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Dr Shapour Jaberzadeh

Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy

Postgraduate Research Coordinator

PhD, MSci (Research), MAppSciPhysio (Advanced Manipulative Physiotherapy), BAppSci (Physio), GCHPE (Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education

Dr Shapour Jaberzadeh
Telephone: +61 3 9904  4827
   
Facsimile: +61 3 9904 4812
   
Email: shapour.jaberzadeh@monash.edu

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Teaching Responsibilities:

·         Physiology, Neurophysiology/Neuroscience in the Bachelor of Physiotherapy across the first 3 years of the Physiotherapy course.

·         Electrophysical agents (Electrotherapy) in the Bachelor of Physiotherapy across the first 3 years of the Physiotherapy course.

·         Introduction to kinesiology and biomechanics in the Bachelor of Physiotherapy.

·         PhD and Honours supervision 

Research Interests:

Integration of neuroscience, biomechanics and electrical stimulation to investigate the neural control of human movement. My research interests predominantly focus on the neural control of movement in neurologically intact people and in individuals with movement disorders.

Current areas of interest include:

  • Neural Control of Human Movements
  • Neuroplasticity/Brain Cortical Reorganisation in response to therapeutic intervention  
  • Sensory/Motor skill acquisition
  • Motor training
  • Virtual Training (motor imagery, action observation and action listening)
  • Electrical stimulation, EMG triggered Electrical Stimulation, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
  • Pain and neural control of human movements

Awards:

  • Faculty Early Career Researcher Award (2008) - Monash University, faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
  • Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education (2007), Monash University, Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education.
  • PhD (2002) Median nerve mechanosensitivity and motoneuron pool excitability in subjects with carpal  tunnel syndrome.  University of South Australia, Adelaide Australia.
  • PhD scholarship (1998-2001) – Sponsored by the Ministry of Health, Tehran, Iran.
  • MApp.Sci (Advanced manipulative Physiotherapy) (1999) The development and evaluation of a protocol for the measurement of three-dimensional rotations of the femur during walking by using a magnetic tracking device. University of South Australia, Adelaide Australia
  • MApp.Sci. Scholarship (1996-1997) – Sponsored by the Ministry of Health, Tehran, Iran.

Select Publications:

Zoghi, M., Brown T., Williams, B., Jaberzadeh, S., Roller L., Palermo, C., McKenna L., Wright, C., Baird, M., Schneider-Kolsky, M., Hewitt, L., Sim, J., &^ Holt, T. (2010) The learning style preferences of Australian health science students. /Journal of Allied Health/, in press.

Brown, G. T., Zoghi, M., Williams, B. A., Jaberzadeh, S., Roller, L., Palermo, C. E., McKenna, L. G., Wright, C. A., Baird, M. A., Schneider-Kolsky, M. E., Hewitt, L. D., Sim, J., Holt, T. A. (2009) Predictors of attitudes to e-learning of Australian health science students. Journal of applied research in higher education, 2:59-76.

Brown, T., Zoghi, M., Williams, B., Jaberzadeh, S., Roller, L., Palermo, C., McKenna, L., Wright, C., Baird, M., Schneider-Kolsky, M., Hewitt, L., Sim, J., Holt ,T. (2009) Are learning style preferences of health science students predictive of their attitudes towards e-learning? Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 25:524-543.

Smith, E.K., Magarey, M., Argue. S., Jaberzadeh, S. (2009) Muscular load to the therapist's shoulder during three alternative techniques for trigger point therapy. J Bodyw Mov Ther, 13(2):171-81

Dartnall, T.J., Jaberzadeh, S., Miles, T.S., Nordstrom, M.A. (2009) Motor training decreases finger tremor and movement response time in a visuomotor tracking task. J Mot Behav, 41(1):55-64

Jaberzadeh, S., Sakuma, S., Zoghi, M., Miles, T.S., Nordstrom, M.A. (2008) Focal transcranial magnetic stimulation of motor cortex evokes bilateral and symmetrical silent periods in human masseter muscles. Clinical Neurophysiology. 119(3):693-703

Clisby, E.F., Bitter, N.L., Sandow, M.J., Jones, M.A., Magarey, M.E., Jaberzadeh, S. (2008) Relative contributions of the infraspinatus and deltoid during external rotation in patients with symptomatic subacromial impingement. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 17(1 Suppl):87S-92S.

Bitter, N.L., Clisby, E.F., Jones, M.A., Magarey, M.E., Jaberzadeh, S., Sandow, M.J. (2007) Relative contributions of infraspinatus and deltoid during external rotation in healthy shoulders. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 16:563-8

Jaberzadeh, S., Pearce, S.L., Miles, T.S., Turker, K.S, Nordstrom , N.A. (2007) Intracortical inhibition in the human trigeminal motor system. Clinical Neurophysiology 118(8):1785-93.

Brinkworth, R.S., Tuncer, M., Tucker, K.J., Jaberzadeh, S., Turker, K.S. (2007) Standardization of H-reflex analyses. J Neurosci Methods 15,162(1-2):1-7.

Jaberzadeh, S., Miles, T.S. and Nordstrom, M.A. (2006) Organisation of common inputs to motoneuron pools of human masticatory muscles. Clinical Neurophysiology 117:1931-1940

Jaberzadeh, S., Scutter, S. and Zoghi, M. (2005) Accuracy of an electromagnetic tracking device for measuring hip joint kinematics during gait: Effects of metallic total hip replacement prosthesis and Source-sensor distance. Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine. 28(3):184-9.

Jaberzadeh, S., Nazeran, H., Scutter, S. (2005) Mechanosensitivity of the median nerve during elbow extension in ULNT1 position. Physiotherapy  91:94-100.

Jaberzadeh, S., Scutter, S. (2005) Flexor carpi radialis motoneuron pool in subjects with chronic carpal tunnel syndrome are more excitable than matched control subjects. Manual Therapy 11(1):22-7.

Pitcher, J.B., Robertson, A., Clover, E. and Jaberzadeh, S. (2005) Facilitation of cortically-evoked potentials with motor imagery during post-exercise depression of motor cortex excitability. Experimental Brain Research 160(4):409-17.

Jaberzadeh, S., Nazeran, H., Scutter, S. and Warden-Flood, A. (2004) Compensation of limb weight on interfaced raw torque signals from a KIN-COM dynamometer to an AM-LAB Workstation. Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine 27 (2): 185-189.

Jaberzadeh, S., Scutter, S., Nazeran, H. (2004) Between-days reliability of H-reflexes in human flexor carpi radialis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 85:1168-1173.

Jaberzadeh, S., Brodin, P., Flavel, S.C., O'Dwyer, N.J., Nordstrom, M.A., Miles TS. (2003) Pulsatile control of the human masticatory muscles. Journal of Physiology (London) 547:613-20.

Jaberzadeh, S., Svensson, P., Nordstrom, M.A., Miles, T.S. (2003) Differential modulation of tremor and pulsatile control of human jaw and finger by experimental muscle pain. Experimental Brain Research 50 (4):520-4.

Jaberzadeh, S., Nazeran, H., Scutter, S., Warden-Flood, A. (2003) An integrated AMLAB-based system for acquisition, processing and analysis of evoked EMG and mechanical responses of upper limb muscles. Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine 26 (2):70-8.

Zoghi, M., Jaberzadeh, S. (2002) Effects of High Voltage electro-auriculotherapy on experimental pain threshold. Physiotherapy 88,11:658-666.

 

Select Conference Presentations - International & National:

Jaberzadeh, S., Zoghi, M., Morgan, P., Storr, M. (2010) Corticospinal facilitation of erector spinae and rectus   abdominus muscles during graded voluntary contractions are task specific: a pilot study on healthy individuals. ANS, AuPS Sensorimotor Control Satellite Meeting – 30-31 January, Sydney.

 

Jaberzadeh, S., Zoghi, M. (2007) Mechanosensitivity of the median nerve in subjects with chronic carpal tunnel syndrome. IBRO 7th World Conference of Neuroscience Melbourne, Australia 12-17th July. Melbourne, Australia.

 

Clisby, E.F., Bitter, N.L., Sandow, M.J., Jones, M.A., Magarey, M.E., Jaberzadeh, S. (2006) Relative contributions of infraspinatus and deltoid during external rotation in healthy shoulders and in patients with symptomatic subacromial impingement. Biannual society of shoulder and elbow Australia closed meeting, Nov, Victor Harbor, South Australia

 

Türker, K.S., Tucker, K.J., Tuncer,  M., Brinkworth, R.S.A. & Jaberzadeh, S. (2006) Standardization Of H-Reflex Analyses. The 25th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society, Sydney.

Sakuma, S. Jaberzadeh, S. Zoghi, M. Miles, T.S. and Nordstrom, M.A. (2006) Focal transcranial magnetic stimulation of the motor cortex evokes bilateral inhibition as well as excitation in human masseter muscles. The 25th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society, Sydney.

 

Jaberzadeh, S, Flavel, S.C., O'Dwyer, N.J., Nordstrom, M.A., and Miles, T.S. (2004) Pulsatile control: a novel motor control mechanism in human posture and voluntary movement.

8th International Physiotherapy Congress 15-18 May, Adelaide. 

 

Jaberzadeh, S., Pearce, S.L., Türker, K.S., Miles, T.S. and Nordstrom, M.A. (2004) The effects of intra stimulus interval on anterior digastric muscle silent period. The 24th ANS, AuPS Sensorimotor Control Satellite Meeting –31 January, Adelaide, Australia.

 

Jaberzadeh, S., Pearce, S.L., Türker, K.S., Miles, T.S. and Nordstrom, M.A. (2004) Intracortical inhibition of the corticobulbar projection to the human anterior digastric muscles.

The 24th ANS, AuPS annual meeting. 27-30 January, Adelaide, Australia.

 

Jaberzadeh, S., Pearce, S.L., Türker, K.S., Miles, T.S. and Nordstrom, M.A.  (2003) Intracortical inhibition of the human trigeminal motor system. ASMR National Scientific Conference ‘The Cycle of Life: From Cells to Systems’ 22-25 November Adelaide, Australia.

 

Jaberzadeh, S., Svensson, P., Nordstrom,  M.A. and Miles,  T.S.  (2003) Differential modulation of tremor by experimental pain in human jaw and finger. The Australian Society for Medical Research: South Australian Division, Annual Meeting. Friday 30th May, Adelaide, Australia.

 

Pitcher, J.B., Robertson, A., Clover, E.C. and Jaberzadeh, S. (2003) Motor imagery-induced facilitation of depressed post-exercise motor evoked potentials. The Australian Society for Medical Research: South Australian Division, Annual Meeting. Friday 30th May, Adelaide, Australia.

Jaberzadeh, S., Brodin, P., Flavel, S.C., O’Dwyer, N., Nordstrom, M.A. and Mile, T.S., (2003) Functional coupling between jaw accelerations and masticatory muscle activity: a coherence analysis”. Australian neuroscience society meeting, Satellite Symposium, Jan 28-31 Adelaide, Australia.

 

Pitcher JB, Clover EC, Hudson AL, Robertson AL and Jaberzadeh S, (2003) “Muscle fatigue reduces motor imaged finger opposition speed”. Australian neuroscience society meeting, Adelaide, Australia, Jan 28-31.

 

Miles TS, Jaberzadeh S, Nordstrom MA, (2003) “Head movements contaminate human jaw tremor measurement”. Australian neuroscience society meeting, Adelaide, Australia, Jan 28-31.

Jaberzadeh, S., Svensson, P., Nordstrom, M.A. and Miles, T.S. (2003) Modulation of tremor and pulsatile control of human jaw and finger by experimental muscle pain. Australian neuroscience society meeting, Jan 28-31, Adelaide, Australia.

 

Jaberzadeh, S., Flavel, .SC., Brodin, P., Nordstrom, M.A. and Miles, T.S., (2002) Pulsatile control in human masticatory system. Australian neuroscience society/International society of developmental neuroscience (ANS/ISDN) joint meeting, Jan 31 to Feb 6. Sydney, Australia,

 

Jaberzadeh, S., Nazeran, H., Scutter, S., Warden-Flood, A., (2001) Mechanically evoked torque and EMG responses during passive elbow extension component of upper limb tension test. 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Istambul, Turkey, Oct.

 

Nazeran, H., Jaberzadeh, S., Bidhendi, E., (2001) Computer-based clinical instrumentation for processing and analysis of mechanically evoked electromyographic signals in the upper limb. 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Istambul, Turkey, Oct.

 

Nazera, H., Jaberzadeh, S., Behbehani, K., (2001) Computer-based clinical instrumentation for processing and analysis of electroneuromyographic signals in the upper limb. 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Istambul, Turkey, Oct.

 

Nazeran, H. and Jaberzadeh, S. (2001) An integrated upper limb motion analysis system. IEEE-EMBS Asia-Pacific Congress on Biomedical Engineering, World Trade Center of Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China, Sep.

 

Jaberzadeh, S., Scutter, S., Warden-Flood, A., Nazeran, H.,  (2000) Mechanically evoked motor responses during elbow extension in upper limb tension test position". Book of Abstracts, The Sixth International Physiotherapy Congress, Canberra, Australia, May.

 

Jaberzadeh, S., Nazeran, H., Scutter, S., Warden-Flood, A.,  (2000) Instrumentation for recording mechanically evoked pain, EMG, resistive torque and ROM responses during passive movements. In: Singer, K.P. (Eds.) Abstracts of the 7th Scientific Conference of the IFOMT in conjunction with the Biennial Conference of the MPAA. The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. November.

 

Jaberzadeh, S., Scutter, S., Warden-Flood, A., Nazeran, H., (2000) The effects of chronic median nerve injury on excitability of the motoneuron pool. In: Singer, K.P. (Eds.) Abstracts of the 7th Scientific Conference of the IFOMT in conjunction with the Biennial Conference of the MPAA. The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. November.

 

Zoghi, M., Jaberzadeh, S., (2000) The effects of high voltage electro-auriculotherapy on experimental pain threshold. In: Singer, K.P. (Eds.) Abstracts of the 7th Scientific Conference of the IFOMT in conjunction with the Biennial Conference of the MPAA. The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. November.

 

Jaberzadeh, S., Scutter, S., Nazeran, H., Warden-Flood, A., (2000) Mechanically evoked motor responses during elbow extension in upper limb tension test position. Book of Abstracts, The Sixth International Physiotherapy Congress, Canbera, Australia, May.

 

Jaberzadeh, S., Ruston, S. The effects off metal and source-sensor distance and orientation on accuracy of 3Space Tracker System". Book of Abstracts, The Fifth International Physiotherapy Congress, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, May.