Karen Ginn
Assistant Professor
Anatomy
University of Sydney
Australia
Biography
Associate Professor Ginn is a musculoskeletal anatomist in the Discipline of Anatomy & Histology, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney. She teaches functional, applied anatomy to various health professional groups and is a musculoskeletal physiotherapist in part time private practice. She is involved in research related to the assessment and treatment of shoulder dysfunction including evaluating the validity and reliability of components of the physical examination of the shoulder. She has over 40 publications in such journals as Journal of Orthopaedic Research, Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise, Physical Therapy, Journal of Physiotherapy, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine and Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, Clinical Anatomy. She is regularly invited to present at conferences both nationally and internationally and is a Visiting Professor at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Tasmania. She is currently a member of the Board of the International Congress of Shoulder and Elbow Therapists.
Research Interest
Healthy Ageing; Lifespan; Neurosciences and Mental Health
Publications
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Breckenridge, J., McAuley, J., Butler, D., Stewart, H., Moseley, G., Ginn, K. (2017). Reply to the letter to the Editor �Re: The development of a shoulder specific left/right judgement task: Validity & reliability�. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 30, e88-e89.
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Ginn, K., Reed, D., Jones, C., Downes, A., Cathers, I., Halaki, M. (2017). Is subscapularis recruited in a similar manner during shoulder internal rotation exercises and belly press and lift off tests? Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 20(6), 566-571.
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Holt, K., Boettcher, C., Halaki, M., Ginn, K. (2017). Humeral torsion and shoulder rotation range of motion parameters in elite swimmers. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 20(5), 469-474.
