Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., University of Florida 2014
  • D.P.T., University at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 2004
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedics, Physical Therapy, Orthopaedics 2016 - 2020
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Improving Veteran Access To Integrated Management of Chronic Back Pain (AIM Back) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2024
  • Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults: The Role of Co-existing Hip Impairments awarded by University of Delaware 2018 - 2022
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Pugliese, Jenifer M., Peter C. Coyle, Patrick J. Knox, J Megan Sions, Charity G. Patterson, Ryan T. Pohlig, Corey B. Simon, et al. “The Manual Therapy and Strengthening for the Hip (MASH) Trial: Protocol for a Multisite Randomized Trial of a Subgroup of Older Adults With Chronic Back and Hip Pain.” Phys Ther 102, no. 1 (January 1, 2022). https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzab255.
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    • Knox, Patrick J., Corey B. Simon, Ryan T. Pohlig, Jenifer M. Pugliese, Peter C. Coyle, Jaclyn M. Sions, and Gregory E. Hicks. “A Standardized Assessment of Movement-evoked Pain Ratings Is Associated With Functional Outcomes in Older Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain.” Clin J Pain 38, no. 4 (December 24, 2021): 241–49. https://doi.org/10.1097/AJP.0000000000001016.
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    • Garcia, Alessandra N., Corey B. Simon, Zidanyue Lexie Yang, Donna Niedzwiecki, Chad E. Cook, and Oren Gottfried. “Classification of older adults who underwent lumbar-related surgery using pre-operative biopsychosocial predictors and relationships with surgical recovery: An observational study conducted in the United States.” Health Soc Care Community, September 29, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13584.
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    • Simon, Corey B., Trevor A. Lentz, Lindsay Ellis, Mark D. Bishop, Roger B. Fillingim, Joseph L. Riley, and Steven Z. George. “Static and Dynamic Pain Sensitivity in Adults With Persistent Low Back Pain: Comparison to Healthy Controls and Associations With Movement-evoked Pain Versus Traditional Clinical Pain Measures.” Clin J Pain 37, no. 7 (July 1, 2021): 494–503. https://doi.org/10.1097/AJP.0000000000000945.
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    • Bastian, Lori A., Steven P. Cohen, Lily Katsovich, William C. Becker, Bradley R. Brummett, Diana J. Burgess, Andrea E. Crunkhorn, et al. “Stakeholder Engagement in Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Emphasizing Relationships to Improve Pain Management Delivery and Outcomes.” Pain Med 21, no. Suppl 2 (December 12, 2020): S13–20. https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnaa333.
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    • Simon, Corey B., Carolina Valencia, Rogelio A. Coronado, Samuel S. Wu, Zhigang Li, Yunfeng Dai, Kevin W. Farmer, et al. “Biopsychosocial Influences on Shoulder Pain: Analyzing the Temporal Ordering of Postoperative Recovery.” J Pain 21, no. 7–8 (July 2020): 808–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2019.11.008.
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    • Corbett, Duane B., Corey B. Simon, Todd M. Manini, Steven Z. George, Joseph L. Riley, and Roger B. Fillingim. “Movement-evoked pain: transforming the way we understand and measure pain.” Pain 160, no. 4 (April 2019): 757–61. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001431.
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    • Ramger, Benjamin Curtis, Kimberly Anne Bader, Samantha Pauline Davies, David Andrew Stewart, Leila Snow Ledbetter, Corey Brae Simon, and Jody Ann Feld. “Effects of Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation on Clinical Pain Intensity and Experimental Pain Sensitivity Among Individuals with Central Post-Stroke Pain: A Systematic Review.” J Pain Res 12 (2019): 3319–29. https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S216081.
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    • Trahan, Jennifer, Erin Leger, Marlena Allen, Rachel Koebele, Mary Brian Yoffe, Corey Simon, Meryl Alappattu, and Carol Figuers. “The Efficacy of Manual Therapy for Treatment of Dyspareunia in Females: A Systematic Review.” J Womens Health Phys Therap 43, no. 1 (January 2019): 28–35. https://doi.org/10.1097/jwh.0000000000000117.
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    • Lam, Olivier T., Jean-Pierre Dumas, Corey B. Simon, and Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme. “McKenzie mechanical syndromes coincide with biopsychosocial influences, including central sensitization: a descriptive study of individuals with chronic neck pain.” J Man Manip Ther 26, no. 3 (July 2018): 157–69. https://doi.org/10.1080/10669817.2018.1439672.
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    • Bialosky, J. E., J. M. Beneciuk, M. D. Bishop, C. W. Penza, R. A. Coronado, C. B. Simon, and S. Z. George. “Response.” Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy 48, no. 5 (May 1, 2018): 421–22.
    • Bialosky, Joel E., Jason M. Beneciuk, Mark D. Bishop, Charles W. Penza, Rogelio A. Coronado, Corey B. Simon, and Steven Z. George. “REGARDING "UNRAVELING THE MECHANISMS OF MANUAL THERAPY" RESPONSE.” Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy 48, no. 5 (May 1, 2018): 421–22.
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    • Simon, Corey B., and Gregory E. Hicks. “Paradigm Shift in Geriatric Low Back Pain Management: Integrating Influences, Experiences, and Consequences.” Phys Ther 98, no. 5 (May 1, 2018): 434–46. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzy028.
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    • Roll, Marcus, Lara Canham, Paul Salamh, Kyle Covington, Corey Simon, and Chad Cook. “A novel tool for evaluating non-cognitive traits of doctor of physical therapy learners in the United States.” J Educ Eval Health Prof 15 (2018): 19. https://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2018.15.19.
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    • Bialosky, Joel E., Jason M. Beneciuk, Mark D. Bishop, Rogelio A. Coronado, Charles W. Penza, Corey B. Simon, and Steven Z. George. “Unraveling the Mechanisms of Manual Therapy: Modeling an Approach.” J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 48, no. 1 (January 2018): 8–18. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2018.7476.
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    • Eckert, Nathanial R., Charles J. Vierck, Corey B. Simon, Sachell Calderon, Yenisel Cruz-Almeida, Roland Staud, Roger B. Fillingim, and Joseph L. Riley. “Methodological Considerations for the Temporal Summation of Second Pain.” J Pain 18, no. 12 (December 2017): 1488–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2017.07.009.
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    • Riley, Joseph L., Yenisel Cruz-Almeida, Margarete C. Dasilva Ribeiro, Corey B. Simon, Nathan R. Eckert, Maria Aguirre, Heather L. Sorenson, Patrick J. Tighe, Robert R. Edwards, and Shannon M. Wallet. “Age Differences in the Time Course and Magnitude of Changes in Circulating Neuropeptides After Pain Evocation in Humans.” J Pain 18, no. 9 (September 2017): 1078–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2017.04.006.
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    • Eckert, Nathanial R., Charles J. Vierck, Corey B. Simon, Yenisel Cruz-Almeida, Roger B. Fillingim, and Joseph L. Riley. “Testing Assumptions in Human Pain Models: Psychophysical Differences Between First and Second Pain.” J Pain 18, no. 3 (March 2017): 266–73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2016.10.019.
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    • Coronado, Rogelio A., Corey B. Simon, Trevor A. Lentz, Charles W. Gay, Lauren N. Mackie, and Steven Z. George. “Optimism Moderates the Influence of Pain Catastrophizing on Shoulder Pain Outcome: A Longitudinal Analysis.” J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 47, no. 1 (January 2017): 21–30. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2017.7068.
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    • Orr, Lindsay C., Steven Z. George, and Corey B. Simon. “Association between physical activity and pain processing in adults with chronic low back pain compared to pain-free controls.” J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil 30, no. 3 (2017): 575–81. https://doi.org/10.3233/BMR-150429.
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    • Simon, Corey B., Trevor A. Lentz, Mark D. Bishop, Joseph L. Riley, Roger B. Fillingim, and Steven Z. George. “Comparative Associations of Working Memory and Pain Catastrophizing With Chronic Low Back Pain Intensity.” Phys Ther 96, no. 7 (July 2016): 1049–56. https://doi.org/10.2522/ptj.20150335.
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    • Simon, Corey B., Rogelio A. Coronado, Warren H. Greenfield, Carolina Valencia, Thomas W. Wright, Michael W. Moser, Kevin W. Farmer, and Steven Z. George. “Predicting Pain and Disability After Shoulder Arthroscopy: Rotator Cuff Tear Severity and Concomitant Arthroscopic Procedures.” Clin J Pain 32, no. 5 (May 2016): 404–10. https://doi.org/10.1097/AJP.0000000000000267.
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    • Simon, Corey B., Joseph L. Riley, Rogelio A. Coronado, Carolina Valencia, Thomas W. Wright, Michael W. Moser, Kevin W. Farmer, and Steven Z. George. “Older Age as a Prognostic Factor of Attenuated Pain Recovery After Shoulder Arthroscopy.” Pm R 8, no. 4 (April 2016): 297–304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.09.004.
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    • Valencia, Carolina, Rogelio A. Coronado, Corey B. Simon, Thomas W. Wright, Michael W. Moser, Kevin W. Farmer, and Steven Z. George. “Preoperative physical therapy treatment did not influence postoperative pain and disability outcomes in patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy: a prospective study.” J Pain Res 9 (2016): 493–502. https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S101702.
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    • Simon, Corey B., Joseph L. Riley, Roger B. Fillingim, Mark D. Bishop, and Steven Z. George. “Age Group Comparisons of TENS Response Among Individuals With Chronic Axial Low Back Pain.” J Pain 16, no. 12 (December 2015): 1268–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2015.08.009.
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    • Simon, Corey B., Brittany Lee-McMullen, Dane Phelan, Janine Gilkes, Christy S. Carter, and Thomas W. Buford. “The renin-angiotensin system and prevention of age-related functional decline: where are we now?” Age (Dordr) 37, no. 1 (February 2015): 9753. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-015-9753-5.
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    • Simon, Corey B., Rogelio A. Coronado, Wendy A. Wurtzel, Daniel L. Riddle, and Steven Z. George. “Content and bibliometric analyses of the Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy.” J Man Manip Ther 22, no. 4 (November 2014): 181–90. https://doi.org/10.1179/2042618614Y.0000000075.
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    • Coronado, Rogelio A., Corey B. Simon, Carolina Valencia, and Steven Z. George. “Experimental pain responses support peripheral and central sensitization in patients with unilateral shoulder pain.” Clin J Pain 30, no. 2 (February 2014): 143–51. https://doi.org/10.1097/AJP.0b013e318287a2a4.
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    • Coronado, Rogelio A., Corey B. Simon, Carolina Valencia, Jeffrey J. Parr, Paul A. Borsa, and Steven Z. George. “Suprathreshold heat pain response predicts activity-related pain, but not rest-related pain, in an exercise-induced injury model.” Plos One 9, no. 9 (2014): e108699. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108699.
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    • Simon, Corey B., Sandra E. Stryker, and Steven Z. George. “Assessing the influence of treating therapist and patient prognostic factors on recovery from axial pain.” J Man Manip Ther 21, no. 4 (November 2013): 187–95. https://doi.org/10.1179/2042618613Y.0000000035.
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    • Bialosky, Joel E., Corey B. Simon, Mark D. Bishop, and Steven Z. George. “Basis for spinal manipulative therapy: a physical therapist perspective.” J Electromyogr Kinesiol 22, no. 5 (October 2012): 643–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2011.11.014.
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    • Schenk, R., C. Dionne, C. Simon, and R. Johnson. “Effectiveness of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy in Patients with Back Pain who Meet a Clinical Prediction Rule for Spinal Manipulation.” Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy 20, no. 1 (February 1, 2012).
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    • Coronado, Rogelio A., Wendy A. Wurtzel, Corey B. Simon, Daniel L. Riddle, and Steven Z. George. “Content and bibliometric analysis of articles published in the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy.” J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 41, no. 12 (December 2011): 920–31. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2011.3808.
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    • Simon, Corey B., Sandra E. Stryker, and Steven Z. George. “Comparison of work-related fear-avoidance beliefs across different anatomical locations with musculoskeletal pain.” J Pain Res 4 (2011): 253–62. https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S22457.
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    • Coronado, Rogelio A., Hannah E. Albers, Jessica L. Allen, Rebecca G. Clarke, Victoria A. Estrada, Corey B. Simon, Rebecca V. Galloway, and Steve R. Fisher. “Pain-Reducing Effects of Physical Therapist-Delivered Interventions: A Systematic Review of Randomized Trials Among Older Adults With Dementia.” J Geriatr Phys Ther 43, no. 3 (n.d.): 159–69. https://doi.org/10.1519/JPT.0000000000000235.
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    • Simpson, B. G., and C. B. Simon. “Lower extremity thrust and non-thrust joint mobilization for patellofemoral pain syndrome: a case report.” Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy 22, no. 2 (n.d.).
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  • Conference Papers

    • Simon, C., S. Eucker, H. Lee, and M. Horn. “(285) Opioid Prescription in the Emergency Department for Patients with Axial Pain: Comparisons by Age Group.” In The Journal of Pain, 20:S45–46. Elsevier BV, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2019.01.207.
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    • Simon, Corey. “Age differences in experimental pain sensitivity for pre-operative shoulder patients,” n.d.
    • Simon, Corey. “Women with Fibromyalgia Demonstrate Reduced Pain Inhibition Capacity Compared to Pain-Free Controls,” n.d.
    • Simon, Corey. “Biopsychosocial-Oriented Phenotyping of Chronic Low Back Pain,” n.d.
    • Simon, Corey. “Influence of Age and Clinical Condition on Laboratory Correlates of Endogenous Pain Modulation: A Preliminary Analysis,” n.d.
    • Simon, Corey. “Pathological Vs. Psychological Influence on Post-Operative Shoulder Recovery: Comparison of Age Groups,” n.d.
    • Simon, Corey. “Age-related Differences in Suprathreshold Cold Pain Sensitivity in Humans,” n.d.
    • Simon, Corey. “Age Differences in Post-Surgical Shoulder Recovery: Examining the Influence of Psychological Distress and Experimental Pain Sensitivity,” n.d.
    • Simon, Corey. “Expectation, Perceived Success, & Pain Modulatory Effects from Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation: Preliminary Analysis of Older versus Younger Adults with Persistent Low Back Pain,” n.d.
    • Simon, Corey. “Working Memory versus Pain Catastrophizing Association with Chronic Low Back Pain Intensity: Preliminary Analysis of Age Group Effects,” n.d.
    • Simon, Corey. “Pain Modulation Profiles for Patients with Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Pain Syndrome using Response-Dependent Stimulation,” n.d.
    • Simon, Corey. “Reliability Analysis of a Response-Dependent Stimulation Method for Assessing Pain Modulation,” n.d.
    • Simon, Corey. “Shoulder Pathology and Surgical Procedure are not Predictive of Post-surgical Temporal Summation of Second Pain,” n.d.
    • Simon, Corey. “Enhanced Suprathreshold Heat Pain Response is Associated with Activity-Evoked Pain in Older Adults Following Shoulder Surgery,” n.d.
    • Simon, Corey. “Reported versus Activity-Evoked Pain in Older Adults Following Shoulder Surgery,” n.d.
    • Simon, Corey. “Therapist Effects When Accounting for Established Prognostic Factors,” n.d.
    • Simon, Corey. “Age differences in the association between psychological factors and pre-operative shoulder pain intensity,” n.d.
    • Simon, Corey. “Age differences in experimental pain sensitivity for pre-operative shoulder patients,” n.d.
    • Simon, Corey. “Bibliometric Analysis of Manual Therapy Articles in Two Physical Therapy Journals,” n.d.
    • Simon, Corey. “Comparison of Work-Related Fear-Avoidance and its Association with Musculoskeletal Clinical Outcomes,” n.d.
• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • PT-D 640: Pain Science 2022
  • PT-D 744: Advanced Practice Course (APC) VII 2022
  • PT-D 640: Pain Science 2021
  • PT-D 642: Physical Therapy for the Older Adult 2021
  • PT-D 744: Advanced Practice Course (APC) VII 2021
  • PT-D 642: Physical Therapy for the Older Adult 2020
  • PT-D 725: Elective I 2020
  • PT-D 726: Elective II 2020

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