Karen Ginn

Karen Ginn is a professor of musculoskeletal anatomy at the University of Sydney, Australia, and a musculoskeletal physiotherapist. For many years, she has taught functional and applied anatomy to various groups of healthcare professionals and currently leads professional development courses related to the assessment and treatment of shoulder dysfunction. She has approximately 80 peer-reviewed publications, and her research includes: clinical trials investigating the effectiveness of conservative and surgical management of shoulder dysfunction; electromyographic studies investigating shoulder muscle activity in normal subjects and patients with shoulder dysfunction; investigations of shoulder stiffness and cortical changes associated with shoulder pain; and programs designed to prevent the development of shoulder pain in various at-risk groups.