Publications and presentations.

Ro JI, Collins SM, Søgaard K, Punnett L, Karasek RA. Physiological Stress Responses to Orchestral Audition Conditions: A Controlled Repeated-Measures Study of Heart Rate Variability in Young Musicians. Submitted to Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback Submitted manuscript

Steere KB, Langford DJ, Collins SM, Bini L. The Relationship Between Pain Intensity, Perceived Justice, and Pain Catastrophizing to Heart Rate Variability in Naturally Occurring Acute Pain. The Clinical Journal of Pain. 40(12), 716-725. DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000001250

Dias K, Blackinton M, Wilson S, Child J, Collins SM. Frontloading Physical Therapy Visits on Functional Performance in Patients with Heart Failure: A multi-center randomized controlled trial. Home Health Now. 42(4), 227-235. DOI: 10.1097/NHH.0000000000001267

Shoemaker M. Collins SM. From the flight deck to the bedside: Core Aviation Concepts Applied to Acute Care Physical Therapist Practice and Education. Physical Therapy. Published Ahead of Print, 15 September 2023. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzad125

Dias, K. J., DuClos, E., Heath, J., Nelson, S., Coffey, B., Schahl, Collins, S. M. Differences in Blood Pressure and Workload Intensity During Arm and Leg Ergometry at Submaximal Target Heart Rates in College-Aged Individuals. Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal. 2022, 33(1), 31-39.

Dias K. Shoemaker MJ. Heick J. Lefevbre K. Collins SM. Executive Summary: Physical Therapy for Patients with Chronic Heart Failure. Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal. 2022, 33(1), 5-14.

Mendonça, K. M. P. P. de, Collins, S., Santos, T. Z., Chaves, G., Leite, S., Santino, T. A., & Monteiro, K. S. (2021). Buteyko method for people with asthma: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 11(10), e049213. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049213

Shoemaker MJ. Heick J. Dias K. Lefevbre K. Collins SM. Physical Therapy for Patients with Chronic Heart Failure: A Clinical Practice Guideline. Physical Therapy Journal. 2020, 100(1): 14–43, https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzz127

Collins SM. Synthesis: Causal Models, Causal Knowledge. Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal. 2018, 29(4).

Daley D. Miller M. Collins SM. Vital Signs Prior to Pre-Employment and Functional Testing: An observational study. Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal. 2017, 28(2):63-71.

Zaidi SN. Collins SM. Orthostatic stress and area under the curve of photoplethysmography waveform. Biomedical Physics and Engineering Express. 2016, 2 045006 http://iopscience.iop.org/2057-1976/2/4/045006

Zaidi, S., & Collins, S.M. Orthostatic Stress Induced Changes in Heart Rate Variability , Pulse Transit Time and QRS Duration. Journal of Bioengineering & Biomedical Science, 6(3). 2016. http://doi.org/10.4172/2155-9538.1000194

Wu Y. Hallbourg K. Collins SM. Changes of general fitness and muscle properties following police cadet training. J Phys Ther Sci. 2015 Sep; 27(9): 2783–2786.

Collins SM. Dias K. Heart Failure: Stability, Decompensation and Readmission. Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal. 2016; 26: 58-72.

Medina-Mirapeix F, DelBano-Aledo ME , Escolar-Reina P, Montilla-Herrador J, Collins SM. Relevant patient perceptions and experiences for evaluating quality of interaction with physiotherapists during outpatient rehabilitation: a qualitative study. Physiotherapy, 100(2014)73-79

Medina-Mirapeix F, Oliveira-Sousa S, Sobral-Ferreira M, DelBano-Aledo ME , Escolar-Reina P, Montilla-Herrador J, Collins SM. How the rehabilitation environment influences patient perception of service quality: a qualitative study. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 94(6)2013, 1112 – 1117.

Hernandez-Gaytan SI, Rothenberg SJ, Landsbergis P, Cedillo-Becerril L, DeLeon G, Collins SM. Job strain and heart rate variability in resident physicians within a general hospital. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. Early Release. doi 10.1002/ajim.22098.

Burnell, A., Young BA and Collins SM. (2011) Vertebral morphometrics in Varanus. Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France, March 2012, v. 183, p. 151-158.

Burnell, A., Young BA, and Collins SM (2011) On the Postpulmonary septum of Varanus salvator and its implications for Mosasaurine ventilation and physiology. March 2012, v. 183, p. 159-169.

Medina-Mirapeix F, Navarro EN, Escolar-Reina P, Montilla-Herrador J, Valera-Garrido F, Collins SM. Mobility activities measurement for outpatient rehabilitation settings. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 92(4): 632-639 doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2010.11.025 .

Medina-Mirapeix F, Oliveira-Sousa S, Sobral-Ferreira M, DelBano-Aledo ME , Escolar-Reina P, Montilla-Herrador J, Collins SM. Continuity of Rehabilitation Services in Post-Acute Care from the Ambulatory Outpatient’s Perspective: A qualitative study. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 43(1):58-63 doi: 10.2340/16501977-0638

Karasek R, Collins SM, Clays E, Bortkiewicz A, Ferrario M. Description of a Large-Scale Study Design to Assess Work-Stress-Disease Associations for CV Disease. International Journal of Occupational Medicine & Environmental Health,23(3): 293-312 doi: 10.2478/v10001-010-0035-2

Collins SM, Karasek R. Reduced Vagal Cardiac Control Variance in Exhausted and High Strain Job Subjects. International Journal of Occupational Medicine & Environmental Health, 2010; 23(3):1–15; DOI 10.2478/v10001-010-0029-0

Medina F, Escolar-Reina P, Gascon-Canovas JJ, Montilla-Herrador J, Jimeno-Serrano FJ, Collins SM. Predictive factors of adherence to frequency and duration components in home exercise programs for neck and low back pain: an observational study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009; 10:155, doi:10.1186/1471-2474-10-155

Escolar-Reina P, Medina F, Meseguer AB, Gascon-Canovas JJ, Montilla-Herrador J, Valera-Garrido JF, Collins SM. Self-Management of chronic neck and low back pain and relevance of information provided during clinical encounters: an observational study. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2009; 90: 1734-1739.

Collins SM. Occupational Factors, Fatigue and Cardiovascular Disease. Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal. 2009, 20(2):28-31.

Medina F, Escolar-Reina P, Montilla-Herrador J, Collins SM. Personal characteristics influencing patient’s adherence to home exercise during chronic pain: A qualitative study. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2009; 41: 347-352.

Coppola SM, Collins SM. Is physical therapy more beneficial than unsupervised home exercise in treatment of post surgical knee disorders? A systematic review. The Knee, 2009; 16(3) 171-175.

Cahalin LP, Matsuo Y, Collins SM, Matsuya A, Caro F. Educational and Professional Issues in Physical Therapy – An International Perspective. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 2008; 24(5):344-359.

Dai JM, Collins SM, Hu F, Fua H. Comparison of Job Stress Models in Predicting Job Burnout in Shanghai Employees. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.2008;50(7):785-790.

Medina F, Meseguer AB, Montilla-Herrador J, Collins SM, Saturno-Hernandez PJ. Reliability and validity of patient’s reports for physical therapy quality assessment: An empirical analysis regarding the use of exercises for neck pain in Spain. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2006; 38: 354-359.

Diaz KJ, Collins SM, Cahalin LP. Physical Therapy Implications in the Management of Patients with Defibrillators and Pacemakers. Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal, 2006; 17(2) 56-61.

Collins SM, Cahalin LP. Acute care physical therapy in patients with pacemakers. Acute Care Perspectives. 2005; 14(5):9-14.

Collins SM, Cahalin LP. Acute care physical therapy in patients with congestive heart failure. Acute Care Perspectives. 2005; 14(5): 15-20.

Collins SM, Karasek RA, Costas K. Autonomic Nervous System Indices of Cardiovascular Disease Risk. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 2005; 48:182-193.

Hillegass E, Brooks G, Collins SM. Integrating Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Concerns in the Management of Complex Patients across Practice Settings: The Practice, the Evidence and Reimbursement. Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal, 2004; 15(2) 19-24.

R Nikolova, Collins SM. Effect of Workload and Stress on Operator Functional State. NATO Science Series: Life and Behavioral Sciences, 2003; 355: 303-312.

Collins SM. Emerging methods for the physiological assessment of occupational stress. Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation, 2001; 17(3) 209-220.

Ethan Louis DuClos, James Frederick Heath, Shelbi Ann Nelson, Bethany Ann Coffey, Steven Lee Schahl, Nicholas Richard Giacalone, Konrad Joseph Dias, Sean M Collins. Differences in Blood Pressure and Workload Intensity during Arm-Leg Ergometry at Submaximal Target Heart Rates. Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal: 2021, 32(2) (Online Abstracts – Published Ahead of Print)

Caprio K, Kase S, Sawka M, Wache P, Collins SM. Physical Therapy Diagnosis in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure: A Causal Network View. Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal: 2019, 30(1) (Online Abstracts)

Dias K, Collins SM, Mooney B, Hogan B, Grado B; Regenold E, Boeckmann R. An Investigation of Energy Expenditure for Six Routine Physical Therapy Activities in Healthy College Aged Individuals. Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal: 27(1), p118-119.

Collins SM. Dynamic Inference in Cardiopulmonary PT Practice Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal: 25(4), p118-119.

Dias KJ, Collins SM. A Systematic Evaluation of Endurance Impairments: The Reversible and Irreversible Components. Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal, 2009: 20 (4) 41.

Diaz KJ, Collins SM, Amos K, Smiddy J, Martchink P. Blood Pressure and RPE in Upper vs. Lower Extremity Exercise. Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal, 2006; 17(4) 38.

Collins SM, Karasek R. Vagal Responses to Work and Rest Day Strain: Possible Cardiac Disease Risk Mechanisms. European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, 2006; 13(Supplement 1) S51.

Collins SM, Cahalin LP. Should we consider Job Strain when evaluating our patients with cardiac disease? Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal, 2005; 16(4) 35.

Coyne A, Cila T, Hutchinson K, Collins SM, Cahalin L. Comparative Case Studies of Mitral Valve Prolapse. Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal, 2005; 16(4) 34-35.

Collins SM, Dias KJ, Cahalin LP. Discrimination between NYHA Functional Classes for CHF: Does the Six Minute Walk Test add a dimension of function? Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal, 2004; 15(4): 35-36.

Collins SM, Dias KJ, Cahalin LP. Pacer Settings and Exercise Tolerance in Heart Failure: A Case Presentation. Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal, 2004; 15(4): 36.

Cahalin LP, Collins SM, Dec GW, Semigran MJ. A meta-analysis of the effects of inspiratory muscle training in heart failure. European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, 2004; 11(1): 62.

Cahalin LP, Collins SM, Dec GW, Semigran MJ. A meta-analysis of the effects of exercise training on functional abilities and quality of life in heart failure. European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, 2004; 11(1): 66.

Cahalin LP, Collins SM, Dec GW, Semigran MJ. Characteristics, gender differences, and reference equations for the six-minute walk test in heart failure. European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, 2004; 11(1): 47.

Collins SM, Karasek RA, Costas K. Job Strain and Autonomic Indices of Cardiovascular Disease Risk. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2004; 11 Supplement: 74-75.

Collins SM, Karasek RA. Within Subject Cardiac Vagal Responses to Work and Rest Day Stressors. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2004; 11 Supplement: 162.

Collins SM, Karasek R. Mood Assessment and Job Strain. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2004; 11 Supplement: 168.

Karasek R, Collins SM. Cardiovascular Control Capacity: Approximate Entropy of HR and HFP. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2004; 11 Supplement: 313.

Collins SM. A Theoretical Perspective of Adaptive Bioenergetics and Its Clinical Relevance.  Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal, 2003; 14(4): 28.

Hernandez E, Collins SM, Cahalin LP.  Ventilatory Muscle Strength and Chest Wall Excursion in Healthy Men and Women: A Pilot Study. Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal, 2003; 14(4): 24-25.

Collins SM. Innovation in Evidence-Based Practice: Bayesian Reasoning Bridges the Gap Between Research and Practice. APTA of NH Annual Conference, October, 2025.

Dias KJ, Wilson S, Blakinton M, Child J, Collins SM. Discovering the Effects of Frontloading Homecare Visits for Patients with Heart Failure - Results of a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. World Physiotherapy Congress 2025 in Tokyo, 29-31 May 2025.

Collins SM. Cybernetics: Turning Wearable Device Data into Decision Actionable Information. APTA of New Hampshire Annual Conference, October, 2024.

Collins SM. Updating your Fundamentals: Models of Muscle Physiology. APTA of New Hampshire Annual Conference, September 24, 2022.

K.B. Steere, S. Collins, S. Stevens, T.E. Davenport and J.M. VanNess. Heart rate variability during serial exercise testing for detecting dysautonomia in patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference.

Kendall EK, Collins SM, Pittman J, Halsnes J, Enright K. Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome and Late Onset Ehlers-Danlos: A Case Example. APTA Combined Sections Meeting 2019. Washington DC.

Collins SM, Legacy K. Causal models in physical therapy education and practice. Educational Leadership Conference. 2017. Baltimore Maryland.

Mooney B, Hogan B, Grado A, Regenold E, Boeckmann R. Collins SM. Dias KJ. An Investigation of Energy Expenditure for Six Routine Physical Therapy Activities in Healthy College Aged Individuals. Missouri Physical Therapy Association Spring Conference. Poster Presentation. March 15, 2016.

Fokin K, McConnell D, Collins SM. Maximal Oxygen Consumption and Repeated Sprint Ability in NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Players. New England College of Sports Medicine Regional Conference. Providence, RI. November 2014.

Daly D, Miller M, Collins SM. Vital Signs Prior to Pre-Employment Testing. 2nd Annual Functional Capacity Evaluation Research Meeting. Toronto, Canada. October 2, 2014.

Collins SM. Multi-Scale Modeling of Heart Rate Variability in High Strain and Exhausted Subjects. International Holter and Non-Invasive Electrocardiology Conference. Moscow. April 26-29, 2011.

Karasek R, Collins SM. Prevention-Only Treatable Disease (P-O.T.D)? A high level etiologic implication of the Stress-Disequilibrium (S.D.) theory. International Conference on Occupational Health: Work Organization & Psychosocial Factors. Amsterdam. June 14-17, 2010.

Medina-Mirapeix F, Collins SM. Fisiotererpia Basada En El Evidencia En El Esguince Cervical. National Conference of Fisioterepia, Spain, Fisioterepia Espanol, October 2005.

Cahalin LP, Collins SM. Clinical Utility of a Standard Anaroid Sphygmomanometer to Measure Inspiratory Muscle Strength. Annual Conference and Exposition of the APTA, Boston, MA. June 8-11, 2005.

Collins SM, Karasek RA. Evidence of Reduced Vagal Cardiac Control Variability in Exhausted Subjects and High Strain Job Subjects. Fourth International Conference on Work Environment and Cardiovascular Disease. Los Angeles, CA. March 9-11, 2005.

Collins SM, Karasek RA. Within Subject Cardiac Reactivity to Work & Rest Day Strain. Fourth ICOH on Work Environment and Cardiovascular Disease. Los Angeles, CA. March 9-11, 2005.

Karasek RA, Collins SM. A Test of the Stress-Disequilibrium Model's Structural Hypothesis: Depletion of Heart Rate Variability Control Capacity (HFPApEn) Demonstrated During Work/Rest Day Stress. Fourth International Conference on Work Environment and Cardiovascular Disease. Los Angeles, CA. March 9-11, 2005.

Hillegass E, Brooks G, Collins SM. Management of the Complex Patient from Acute Care to Rehab or Home, Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Section, APTA, Combined Sections Meeting Educational Programming. Nashville, TN, February 2004

Collins SM, Karasek RA, Costas, K. Job Strain and Heart Rate Variability. Third ICOH on Work Environment and Cardiovascular Disease. Duesseldorf, Germany, March 2002.

Collins SM. Power spectral analysis of heart rate variability: An assessment tool for physiological research. Northern New England APTA Conference and Exposition Meeting. Portland, ME, October 2000.

Collins SM. Sarcopenia as a confounder in the relationship between disease specific impairments and disability. Northern New England APTA Conference and Exposition Meeting. Portland, ME, October 2000.

Collins SM. The Demand / Control Model for Analyzing Stress Related Coronary Heart Disease. New England American College of Sports Medicine. Providence, RI 1998.

Collins S. Clinical Physiology: A muscle centered approach. PT Centered Press. Open Educational Resource (OER). ISBN: 979-8-9907667-0-9. 2024.

Collins SM. Paz, J. Mechanical Ventilation, in Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists, 5th Edition, J Paz & M West (eds), Elsevier. 2019.

Dias K. Collins SM. Cardiac System, in Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists, 5th Edition, J Paz & M West (eds), Elsevier. 2019.

Collins SM. Paz, J. Mechanical Ventilation, in Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists, 4th Edition, J Paz & M West (eds), Elsevier. 2014.

Collins SM. Dias K. Cardiac System, in Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists, 4th Edition, J Paz & M West (eds), Elsevier. 2014.

Collins SM. Mechanical Ventilation, in Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists, 3rd Edition, J Paz & M West (eds), Butterworth & Heinemann. 2009.

Collins SM. Cardiac System, in Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists, 3rd Edition, J Paz & M West (eds), Butterworth & Heinemann. 2009.

Collins SM, Cocanour B. Anatomy of the Cardiovascular System in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy, W DeTurk & L Cahalin (editors), McGraw Hill

Collins SM. Mechanical Ventilation, in Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists, 2nd Edition, J Paz & M West (eds), Butterworth & Heinemann (2002)

Collins SM. Cardiac System, in Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists, 2nd Edition, J Paz & M West (eds), Butterworth & Heinemann (2002)

Collins SM . Cardiac System, in Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists, J Paz & M West (eds), Butterworth & Heinemann. 1998.

Collins SM . Mechanical Ventilation, in Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists, J Paz & M West (eds), Butterworth & Heinemann. 1998.

Collins, Sean M., From Population Knowledge to Patient Reasoning: Instantiation and Dynamic Clinical Inquiry. Pre-Print. Philosophy Archive. https://philpapers.org/rec/COLFPK

Reinke, K., Schultz, C., Whitaker, M., Varble, J., Bambrick, P., Esnoz, J., Legacy, K., Wright, R., & Collins, S. (2022). Make-Up Running Drills Compared to Game External Load in D3 Collegiate Soccer. Sports Performance and Science Reports, 1(161), 8.

Collins, SM, Davenport T. Need for journals to develop uniform reporting requirements for Long COVID. PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247280

Collins, SM. On “Toward systems science in rehabilitation.” Jette AM. Phys Ther.2016;96:270–271.

Collins SM, Landsbergis P, Warren N, LaMontagne AD. Stopping Stress at its Origins: Working Conditions. Hypertension 49:e33.

Collins SM. Complex System Approaches: Could They Enhance the Relevance of Clinical Research? Physical Therapy 85:1393-1394 (2005).

Collins SM. Strength or Endurance? Physical Therapy 77:1763-1765 (1997).