SaadMohammedAlsaadi PhD
PersonalData
Nationality|Saudi
DateofBirth|31/07/1973
Department|physiotherapy
OfficialUoDEmail|[email protected]
OfficePhoneNo.|0133331260
LanguageProficiency
Language Read Write SpeakArabic P P PEnglish P P POthers None AcademicQualifications(Beginningwiththemostrecent)
Date AcademicDegree PlaceofIssue Address2013 PhD,Musculoskeletal
PhysiotherapyFacultyofMedicine,theUniversityofSydney.
Sydney,Australia
2005 MasterofScience,ManagementofChildhoodDisability.
TheUniversityofSouthampton,UK.
Southampton,UK.
1997 Bachelor,RehabilitationSciences,Physiotherapy.
KingSaudUniversity. Riyadh,SaudiArabia.
PhD,MasterorFellowshipResearchTitle:(AcademicHonorsorDistinctions)
PhD Impactoflowbackpainonsleepquality-abidirectionalrelationshipMaster ExperienceofparentsofchildrenwithdisabilityinSaudiArabia.Fellowship None
ProfessionalRecord:(Beginningwiththemostrecent)
JobRank PlaceandAddressofWork DateAssistantProfessor PhysiotherapyDepartment,CollegeofAppliedMedicalSciences,
TheImmamAbdulrahmanUniversity,Dammam.SaudiArabia.May2013-present
Consultantphysiotherapist
PhysiotherapyDepartment,KingFahdUniversityHospital.TheImmamAbdulrahmanUniversity,Dammam.SaudiArabia.
August2000-present
Physiotherapist PhysiotherapyDepartment,KingFahdMilitaryMedicalComplex,Dhahran,SaudiArabia.
October1998–July2000
Physiotherapist PhysiotherapyDepartment,KingAbdul-AzizAirbaseHospital,DhahranSaudiArabia.
November1997-September1998
AdministrativePositionsHeld:
AdministrativePosition
Office Date
Director PhysiotherapyDepartment,KingFahdUniversityHospital.TheImmamAbdulrahmanUniversity,Dammam.SaudiArabia.
June2014-present
Departmentsupervisor
PhysiotherapyDepartment,KingFahdUniversityHospital.TheImmamAbdulrahmanUniversity,Dammam.SaudiArabia.
May2005-April2009
ScientificAchievements
PublishedRefereedScientificResearches# NameofInvestigator(s) ResearchTitle PublisherandDateofPublication1 SaadMAlsaadi,JamesH
McAuley,JuliaMHush,SerigneLo,DelwynJBartlett,RonaldRGrunstein,ChrisGMaher.
TheBidirectionalRelationshipbetweenPainIntensityandSleepDisturbance/QualityinPatientswithLowBackPain.
TheClinicalJournalofPain
June2014.
2 SaadMAlsaadi,JamesHMcAuley,JuliaMHush,SerigneLo,Chung-WeiChristineLin,ChristopherMWilliams,ChristopherGMaher.
Poorsleepqualityisstronglyassociatedwithsubsequentpainintensityforpatientswithacutelowbackpain.
Arthritis and Rheumatology
May2014.
3 AlsaadiSM,McAuleyJH,HushJM,BartlettDJ,McKeoughZM,GrunsteinRR,DunganGC,MaherCG.
AssessingSleepDisturbanceinLowBackPain:TheValidityofPortableInstruments
PLOSONE
April2014.
4 SaadMAlsaadi,JamesHMcAuley,JuliaMHush,DelwynJBartlett,NicholasHenschke,RonaldRGrunstein,ChrisGMaher
Detectinginsomniainpatientswithlowbackpain:accuracyoffourself-reportsleepmeasures.
BMCMusculoskeletalDisorders
December2013.
5 AlsaadiS,McAuleyJ,HushJ,MaherC
Prevalenceofsleepdisturbanceinpatientswithlowbackpain.
EuropeanSpineJournal
May2012
RefereedScientificResearchPapersAcceptedforPublication# NameofInvestigator(s) ResearchTitle Journal AcceptanceDate None ScientificResearchPapersPresentedtoRefereedSpecializedScientificConferences# NameofInvestigator(s) ResearchTitle ConferenceandPublicationDate1 SaadMAlsaadi,JamesH
McAuley,JuliaMHush,SerigneLo,DelwynJBartlett,RonaldRGrunstein,ChrisGMaher
TheBidirectionalRelationshipbetweenPainIntensityandSleepDisturbance/QualityinPatientswithLowBackPain.
TheInternationalLowBackPainForum.CamposDeJordao.SaoPaolo,Brazil.(2014)
2 AlsaadiSM,McAuleyJH,HushJM,MaherCG
Sleepdisturbanceinpatientswithlowbackpain.
TheAustralianPhysiotherapyAssociationConference.Brisbane,Australia.(2012)
3 AlsaadiSM,McAuleyJH,HushJM,Maher
Prevalenceofsleepdisturbanceinpatientswithlowbackpain.
TheInternationalLowBackPain
Forum.Melbourne,Australia.
(2011)
CompletedResearchProjects# NameofInvestigator(s)
(Supportedby)ResearchTitle ReportDate
AlsaadiS(non-fundedproject)
Evidence-basedpractice:experienceofSaudiphysiotherapists.
Dec.2016
CurrentResearches# ResearchTitle NameofInvestigator(s) Dowereallyneedelectricaltherapyin
patient’scareAlsaadiS
TheinfluenceofuseNeuromuscularElectricalStimulationonhandfunctioninthechildrenwithspasticcerebralpalsy?
AlmuslemZandAlsaadiS
EffectsofCombinedPelvicFloorExercisesversusCombinedExerciseswithBladderTrainingonFemaleUrgeUrinaryIncontinence
AL-JumaeiNandAlsaadiS
ContributiontoScientificConferencesandSymposia# ConferenceTitle PlaceandDateoftheConference ExtentofContribution1 SaadMAlsaadi,JamesH
McAuley,JuliaMHush,SerigneLo,DelwynJBartlett,RonaldRGrunstein,ChrisGMaher
TheBidirectionalRelationshipbetweenPainIntensityandSleepDisturbance/QualityinPatientswithLowBackPain.
TheInternationalLowBackPainForum.CamposDeJordao.SaoPaolo,Brazil.(2014)
2 AlsaadiSM,McAuleyJH,HushJM,MaherCG
Sleepdisturbanceinpatientswithlowbackpain.
TheAustralianPhysiotherapyAssociationConference.Brisbane,Australia.(2012)
MembershipofScientificandProfessionalSocietiesandOrganizations
• • None
TeachingActivities
Undergraduate# Course/RotationTitle No./Code ExtentofContribution
(no.oflectures/Tutorials.Orlabs,Clinics)1 ElectrophysicalAgentsI. PT216 1hrtheoretical&2hrslab2 ElectrophysicalAgentsII PT225 1hrtheoretical&2hrslabBriefDescriptionofUndergraduateCoursesTaught:(CourseTitle–Code:Description)1 ElectrophysicalAgentsI.1stsemester.
Thiscourseprovidesstudentswithprinciplesunderlyingtheuseofthermalagentsandelectromagnetic
modalities.Thecoursealsodemonstratessafeandeffectiveapplicationofseveralmodalitiesusedin
patient’scare.
2 ElectrophysicalAgentsII.2ndsemester2014-2016.
ThiscourseisacontinuationofElectrophysicalagentsI.Itprovidesstudentsinformationaboutphysicaland
physiologicalprinciples,therapeuticeffects,indications,contraindications,dangers,andprecautionsoflow,
medium,andhighfrequencymodalities.UseofEMGandbiofeedback,ultrasound,phonophoresis,and
compressiontherapyunitarealsodemonstrated.
StudentAcademicSupervisionandMentoring# Level NumberofStudents From to None OngoingResearchSupervision# DegreeType Title Institution Date Master TheinfluenceofuseNeuromuscular
ElectricalStimulationonhandfunctioninthechildrenwithspasticcerebralpalsy
TheImmamAbdurrahmanUniversity-Dammam
2015
Master EffectsofCombinedPelvicFloorExerciseswithBladderTrainingversusPelvicFloorExercisesonFemaleUrgeUrinaryIncontinence.
TheImmamAbdurrahmanUniversity-Dammam
2015
Master EfficacyofMagneticTherapyforPatientswithChronicLowBackPain.
TheImmamAbdurrahmanUniversity-Dammam
2015
Master EffectsofSupervisedExercisesonPressuredistributionofFlatFootPatients.
TheImmamAbdurrahmanUniversity-Dammam
2015
SupervisionofMasterand/orPhDThesisAdministrativeResponsibil it ies,CommitteeandCommunityService AdministrativeResponsibilities# From To Position Organization June2014 present Director PhysiotherapyDepartment,KingFahd
UniversityHospital.TheImmamAbdulrahmanUniversity,Dammam.SaudiArabia.
CommitteeMembership# From To Position Organization August Present Committeememberfor
PhDprogramatmusculoskeletaldivision
CollegeofAppliedMedicalSciences.TheImamAbdulrahmanUniversity,Dammam.SaudiArabia.
ScientificConsultations# From To Institute Full-timeorPart-time December
2015June2015 ThesecurityForces
Hospital-DammamParttime
PersonalKeyCompetenciesandSkills:(Computer,Informationtechnology,technical,etc.)1 MedCalcStatisticalsoftware2 SPSSStatisticalsoftware
LastUpdate
January/2017
