Contact Details
- Phone
- +64 3 479 7473
- ewan.kennedy@otago.ac.nz
- Position
- Senior Lecturer
- Qualifications
- BPhty PhD (Clinical Anatomy) PGCert Higher Education
- Research summary
- Concussion, health service delivery, manual therapy
- Teaching
I have been involved in anatomy and physiotherapy teaching since 2003. This includes clinical anatomy teaching across the health sciences (particularly in medicine and physiotherapy), and extensive physiotherapy teaching encompassing undergraduate, postgraduate, clinical supervision / education, laboratory, tutorial, paper coordination and academic responsibilities.
- Memberships
- New Zealand Registered Physiotherapist
- Member of Physiotherapy New Zealand
- Member of the New Zealand Manipulative Physiotherapy Association
- Clinical
My background is in primary care physiotherapy, most commonly working with musculoskeletal conditions. My postgraduate training was primarily in orthopaedic manual therapy.
Research
Recent work in concussion has explored how the neck contributes to persistent symptoms post concussion, and highlighted how physiotherapists are well placed to evaluate and address this problem. Related current work aims to improve New Zealand concussion services through clinical research partnerships.
More about this post-concussion work
Other areas of interest include clinical education, interprofessional practice and education, and manual therapy.
Publications
Elias, J., Sutherland, E., & Kennedy, E. (2024). Concussion management in older people: A scoping review. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1097/htr.0000000000000933
Hockey, K., & Kennedy, E. (2024). Clinical characteristics of individuals presenting to physiotherapy for voice and throat care: A retrospective case notes review. Journal of Voice. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2024.01.007
Walker, S. M., Blattner, K., Nixon, G., Koroheke Rogers, M., & Kennedy, E. (2024). What does it mean to be an allied health professional working in rural Aotearoa New Zealand? A qualitative study. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 32, 53-66. doi: 10.1111/ajr.13061
Dacombe-Bird, M., Dassanayake, S., Beck, S., Ribeiro, D. C., Nixon, G., Bryant, K., Stokes, T., Wilkins, G., Johnstone, C., Kennedy, E., … Dixon, D. (2023). Musculoskeletal chest pain prevalence in emergency department presentations: A retrospective case notes review. Emergency Medicine Australasia. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14352
Farrell, G., Reily-Bell, M., Chapple, C., Kennedy, E., Sampath, K., Gisselman, A. S., … Katare, R., & Tumilty, S. (2023). Autonomic nervous system and endocrine system response to upper and lower cervical spine mobilization in healthy male adults: A randomized crossover trial. Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy, 31(6), 421-434. doi: 10.1080/10669817.2023.2177071
Elias, J., Sutherland, E., & Kennedy, E. (2024). Concussion management in older people: A scoping review. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1097/htr.0000000000000933
Journal - Research Article
Walker, S. M., Blattner, K., Nixon, G., Koroheke Rogers, M., & Kennedy, E. (2024). What does it mean to be an allied health professional working in rural Aotearoa New Zealand? A qualitative study. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 32, 53-66. doi: 10.1111/ajr.13061
Journal - Research Article
Dacombe-Bird, M., Dassanayake, S., Beck, S., Ribeiro, D. C., Nixon, G., Bryant, K., Stokes, T., Wilkins, G., Johnstone, C., Kennedy, E., … Dixon, D. (2023). Musculoskeletal chest pain prevalence in emergency department presentations: A retrospective case notes review. Emergency Medicine Australasia. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14352
Journal - Research Article
Farrell, G., Reily-Bell, M., Chapple, C., Kennedy, E., Sampath, K., Gisselman, A. S., … Katare, R., & Tumilty, S. (2023). Autonomic nervous system and endocrine system response to upper and lower cervical spine mobilization in healthy male adults: A randomized crossover trial. Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy, 31(6), 421-434. doi: 10.1080/10669817.2023.2177071
Journal - Research Article
Farrell, G., Wang, S., Chapple, C., Kennedy, E., Spontelli Gisselman, A., Sampath, K., … Tumilty, S. (2022). Dysfunction of the stress response in individuals with persistent post-concussion symptoms: A scoping review. Physical Therapy Reviews, 27(5), 384-405. doi: 10.1080/10833196.2022.2096195
Journal - Research Article
Kennedy, E., & Anakin, M. (2022). Insights about instructional design features of an interprofessional education initiative involving clinical reasoning with physiotherapy and medicine students. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 50(3), 126-132. doi: 10.15619/NZJP/50.3.04
Journal - Research Article
Kennedy, E., Bax, J., Blanchard, P., Drinkwater, K., Dysart, A., Horan, K., Jina, R., Leaming, A., Lee, P., Lepine, G., Jackson, D., & George, A. (2022). Clients and conditions encountered by final year physiotherapy students in private practice: A retrospective analysis. Physiotherapy Theory & Practice, 38(13), 3027-3036. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2021.1975340
Journal - Research Article
Kennedy, E., Chapple, C., Quinn, D., & Tumilty, S. (2021). Can the neck contribute to persistent symptoms post concussion? Long-term follow up from a prospective descriptive case series. Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy, 29(5), 318-331. doi: 10.1080/10669817.2021.1920276
Journal - Research Article
Maxtone, S., Bishop, M., Chapple, C., Tumilty, S., Quinn, D., & Kennedy, E. (2020). Physiotherapist involvement in concussion services in New Zealand: A national survey. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 48(2), 70-79. doi: 10.15619/NZJP/48.2.03
Journal - Research Article
Kennedy, E., Quinn, D., Chapple, C., & Tumilty, S. (2019). Can the neck contribute to persistent symptoms post concussion? A prospective descriptive case series. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 49(11), 845-854. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2019.8547
Journal - Research Article
van der Walt, K., Tyson, A., & Kennedy, E. (2019). How often is neck and vestibulo-ocular physiotherapy treatment recommended in people with persistent post-concussion symptoms? A retrospective analysis. Musculoskeletal Science & Practice, 39, 130-135. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2018.12.004
Journal - Research Article
Elliott, J. M., Cornwall, J., Kennedy, E., Abbott, R., & Crawford, R. J. (2018). Towards defining muscular regions of interest from axial magnetic resonance imaging with anatomical cross-reference: Part II: Cervical spine musculature. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 19, 171. doi: 10.1186/s12891-018-2074-y
Journal - Research Article
Kennedy, E., Albert, M., & Nicholson, H. (2017). Do longus capitis and colli really stabilise the cervical spine? A study of their fascicular anatomy and peak force capabilities. Musculoskeletal Science & Practice, 32, 104-113. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2017.10.005
Journal - Research Article
Kennedy, E., Albert, M., & Nicholson, H. (2017). The fascicular anatomy and peak force capabilities of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Surgical & Radiologic Anatomy, 39(6), 629-645. doi: 10.1007/s00276-016-1768-9
Journal - Research Article
Kennedy, E., Quinn, D., Tumilty, S., & Chapple, C. M. (2017). Clinical characteristics and outcomes of treatment of the cervical spine in patients with persistent post-concussion symptoms: A retrospective analysis. Musculoskeletal Science & Practice, 29, 91-98. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2017.03.002
Journal - Research Article
Cornwall, J., & Kennedy, E. (2015). Fiber types of the anterior and lateral cervical muscles in elderly males. European Spine Journal, 24(9), 1986-1991. doi: 10.1007/s00586-015-3795-3
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
Hockey, K., & Kennedy, E. (2024). Clinical characteristics of individuals presenting to physiotherapy for voice and throat care: A retrospective case notes review. Journal of Voice. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2024.01.007
Journal - Research Other
Mohai, A., Gifford, J., Herkt, R., Parker, A., Toder, A., Dixon, D., & Kennedy, E. (2022). A scoping review of cervical spine evaluation in standardised clinical concussion evaluation tools. Physical Therapy in Sport, 57, 95-104. doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2022.07.010
Journal - Research Other
Walker, S. M., Kennedy, E., Nixon, G., & Blattner, K. (2022). The allied health workforce of rural Aotearoa New Zealand: A scoping review. Journal of Primary Health Care, 14(3), 259-267. doi: 10.1071/HC22055
Journal - Research Other
Farrell, G., Chapple, C., Kennedy, E., Sampath, K., Gisselman, A. S., Cook, C., & Tumilty, S. (2021). Dysfunction of the stress response in individuals with persistent post-concussion symptoms: A scoping review protocol. Physical Therapy Reviews, 26(6), 467-480. doi: 10.1080/10833196.2021.1948752
Journal - Research Other
Kennedy, E., & Mercer, S. (2006). The posterior triangle of the neck: Where is scalenus anterior? New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 34(3), 142-146.
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.
Journal - Research Other