programs within the United States. Along with these more accredited PT programs come vacant faculty positions and the need for well qualified candidates ... Full text Cite

What Constitutes Academic Dishonesty in Physical Therapy Education: Do Faculty and Learners Agree?

Journal article J Allied Health · 2018 BACKGROUND: Academic dishonesty (AD) has been widely reported as an increasing concern in higher education. The primary purpose of the current study was to investigate the perceptions of what faculty and learners consider acts of AD and the level of seriou ... Link to item Cite

Stress Urinary Incontinence in Female Athletes

Journal article Journal of Women's Health Physical Therapy · September 2014 Full text Cite

Physical Therapist Interventions for Voiding Dysfunction and Pelvic Pain

Journal article Journal of Women's Health Physical Therapy · May 2010 Full text Cite

Interrater reliability and diagnostic accuracy of pelvic girdle pain classification.

Journal article J Manipulative Physiol Ther · May 2007 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to measure the reliability of a classification system for pelvic girdle pain (PGP) and diagnostic accuracy of selected examination and clinical special findings for diagnosis of PGP. METHODS: The design involved a p ... Full text Link to item Cite

Urinary incontinence in postmenopausal women

Journal article Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation · January 1, 2000 Urinary incontinence is a prevalent public health problem to which postmenopausal women are particularly susceptible. The causes of urinary incontinence are multifactorial, and risk factors for urinary incontinence need to be recognized by both health care ... Full text Cite

Aquatic Therapy Intervention for a Child Diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Journal article Physical Therapy Case Reports · 1999 Cite

Non-Surgical Management of Urinary Incontinence

Journal article Postgraduate OBGYN · 1999 Cite

Nonsurgical management of pelvic floor dysfunction.

Journal article Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am · December 1998 In the 50 years since pelvic muscle exercises were introduced for the nonsurgical management of pelvic floor dysfunction related to parturition, a variety of approaches have been introduced and the scope of indications has grown. This article describes the ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Predictive Value of Selected Job Rewards on Occupational Therapists Job Satisfaction in Ambulatory Care Settings

Journal article Occupational Therapy in Health Care · January 1, 1995 Using a perceived reward model of overall job satisfaction, this study utilized a correlational research design with multiple regression analysis to determine the predictive power of extrinsic rewards and intrinsic rewards, collectively and individually, a ... Full text Cite

Predominant Thoughts Regarding Entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapy Programs

Journal article Journal of Physical Therapy Education · 1994 Full text Cite

Intrinsic and extrinsic predictors of work satisfaction in ambulatory care and hospital settings.

Journal article J Allied Health · 1994 This study assessed the ability of selected intrinsic and extrinsic variables to predict allied health practitioners' work satisfaction in ambulatory care and hospital settings. A total of 413 occupational and physical therapists in Virginia, North Carolin ... Link to item Cite