ORA Projects and publications

In Press

King, L., Kremser, S., Deam, P., Henry, J., Grace, S., Orrock, P. (in press). Clinical reasoning in osteopathy: Experiences of novice and experienced practitioners. International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine. ​ ​

2018

Grace, S., Engel, R. & Jalsion, I. (2018). Themes underlying Australian general practitioner views towards chiropractic and osteopathy: an assessment of free text data from a cross-sectional survey. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Article ID 2786106. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/2786106 ​

2017

Gorrell, L. M., Engel, R. M., Lystad, R. P., & Brown, B. T. (2017). Assignment of adverse event indexing terms in randomized clinical trials involving spinal manipulative therapy: an audit of records in MEDLINE and EMBASE databases. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 17(1), 1-7. [41]. EPub ​

Gorrell, L. M., Brown, B., Lystad, R. P., & Engel, R. M. (2017). Predictive factors for reporting adverse events following spinal manipulation in randomized clinical trials – secondary analysis of a systematic review. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 30, 34-41. EPub ​

Sheraton, A., Streckfuss, J. & Grace, S. (2017). Experiences of pregnant women receiving osteopathic care. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. Published online September 2017. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2017.09.007. ​

McDowell, D., Emmanuel, E., Grace, S. & Chaseling, M. (2017). Tone as a health concept: An analysis. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 29, 27-34. ​ ​

2016

Gorrell, L. M., Beath, K., & Engel, R. M. (2016). Manual and Instrument Applied Cervical Manipulation for Mechanical Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 39(5), 319-329. EPub ​

Gorrell, L. M., Engel, R. M., Brown, B., & Lystad, R. P. (2016). The reporting of adverse events following spinal manipulation in randomized clinical trials-a systematic review. Spine Journal, 16(9), 1143-1151. EPub ​

Richards, D., Emmanuel, E. & Grace, S. (2016). Duelling ontologies: Might vitalism offer balance and value? Explore, pii: S1550-8307(16)30233-6. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2016.12.004. [Epub ahead of print] ​

Engel R, Beirman R, Grace S. (2016). An indication of current views of Australian general practitioners towards chiropractic and osteopathy: a cross-sectional study. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. 24(17). DOI: 10.1186/s12998-016-0119-6 ​ ​

2015

Jenkins, H. J., Hancock, M. J., French, S. D., Maher, C. G., Engel, R. M., & Magnussen, J. S. (2015). Effectiveness of interventions designed to reduce the use of imaging for low-back pain: A systematic review. CMAJ, 187(6), 401-408 EPub ​

Grace, S. & Orrock, P. (2015). Criticality in Osteopathic Medicine. In M. Davies & R. Barnett (Eds), The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Thinking (p.470-490). New York: Palgrave Macmillan.[SG1] ​ ​

2014

Naef, F., McLeod, A., Hardy, D., Crowley-McHattan, Z., Grace, S. (2014). The effect of chronic shoulder pain on maximal force of shoulder abduction. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 19(3):410-6. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2014.08.005.[SG2]

2017

Engel, R. M., Wearing, J., Gonski, P., & Vemulpad, S. (2017). The effect of combining manual therapy with exercise for mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 18, 1-7. [282]. EPub ​

Cruz-Montecinos, C., Godoy-Olave, D., Contreras-Briceno, F. A., Gutierrez, P., Torres-Castro, R., Miret-Venegas, L., & Engel, R. M. (2017). The immediate effect of soft tissue manual therapy intervention on lung function in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. International Journal of COPD, 12, 691-696 EPub ​ ​

2016

Engel, R. M., Gonski, P., Beath, K., & Vemulpad, S. (2016). Medium term effects of including manual therapy in a pulmonary rehabilitation program for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a randomized controlled pilot trial. Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy, 24(2), 80-89. EPub ​

Wearing, J., Beaumont, S., Forbes, D., Brown, B., & Engel, R. (2016). The use of spinal manipulative therapy in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 22(2), 108-114. EPub ​ ​ ​

2013

Engel, R. M., Vemulpad, S. R., & Beath, K. (2013). Short-term effects of a course of manual therapy and exercise in people with moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A preliminary clinical trial. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 36(8), 490-496 EPub ​

Engel, R., Gonski, P., Beath, K., & Vemulpad, S. (2013). The inclusion of manual therapy in a pulmonary rehabilitation program for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled pilot trial. Respirology, 18(S4), 124. EPub ​ ​

2011

Dougherty, P. E., Engel, R. M., Vemulpad, S., & Burke, J. (2011). Spinal manipulative therapy for elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A case series. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 34(6), 413-417. EPub ​

Engel, R., & Vemulpad, S. (2011). The role of spinal manipulation, soft-tissue therapy, and exercise in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A review of the literature and proposal of an anatomical explanation. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 17(9), 797-801. EPub ​ ​

2009

Engel, R. M., & Vemulpad, S. (2009). Progression to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): Could it be prevented by manual therapy and exercise during the 'at risk' stage (stage 0)? Medical Hypotheses, 72(3), 288-290. EPub ​ ​

2008

Engel, R. M., & Vemulpad, S. R. (2008). Immediate effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, 108(10), 541-542. EPub ​ ​

2007

Engel, R. M., & Vemulpad, S. (2007). The Effect of Combining Manual Therapy with Exercise on the Respiratory Function of Normal Individuals: A Randomized Control Trial. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 30(7), 509-513. EPub

2018

Grace, S. & Streckfuss, J. (2018). Practice performance and performance anxiety: Preparing osteopathic students for practice. Focus on Health Professional Education, 19(1): 38-51.

Vaughan, B. & Grace, S. (2018) A Mokken scale analysis of the peer physical examination questionnaire. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 26(6). DOI 10.1186/s12998-018-0176-0.

2017

Grace, S., & Grant, A. (2017). Virtues in clinical practice: Teaching students about the complexities and depth of professional practice. Creative Education, 8(13):2124-2133. ​

Grace, S., Innes, E., Patton, N., & Stockhausen, L. (2017). Ethical experiential learning in medical, nursing and allied health education: A narrative review. Nurse Education Today. 51: 23-33. ​

Grace, S., Innes, E., Patton, N. & Stockhausen, L. (2017). Ethical experiential learning in medical, nursing and allied health education: A narrative review. Nurse Education Today, 51: 23-33. DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2016.12.024 ​

2016

Vaughan, B., Moore, K., Macfarlane, C, & Grace, S. (2016) Australian osteopathy student perceptions of Interprofessional relationships. International Journal of Osteopathic Education. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijosm.2016.06.004 ​

Vaughan, B., & Grace, S. (2016). Perceptions of peer physical examination in two Australian osteopathy programs. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 24(21). DOI:10.1186/s12998-016-0102-2 ​

Grace, S., McLeod, G., Streckfuss, J., Ingram L. & Morgan, A. (2016). Preparing health students for interprofessional clinical placements. Nurse Education in Practice, 17: 15-21. DOI:10.1016/j.nepr.2016.02.001 ​

Grace, S., Orrock, P., Vaughan, B., Blaich, R. & Coutts, R. (2016). Understanding clinical reasoning in osteopathy: A qualitative research approach. Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 24:6. DOI: 10.1186/s12998-016-0087-x ​

Hastie, C., Fahy, K., Parratt, J. & Grace, S. (2016). Midwifery Students Experience of Teamwork Projects Involving Mark-Related Peer Feedback. Women & Birth, 29(3): 252-259. DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2015.11.008. ​

2015

Grace, S. (2015). Interprofessional competencies in the curriculum: Interpretations of educators from five health professions, Journal of Interprofessional Care, 29(5): 499-500. ​

Grace, S. & Morgan, A. (2015). Students’ experiences of interprofessional supervision: Shared characteristics of the caring professions. Journal of Integrative Medicine and Therapies, 2(1):1-4. ​

2014

Grace, S. & O’Neill, R. (2014). Better Prepared Better Placement: An online resource to prepare health students and their supervisors for clinical placement. Asia-Pacific Journal of Co-operative Education, 15(4). DOI: 10.4236/ce.2014.514150 ​

Grace, S., McLeod, G., Orrock, P., Boyd, B., Blaich, R. & Streckfuss, J. (2014). Above all, do no harm: Educating the ethical practitioner using research pedagogy in an osteopathic master’s course. Creative Education, 5(14). DOI:10.4236/ce.2014.514150. ​

Orrock, P., Grace, S., Vaughan, B. & Coutts, R. (2014). Developing a viva exam to assess clinical reasoning in pre-registration osteopathy students. BMC Medical Education, 14:193. DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-14-193. ​

Moore, K., Grace, S., Orrock, P., Blaich, R., Vaughn, B., & Coutts, R. (2014). Benchmarking the strategies for assessing clinical reasoning in osteopathic curricula. International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 17(3): 187–198 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijosm.2014.03.001. ​

2013

Grace, S. (2013). Developing a research disposition: Implications for teaching and learning in the osteopathic curriculum. In Teaching Osteopathic Research: Proceedings of the OSEAN Open Forum 2012. ​

2012

Robertson, G., Baumann, C., Bilgin, A. A., Bulger, D., Coutts, P. M., Engel, R. M., ... Tomossy, G. F. (2012). The Impact of space on students' perceptions of the value and quality of their learning experience: a case study of the Collaborative Learning Forum. AARE 2012 Conference Proceedings, 1-11. EPub ​

Grace, S. & Deal, M. (2012) Textbook of Remedial Massage. Sydney: Elsevier Australia. ​ ​

2011

Beirman, R., Bull, P., Eaton, S., & Engel, R. (2011). Cases in differential diagnosis for the physical and manipulative therapies. (1st ed.) Sydney; New York: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier. EPub ​

Grace, S. & Trede, F. (2011) Developing professionalism in physiotherapy and dietetics students in professional entry courses. Studies in Higher Education, 35: 1-14. DOI:10.1080/03075079.2011.60 3410 ​ ​

2010

Grace, S. & Loftus, S. (2010, 6-9 July). Liaison officers in pre-service teacher education. Paper presented at the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australia Conference, Melbourne. ​

Grace, S. & Ajjawi, R. (2010). Phenomenology. In Higgs J, Cherry N, Macklin R, & Ajjawi R (Eds.). Researching practice: A discourse on qualitative methodologies, Rotterdam: Sense. ​ ​

2009

Beirman, R., & Engel, R. (2009). An A-Z of symptoms and signs. South Yarra, Vic.: Palgrave Macmillan. EPub ​

Grace, S., Higgs, J., & Horsfall, D. (2009). Celebrating writing. In J. Higgs, D. Horsfall & S. Grace (Eds.), Writing qualitative research on practice. Rotterdam: Sense. ​

Grace, S., & Rosenthal, J. (2009). Sourcing and referencing. In J. Higgs, D. Horsfall & S. Grace (Eds.), Writing qualitative research on practice. Rotterdam: Sense. ​

Grace, S., Higgs, J., & Ajjawi, R. (2009). Writing phenomenologically. In J. Higgs, D. Horsfall & S. Grace (Eds.), Writing qualitative research on practice. Rotterdam: Sense. ​

Cherry, N., & Grace, S. (2009). Writing for audiences. In J. Higgs, D. Horsfall & S. Grace (Eds.), Writing qualitative research on practice. Rotterdam: Sense. ​ ​

2007

Grace, S., Vemulpad, S., & Beirman, R. (2007). Primary contact practitioner training: A comparison of chiropractic and naturopathic curricula in Australia. Chiropractic Journal of Australia, 37:19-24.

2014

Naef, F., McLeod, A., Hardy, D., Crowley-McHattan, Z., Grace, S. (2014). The effect of chronic shoulder pain on maximal force of shoulder abduction. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 19(3):410-6. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2014.08.005.[SG2] ​ ​

1984

Bogduk, N., & Engel, R. (1984). The menisci of the lumbar zygapophyseal joints: A review of their anatomy and clinical significance. Spine, 9(5), 454-460. ​ ​

1982

Engel, R., & Bogduk, N. (1982). The menisci of the lumbar zygapophysial joints. Journal of Anatomy, 135(4), 795-809.

In Press ​

King, L., Kremser, S., Deam, P., Henry, J., Grace, S., Orrock, P. (in press). Clinical reasoning in osteopathy: Experiences of novice and experienced practitioners. International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine.

Grace, S. & Loftus, S. (in press). Clinical decision making across orthodox and complementary medicine fields. In Higgs, J. Clinical Reasoning in the Health Professions. 4th edition. Elsevier. ​

2018

Blaich R, Steel A, Clark D, Adams J (2018) Challenges and opportunities for Australian osteopathy: A qualitative study of the perceptions of registered osteopaths. International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2018.10.004

Grace, S, Engel, R. M., & Jalsion, I. (2018) Themes underlying Australian general practitioners views towards chiropractic and osteopathy: an assessment of free text data from a cross-sectional survey. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Published 14 January, 2018. doi:10.1155/2018/2786106 ​

Steel A, Jackson N, Blaich R, Kirk M, Wardle J (2018) Impact of the workforce distribution of the osteopathic profession in Australia; results from a national survey of registered osteopaths. Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 26:34. ​

Steel A, Tricou C, Monsarrat T, Ruer M and Deslandes C (2018) The perceptions and experiences of osteopathic treatment among cancer patients in palliative care: a qualitative study. Supportive Care in Cancer, 26(10) 3627-3633. (professional) ​

2017

Adams J, Sibbritt D, Steel A, Peng W (2017) A workforce survey of Australian osteopathy: analysis of a nationally-representative sample of osteopaths from the Osteopathy Research and Innovation Network (ORION) project. BMC Health Services Research. 18(1): 352 ​

Grace S, Innes E, Joffe B, Coutts R, East L, & Nancarrow S. (2017). Identifying common values among seven health professions. Journal of Interprofessional Care. DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2017.1288091 ​

Grace S, & Coutts R. (2017). An interprofessional health assessment in rural amateur sport. Journal of Interprofessional Care 31(1): 115-117. DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2016.1244176. ​

King, O., Nancarrow, S., Grace, S. & Borthwick, A. (2017). Diabetes educator role boundaries: a documentary analysis. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research. DOI 10.1186/s13047-017-0210-9. ​

McDowell, D., Emmanuel, E., Grace, S. & Chaseling, M. (2017). Tone as a health concept: An analysis. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 29, 27-34. ​

Sheraton, A., Streckfuss, J. & Grace, S. (2017). Experiences of pregnant women receiving osteopathic care. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. Published online September, 2017. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2017.09.007. ​

Steel A., Blaich R., Sundberg T., Adams J. (2017) The role of osteopathy in clinical care: Broadening the evidence-base. International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine. 24:32-36 ​

Steel A, Sundberg T, Reid R, Ward L, Bishop F, Leach M, Cramer H, Wardle J, Adams J. (2017) Osteopathic manipulative treatment: a systematic review and critical appraisal of comparative effectiveness and health economics research. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice 27:165-175 ​ ​

2016

Engel R, Beirman R, Grace S. (2016). An indication of current views of Australian general practitioners towards chiropractic and osteopathy: a cross-sectional study. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. 24(17). DOI: 10.1186/s12998-016-0119-6 ​

Frawley J, Sundberg T, Steel A, Sibbritt D, Broom A, Adams J (2016) Prevalence and characteristics of women who consult with osteopathic practitioners during pregnancy: a report from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies 20 (1): 168-172 ​

Richards, D., Emmanuel, E. & Grace, S. (2016). Duelling ontologies: Might vitalism offer balance and value? Explore, pii: S1550-8307(16)30233-6. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2016.12.004. [Epub ahead of print] ​ ​ ​ ​

2015

Grace, S. & Orrock, P. (2015). Criticality in Osteopathic Medicine. In M. Davies & R. Barnett (Eds), The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Thinking (p.470-490). New York: Palgrave Macmillan.[SG1] ​

Harris, T., Grace, S. & Eddey, S. (2015). Adverse events from complementary therapies: An update from the Natural Therapies Workforce Survey Part 2. Journal of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society, 21(3):162-167. ​

Harris, T., Grace, S. & Eddey, S. (2015). Adverse events from complementary therapies: An update from the Natural Therapies Workforce Survey Part 1. Journal of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society, 21(2): 86-91. ​

Nancarrow, S., Roots, A., Grace, S. & Saberi, V. (2015). Models of care involving district hospitals: A Rapid Review to inform the Australian rural and remote context. Australian Health Review, 39(5):494-507. DOI: 10.1071/AH14137n. ​

King, O., Nancarrow, S., Borthwick, A.M. & Grace, S. (2015). Contested professional role boundaries in health care: A systematic review of the literature. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 8:2. DOI: 10.1186/s13047-015-0061-1 ​ ​

2014

Engel, R. M., Brown, B. T., Swain, M. S., & Lystad, R. P. (2014). The provision of chiropractic, physiotherapy and osteopathic services within the Australian private health-care system: A report of recent trends. Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 22, 1-7. [3]. EPub ​

Nancarrow, S.A., Roots, A., Grace, S., Moran, A. & Vanniekerk-Lyons, K. (2014). Implementing large-scale workforce change: learning from 55 pilot sites of allied health workforce redesign in Queensland, Australia. Human Resources in Health. 2013; 11: 66. doi: 10.1186/1478-4491-11-66 ​ ​

2013

Roots, R., Nancarrow, S.A., Barlow, K., Grace, S., Brownie, S., van de Mortel, T., Banbry, A., Passey, M., Longman, J., Du Chesne, A., O’Neill, R., Saberi, V. & Barclary, L. (2013). Rural health in NSW: A rapid review. A literature review brokered by the Sax Institute for the Ministerial Advisory Committee for Rural Health and Ministry of Health. ​

Grace, S., Rogers, S. & Eddey, S. (2013). The natural medicine workforce in Australia: Part 2. Journal of the Australian Traditional Medici.ne Society, 19(2): 79-86 Grace, S., Rogers, S. & Eddey, S. (2013). The natural medicine workforce in Australia: Part 1, 19(1):13-18. Journal of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society, 19(1): 13-18 ​ ​

2012

Grace, S. (2012) CAM practitioners in the Australian health workforce: an underutilized resource. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 12:205. DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-12-205 ​ ​

2011

Grace, S., Rogers, S. & Eddey, S. (2011).The natural medicine workforce: Terms in public use. Journal of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society, 17(3):139-142. ​ ​

2010

Grace, S., & Higgs, J. (2010) Practitioner-client relationships in integrative medicine clinics in Australia: a contemporary social phenomenon. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 18(1),8-12. ​

Grace, S., & Higgs, J. (2010) Interprofessional collaborations in integrative medicine. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 16(11): 1185-1190. ​

Grace, S., & Higgs, J. (2010) Integrative medicine: Enhancing quality in primary health care. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 16(9): 945-950. ​ ​

2009

Grace, S. (2009). Integrative medicine in Australian health care. Rotterdam: Sense. ​

Grace, S. & Higgs, J. (2009, 7-9 December). Learning in practice: Experiences of integrative medicine practitioners. Paper presented at the Experience-based Learning Association Conference, University of Technology, Sydney.

2008

Grace, S., Vemulpad, S., Reid, A. & Beirman, R. (2008). CAM practitioners in integrative practice in New South Wales, Australia: a descriptive study. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 16(1): 42-46.

2007

Grace, S., & Higgs, J. (2007, 24-26 August). Relationships between doctors and their patients in post-modern context. Published abstract. Keynote student paper presented at the 13th International Holistic Health Conference. ​