Derek James Clewley | Scholars@Duke

Derek James Clewley
Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery

Dr. Clewley is an educator, clinical researcher, physical therapist, and mentor in the DPT program. His specific area of expertise and training is orthopaedics and manual physical therapy. He has achieved board certification in orthopaedics, and is recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists. He has a PhD with primary research interests in health seeking behavior, pain science, manual therapy, clinical practice guideline development and implementation, and dry needling. Dr. Clewley has extensive experience in the development of continuing education, residency, and fellowship post graduate training programs.

Current Research Interests

Healthcare Seeking Behavior for musculoskeletal disorders
Dry Needling
Pain

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedics, Physical Therapy, Orthopaedics 2015

Contact Information

311 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710
derek.clewley@duke.edu (919) 681-8559

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions 2018
- D.P.T., Shenandoah University 2007
Recognition
Awards & Honors
Expertise
Subject Headings
Research
Selected Grants
- Effect of dry needling on pain and function in the management of subacromial impingement syndrome: a randomized controlled trial awarded by American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists 2017 - 2020
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Kinney, Meredith, Jasmine Seider, Amanda Floyd Beaty, Kaitlin Coughlin, Maximilian Dyal, and Derek Clewley. “The impact of therapeutic alliance in physical therapy for chronic musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review of the literature.” Physiother Theory Pract 36, no. 8 (August 2020): 886–98. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2018.1516015.
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  - Minniti, Melissa C., Andrew P. Statkevich, Ryan L. Kelly, Victoria P. Rigsby, Meghan M. Exline, Daniel I. Rhon, and Derek Clewley. “The Safety of Blood Flow Restriction Training as a Therapeutic Intervention for Patients With Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Review.” Am J Sports Med 48, no. 7 (June 2020): 1773–85. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546519882652.
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  - Dragotta, K., B. Jang, B. Quinzi, A. Bosco, and D. Clewley. “Physical therapy management of pediatric and adolescent neck pain: a call to action.” Physical Therapy Reviews 24, no. 5 (September 3, 2019): 208–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/10833196.2019.1663979.
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  - Arnold, Elizabeth, Adam Goode, and Derek Clewley. “Re: Early Physical Therapy for Acute Low Back Pain May Not Reduce Health Services Utilization, Costs, and Opioid Use.” Arch Phys Med Rehabil 100, no. 7 (July 2019): 1376–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2019.03.003.
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  - Arnold, Elizabeth, Janna La Barrie, Lisley DaSilva, Meagan Patti, Adam Goode, and Derek Clewley. “The Effect of Timing of Physical Therapy for Acute Low Back Pain on Health Services Utilization: A Systematic Review.” Arch Phys Med Rehabil 100, no. 7 (July 2019): 1324–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2018.11.025.
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  - Clewley, Derek, Daniel I. Rhon, Timothy W. Flynn, Charles D. Sissel, and Chad E. Cook. “Does Health Care Utilization Before Hip Arthroscopy Predict Health Care Utilization After Surgery in the US Military Health System? An Investigation Into Health-Seeking Behavior.” J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 48, no. 11 (November 2018): 878–86. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2018.8259.
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  - Clewley, Derek, Dan Rhon, Tim Flynn, Shane Koppenhaver, and Chad Cook. “Physical therapists familiarity and beliefs about health services utilization and health seeking behaviour.” Braz J Phys Ther 22, no. 4 (July 2018): 336–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2018.02.002.
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  - Rhon, Daniel I., Derek Clewley, Jodi L. Young, Charles D. Sissel, and Chad E. Cook. “Leveraging healthcare utilization to explore outcomes from musculoskeletal disorders: methodology for defining relevant variables from a health services data repository.” Bmc Med Inform Decis Mak 18, no. 1 (January 31, 2018): 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-018-0588-8.
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  - Clewley, Derek, Dan Rhon, Timothy Flynn, Shane Koppenhaver, and Chad Cook. “Health seeking behavior as a predictor of healthcare utilization in a population of patients with spinal pain.” Plos One 13, no. 8 (2018): e0201348. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201348.
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  - Sola, M., M. Allison, M. Cusick, M. Franek, M. Murray, and Derek Clewley. “Biomechanical and physiological effects of shallow water gait in healthy adults: A systematic review.” Journal of Aquatic Physical Therapy 26, no. 3 (2018).
  - Adams, Valerie J., Brianna Walker, Devin Jepson, Carly Cooper, Jordan Tyler, Derek Clewley, Sydney Rozenfeld, and Kristian P. Nitsch. “Measurement Characteristics and Clinical Utility of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale in Individuals Experiencing Low Back Pain.” Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 98, no. 11 (November 2017): 2350–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2017.03.005.
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  - Blanpied, Peter R., Anita R. Gross, James M. Elliott, Laurie Lee Devaney, Derek Clewley, David M. Walton, Cheryl Sparks, and Eric K. Robertson. “Neck Pain: Revision 2017.” J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 47, no. 7 (July 2017): A1–83. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2017.0302.
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  - Tousignant-Laflamme, Yannick, Shefali Christopher, Derek Clewley, Leila Ledbetter, Christian Jaeger Cook, and Chad E. Cook. “Does shared decision making results in better health related outcomes for individuals with painful musculoskeletal disorders? A systematic review.” J Man Manip Ther 25, no. 3 (July 2017): 144–50. https://doi.org/10.1080/10669817.2017.1323607.
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  - Lane, Elizabeth, Derek Clewley, and Shane Koppenhaver. “Complaints of Upper Extremity Numbness and Tingling Relieved With Dry Needling of the Teres Minor and Infraspinatus: A Case Report.” J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 47, no. 4 (April 2017): 287–92. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2017.7055.
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  - McClinton, Shane, Lace Luedke, and Derek Clewley. “Nonsurgical Management of Midsubstance Achilles Tendinopathy.” Clin Podiatr Med Surg 34, no. 2 (April 2017): 137–60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpm.2016.10.004.
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  - Clewley, Derek, Timothy W. Flynn, and Shane Koppenhaver. “Trigger point dry needling as an adjunct treatment for a patient with adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder.” J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 44, no. 2 (February 2014): 92–101. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2014.4915.
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- Conference Papers
  - Talty, Francis T., Michelle E. Roberts, Christine Dang, Derek J. Clewley, and Maggie E. Horn. “Using a behavioral model to identify factors associated with choice of provider for neck and low back pain: A systematic review.” In Musculoskelet Sci Pract, 49:102223, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2020.102223.
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  - Arnold, E., J. La Barrie, L. DaSilva, M. Patti, and Derek Clewley. “The impact of timing of physical therapy for acute low back pain on health services utilization: A systematic review,” n.d.
  - Blanpied, P., A. Gross, Derek Clewley, L. Devaney, J. Elliott, C. Sparks, D. Walton, and E. Robertson. “An update on the neck pain clinical practice guideline revision,” n.d.
  - Blanpied, P., A. Gross, Derek Clewley, L. Devaney, J. Elliott, C. Sparks, D. Walton, and E. Robertson. “An update on the neck pain clinical practice guideline revision.,” n.d.
  - Clewley, Derek, D. Maddox, E. Lane, and H. Norton. “Cervicogenic dizziness,” n.d.
  - Clewley, Derek, D. Rhon, S. Koppenhaver, T. Flynn, and C. Cook. “Healthcare seeking behavior as an explanation for healthcare utilization for low back and neck pain,” n.d.
  - Clewley, Derek, E. Lane, J. Moore, M. Finnegan, and T. Flynn. “Non-wet substance needling for the management of shoulder pain: A systematic review pain: management a systematic review,” n.d.
  - Clewley, Derek, E. Lane, and C. Myers. “Medical screening for tomorrow manual therapist,” n.d.
  - Clewley, Derek, M. Horn, Y. Iftikhar, and D. Rhon. “The relationship between health care utilization and changes in self-reported pain and disability: Is more better?,” n.d.
  - Clewley, Derek, T. Flynn, and S. Koppenhaver. “Trigger point dry needling as an adjunct treatment for a patient with adhesive capsulitis,” n.d.
  - Clewley, Derek, and A. Bennett. “Dry needling: clinical cases and decision making,” n.d.
  - Clewley, Derek, and M. Ross. “Leveraging the non-specific effects of dry needling for the management of shoulder pain,” n.d.
  - Clewley, Derek. “Guideline based management of pediatric and adolescent neck pain,” n.d.
  - Clewley, Derek. “Integration of dry needling and pain sciences for a patient with shoulder pain,” n.d.
  - Cooper, D., A. Brannon, C. Sparks, E. Robertson, and Derek Clewley. “Primary hip interventions for patients with low back pain and hip impairments: preliminary results of a case series,” n.d.
  - Junkin, J., and Derek Clewley. “Corrective taping and the use of a mobilization with movement technique on the 4th metatarsal to relieve pain with great toe extension status-post bunionectomy,” n.d.
  - Kinney, M., J. Seider, A. Beaty, K. Coughlin, M. Dyal, and Derek Clewley. “The role of therapeutic alliance in physical therapy for chronic musculoskeletal pain: management a systematic review,” n.d.
  - Milligan, M., and Derek Clewley. “Dry needling scope of practice,” n.d.
  - Pedrotti, M., and Derek Clewley. “A psoas abscess disguised as a musculoskeletal injury: a case report,” n.d.
  - Robertson, E., C. Sparks, and Derek Clewley. “Primary hip interventions for patients with low back pain and hip impairments: a prospective case series,” n.d.
  - Sola, M., M. Allison, M. Cusick, M. Franek, M. Murray, and Derek Clewley. “Biomechanical and physiological effects of shallow water locomotion in healthy adults pain: management a systematic review,” n.d.
  - Taylor, T., B. Butler, M. Shiver, and Derek Clewley. “Blood flow restriction training: A systematic review of safety and adverse event reporting,” n.d.
  - Wedemeyer, A., D. Adamson, K. Crenshaw, A. Evans, Derek Clewley, and R. Butler. “The effects of training load on injury rates in an athletic population: A systematic review,” n.d.
Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
- PT-D 643: Evidence Based Practice 2020
- PT-D 714: Musculoskeletal Patient Management II 2020
- PT-D 725: Elective I 2020
- PT-D 726: Elective II 2020
- PT-D 626: Assessing Outcomes of Care 2019
- PT-D 703: Evidence-Based Practice II 2019
- PT-D 725: Elective I 2019
- PT-D 726: Elective II 2019
- PT-D 626: Assessing Outcomes of Care 2018
- PT-D 703: Evidence-Based Practice II 2018
- PT-D 725: Elective I 2018
- PT-D 726: Elective II 2018
- PT-D 727: Elective III 2018
Advising & Mentoring
- - Capstone mentor for evidence based practice series
  - Mentor for student special interest group -- Rehab2Perform
  - Mentor American Academy of Manual Physical Therapy Student Special Interest Group
  - Mentor for student special interest group -- Private Practice / Business
Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Presentations & Appearances
Service to the Profession
Academic & Administrative Activities
- Director, Post Professional Education Initiatives

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Awards & Honors

Subject Headings

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Conference Papers

Recent Courses

Advising & Mentoring

Presentations & Appearances

Service to the Profession

Academic & Administrative Activities