User:Neil Tuttle

Neil Tuttle, BSc, GradDipAdvManipTher, MPhil, PhD is a titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist living on the Gold Coast in Queensland Australia. Early in his career he studied, taught and worked with Geoff Maitland which provided the foundation for his increasingly individualized approach to the three mutually reinforcing components of clinical practice, learning & teaching and research. He has taught extensively both within Australia and internationally, has 40 publications and has received more than $A1.7M in learning and teaching grants.

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Neil Tuttle, BSc, GradDipAdvManipTher, MPhil, PhD is a titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist living on the Gold Coast in Queensland Australia. Early in his career he studied, taught and worked with Geoff Maitland which provided the foundation for his increasingly individualized approach to the three mutually reinforcing components of clinical practice, learning & teaching and research. He has taught extensively both within Australia and internationally, has 40 publications and has received more than $A1.7M in learning and teaching grants.

Education[edit | edit source]

2008, PhD, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast

2000. MPhil School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast,

1976 Graduate Diploma in Adv. Manipulative Therapy, SAIT, Adelaide

1973 BSc and Certificate in Physiotherapy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. USA

Professional Affiliations
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Member Australian Physiotherapy Association

Member Musculoskletal Physiotherapy Association of Australia

Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy

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Journal Articles:

1.               Nicholson, V., Tuttle, N., Papinniemi, A., & Evans, K. (2023). Patients report being satisfied with private musculoskeletal physical therapy when therapists educate effectively and facilitate shared decision making. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 27(2), 100501.

2.               Tuttle, N., & Hillier, S. (2023). Developing fluency in a language of tactile communication. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 3. doi:10.3389/fresc.2022.1027344

3.               Nejishima, M., Yokoyama, S., Sugiura, T., Kubo, Y., & Tuttle, N. (2022). Effect Of Isometric Exercises Using an Active Therapeutic Movement Device for Patients with Acute Low Back Pain. International Journal of Physiotherapy, 93-97.

4.               Sanderson, J., Tuttle, N., & Laakso, L. (2022). Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Elastography Assessment of Lymphoedema Tissue: An Insight into Tissue Stiffness. Cancers, 14(21), 5281.

5.               Tuttle, N., Evans, K., & dos Santos Rocha, C. S. (2021). Localised manual therapy treatment has a preferential effect on the kinematics of the targeted motion segment. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 56, 102457.

6.               Tuttle, N., K. Evans and C. Sperotto dos Santos Rocha, Tropism of Sub-Axial Cervical Facet Joints Is Not Related to Segmental Movement during Active Movement or Therapist-Perceived Symptomatic Locations. Symmetry, 2021. 13(5): p. 739.

7.               Edwards, S. and N. Tuttle, Using stakeholder input to inform scenario content: an example from physiotherapy. Advances in Simulation, 2019. 4(1): p. 1-7. Cited by 1

8.               Howells, S., E.A. Cardell, M.C. Waite, A. Bialocerkowski and N. Tuttle, A simulation-based learning experience in augmentative and alternative communication using telepractice: speech pathology students’ confidence and perceptions. Advances in Simulation, 2019. 4(1): p. 1-11. Cited by 1

9.               Reeves, N.E., M.C. Waite, N. Tuttle and A. Bialocerkowski, Simulated patient contributions to enhancing exercise physiology student clinical assessment skills. Advances in Simulation, 2019. 4(1): p. 1-10. Cited by 1

10.            Tuttle, N. and G. Grant, Varieties of simulation experience. Adances in Simulation, 2019.

11.            Tuttle, N. and C. Hazle, An empirical, pragmatic approach applying reflection in interaction approach to manual therapy treatments. Physiother Theory Pract, 2019: p. 1-12. Cited by 1

12.            Tuttle, N. and S.A. Horan, The effect of replacing 1 week of content teaching with an intensive simulation-based learning activity on physiotherapy student clinical placement performance. Advances in Simulation, 2019. 4(1): p. 1-8. Cited by 1

13.            Tuttle, N., C.S.d.S. Rocha, B. Sheehan, B.A. Kennedy and K. Evans, Measurement of three-dimensional cervical segmental kinematics: Reliability of whole vertebrae and facet-based approaches. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 2019. 44: p. 102039. Cited by 2

14.            Brown, Peter; Tan, Aik-Choon… Tuttle, N….Zhou, Yaoqi, Large expert-curated database for benchmarking document similarity detection in biomedical literature search. Database, 2019. Cited by 6

15.            Tuttle, N., A. Brelis, R. Brereton and K. Evans, Spondylodiscitis in a 54-year-old female scuba diver. BMJ Case Rep, 2018. 2018.

16.            Tuttle, N. and C. Hazle, Spinal PA movements behave ‘as if’ there are limitations of local segmental mobility and are large enough to be perceivable by manual palpation: A synthesis of the literature. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 2018. 36: p. 25-31. Cited by 2

17.            Harvie, D.S., J. Kelly, H. Buckman, J. Chan, G. Sutherland, M. Catley, J. Novak, N. Tuttle and M. Sterling, Tactile acuity testing at the neck: a comparison of methods. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 2017. 32: p. 23-30. Cited by2

18.            Tuttle, N. and A. Bialocerkowski, Developing Student Skills to Actively Engage in Feedback Conversations: A Pilot Study. Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice, 2017. 15(4): p. 10. Cited by 1

19.            Boissonnault, J.S., K. Evans, N. Tuttle, S.J. Hetzel and W.G. Boissonnault, Reliability of the ECHOWS Tool for Assessment of Patient Interviewing Skills. Physical Therapy, 2016. 96(4): p. 443-455. Cited by 2

20.            Morris, N., J. Bailey, M. Duryea, M. Houbert, J. Shyu and N. Tuttle, Using Smart Socks To Detect Slow Walking Speeds: Maybe The Socks Are Smart. Respirology, 2016. 21: p. 174

21.            Bisset, L.M., K. Evans and N. Tuttle, Reliability of 2 protocols for assessing pressure pain threshold in healthy young adults. Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics, 2015. 38(4): p. 282-287. Cited by 18

22.            Evans, K. and N. Tuttle, Improving performance in golf: current research and implications from a clinical perspective. Brazilian journal of physical therapy, 2015. 19(5): p. 381-389. Cited by 7

23.            Evans, K. and N. Tuttle, The importance of movement variability for performance and prevention of injury. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 2015. 22(8): p. 358-359.

24.            Sanderson, J., N. Tuttle, R. Box, H.M. Reul-Hirche and E.L. Laakso, The pitting test: An investigation of an unstandardized assessment of lymphedema. Lymphology, 2015. 48(4): p. 175-183. Cited by 13

25.            Tuttle, N. and K. Evans, Clinical practice and randomised controlled trials: There's room for both in individualising patient care. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 2015. 22(6): p. 256-257.

26.            Tuttle, N. and G. Jacuinde, Design and construction of a novel low-cost device to provide feedback on manually applied forces. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 2011. 41(3): p. 174-179. Cited by 9

27.            Ferre, M., I. Galiana, R. Wirz and N. Tuttle, Haptic device for capturing and simulating hand manipulation rehabilitation. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2011. 16(5): p. 808-815. Cited by 21

28.            Tuttle, N., Is It Reasonable to Use an Individual Patient's Progress After Treatment as a Guide to Ongoing Clinical Reasoning? Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 2009. 32(5): p. 396-403. Cited by 21

29.            Tuttle, N., R. Barrett and L. Laakso, Postero-anterior movements of the cervical spine: Repeatability of force displacement curves. Manual Therapy, 2008. 13(4): p. 341-348. Cited by 12

30.            Tuttle, N., R. Barrett and L. Laakso, Relation between changes in posteroanterior stiffness and active range of movement of the cervical spine following manual therapy treatment. Spine, 2008. 33(19): p. E673-E679. Cited by 20

31.            Tuttle, N., R. Barrett and E. Gass, Seated buttock contours: A pilot study of Australian senior high-school students. Ergonomics, 2007. 50(10): p. 1593-1602. Cited by Cited by 4

32.            Tuttle, N., R. Barrett and E. Gass, Preferred seat orientation of senior high-school students. Ergonomics, 2007. 50(10): p. 1603-1611. Cited by 3

33.            Tuttle, N., R. Barrett and L. Laakso, Posteroanterior movements in tender and less tender locations of the cervical spine. Manual Therapy, 2009. 14(1): p. 28-35. Cited by 11

34.            Tuttle, N., L. Laakso and R. Barrett, Change in impairments in the first two treatments predicts outcome in impairments, but not in activity limitations, in subacute neck pain: An observational study. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, 2006. 52(4): p. 281-285. Cited by 25

35.            Tuttle, N., Do changes within a manual therapy treatment session predict between-session changes for patients with cervical spine pain? Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, 2005. 51(1): p. 43-48. Cited by 47

36.            Tuttle, N., A comparison of methods used for measuring popliteal height. Ergonomics Australia, 2004. 18(1): p. 14-18.

Book Chapters:

1.            Bissett, M., N. Tuttle, and E. Cardell, Allied Health Education: Current and Future Trends, in Clinical Education for the Health Professions: Theory and Practice, D. Nestel, et al., Editors. 2023, Springer Singapore: Singapore. p.167-180.

2.            Kirwan, G., N. Tuttle, B. Weeks and E.-L. Laakso, Post-practicum strategies to translate clinical experience to attributes of employability: Responding to graduate selection criteria, in Augmenting health and social care students’ clinical learning experiences. 2019, Springer. p. 121-140.

3.            Tuttle, N., The Use of an Online Adaptive Learning Platform as an Adjunct to Live Simulated Clinical Encounters, in Emerging Technologies and Work-Integrated Learning Experiences in Allied Health Education. 2018, IGI Global. p. 93-105.

4.         Tuttle, N. and E.L. Laakso, Simulated Learning Environments to Prepare for Clinical Placements: Transition to Placement (T2P), in Emerging Technologies and Work-Integrated Learning Experiences in Allied Health Education. 2018, IGI Global. p. 180-207.