Dr Nicola Massy-Westropp

Senior Lecturer School of Health Sciences

City East Campus (BJ2-41)
tel +61 8 830 22486
fax +61 8 830 22645

email nicola.massy-westropp@unisa.edu.au

Available for media comment
Research Degree Supervisor

About me

I started tutoring in Anatomy at UniSA in 1998 and am now academic lead in our anatomy teaching team. Anatomy is by far my favorite subject, and I'm interested in offering students every possible way of enjoying learning about the body.

School of Health Sciences

Offering a broad range of programs in physiotherapy, occupational therapy,human movement, and other health sciences.

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Research

Research themes

Healthy futures

Research focus

Clinical Sciences
Human Movement and Sports Science
Other Medical and Health Sciences
Biomedical Engineering
Education

Highlights

Hand Therapy, treatment and assessment for the hand,Best Practice in Anatomy Education,Rheumatoid Arthritis,Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Research

Outputs

Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Chapters

Year	Output
2009	Massy-Westropp, NM & May, EJ 2009, 'Occupational Therapy', in Karen Grimmer-Somers, Saravana Kumar, Anthea Worley, Alexandra Young, Practical Tips in Finding the Evidence, UST Publishing House, Manila, Philippines, pp. 110-125.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2019	Aird, C, Thoirs, K, Maranna, S & Massy-Westropp, N 2019, 'Ultrasound measurements and assessments of the ulnar nerve at the elbow and cubital tunnel: a scoping review', Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 474-482.
2019	Massy-Westropp, N, Giles, E, Dantu, R, Wechalekar, H & Burlakoti, A 2019, 'Developing and evaluating virtual anatomy resources for teaching allied health disciplines.', Research in Learning Technology, vol. 27, pp. 1-11. Open access
2018	Nasir, S, Troynikov, O & Massy-Westropp, N 2018, 'Arthritis patients' experience and perception of therapeutic gloves', International Journal of Fashion Design Technology and Education, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 1-10. 1
2017	Abbas, B, Burlakoti, A, Wechalekar, H & Massy-Westropp, N 2017, 'The existence of an additional extensor of the little toe arising from the plantar surface of the calcaneus', International Journal of Anatomical Variations, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 37-38. Open access
2017	Burlakoti, A, Kumaratilake, J, Taylor, J, Massy-Westropp, N & Henneberg, M 2017, 'The cerebral basal arterial network: morphometry of inflow and outflow components', Journal of Anatomy, vol. 230, no. 6, pp. 833-841. 3 3 2
2017	Jaeschke, R, Thoirs, KA, Bain, G & Massy-Westropp, N 2017, 'Systematic review: hand activity and ultrasound of the median nerve', Occupational Medicine, vol. 67, no. 5, pp. 389-393. Open access
2016	Burlakoti, A, Lee, J & Massy-Westropp, N 2016, 'An unusual presentation of tibialis anterior introduction tibialis', International Journal of Anatomical Variations, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 1-2. Open access
2016	Burlakoti, A, Lee, J & Massy-Westropp, N 2016, 'An unusual presentation of tibialis anterior', International Journal of Anatomical Variations, vol. 9, pp. 1-2. Open access
2015	Burlakoti, A & Massy-Westropp, N 2015, 'Bilateral variant thyroid arteries', International Journal of Anatomical Variations, vol. 8, pp. 43-46. Open access
2014	De Andrade, FA, Natali, AJ, Vieira, BC, do Valle, MAAN, Moreira, DG, Massy-Westropp, N & Marins, JCB 2014, 'The relationship between hand grip strength and anthropometric parameters in men', Archivos de Medicina del Deporte, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 160-164. Open access 3
2014	Nasir, SH, Troynikov, O & Massy-Westropp, N 2014, 'Therapy gloves for patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a review', Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease, vol. 6, no. 6, pp. 226-237. Open access 9 18
2013	Burlakoti, A, Massy-Westropp, N & Wechalekar, H 2013, 'Variant third and fourth lumbrical muscles of the left hand', International Journal of Anatomical Variations, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 93-95.
2013	Massy-Westropp, N & Toubia, C 2013, 'Hypermobility as measured by the Beighton hypermobility test is not predictive of hand grip strength in young adults', Journal of Musculoskeletal Research, vol. 16, no. 1, article no. 1350006, pp. 1-5.
2013	Page, MJ, O'Connor, D, Pitt, V & Massy-Westropp, N 2013, 'Reporting of allocation method and statistical analyses that deal with bilaterally affected wrists in clinical trials for carpal tunnel syndrome', American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, vol. 92, no. 11, pp. 1012-1019. 2 2
2012	Massy-Westropp, NM, Simmonds, S, Caragianis, S & Potter, A 2012, 'Autologous blood Injection and wrist immobilisation for chronic lateral epicondylitis', Advances in Orthopedics, vol. 2012, article id 387829, pp. 1-6. Open access
2012	O'Connor, D, Page, M, Marshall, S & Massy-Westropp, N 2012, 'Ergonomic positioning or equipment for treating carpal tunnel syndrome (review)', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 1, pp. 1-38. Open access 24 12 36
2012	Page, MJ, O'Connor, D, Pitt, V & Massy-Westropp, N 2012, 'Exercise and mobilisation interventions for carpal tunnel syndrome (Review)', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2012, no. 6, pp. 1-196. Open access 68 55 28
2012	Page, MJ, O'Connor, D, Pitt, V & Massy-Westropp, N 2012, 'Therapeutic ultrasound for carpal tunnel syndrome (review)', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 1, pp. 1-86. Open access 26 13 7
2011	Massy-Westropp, N, Gilbert Hunt, S, Mackintosh, S & Lewis, M 2011, 'Development of an interactive online module to prepare students for learning to measure joint range of motion', Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 185-192. Open access
2011	Massy-Westropp, NM, Gill, TK, Taylor, AW, Bohannon, RW & Hill, CL 2011, 'Hand grip strength: age and gender stratified normative data in a population-based study', BMC Research Notes, vol. 4, article no. 127, pp. 1-5. Open access 217 14
2011	Reuter, LSE, Massy-Westropp, NM & Evans, AM 2011, 'Reliability and validity of indices of hand-grip strength and endurance', Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 82-87. 28 22

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Organisation	Country
Ashford Specialist Centre	AUSTRALIA
Federal University of Vicosa	BRAZIL
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
Monash University	AUSTRALIA
Queen Elizabeth Hospital	AUSTRALIA
RMIT University	AUSTRALIA
Royal Adelaide Hospital	AUSTRALIA
SA Hand Therapy	AUSTRALIA
Sports Medicine Australia	AUSTRALIA
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia	MALAYSIA
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Connecticut	UNITED STATES
University of Ottawa	CANADA
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Carer/Volunteer Wildlife Carer	2017
Member Occupational Therapy Australia	2017
Member Australian Hand Therapy Association	2017
Member, Research and Scientific committee Australian Hand Therapy Association	2017
Carer/Volunteer Fauna Rescue of South Australia	2015
Carer/Volunteer Fauna Rescue of South Australia	2014
Carer/Volunteer Fauna Rescue of South Australia	2013
Carer/Volunteer Fauna Rescue of South Australia	2012
Carer/Volunteer Fauna Rescue of South Australia	2011
Carer/Volunteer Fauna Rescue of South Australia	2010

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