Address:
Physical Therapy
DUMC Box 104002
Durham NC 27708

Office phone:
(919) 684-1845
FAX:
(919) 684-1846
E-mail:
mailto:worre006@mc.duke.edu

Professional Membership & Service

American Physical Therapy Association 1975 to present
American Physical Therapy Assn. Research Section 1991 to present
American Physical Therapy Assn. Orthopaedic Section 1996 to present
American Physical Therapy Assn. Sports Physical Therapy Section -- 1979 to 1996
American College of Sports Medicine 1990 to present
National Athletic Trainers Assn. 1986 to present
American Physical Therapy Assn. Indiana Chapter 1990 to 1999
Virginia Physical Therapy Association 1975 to 1990

Teaching Responsibilities

Seminars in Physical Therapy 406 & 415 Musculoskeletal I & II (Co-Instructor); Scientific Inquiry I, II & III -- Guest Lecturer

Clinical Interests
Facilitating patient adherence to home exercise programs; The use of patient behavioral goals in maximizing outcomes; The use of patient-specific activities as measures of outcome.

Research Interests
Outcomes Measurements in Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy; Development and Implementation of Computer Technology into Outcome Assessment; The Relationship of Musculoskeletal System Impairments to Functional Limitations; The Influence of Impairments on EMG Muscle Recruitment

Selected Publications
In the past 10 years, Dr. Worrell has published 54 refereed journal articles and 36 refereed abstracts focusing on musculoskeletal and sports physical therapy. These encompass issues relating to EMG muscle recruitment, validation of stretching techniques, imaging studies of patients with patellofemoral pain, as well as the importance of prognostic factors in determining return to activity and function.