Dr Wim Dankaerts PT PostGradDipManip Ther
Biography:
Dr Wim Dankaerts graduated as a Physiotherapist from the Catholic University Leuven, Belgium and received his Post Graduate Diploma in Manipulative Physiotherapy, from Curtin University, Perth, WA. He recently completed his PhD at Curtin University (2005). Associate Professor Dr Peter O’Sullivan was his principal supervisor. During his doctoral studies Wim was a Lecturer at the prestigious Professional Masters in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy program at Curtin University of Technology, Perth WA.
He works part-time (50%) in private practice (in Tienen, Belgium) as a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist. He is also part-time (50%) Associate Professor (Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy) at the Department of Health Care Sciences, Association University Hasselt-Limburg / PHL, Belgium; he is conducting collaborative research as an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow with the School of Physiotherapy, Curtin University of Technology, WA. His main interest of research is into a clinical mechanism-based classification for CLBP. He has published several papers and presented his research findings at international conferences. He has also presented many clinical courses on CLBP and classification internationally in Australia, Brazil, Middle East, Taiwan, South Africa and Europe.
Publications/Presentations:
O’ Sullivan P, Dankaerts W, Burnett A, Farrell G, Naylor C, O’Sullivan K. Jefford E, Effect of Different Upright Sitting Postures on Spinal-Pelvic Curvature and Trunk Muscle Activation in a Pain-Free Population , Spine (accepted)
Dankaerts W, O’Sullivan P, Burnett A and Straker , The use of a mechanism-based classification system to evaluate and direct management of a patient with non-specific chronic low back pain and motor control impairment - a case report, Manual Therapy, (in press)
O'Sullivan P. Diagnosis and classification of chronic low back pain disorders: Maladaptive movement and motor control impairments as underlying mechanism. Manual Therapy (in press).
O’Sullivan, P, Dankaerts, W, Burnett, A, Chen, D. Booth, R, Carlsen,C , Schultz, A, Evaluation of the Flexion Relaxation Phenomenon of the Trunk Muscles in Sitting, Spine, 31(17):2009-16, August 1, 2006
Dankaerts W, O'Sullivan P, Burnett A, Straker L. Differences in sitting posture are associated with non-specific chronic low back pain disorders when patients are sub-classified. Spine, March 2006.
O'Sullivan PB, Mitchell T, Bulich P, et al. The relationship between posture, lumbar muscle endurance and low back pain in industrial workers. Man Ther 2006
Dankaerts W, O'Sullivan P B, Burnett A, Straker L. Altered patterns of superficial trunk muscle activation during sitting in non-specific chronic;ow back pain - Importance of sub-classification. Spine , August 2006
Dankaerts W, O'Sullivan P B, Straker LM, Burnett AF, Skouen JS. The inter-examiner reliability of a classification method for non-specific chronic low back pain patients with motor control impairment. Man Ther (2005).
Elvey R, O'Sullivan P. A Contemporary Approach to Manual Therapy. Grieve's Modern Manual Therapy. Boyling and Jull, Elsevier: 471 494 2005.
Burnett AF, Cornelius MW, Dankaerts W, O'Sullivan P B. Spinal kinematics and trunk muscle activity in cyclists: a comparison between healthy controls and non-specific chronic low back pain subjects-a pilot investigation. Man Ther (2004) 9(4): 211-9.
O'Sullivan P. Clinical Instability of the Lumbar Spine: its pathological basis, diagnosis and conservative management. Grieve's Modern Manual Therapy. Boyling and Jull, Elsevier: 311-331.2004.
O'Sullivan PB, Burnett A, Floyd AN, Gadsdon K, Logiudice J, Miller D, Quirke H. Lumbar repositioning deficit in a specific low back pain population. Spine (2003) 28(10): 1074-9.
O'Sullivan PB, Grahamslaw KM, Kendell M, et al. The effect of different standing and sitting postures on trunk muscle activity in a pain-free population. Spine 2002;27:1238-44.
O'Sullivan PB. Lumbar segmental 'instability': clinical presentation and specific stabilizing exercise management. Man Ther (2000) 5(1): 2-12.