By Professor James McAuley

Journal articles

Jenkins LC; Chang WJ; Buscemi V; Liston M; Humburg P; Nicholas M; Graven-Nielsen T; Hodges PW; McAuley JH; Schabrun SM, 2023, 'Cortical function and sensorimotor plasticity are prognostic factors associated with future low back pain after an acute episode: The Understanding persistent Pain Where it ResiDes prospective cohort study', Pain, 164, pp. 14 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002684

Norman-Nott N; Hesam-Shariati N; Wilks CR; Schroeder J; Suh J; Briggs NE; McAuley JH; Quidé Y; Gustin SM; Quide Y, 2023, 'Internet-Delivered Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills Training for Chronic Pain: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial', JMIR Research Protocols, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/41890

Bagg MK; Skinner I; Moloney N; Lock M; McAuley J; Rabey M, 2023, 'Pelvic Tilt in Sitting: Do You See What I See? (Maybe Not)', New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 51, pp. 48 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.15619/NZJP/51.1.06

O'Hagan ET; Cashin AG; Traeger AC; McAuley JH, 2023, 'Person-centred education and advice for people with low back pain: Making the best of what we know', Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2022.100478

Cunningham CN; Jenkins LC; Chang WJ; McAuley JH; Schabrun SM, 2023, 'Relative and absolute reliability of somatosensory evoked potentials in response to non-noxious electrical stimulation of the paraspinal muscles in healthy participants at an interval of 3-months', International Journal of Neuroscience, 133, pp. 103 - 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207454.2021.1893722

Limakatso K; Cashin AG; Williams S; Devonshire J; Parker R; McAuley JH, 2023, 'The Efficacy of Graded Motor Imagery and Its Components on Phantom Limb Pain and Disability: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Canadian Journal of Pain, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2023.2188899

Cashin AG; McAuley JH; Vanderweele TJ; Lee H, 2023, 'Understanding how health interventions or exposures produce their effects using mediation analysis', BMJ, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2022-071757

Sharma S; Pathak A; Parker R; Costa LOP; Ghai B; Igwesi-Chidobe C; Janwantanakul P; Jesus-Moraleida FR; Chala MB; Pourahmadi M; Briggs AM; Gorgon E; Ardern CL; Khan KM; McAuley JH, 2023, 'How Low Back Pain is Managed—A Mixed-Methods Study in 32 Countries. Part 2 of Low Back Pain in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Series', Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2022.56789

Hok P; Strauss S; McAuley JH; Domin M; Wang AP; Rae CD; Moseley GL; Lotze M, 2023, 'P-5 Changes in functional and structural connectivity in complex regional pain syndrome: a multicentric study', Clinical Neurophysiology, 148, pp. e11 - e11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2023.02.022

O’Hagan ET; Skinner IW; Jones MD; Karran EL; Traeger AC; Cashin AG; Wand BM; Schabrun SM; O’Neill S; Harris IA; McAuley JH; O'Hagan E; O'Neill S, 2022, 'Development and measurement properties of the AxEL (attitude toward education and advice for low-back-pain) questionnaire', Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 20, pp. 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12955-021-01908-4

Shah B; Wewege MA; Gilanyi YL; Clifford BK; Devonshire JJ; McAuley JH; Jones MD, 2022, 'Effects of a single exercise session on pain intensity in adults with chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 62, pp. 102679, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2022.102679

Hansford HJ; Cashin AG; Bagg MK; Wewege MA; Ferraro MC; Kianersi S; Mayo-Wilson E; Grant SP; Toomey E; Skinner IW; McAuley JH; Lee H; Jones MD, 2022, 'Feasibility of an Audit and Feedback Intervention to Facilitate Journal Policy Change Towards Greater Promotion of Transparency and Openness in Sports Science Research', Sports Medicine Open, 8, pp. 101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40798-022-00496-x

Parkitny L; McAuley JH; Herbert RD; Di Pietro F; Cashin AG; Ferraro MC; Moseley GL, 2022, 'Post-fracture serum cytokine levels are not associated with a later diagnosis of complex regional pain syndrome: a case-control study nested in a prospective cohort study', BMC Neurology, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-022-02910-z

Wewege MA; Jones MD; Williams SA; Kamper SJ; McAuley JH, 2022, 'Rescaling pain intensity measures for meta-analyses of analgesic medicines for low back pain appears justified: an empirical examination from randomised trials', BMC Medical Research Methodology, 22, pp. 285, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12874-022-01763-x

Norman-Nott N; Hesam-Shariati N; Cashin AG; Wewege MA; Rizzo RRN; Wilks CR; Quidé Y; McAuley J; Gustin SM; Quide Y, 2022, 'Evaluation of emotion-centric psychological interventions for chronic pain: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis', BMJ Open, 12, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063102

Chou R; Pinto RZ; Fu R; Lowe RA; Henschke N; McAuley JH; Dana T, 2022, 'Systemic corticosteroids for radicular and non-radicular low back pain', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012450.pub2

Wewege MA; Hansford HJ; Shah B; Gilanyi YL; Douglas SRG; Parmenter BJ; McAuley JH; Jones MD, 2022, 'Baseline imbalance and heterogeneity are present in meta-analyses of randomized clinical trials examining the effects of exercise and medicines for blood pressure management', Hypertension Research, 45, pp. 1643 - 1652, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41440-022-00984-3

Souza MB; Mascarenhas RO; Maia LB; Fonseca LS; Silva HJ; de Zoete RMJ; McAuley JH; Henschke N; Oliveira VC, 2022, 'Comparative efficacy and acceptability of non-pharmacological interventions in fibromyalgia: Protocol for a network meta-analysis', Plos One, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274406

Bagg MK; Wand BM; Cashin AG; Lee H; Hübscher M; Stanton TR; O'Connell NE; O'Hagan ET; Rizzo RRN; Wewege MA; Rabey M; Goodall S; Saing S; Lo SN; Luomajoki H; Herbert RD; Maher CG; Moseley GL; McAuley JH, 2022, 'Effect of Graded Sensorimotor Retraining on Pain Intensity in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial', JAMA, 328, pp. 430 - 439, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2022.9930

Rizzo RRN; Cashin AG; Bagg MK; Gustin SM; Lee H; McAuley JH, 2022, 'A Systematic Review of the Reporting Quality of Observational Studies That Use Mediation Analyses', Prevention Science, 23, pp. 1041 - 1052, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11121-022-01349-5

Ohagan ET; Di Pietro F; Traeger AC; Cashin AG; Hodges PW; Wand BM; Oneill S; Schabrun SM; Harris IA; McAuley JH, 2022, 'What messages predict intention to self-manage low back pain? A study of attitudes towards patient education', Pain, 163, pp. 1489 - 1496, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002530

Vanderweele TJ; Cashin AG; McAuley JH; Lee H, 2022, 'A New Tool for Reporting Mediation Analyses', Epidemiology, 33, pp. E16 - E18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0000000000001475

Cashin AG; McAuley JH; Lee H, 2022, 'Changes in synovitis and bone marrow lesions may not mediate the effect of cartilage loss on joint pain in osteoarthritis', Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 81, pp. E126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-218139

O'hagan E; Traeger AC; Schabrun SM; O'neill S; Wand BM; Cashin A; Williams CM; Harris IA; Mcauley JH, 2022, 'It's safe to move! A protocol for a randomised controlled trial investigating the effect of a video designed to increase people's confidence becoming more active despite back pain', BMJ Open, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063250

Jones MD; Cashin AG; Mouatt B; McLeod KA; Mundell NL; McAuley JH; Booth J, 2022, 'A survey evaluation comparing pain curriculum taught in Australian exercise physiology degrees to graduate perceptions of their preparedness and competency to treat people with chronic pain', Musculoskeletal Care, 20, pp. 299 - 306, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/msc.1586

Cashin AG; Booth J; McAuley JH; Jones MD; Hübscher M; Traeger AC; Fried K; Moseley GL, 2022, 'Making exercise count: Considerations for the role of exercise in back pain treatment', Musculoskeletal Care, 20, pp. 259 - 270, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/msc.1597

Rizzo RRN; Ferraro MC; Wewege MA; Cashin AG; Leake HB; O'Hagan ET; Jones MD; Gustin SM; McLachlan AJ; Day R; McAuley JH, 2022, 'Targeting neurotrophic factors for low back pain and sciatica: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Rheumatology (United Kingdom), 61, pp. 2243 - 2254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keab785

Sharma S; Mcauley JH, 2022, 'Low Back Pain in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Part 1: The Problem', Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 52, pp. 233 - 235, http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2022.11145

Norman-Nott N; Wilks CR; Hesam-Shariati N; Schroeder J; Suh J; Czerwinski M; Briggs NE; Quidé Y; McAuley J; Gustin SM; Quide Y, 2022, 'The No Worries Trial: Efficacy of Online Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills Training for Chronic Pain (iDBT-Pain) Using a Single Case Experimental Design', Journal of Pain, 23, pp. 558 - 576, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2021.10.003

Naylor B; Hesam-Shariati N; McAuley JH; Boag S; Newton-John T; Rae CD; Gustin SM, 2022, 'Corrigendum: Reduced Glutamate in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex Is Associated With Emotional and Cognitive Dysregulation in People With Chronic Pain(Front. Neurol., (2019), 10, (1110), 10.3389/fneur.2019.01110)', Frontiers in Neurology, 13, pp. 872851, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2022.872851

Cashin AG; McAuley JH; Lee H, 2022, 'A reporting guideline for randomized trials and observational studies using mediation analysis: AGReMA', Nature Medicine, 28, pp. 432 - 434, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41591-021-01674-2

Hesam-Shariati N; Chang WJ; Wewege MA; McAuley JH; Booth A; Trost Z; Lin CT; Newton-John T; Gustin SM, 2022, 'The analgesic effect of electroencephalographic neurofeedback for people with chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis', European Journal of Neurology, 29, pp. 921 - 936, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ene.15189

Hansford HJ; Cashin AG; Wewege MA; Ferraro MC; McAuley JH; Jones MD, 2022, 'Evaluation of journal policies to increase promotion of transparency and openness in sport science research', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 25, pp. 192 - 194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2021.08.004

Jenkins LC; Chang WJ; Buscemi V; Liston M; Skippen P; Cashin AG; McAuley JH; Schabrun SM, 2022, 'Low Somatosensory Cortex Excitability in the Acute Stage of Low Back Pain Causes Chronic Pain', Journal of Pain, 23, pp. 289 - 304, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2021.08.003

Cashin AG; Lee H; Traeger AC; Moseley GL; Hübscher M; Kamper SJ; Skinner IW; McAuley JH, 2022, 'Producing Clinically Meaningful Reductions in Disability: A Causal Mediation Analysis of a Patient Education Intervention', Journal of Pain, 23, pp. 236 - 247, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2021.07.007

Hansford HJ; Wewege MA; Cashin AG; Hagstrom AD; Clifford BK; McAuley JH; Jones MD; Hagstrom M, 2022, 'If exercise is medicine, why don’t we know the dose? An overview of systematic reviews assessing reporting quality of exercise interventions in health and disease', British Journal of Sports Medicine, 56, pp. 692 - 700, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2021-104977

Hansford HJ; Cashin AG; Wewege MA; Ferraro MC; McAuley JH; Jones MD, 2022, 'Open and transparent sports science research: the role of journals to move the field forward', Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 30, pp. 3599 - 3601, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00167-022-06893-9

Cashin AG; McAuley JH; Lee H, 2022, 'Advancing the reporting of mechanisms in implementation science: A guideline for reporting mediation analyses (AGReMA)', IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH AND PRACTICE, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/26334895221105568

Ferraro MC; Bagg MK; Wewege MA; Cashin AG; Leake HB; Rizzo RRN; Jones MD; Gustin SM; Day R; Loo CK; McAuley JH; Leake H, 2021, 'Efficacy, acceptability, and safety of antidepressants for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Systematic Reviews, 10, pp. 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13643-021-01599-4

Cashin AG; Bagg MK; Richards GC; Toomey E; Mcauley JH; Lee H, 2021, 'Limited engagement with transparent and open science standards in the policies of pain journals: a cross-sectional evaluation', BMJ Evidence Based Medicine, 26, pp. 313 - 319, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2019-111296

Kang D; Hesam-Shariati N; McAuley JH; Alam M; Trost Z; Rae CD; Gustin SM, 2021, 'Disruption to normal excitatory and inhibitory function within the medial prefrontal cortex in people with chronic pain', European Journal of Pain United Kingdom, 25, pp. 2242 - 2256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1838

Hansford HJ; Cashin AG; Wewege MA; Ferraro MC; McAuley JH; Jones MD, 2021, 'Evaluation of Journal Policies to Increase Promotion of Transparency and Openness in Sport Science Research', Arthroscopy Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, 37, pp. 3223 - 3225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arthro.2021.09.005

Sran R; Keay L; Coxon K; McAuley J; Whyte T; Brown J, 2021, 'Population-Level Incidence and Use-Related Factors of Comfort and Orthopedic Accessories Among Older Vehicle Occupants in NSW, Australia', Journal of Applied Gerontology, 40, pp. 1305 - 1313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0733464820950129

Rizzo RRN; Lee H; Cashin AG; Costa LOP; Gustin SM; McAuley JH, 2021, 'The mediating effect of pain catastrophizing on pain intensity: The influence of the timing of assessments', European Journal of Pain United Kingdom, 25, pp. 1938 - 1947, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1810

Domin M; Strauss S; McAuley JH; Lotze M, 2021, 'Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Thalamic GMV Atrophy and Associations of Lower GMV With Clinical and Sensorimotor Performance Data', Frontiers in Neurology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.722334

Lee H; Cashin AG; Lamb SE; Hopewell S; Vansteelandt S; Vanderweele TJ; MacKinnon DP; Mansell G; Collins GS; Golub RM; McAuley JH; Localio AR; Van Amelsvoort L; Guallar E; Rijnhart J; Goldsmith K; Fairchild AJ; Lewis CC; Kamper SJ; Williams CM; Henschke N, 2021, 'A Guideline for Reporting Mediation Analyses of Randomized Trials and Observational Studies: The AGReMA Statement', JAMA Journal of the American Medical Association, 326, pp. 1045 - 1056, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2021.14075

Cashin AG; Rizzo RRN; Wand BM; O'Connell NE; Lee H; Bagg MK; O'Hagan E; Maher CG; Furlan AD; van Tulder MW; McAuley JH, 2021, 'Non-pharmacological and non-surgical treatments for low back pain in adults: an overview of Cochrane Reviews', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD014691

O'Hagan ET; Traeger AC; Bunzli S; Leake HB; Schabrun SM; Wand BM; O'Neill S; Harris IA; McAuley JH, 2021, 'What do people post on social media relative to low back pain? A content analysis of Australian data', Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2021.102402

Traeger AC; Qaseem A; McAuley JH, 2021, 'Low Back Pain', JAMA Journal of the American Medical Association, 326, pp. 286, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.19715

Cashin AG; Folly T; Bagg MK; Wewege MA; Jones MD; Ferraro MC; Leake HB; Rizzo RRN; Schabrun SM; Gustin SM; Day R; Williams CM; McAuley JH, 2021, 'Efficacy, acceptability, and safety of muscle relaxants for adults with non-specific low back pain: Systematic review and meta-analysis', BMJ, 374, pp. n1446, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1446

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