Manual Concepts

Publications - Toby Hall

• Schäfer A, Hall T, & Briffa K. 2010. Outcomes differ between sub-groups of patients with low back and leg pain following neural manual therapy: A prospective cohort study. European Spine Journal. DOI 10.1007/s00586-010-1632-2
  
• Bilateral dorsal foot pain in a young tennis player managed by neurodynamic treatment techniques. Manual Therapy. Accepted for publication
• Takasaki H, May S, Fazey P, Hall T.  2011 Nucleus pulposus deformation following application of mechanical diagnosis and therapy: a single case report with magnetic resonance imaging. Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy. 18(3): 153-158
  
• Hall T 2011. Cervicogenic headach: More than just a pain in the neck. Physioscience, 7:1-8
• Moloney, N, Hall, T, Doody, C. 2010. Inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of thermal quantitative sensory testing. Accepted for publication
  
• Hall T, Briffa K, Hopper D, Robinson, K. 2010. Comparative analysis and diagnostic accuracy of the cervical flexion-rotation test. Journal of Headache and Pain. DOI 10.1007/s10194-010-0222-3
• Walsh J, Kenneally M, Hall T 2010. Pressure pain thresholds of the sciatic, tibial and common peroneal nerves in asymptomatic subjects. Physiotherapy Ireland;31(1): 23-27
• Moloney, N, Hall, T, Doody, C. 2010 An investigation of somatosensory profiles in work related upper limb disorders: a case-control observational study protocol. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 11:22 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-11-22
• Hall T, Briffa K, Hopper D, Robinson, K. 2010 Long-term stability and minimal detectable change of the cervical flexion rotation test. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. 40(4):225-229
• Hall T, Briffa K, Hopper D. 2010. The influence of lower cervical joint pain on range of motion and interpretation of the flexion-rotation test. Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy. Accepted for publication
• Hall T, Briffa K, Hopper D, Robinson, K. 2010. Reliability of manual examination and frequency of symptomatic cervical motion segment dysfunction in cervicogenic headache. Manual Therapy. doi:10.1016/j.math.2010.06.002
• Takasaki H, Hall T, Kaneko S, Iizawa T, Ikemoto S 2010. A radiographic analysis of the influence of initial neck posture on cervical segmental motion. Manual Therapy, doi:10.1016/j.math.2010.07.005
• Hopper D, Samsson K, Hulenik T, Ng C, Hall T, Robinson K. 2009. The influence of Mulligan ankle taping during balance performance in subjects with unilateral chronic ankle instability. Physical Therapy in Sport, doi:10.1016/j.ptsp.2009.07.005
• Walsh J, Hall T. 2009. Classification of low back related leg pain: do the subgroups differ in terms of disability and psychosocial factors? Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy. 17:2, p118-123
• Walsh J, Hall T. 2009. Agreement and correlation between the straight leg raise and slump tests in subjects with low back related leg pain. Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics  32:3, p184-192
  
• Walsh J, Hall T. 2009. Reliability, validity and diagnostic accuracy of palpation of the sciatic, tibial and common peroneal nerves in the examination of low back related leg pain. Manual Therapy doi:10.1016/j.math.2008.12.007
• Schäfer A, Hall T, Rolke R, Mallwitz J, Lüdtke K, Treede RD, Briffa NK 2009. QST profiles of subgroups of patients with low back related leg pain – do they differ? (Submitted for publication)
• Takasaki H, Hall T, Jull G, Kaneko S, Iizawa T, Ikemoto S 2008. The influence of cervical traction, compression and Spurling test on cervical intervertebral foramen size. Spine 34:16, p1658-1662
• Schäfer, A, Hall T, & Briffa K 2008 Inter-rater reliability of a new classification system for patients with low back related leg pain. Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy. 17:2, p109-117
  
• Takasaki H, Iizawa T, Hall T, Nakamura T, Kaneko S. 2008. The influence of sacroiliac joint form closure on the hip and lumbar spine extensor muscle firing pattern. Manual Therapy doi:10.1016/j.math.2008.11.00
  
• Takasaki H, Hall T, Kaneko S, Iizawa T, Ikemoto S 2008 Cervical segmental motion induced by shoulder abduction assessed by magnetic resonance imaging. Spine . 34:3, E122-E126
  
• Schäfer, A, Hall T, & Briffa K. 2008. Predictive Validity of a New Classification System for Patients with Neural Low Back Related Leg Pain: A Prospective Cohort Study. Spine. (Submitted for publication)
  
• Takasaki H, Hall T, Jull G, Kaneko S, Iizawa T, Ikemoto S 2008. The influence of cervical traction, compression and Spurling test on cervical intervertebral foramen size. Spine 34:16, p1658-1662
  
• Schäfer, A, Hall T, & Briffa K. 2008. Letter to the editor. Manual Therapy 10.1016/j.math.2008.07.002
• Hall T 2008 Letter to the editor. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy 36(2)
• Hall T, Briffa K, Hopper D. 2008. Clinical evaluation of cervicogenic headache. Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy. 16(2), 73-80
• Hall T, Robinson K, Fujinawa O and Kiyokazu A (2008): Inter-tester reliability and diagnostic validity of the cervical flexion-rotation test in cervicogenic headache. Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics, 31; 293-300
• Smith K, Hall T, Robinson K 2008. The influence of age, gender, lifestyle factors and sub-clinical neck pain on the cervical flexion–rotation test and cervical range of motion. Manual Therapy (2007), doi:10.1016/j.math.2007.07.005
• Schäfer, A, Hall T, & Briffa K 2008. Classification of low back related leg pain of neuropathic origin – a mechanism based approach. Manual Therapy doi:10.1016/j.math.2007.10.003
• Hall T 2006 Letter to the editor.  New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy 34(2); p88
• Ogince M, Hall T, Robinson K & Blackmore, M.  2006 The diagnostic validity of the cervical flexion-rotation test in C1/2 related cervicogenic headache. Manual Therapy. (2006) (In press)
• Hall T, Chan B, Christensen L, Odenthal B, Wells C. Robinson K 2007 Efficacy of a Mulligan SNAG in the management of cervicogenic headache Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy 37(3):100-107. doi:10.2519/jospt.2007.2379
  
• Moiler K, Hall T, Robinson K. 2006 The Role of Fibular Tape in the Prevention of Ankle Injury in Basketball: A Pilot Study. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 2006 36(9): 661-668
• Hall T, Beyerlein C, Hansson U, Odermark M, Sainsbury D , Lim H. 2006 Mulligan Traction Straight Leg Raise: A Pilot Study to Investigate effects on range of motion in patients with low back pain. Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy. 14(2):95-100.
  
• Rocha RGC, Nee R, Chopard R, Hall T. 2006 Treatment of persistent knee pain associated with lumbar dysfunction: a case report. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy 34(1):30-35
• Hall T, Hardt S, Schaefer A, Wallin L. 2006 Mulligan bent leg raise technique—a preliminary randomized trial of immediate effects after a single intervention. Manual Therapy
• Schaefer A, Hall T, Hardt S, Wallin L. 2005 Unmittelbare Effekte von Mulligans Bent-leg-raise-Technik in einer Population mit Kreuzschmerzen. Manuelle Therapie. 9: 180–185
  
• Hall TM, Beyerlein C, Hansson Y, Odermark M, Sainsbury D, Lim H. 2005. Mulligan's traction straight leg raise: A pilot study to investigate effects on range of motion in low back pain. Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy
• Hopper D, Briffa K, Deacon S, Das S, Jain A, Riddell D, Hall TM. 2005 Dynamic soft tissue mobilization increases hamstring flexibility in healthy male subjects. British Journal of Sports Medicine
• Hall TM & Robinson KW. 2004. The flexion-rotation test and active cervical mobility - A comparative measurement study in cervicogenic headache.. Manual Therapy 9(4): 197-204.
• Ogince M, Hall TM & Robinson KW. 2003. Sensitivity and specificity of the flexion rotation test. (Abstract) Cephalalgia. 23(7):678
• Moog M, Quintner J, Zusman M, & Hall TM. 2002. A psychophysical study of the “late whiplash syndrome”. European Journal of Pain; 6, 283-294..
• Allison GT, Nagy BM & Hall TM. 2002 A randomised clinical trial of manual therapy for cervico-brachial pain syndrome - A pilot study. Manual Therapy 2002; 7(2): 95-102
• Beyerlein C, Hansson Y, Odermark M, Sainsbury D, Lim H, & Hall TM. 2002. TMEffktivst der Mulligan-SLR-Traktionstechnik auf die Beweglichkeit bei Patienten mit Ruckenschmerzen. Manuelle Therapie (6)
• Hall TM, authors Cacho A, McNee C, Riches J, Walsh J. 2001. Effects of the Mulligan traction straight leg raise technique on range of movement. Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy: 9 (3) 128-133
• Hall TM & Elvey RL 1999. Nerve trunk pain: Physical diagnosis and treatment. Manual Therapy, 4: 63-73.
• Hall TM, Zusman M, Elvey RL. 1998. Adverse mechanical tension in the nervous system ? : An objective analysis of Straight leg raise Manual Therapy, 3(3): 140-146.
• Hall TM & Quintner J. 1996. Response to mechanical stimulation of the upper limb in painful cervical radiculopathy. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy. 1996 Vol 42, n4, p 277- 286.
• Fidel C, Martin E, Dankaerts W, Allison G & Hall TM. 1996 Cervical spine sensitizing maneuvers during the slump test. The Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy. Vol 4, n1, p16-21.
• Hall TM Elvey RL, Hepburn M. 1993. Effect of lumbosacral postures on the modified straight leg raise test. 1993. Physiotherapy

• Elvey RL & Hall TM. 1997. Neural tissue evaluation and treatment. (Book chapter) in Physical Therapy of the shoulder (Ed) R Donatelli. 1997 3rd Edition. Churchill Livingstone

•  Hall TM & Elvey RL. 2002. Evaluation and treatment of neural tissue pain disorders. (Book chapter) In Orthopaedic Physical Therapy 3rd ed (Ed) R Donatelli and M Wooden., Churchill Livingstone, New York

• Hall TM & Elvey RL. 2002. Neural tissue evaluation and treatment. (Book chapter) in Physical Therapy of the shoulder (Ed) R Donatelli. 4th Edition. Churchill Livingstone.

• Hall TM & Mulligan BR. 2004. A chronic case of mechanics elbow. (Book chapter) In Clinical reasoning for physical therapists (Ed) M Jones and D Rivett. Churchill Livingstone.

• Hall TM & Elvey RL. 2004. Management of mechanosensitivity of the nervous system in spinal pain syndromes. (Book chapter) In Grieves Modern Manual Therapy 3rd Edn.. Churchill Livingstone.

• Hall T & Elvey R 2009 Evaluation and treatment of neural tissue pain disorders. (Book chapter) In Orthopaedic Physical Therapy 4th ed (Ed) R Donatelli and M Wooden

• Hall T & Elvey R 2011 Neural tissue evaluation and treatment . (Book chapter) In Physical Therapy of the shoulder (Ed) R Donatelli. 5th Edition. Churchill Livingstone

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• Hall TM, P. Hamer and E. Pyne. 1993. Limiting factors of the straight leg raise test. Proceedings of the 8th Biennial conference of the MPAA, Perth

• Hall TM. 1995. An Investigation into the Mechanism of Limitation of Straight Leg Raise. Presented at the conference of the International Federation of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sydney.

• Hall TM, A Amit David, J Geere, R de Ruijter, K Salveson. 19995. Relative recruitment of abdominal muscles at three levels of exertion during abdominal hollowing. Proceedings of the 9th Biennial conference of the MPAA, Brisbane.

• Hall TM, Quintner J. 1995. Mechanically evoked EMG responses in peripheral neuropathic pain: A single case study. Proceedings of the 9th Biennial conference of the MPAA, Brisbane.

• Hall TM, R. Elvey and M Zusman. 1995. Manually detected impediments during the straight leg raise test. Proceedings of the 9th Biennial conference of the MPAA, Brisbane.

• Hall TM, R. Elvey, M Moog, Nikki Davis and Lindsay Dutton. 1997. Efficacy of manipulative physiotherapy for the treatment of cervicobrachial pain syndrome. Proceedings of the 10th Biennial conference of the MPAA, Melbourne.

• Moog M, Zusman M, Quintner J & Hall TM. 1999 Allodynia and cognitive function in chronic whiplash patients. Abstracts of the 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Pain Society, April, Perth.

• Hall TM, Robinson KW. 2001. Evaluation of the cervical flexion-rotation test in cervical headache. In Magarey M, Proceedings of the 12th Biennial Conference of the Musculo-skeletal Physiotherapy Association of Australia.

• Robinson K, Hall TM. 2001 Evaluation of the cervical flexion-rotation test in cervical headache. In Proceedings of the European IFOMT meeting.

• Ogince M, Robinson KW, Hall TM. 2003. Sensitivity and specificity of the flexion-rotation test. In Proceedings of the World Confederation of Physical Therapists, Barcelona, Spain

• Hall TM, C Beyerlein, U Hansson, M Odermark, D Sainsbury, H Lim. 2003. Mulligan Traction SLR technique on Range of Hip Flexion, SLR and Pelvic Rotation in 19 Subjects with Low Back Referred Leg Pain. In proceedings of the Australian Physiotherapy conference, Perth, Australia

• Anuar K, Darlow B, Gurumoorthy P, Ryder M, Smith T, Hall TM. 2003. The effect of Mulligan Traction Straight Leg Raise in participants with short hamstrings. (abstract) Ann Acad Med Singapore. Sep;32(5 Suppl):S56-7.

• Hall TM, Robinson KW, Ogince M. 2003 Cervicogenic headache - Which motion segments are involved? In Proceedings of the 13th Biennial Conference of the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Association of Australia.

• Hall TM, S Hardt, A Schaefer, L Wallin. 2004. Mulligan bent leg raise technique: a placebo controlled trial investigating immediate effects in low back pain. In Proceedings of IFOMT, Capetown, South Africa.

• Moiler K, Hall TM, Robinson KW. 2004. The Effect of Fibular Repositioning Tape on Ankle Injury in Basketball Players (Abstract). Sports Medicine Australia Conference (WA)..

• Hardt S, HallTM, A Schaefer, L Wallin. 2004. Mulligan's Bent Leg Raise Technique and the effects on Low Back Pain. Poster presentation at the World Congress on Low Back & Pelvic Pain, Melbourne

• Moiler K, Hall TM, Robsinson KW. 2005. Role of Mulligan Fibular Repositioning Tape in the prevention of ankle injury in basketball. (abstract) In Proceedings of the 14th Biennial Conference of the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Association of Australia, Brisbane.

• Hall TM, CH Tak, C Wells, l Christensen, B Odenthal & K Robinson. 2005. A placebo controlled trial investigating the efficacy of the Mulligan C1/2 rotation Snag in cervicogenic headache (abstract) In proceedings of the 14th Biennial Conference of the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Association of Australia, Brisbane.

• Schafer A, Hallt T, Briffa K. 2006. Classification of low back related leg pain: inter-rater reliability and correlation of physical examination parameters with quantitative sensory testing and treatment outcome. MACP neural tissue pain conference, London.
• Schafer A, Hallt T, Briffa K. 2007. Low back related leg pain: proposal of a classification study. International Association for the Study of Pain research symposium, Alborg, Denmark
  
• Schafer A, Hallt T, Briffa K. 2007. Classification of low back related leg pain: a study protocol. International Association for the Study of Pain (special interest group neuropathic pain) conference on neuropathic pain. Berlin
  
• Schafer A, Hallt T, Briffa K. 2007. Classification of low back related leg pain: a study protocol. 6th Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back & Pelvic Pain, Barcelona
  
• Hall T, K Robinson, O Fujinawa, K Akasaka, Pyne E 2007. The influence of examiner experience on accuracy and interpretation of the cervical flexion-rotation test in cervicogenic headache evaluation World Confederation of Physical Therapists Conference, Vancouver
  
• Hall T, K Robinson, O Fujinawa, K Akasaka, Pyne E 2007. The influence of examiner experience on accuracy and interpretation of the cervical flexion-rotation test. 15th Biennial Conference of the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Association of Australia, Cairns.
  
• Schafer A, Hallt T, Briffa K. 2008. Classification of Low Back Related Leg Pain: Differences in Treatment Response between Diagnostic Groups. IFOMT 2008, Amsterdam.
  
• Schafer A, Hallt T, Briffa K. 2008. Inter-rater Reliability of a New Classification System for Patients with Low Back Related Leg Pain. IFOMT 2008, Amsterdam.
  
• Takasaki H, Hall T 2008. Cervical segmental motion induced by shoulder abduction assessed by magnetic resonance imaging. IFOMT 2008, Amsterdam.
  
• Walsh J, Hall T 2008. Diagnostic Accuracy of Palpation of Lower Limb Nerve Trunks in the Identification of Sciatic Nerve Mechanosensitvity IFOMT 2008, Amsterdam.
  
• Walsh J, Hall T 2008. Reliability and Validity of Nerve Trunk Palpation in subjects with Low Back Related Leg Pain. IFOMT 2008, Amsterdam.
  
• Schäfer A, Mallwitz J, Rolke R, Treede RD, Lüdtke K, Briffa NK. Classification of Low Back Related Leg Pain: Differences in Treatment response to Manual Therapy between Diagnostic Groups. Poster presented at the 12th World Congress on Pain, Glasgow. 2008
  
• Schäfer A, Mallwitz J, Rolke R, Treede RD, Lüdtke K, Briffa NK. QST profiles of subgroups of patients with sciatica – do they differ? Poster presented at the 12th World Congress on Pain, Glasgow. 2008.
  
• Takasaki H, Hall T, Kaneko S, Iizawa T, Ikemoto S. Cervical segmental motion induced by shoulder abduction assessed by magnetic resonance imaging. 1st International Conference on the Mulligan Concept. Chicago, USA – May 2009.
  
  

PhD, MSc & BSc HONOURS THESIS SUPERVISION

PhD

• Validation of a classification system for lumbar neural tissue pain disorders A Schafer (Curtin University) 2005

• Evaluation of assessment and classification of lumbar spine neural tissue pain disorders J Walsh Trinity College Dublin) 2006

• Classification of non specific arm pain – N Moloney (University College Dublin) 2007

MSc

• Efficacy of Manipulative physiotherapy for the treatment of cervicobrachial pain. B Nagy 1999

• Allodynia and Psychological profiles in chronic whiplash patients. M Moog, 2000

BSc Honours

• Sensitivity and specificity of the cervical flexion-rotation test. M Ogince 2003

• The effect of fibular repositioning tape on ankle injury in adolescent basketball players'. K Moiler, 2004

• The influence of age, gender, lifestyle factors, and subclinical neck pain on the flexion-rotation test. K Smith 2005

Also supervised many other research projects for group MSc projects at Curtin University.