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Contact Details

Phone: +64 3 479 7353
Email: stephanie.woodley@otago.ac.nz

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Position

Professor and Deputy Head of Department (Teaching)

Department

Department of Anatomy

Qualifications

BPhty MSc PhD(Otago)

Research summary

Clinical and functional anatomy, anatomical sciences education

Teaching

Anatomy for physiotherapy and science students
Health professional workshops
Supervision of PhD, masters’ and honours research students

Memberships

Editor, New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy
Grey's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice. Section Editor, Pelvic Girdle and Lower Limb (42nd and 43rd editions)
Council member, Australian and New Zealand Association of Clinical Anatomists (ANZACA)
Managing Trustee, Otago Southland Physiotherapy Trust

Clinical

Physiotherapy

Research

My research is within the field of clinical anatomy, with my main area of interest being musculoskeletal anatomy, particularly of the hip, pelvic and hamstring regions. I have a professional background in physiotherapy, and endeavour to produce applied research that is relevant to clinical practice. Much of my work is focused on exploring the morphology and function of musculoskeletal structures, using a combination of traditional (anatomical) approaches such as dissection, histology and immunohistochemistry as well as modern imaging techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound.

Publications

Fearon, A. M., Grimaldi, A., Mellor, R., Nasser, A. M., Fitzpatrick, J., Ladurner, A., and the COS-GT consensus group, including Woodley, S. J., & Vicenzino, B. (2024). ICON 2020: International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium Consensus: The development of a core outcome set for gluteal tendinopathy. British Journal of Sports Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2023-107150

Woodley, S. J., Moller, B., Clark, A. R., Bussey, M. D., Sangelaji, B., Perry, M., & Kruger, J. (2023). Digital technologies for women’s pelvic floor muscle training to manage urinary incontinence across their life course: Scoping review. JMIR mHealth & uHealth, 11, e44929. doi: 10.2196/44929

De La Paz, J. S., Buckley, H. R., Halcrow, S. E., Techataweewan, N., & Woodley, S. J. (2023). Architecture of head and neck soft tissues and associated entheses: An exploration of sexual dimorphism in, and population differences between, New Zealand and Thai individuals. Journal of Anatomy, 243, 110-127. doi: 10.1111/joa.13853

Rostron, Z. P. J., Zacharias, A., Semciw, A. I., Kingsley, M., Pizzari, T., Woodley, S. J., & Green, R. (2023). Comparison between a targeted exercise program and a sham intervention on gluteal muscle activity in people with hip osteoarthritis: Analysis of secondary outcomes from a randomised clinical trial. Gait & Posture, 100, 33-40. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.11.016

Woodley, S. J., Green, R. A., & Webb, A. L. (2023). A core musculoskeletal anatomy syllabus for undergraduate physical therapy student education. Clinical Anatomy, 36(2), 190-223. doi: 10.1002/ca.23953

Woodley, S. J. (Ed.). (2021). Gray's anatomy: The anatomical basis of clinical practice: Section 9: Pelvic girdle and lower limb (42nd ed.). Elsevier, 134p. [Section Editor].

Edited Book - Research

Apaydin, N., & Woodley, S. J. (2021). Pelvic girdle and lower limb: Overview and surface anatomy. In S. Standring (Ed.), Gray's anatomy: The anatomical basis of clinical practice. (42nd ed.) (pp. 1333-1351). Elsevier. [Encyclopaedia/Dictionary Entry].

Chapter in Book - Research

Timmins, R., Woodley, S., Shield, A., & Opar, D. (2020). Anatomy of the hamstrings. In K. Thorborg, D. Opar & A. Shield (Eds.), Prevention and rehabilitation of hamstring injuries. (pp. 1-30). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-31638-9_1

Chapter in Book - Research

Nicholson, H., Woodley, S., & Flack, N. (2016). Gluteal muscles and lateral rotators of the hip. In R. S. Tubbs, M. M. Shoja & M. Loukas (Eds.), Bergman’s comprehensive encyclopedia of human anatomic variation. (pp. 386-409). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. [Encyclopaedia/Dictionary Entry].

Chapter in Book - Research

Journal - Research Article

Aldabe, D., Lawrenson, P., Sullivan, S. J., Hyland, G., Bussey, M., Hammer, N., Bryant, K., & Woodley, S. (2022). Management of women with pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain: An international Delphi study. Physiotherapy, 115, 66-84. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2021.09.002

Journal - Research Article

Flack, N. A. M. S., Frost, K., Aravazhi, S., Macmillan, A., Blyth, P., Woodley, S. J., Nicholson, H. D., Hurren, B. J., & Bird, R. J. (2022). "Thank you for your sacrifice, I will try to make sure your donation wasn't in vain": Undergraduate science students' perceptions on the use of cadaveric material in learning anatomy. Education Sciences, 12, 451. doi: 10.3390/educsci12070451

Journal - Research Article

Kennedy, M. S., Nicholson, H. D., & Woodley, S. J. (2022). The morphology of the subacromial and related shoulder bursae: An anatomical and histological study. Journal of Anatomy, 240(5), 941-958. doi: 10.1111/joa.13603

Journal - Research Article

Perumal, V., Woodley, S. J., Nicholson, H. D., Brick, M. J., & Bacon, C. J. (2022). Ligamentum teres lesions are associated with poorer patient outcomes in a large primary hip arthroscopy cohort of 1,935 patients. Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation, 4(4), e1363-e1372. doi: 10.1016/j.asmr.2022.04.024

Journal - Research Article

Rostron, Z. P. J., Zacharias, A., Semciw, A. I., Kingsley, M., Pizzari, T., Woodley, S. J., & Green, R. (2022). Effects of a targeted resistance intervention compared to a sham intervention on gluteal muscle hypertrophy, fatty infiltration and strength in people with hip osteoarthritis: Analysis of secondary outcomes from a randomised clinical trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 23, 944. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05907-4

Journal - Research Article

Waller, C. P., Sangelaji, B., Hargest, C., Woodley, S. J., Lamb, P., Kuys, S., Calder, A., & Hale, L. A. (2022). Biomechanics of the paretic knee during overground gait in people with stroke: A systematic review. Physical Therapy Reviews, 27(4), 304-312. doi: 10.1080/10833196.2022.2090088

Journal - Research Article

Flack, N. A. M. S., Depledge, J., Hay-Smith, E. J. C., Stringer, M. D., Gray, A. R., & Woodley, S. J. (2020). A self-report questionnaire for pregnancy-related symphyseal pain. Musculoskeletal Science & Practice, 48, 102151. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2020.102151

Journal - Research Article

French, H. P., Woodley, S. J., Fearon, A., O'Connor, L., & Grimaldi, A. (2020). Physiotherapy management of greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS): An international survey of current physiotherapy practice. Physiotherapy, 109, 111-120. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2019.05.002

Journal - Research Article

Pather, N., Blyth, P., Chapman, J. A., Dayal, M. R., Flack, N. A. M. S., Fogg, Q. A., … Woodley, S. J., & Lazarus, M. D. (2020). Forced disruption of anatomy education in Australia and New Zealand: An acute response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Anatomical Sciences Education, 13, 284-297. doi: 10.1002/ase.1968

Journal - Research Article

Perumal, V., Scholze, M., Hammer, N., Woodley, S., & Nicholson, H. (2020). Load-deformation properties of the ligament of the head of femur in situ. Clinical Anatomy, 33, 705-713. doi: 10.1002/ca.23492

Journal - Research Article

Woodley, S. J., Lawrenson, P., Boyle, R., Cody, J. D., Mørkved, S., Kernohan, A., & Hay-Smith, E. J. C. (2020). Pelvic floor muscle training for preventing and treating urinary and faecal incontinence in antenatal and postnatal women (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 5, CD007471. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007471.pub4

Journal - Research Article

French, H. P., Grimaldi, A., Woodley, S., O'Connor, L., & Fearon, A. (2019). An international survey of current physiotherapy practice in diagnosis and knowledge translation of greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS). Musculoskeletal Science & Practice, 43, 122-126. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2019.06.002

Journal - Research Article

Perumal, V., Techataweewan, N., Woodley, S. J., & Nicholson, H. D. (2019). Clinical anatomy of the ligament of the head of femur. Clinical Anatomy, 32, 90-98. doi: 10.1002/ca.23299

Journal - Research Article

Perumal, V., Woodley, S. J., & Nicholson, H. D. (2019). Neurovascular structures of the ligament of the head of femur. Journal of Anatomy, 234, 778-786. doi: 10.1111/joa.12979

Journal - Research Article

Stephens, G., O'Neill, S., French, H. P., Fearon, A., Grimaldi, A., O'Connor, L., Woodley, S., & Littlewood, C. (2019). A survey of physiotherapy practice (2018) in the United Kingdom for patients with greater trochanteric pain syndrome. Musculoskeletal Science & Practice, 40, 10-20. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2019.01.004

Journal - Research Article

Webb, A. L., Green, R. A., & Woodley, S. J. (2019). The development of a core syllabus for teaching musculoskeletal anatomy of the vertebral column and limbs to medical students. Clinical Anatomy, 32, 974-1007. doi: 10.1002/ca.23319

Journal - Research Article

Hedderwick, M., Stringer, M. D., McRedmond, L., Meikle, G. R., & Woodley, S. J. (2017). The oblique popliteal ligament: An anatomic and MRI investigation. Surgical & Radiologic Anatomy, 39(9), 1017-1027. doi: 10.1007/s00276-017-1838-7

Journal - Research Article

Lube, J., Flack, N. A. M. S., Cotofana, S., Özkurtul, O., Woodley, S. J., Zachow, S., & Hammer, N. (2017). Pelvic and lower extremity physiological cross-sectional areas: An MRI study of the living young and comparison to published research literature. Surgical & Radiologic Anatomy, 39(8), 849-857. doi: 10.1007/s00276-016-1807-6

Journal - Research Article

Perumal, V., Woodley, S. J., & Nicholson, H. D. (2017). The morphology and morphometry of the fovea capitis femoris. Surgical & Radiologic Anatomy, 39(7), 791-798. doi: 10.1007/s00276-016-1810-y

Journal - Research Article

Woodley, S. J., Boyle, R., Cody, J. D., Mørkved, S., & Hay-Smith, E. J. C. (2017). Pelvic floor muscle training for prevention and treatment of urinary and faecal incontinence in antenatal and postnatal women (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 12, CD007471. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007471.pub3

Journal - Research Article

Miller, A., Woodley, S. J., & Cornwall, J. (2016). Fibre type composition of female longus capitis and longus colli muscles. Anatomical Science International, 91(2), 163-168. doi: 10.1007/s12565-015-0280-3

Journal - Research Article

Perumal, V., Woodley, S. J., & Nicholson, H. D. (2016). Ligament of the head of femur: A comprehensive review of its anatomy, embryology, and potential function. Clinical Anatomy, 29(2), 247-255. doi: 10.1002/ca.22660

Journal - Research Article

Storey, R. N., Meikle, G. R., Stringer, M. D., & Woodley, S. J. (2016). Proximal hamstring morphology and morphometry in men: An anatomic and MRI investigation. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 26(12), 1480-1489. doi: 10.1111/sms.12625

Journal - Research Article

Tosovic, D., Muirhead, J. C., Brown, J. M. M., & Woodley, S. J. (2016). Anatomy of the long head of biceps femoris: An ultrasound study. Clinical Anatomy, 29(6), 738-745. doi: 10.1002/ca.22718

Journal - Research Article

Arumugam, A., Milosavljevic, S., Woodley, S., & Sole, G. (2015). Effects of external pelvic compression on isokinetic strength of the thigh muscles in sportsmen with and without hamstring injuries. Journal of Science & Medicine in Sport, 18(3), 283-288. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2014.05.009

Journal - Research Article

Arumugam, A., Milosavljevic, S., Woodley, S., & Sole, G. (2015). Effects of external pelvic compression on electromyographic activity of the hamstring muscles during unipedal stance in sportsmen with and without hamstring injuries. Manual Therapy, 20(3), 412-419. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2014.10.011

Journal - Research Article

Arumugam, A., Milosavljevic, S., Woodley, S., & Sole, G. (2015). The effect of a pelvic compression belt on functional hamstring muscle activity in sportsmen with and without previous hamstring injury. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, 10(3), 291-302.

Journal - Research Article

Flack, N. A. M. S., Hay-Smith, E. J. C., Stringer, M. D., Gray, A. R., & Woodley, S. J. (2015). Adherence, tolerance and effectiveness of two different pelvic support belts as a treatment for pregnancy-related symphyseal pain: A pilot randomized trial. BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth, 15, 36. doi: 10.1186/s12884-015-0468-5

Journal - Research Article

Fletcher, J. G. R., Stringer, M. D., Briggs, C. A., Davies, T. M., & Woodley, S. J. (2015). CT morphometry of adult thoracic intervertebral discs. European Spine Journal, 24(10), 2321-2329. doi: 10.1007/s00586-015-3925-y

Journal - Research Article

Becker, I., Stringer, M. D., Jeffery, R., & Woodley, S. J. (2014). Sonographic anatomy of the pubic symphysis in healthy nulliparous women. Clinical Anatomy, 27(7), 1058-1067. doi: 10.1002/ca.22423

Journal - Research Article

Flack, N. A. M. S., Nicholson, H. D., & Woodley, S. J. (2014). The anatomy of the hip abductor muscles. Clinical Anatomy, 27(2), 241-253. doi: 10.1002/ca.22248

Journal - Research Article

Arumugam, A., Milosavljevic, S., Woodley, S., & Sole, G. (2012). Can application of a pelvic belt change injured hamstring muscle activity? Medical Hypotheses, 78(2), 277-282. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2011.10.045

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Arumugam, A., Milosavljevic, S., Woodley, S., & Sole, G. (2012). Effects of external pelvic compression on form closure, force closure, and neuromotor control of the lumbopelvic spine: A systematic review. Manual Therapy, 17(4), 275-284. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2012.01.010

Journal - Research Article

Arumugam, A., Milosavljevic, S., Woodley, S., & Sole, G. (2012). Evaluation of changes in pelvic belt tension during 2 weight-bearing functional tasks. Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics, 35(5), 390-395. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2012.04.019

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Davis, J. A., Stringer, M. D., & Woodley, S. J. (2012). New insights into the proximal tendons of adductor longus, adductor brevis and gracilis. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 46(12), 871-876. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090044

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Flack, N. A. M. S., Meikle, G. R., Reddy, M., Nicholson, H. D., & Woodley, S. J. (2012). Hip abductor muscle volume in women with lateral hip pain: A case-controlled study. Surgical & Radiologic Anatomy, 34(9), 847-855. doi: 10.1007/s00276-012-0970-7

Journal - Research Article

Flack, N. A. M. S., Nicholson, H. D., & Woodley, S. J. (2012). A review of the anatomy of the hip abductor muscles, gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, and tensor fascia lata. Clinical Anatomy, 25(6), 697-708. doi: 10.1002/ca.22004

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Storey, R. N., Stringer, M. D., & Woodley, S. J. (2012). Site of acute hamstring strains and activities associated with injury: A systematic review. New Zealand Journal of Sports Medicine, 39(2), 36-42.

Journal - Research Article

Woodley, S. J., Latimer, C. P., Meikle, G. R., & Stringer, M. D. (2012). Articularis genus: An anatomic and MRI study in cadavers. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (Am), 94(1), 59-67. doi: 10.2106/jbjs.k.00157

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Becker, I., Baxter, G. D., & Woodley, S. J. (2010). The vastus lateralis muscle: An anatomical investigation. Clinical Anatomy, 23, 575-585. doi: 10.1002/ca.20974

Journal - Research Article

Becker, I., Woodley, S. J., & Stringer, M. D. (2010). The adult human pubic symphysis: A systematic review. Journal of Anatomy, 217, 475-487. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2010.01300.x

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Becker, I., Woodley, S. J., & Baxter, G. D. (2009). Gross morphology of the vastus lateralis muscle: An anatomical review. Clinical Anatomy, 22(4), 436-450. doi: 10.1002/ca.20792

Journal - Research Article

Woodley, S. J., Mercer, S. R., & Nicholson, H. D. (2008). Morphology of the bursae associated with the greater trochanter of the femur. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (Am), 90(2), 284-294. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.G.00257

Journal - Research Article

Woodley, S. J., Nicholson, H. D., Livingstone, V., Doyle, T. C., Meikle, G. R., Macintosh, J. E., & Mercer, S. R. (2008). Lateral hip pain: Findings from magnetic resonance imaging and clinical examination. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 38(6), 313-328. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2008.2685

Journal - Research Article

Woodley, S. J., Duxson, M. J., & Mercer, S. R. (2007). Preliminary observations on the microarchitecture of the human abdominal muscles. Clinical Anatomy, 20, 808-813.

Journal - Research Article

Woodley, S. J., & Mercer, S. R. (2005). Hamstring muscles: Architecture and innervation. Cells Tissues Organs, 179, 125-141.

Journal - Research Article

Kennedy, E., Cullen, B., Abbott, J. H., Woodley, S., & Mercer, S. R. (2004). Palpation of the iliolumbar ligament. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 32(2), 76-79.

Journal - Research Article

Woodley, S. J., & Mercer, S. R. (2004). Hamstring strains - where do they occur? New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 32(1), 22-28.

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Journal - Research Other

De La Paz, J. S., Buckley, H. R., Halcrow, S. E., & Woodley, S. J. (2022). A review of the anatomy of soft tissues associated with sexually dimorphic landmarks on the cranium. Anatomy, 16(2), 93-107. doi: 10.2399/ana.22.1142432

Journal - Research Other

Waller, C., Sangelaji, B., Lamb, P., Kuys, S., & Woodley, S. J. (2021). Biomechanical differences at the hemiparetic knee in people with stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. Physical Therapy Reviews, 26(1), 25-33. doi: 10.1080/10833196.2021.1880037

Journal - Research Other

Woodley, S. J., & Hay-Smith, E. J. C. (2021). Narrative review of pelvic floor muscle training for childbearing women: Why, when, what, and how. International Urogynecology Journal, 32, 1977-1988. doi: 10.1007/s00192-021-04804-z

Journal - Research Other

Woodley, S. (2020). Communication: An essential tool in extraordinary times. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 48(1), 5-6. doi: 10.15619/NZJP/48.1

Journal - Research Other

Aldabe, D., Hammer, N., Flack, N. A. M. S., & Woodley, S. (2019). A systematic review of the morphology and function of the sacrotuberous ligament. Clinical Anatomy, 32(3), 396-407. doi: 10.1002/ca.23328

Journal - Research Other

Bussey, M. D., Aldabe, D., Ribeiro, D. C., Madil, S., Woodley, S., & Hammer, N. (2019). Is pelvic floor dysfunction associated with development of transient low back pain during prolonged standing? A protocol. Clinical Medicine Insights: Women's Health, 12. doi: 10.1177/1179562X19849603

Journal - Research Other

Semciw, A. I., Pizzari, T., Woodley, S., Zacharias, A., Kingsley, M., & Green, R. A. (2018). Targeted gluteal exercise versus sham exercise on self-reported physical function for people with hip osteoarthritis (the GHOst trial: Gluteal exercise for Hip Osteoarthritis): A protocol for a randomised clinical trial. Trials, 19, 511. doi: 10.1186/s13063-018-2873-3

Journal - Research Other

Kennedy, M. S., Nicholson, H. D., & Woodley, S. J. (2017). Clinical anatomy of the subacromial and related shoulder bursae: A review of the literature. Clinical Anatomy, 30(2), 213-226. doi: 10.1002/ca.22823

Journal - Research Other

Schache, A. G., Woodley, S. J., Schilders, E., Orchard, J. W., & Crossley, K. M. (2017). Anatomical and morphological characteristics may explain why groin pain is more common in male than female athletes. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 51(7), 554-555. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096945

Journal - Research Other

Woodley, S. J., & Storey, R. N. (2013). Review of hamstring anatomy [Targeted Topic]. Aspetar Sports Medicine Journal, 2(TT), 432-437.

Journal - Research Other

Woodley, S., & Mercer, S. (2006). Anatomy in practice: the Popliteus muscle. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 34(1), 25-29.

Journal - Research Other

Woodley, S. J., Kennedy, E., & Mercer, S. R. (2005). Anatomy in practice: The sacrotuberous ligament. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 33(3), 91-94.

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