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Journal articles
, 2012, 'Effect of Motor Control Exercises versus Graded Activity in Patients with Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial', Physical Therapy, 92, pp. 363 - 377
, 2012, 'Erratum to: Prevalence of sleep disturbances in patients with low back pain', European Spine Journal, 21, pp. 554 - 560
, 2012, 'SPHERE 12 screenign questionnaire', Journal of Physiotherapy, 58, pp. 273
, 2012, 'The prognosis of acute and persistent low-back pain: a meta-analysis', Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), 184, pp. E613 - E624, http://dx.doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.111271
, 2011, 'Interventions for treating pain and disability in adults with complex regional pain syndrome', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd009416
, 2011, 'Self-efficacy is more important than fear of movement in mediating the relationship between pain and disability in chronic low back pain', European Journal of Pain, 15, pp. 213 - 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpain.2010.06.014
, 2011, 'The authors respond', Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 92, pp. 325 - 326, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2010.10.040
, 2011, '(Thermal) quantitative sensory testing-tQST', Journal of Physiotherapy, 57, pp. 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1836-9553(11)70011-X
, 2011, '(Thermal) Quantitative Sensory Testing - tQST', Journal of Physiotherapy, 57, pp. 58 - 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-11-228
, 2011, 'Prevalence of sleep disturbance inpatients with low back pain', European Spine Journal, 20, pp. 737 - 743, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00586-010-1661-x
, 2011, 'Psychological approaches have not been demonstrated to be effective for fibromyalgia', Pain, 152, pp. 956 - 956, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2011.01.021
, 2011, 'Relationship between physical activity and disability in low back pain: A systemetic review and meta-analysis', Pain, 152, pp. 607 - 613, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2010.11.034
, 2011, 'Responsiveness of the 24-, 18- and 11-item versions of the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire', European Spine Journal, 20, pp. 458 - 463, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00586-010-1608-2
, 2011, 'Shoulder pain and Disability Index (SPADI)', Journal of Physiotherapy, 57, pp. 197 - 197
, 2011, 'The rubber hand illusion increases histamine reactivity in the real arm', Current Biology, 21, pp. R945 - R946, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2011.10.039
, 2010, 'Do Numerical Rating Scales and the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire capture changes that are meaningful to patients with persistent back pain?', Clinical Rehabilitation, 24, pp. 648 - 657, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269215510367975
, 2010, 'Appropriate Discard of "Best" Practice Guidelines for Acute Low Back Pain In reply', ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, 170, pp. 1088 - 1088, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2010.191
, 2010, 'In reply', Archives of Internal Medicine, 170, pp. 1088
, 2010, 'Graded activity and graded exposure for persistent nonspecific low back pain: A systematic review', Physical Therapy, 90, pp. 860 - 879, http://dx.doi.org/10.2522/ptj.20090303
, 2010, 'Self-reported assessment of disability and performance-based assessment of disability are influenced by different patient characteristics in acute low back pain', European Spine Journal, 19, pp. 633 - 640, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00586-009-1180-9
, 2010, 'Low back pain and best practice care a survey of general practice physicians', Archives of Internal Medicine, 170, pp. 271 - 277, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2009.507
, 2010, 'On "motor control exercise for chronic low back pain..." Costa LOP, Maher CG, Latimer J, et al. Phys Ther. 2009;89:1275-1286 [2]', Physical Therapy, 90, pp. 307 - 308, http://dx.doi.org/10.2522/ptj.2010.90.2.307.2
, 2010, 'On "motor control exercise for chronic low back pain..." Costa LOP, Maher CG, Latimer J, et al. Phys Ther. 2009;89:1275-1286 [4]', Physical Therapy, 90, pp. 310 - 311, http://dx.doi.org/10.2522/ptj.2010.90.2.310
, 2010, 'The effectiveness of the McKenzie method in addition to first-line care for acute low back pain: A randomized controlled trial', BMC Medicine, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-8-10
, 2010, 'Conservative interventions provide short-term relief for non-specific neck pain: A systematic review', Journal of Physiotherapy, 56, pp. 73 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1836-9553(10)70037-0
, 2010, 'Erratum', Journal of Physiotherapy, 56, pp. 222, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1836-9553(10)70004-7
, 2010, 'Response to Bjordal et al', Journal of Physiotherapy, 56, pp. 283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1836-9553(10)70016-3
, 2010, 'The depression anxiety stress scale (DASS)', Journal of Physiotherapy, 56, pp. 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1836-9553(10)70030-8
, 2010, 'An updated overview of clinical guidelines for the management of non-specific low back pain in primary care', European Spine Journal, 19, pp. 2075 - 2094, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00586-010-1502-y
, 2009, 'Author response', Physical Therapy, 89, pp. 1289 - 1291, http://dx.doi.org/10.2522/ptj.20090218.ar
, 2009, 'Motor control exercise for chronic low back pain: A randomized placebo-controlled trial', Physical Therapy, 89, pp. 1275 - 1286, http://dx.doi.org/10.2522/ptj.20090218
, 2009, 'Prevalence of and screening for serious spinal pathology in patients presenting to primary care settings with acute low back pain', Arthritis and Rheumatism, 60, pp. 3072 - 3080, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/art.24853
, 2009, 'Prognosis for patients with chronic low back pain: Inception cohort study', BMJ Online, 339, pp. 850, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b3829
, 2009, 'Systematic review of cross-cultural adaptations of McGill Pain Questionnaire reveals a paucity of clinimetric testing', Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 62, pp. 934 - 943, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.03.019
, 2009, 'Predicting outcome in acute low back pain using different models of patient profiling', Spine, 34, pp. 1970 - 1975, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181afeab7
, 2009, 'Analgesic effects of treatments for non-specific low back pain: A meta-analysis of placebo-controlled randomized trials', Rheumatology, 48, pp. 520 - 527, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/ken470
, 2009, 'Recovery: What does this mean to patients with low back pain?', Arthritis Care and Research, 61, pp. 124 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/art.24162
, 2009, 'Can rate of recovery be predicted in patients with acute low back pain? Development of a clinical prediction rule', European Journal of Pain, 13, pp. 51 - 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpain.2008.03.007
, 2009, 'Characteristics of patients with acute low back pain presenting to primary care in Australia', Clinical Journal of Pain, 25, pp. 5 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/AJP.0b013e3181817a8d
, 2009, 'Motor control exercise for persistent, nonspecific low back pain: A systematic review', Physical Therapy, 89, pp. 9 - 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.2522/ptj.20080103
, 2009, 'The self-reported aggravating activities of people with chronic non-specific low back pain do not involve consistent directions of spinal movement: an observational study', Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, 55, pp. 47 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0004-9514(09)70060-1
, 2008, 'Course and prognostic factors of whiplash: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Pain, 138, pp. 617 - 629, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2008.02.019
, 2008, 'Prognosis in patients with recent onset low back pain in Australian primary care: inception cohort study.', BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a171
, 2008, 'Prognosis in patients with recent onset low back pain in Australian primary care: Inception cohort study', BMJ, 337, pp. 154 - 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a171
, 2008, 'A systematic review of the predictive ability of the orebro musculoskeletal pain questionnaire', Spine, 33, pp. E494 - E500, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0b013e31817ba3bb
, 2008, 'Imperfect placebos are common in low back pain trials: A systematic review of the literature', European Spine Journal, 17, pp. 889 - 904, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00586-008-0664-3
, 2008, 'Independent evaluation of a clinical prediction rule for spinal manipulative therapy: A randomised controlled trial', European Spine Journal, 17, pp. 936 - 943, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00586-008-0679-9
, 2008, 'Motor control or graded activity exercises for chronic low back pain? A randomised controlled trial', BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-9-65
, 2008, 'Trial methodology and patient characteristics did not influence the size of placebo effects on pain', Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 61, pp. 256 - 260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.03.017
, 2008, 'After an episode of acute low back pain, recurrence is unpredictable and not as common as previously thought.', Spine, 33, pp. 2923 - 2928, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/brs.0b013e31818a3167