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Derek James Clewley

Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery, Physical Therapy
311 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Presentations & Appearances


Guideline based approach to managing pediatric and adolescent neck pain - Cincinnati Childrens Spine Symposium · March 2018 - March 2018 Keynote/Named Lecture Cincinnati Childrens Hospital , Cincinnati, OH
Integration of dry needling and pain science for musculoskeletal conditions - North Carolina Physical Therapy Association Meeting · 2017 - 2017 Invited Talk
Cervicogenic Dizziness - APTA NEXT Conference · June 2016 Lecture American Physical Therapy Association, Nashville, TN
Neck Pain Clinical Practice Guidelines: An update - APTA CSM · February 2016 Lecture American Physical Therapy Association, Anaheim, CA
Integration of dry needling and pain sciences - AAOMPT Annual Conference · October 2015 Lecture Louisville, KY
Myofascial Trigger Point Evidence and Management - Cross Country Education Annual Conference · July 2015 Lecture Cross Country Education, Orlando, FL
Dry Needling Concentrated Education Series - APTA NEXT Conference · 2013 Lecture American Physical Therapy Association, Charlotte, NC
Evidence based thrust manipulations - Cross Country Education Annual Conference · 2011 Lecture Cross Country Education, St. Louis, MO
Evidence based thrust manipulations - Physical Therapy Association of Georgia Annual Conference · 2010 Lecture Physical Therapy Association of Georgia, Atlanta, GA

Service to the Profession


Conference Chair · November 1, 2022 Event/Organization Administration American Academy of Manual Physical Therapy (AAOMPT),
Delegate · January 2022 Event/Organization Administration APTA - North Carolina,
Associate Editor · 2022 Editorial Activities BMC MSK,
Member At Large - American Academy of Manual Physical Therapists · 2016 - November 2022 Event/Organization Administration
Vice President - Academic and Clinical Faculty SIG · January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2016 Committee Service American Academy of Manual Physical Therapists,
Chair - American Physical Therapy Association Conference Programming Committee · June 2011 - June 2022 Committee Service APTA, Tampa, FL
Committee Member - APTA Orthopaedic Section Committee · 2009 - 2015 Committee Service
Committee Member - American Physical Therapy Association Conference Programming Committee · 2009 - 2012 Committee Service APTA,

Academic & Administrative Activities


Associate Director, Duke University Centers for Excellence in Manual and Manipulative Therapy

Clinical Activities


Mentor, Manual Therapy Fellowship Program