By Professor James McAuley

Journal articles

Quidé Y; Hesam-Shariati N; Norman-Nott N; McAuley JH; Gustin SM; Quide Y, 2025, 'Stress-Related Brain Alterations in Chronic Pain', European Journal of Pain, 29, pp. e70034, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejp.70034

Souza FL; Bowman H; Yang F; Hesam-Shariati N; Linke J; Gilanyi YL; Jones MD; Z-Pinto R; McAuley JH; Rizzo RRN, 2025, 'Conversational Agents to Support Pain Management: A Scoping Review', European Journal of Pain, 29, pp. e70016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejp.70016

Hesam-Shariati N; Alexander L; Stapleton F; Newton-John T; Lin C-T; Zahara P; Chen KY; Restrepo S; Skinner IW; McAuley JH; Moseley GL; Jensen MP; Gustin SM, 2025, 'The effect of an EEG neurofeedback intervention for corneal neuropathic pain: A single-case experimental design with multiple baselines.', J Pain, pp. 105394, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2025.105394

Salame A; Ferreira ML; Hansford HJ; Maher CG; Zadro JR; Christine Lin CW; Diwan A; McAuley JH; Hancock MJ; Harris IA; Ferreira GE, 2025, 'The smallest worthwhile effect of surgery versus non-surgical treatments for sciatica: a benefit-harm trade-off study', Journal of Physiotherapy, 71, pp. 125 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2025.02.012

Rizzo RRN; Cashin AG; Wand BM; Ferraro MC; Sharma S; Lee H; O'Hagan E; Maher CG; Furlan AD; van Tulder MW; McAuley JH, 2025, 'Non-pharmacological and non-surgical treatments for low back pain in adults: an overview of Cochrane reviews', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2025, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD014691.pub2

Ferraro MC; Urquhart DM; Ferreira GE; Wewege MA; Abdel Shaheed C; Traeger AC; Hoving JL; Visser EJ; McAuley JH; Cashin AG, 2025, 'Antidepressants for low back pain and spine-related leg pain', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2025, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD001703.pub4

Magalhães DS; McAuley JH; Maher CG; Ferreira EDMR; Oliveira TEP; Mastahinich MER; de Jesus-Moraleida FR; Fukusawa L; Franco MR; Pinto RZ; Rodrigues Franco Zambelli M, 2025, 'An e-learning program improves low back pain beliefs of physiotherapists: a randomised trial', Journal of Physiotherapy, 71, pp. 35 - 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2024.11.014

Norman-Nott N; Briggs NE; Hesam-Shariati N; Wilks CR; Schroeder J; Diwan AD; Suh J; Newby JM; Newton-John T; Quidé Y; McAuley JH; Gustin SM, 2025, 'Online Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Emotion Dysregulation in People with Chronic Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial', JAMA Network Open, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.6908

Marques LBF; Diniz LM; Nogueira LAC; Franco MR; Rodrigues JB; Santana BCM; Arruda LR; Ferreira LAC; Guimarães AF; McAuley JH; Pinto RZ, 2025, 'Are beliefs about low back pain associated with central sensitization inventory in patients with low back pain? A cross-sectional study', Physiotherapy, pp. 101803 - 101803, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2025.101803

McLachlan H; Maher CG; Lin CWC; Billot L; Day RO; Ivers R; Underwood M; McLachlan AJ; Richards B; Finnerup NB; Ferreira GE, 2024, 'DREAM: an adaptive, randomised, placebo-controlled trial of duloxetine for reducing leg pain in people with chronic sciatica - trial protocol', BMJ Open, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-096796

McNally KR; Summers S; Stanton TR; McAuley J; Chang WJ; Chowdhury N; Cavaleri R, 2024, 'Exploring whether home-based neuromodulation can boost the analgesic effects of exercise in people with knee osteoarthritis: protocol for a double-blinded, pilot randomised controlled trial', BMJ Open, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090523

Rizzo RRN; Wand BM; Leake HB; O’Hagan ET; Traeger AC; Gustin SM; Moseley GL; Sharma S; Cashin AG; Bagg MK; McAuley JH; Bunzli S, 2024, 'Why might fears and worries persist after a pain education-grounded multimodal intervention for chronic back pain? A qualitative study', Pain Reports, 9, pp. e1197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000001197

Hesam-Shariati N; Alexander L; Chen KY; Craig A; Glare PA; Jensen MP; Lin CT; McAuley JH; Middleton JW; Moseley GL; Newton-John T; Restrepo S; Skinner IW; Zahara P; Gustin SM, 2024, 'A home-based self-directed EEG neurofeedback intervention for people with chronic neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury (the StoPain Trial): description of the intervention', Spinal Cord, 62, pp. 658 - 666, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41393-024-01031-3

Chang WJ; Humburg P; Jenkins LC; Buscemi V; Gonalez-Alvarez ME; McAuley JH; Liston MB; Schabrun SM, 2024, 'Can assessment of human assumed central sensitisation improve the predictive accuracy of the STarT Back screening tool in acute low back pain?', Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2024.103177

Hok P; Strauss S; McAuley J; Domin M; Wang AP; Rae C; Moseley GL; Lotze M, 2024, 'Functional connectivity in complex regional pain syndrome: A bicentric study', Neuroimage, 301, pp. 120886, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2024.120886

Jones HG; Rizzo RRN; Pulling BW; Braithwaite FA; Grant AR; McAuley JH; Jensen MP; Moseley GL; Rees A; Stanton TR, 2024, 'Adjunctive use of hypnosis for clinical pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Pain Reports, 9, pp. e1185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000001185

Norman-Nott N; Hesam-Shariati N; Wewege MA; Rizzo RRN; Cashin AG; Wilks CR; Quidé Y; McAuley JH; Gustin SM; Quide Y, 2024, 'Emotion regulation skills-focused interventions for chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis', European Journal of Pain United Kingdom, 28, pp. 1276 - 1293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejp.2268

Venter M; Grotle M; Øiestad BE; Aanesen F; Tingulstad A; Rysstad T; Ferraro MC; McAuley JH; Cashin AG, 2024, 'Treatment Effect Modifiers for Return-to-Work in Patients With Musculoskeletal Disorders', Journal of Pain, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104556

Sharma S; Pathak A; Parker R; Costa LOP; Ghai B; Igwesi-Chidobe C; Janwantanakul P; de Jesus-Moraleida FR; Chala MB; Pourahmadi M; Briggs AM; Gorgon E; Ardern CL; Khan KM; McAuley JH; Alghwiri AA; Aoko OA; Badamasi HS; Calvache JA; Cardosa MS; Ganesh S; Gashaw M; Ghiringhelli J; Gigena S; Hasan ATMT; Haq SA; Jacob ENW; van Rensburg DCJ; Kossi O; Liu C; Malani R; Mason BJN; Najem C; Nava-Bringas TI; Nduwimana I; Perera R; Perveen W; Pierobon A; Pinto E; Pinto RZ; Purwanto F; Rahimi MD; Reis FJJ; Siddiq AB; Shrestha D; Tamang M; Vasanthan LT; Viljoen C, 2024, '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 and Sports Physical Therapy, 54, pp. 560 - 572, http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2024.12406

Augustine L; Zadro J; Maher C; Traeger AC; Jones C; West CA; Yang J; O'Keeffe M; Jenkins H; McAuley JH; Ferreira GE, 2024, 'Perceptions of advice for acute low back pain: A content analysis of qualitative data collected in a randomised experiment', BMJ Open, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079070

Gilanyi YL; Rizzo RRN; Sharma S; Venter M; McAuley JH; Jones MD, 2024, 'A Qualitative Study Identifying Barriers and Enablers to Exercise Adherence in People with Chronic Low Back Pain. “It's a personal journey”', Journal of Pain, 25, pp. 104488, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2024.02.002

Ferraro MC; McAuley JH, 2024, 'Clinimetrics: Douleur Neuropathique en 4 Questions (DN4)', Journal of Physiotherapy, 70, pp. 238 - 239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2024.02.010

Hansford HJ; Jones MD; Cashin AG; Ostelo RWJG; Chiarotto A; Williams SA; Sharma S; Rose JM; Devonshire JJ; Ferraro MC; Wewege MA; McAuley JH, 2024, 'The Smallest Worthwhile Effect on Pain Intensity of Exercise Therapy for People With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Discrete Choice Experiment Study', Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 54, pp. 477 - 485, http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2024.12279

O’Hagan ET; Traeger AC; Schabrun SM; O’Neill S; Wand BM; Cashin AG; Williams CM; Harris IA; McAuley JH, 2024, 'It's OK to Move! Effect of a Brief Video on Community Confidence in Activity Despite Back Pain: A Randomized Trial', Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 54, pp. 400 - 407, http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2024.12412

Ferraro MC; O'Connell NE; Sommer C; Goebel A; Bultitude JH; Cashin AG; Moseley GL; McAuley JH, 2024, 'Complex regional pain syndrome: advances in epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment', Lancet Neurology, 23, pp. 522 - 533, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00076-0

Gilanyi YL; Shah B; Cashin AG; Gibbs MT; Bellamy J; Day R; McAuley JH; Jones MD; McAuley J; Bellamy J; Gibbs M, 2024, 'Barriers and enablers to exercise adherence in people with nonspecific chronic low back pain: a systematic review of qualitative evidence.', Pain, 165, pp. 2200 - 2214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003234

Altinger G; Sharma S; Maher CG; Cullen L; McCaffery K; Linder JA; Buchbinder R; Harris IA; Coiera E; Li Q; Howard K; Coggins A; Middleton PM; Gunja N; Ferguson I; Chan T; Tambree K; Varshney A; Traeger AC; Lawrence J; Pile K; Cracknell R; Hermiz A; Moncada F; Mitford D; Salter M; Mallows J; Morgan R; Hastings C; McNulty R; Frost A; Burns B; Bivona K; Fenech J; Zaouk H; Smith M; Parameswaran A; Morris J; Shapter B; Van Vorst D; Squire P; Basilakis J; Meller M; Tcharkhedian E; Machado G; McAuley J; Harrison J; Michaleff Z; van Wyk A; McKeown W; Davis J; Ho E, 2024, 'Behavioural ‘nudging’ interventions to reduce low-value care for low back pain in the emergency department (NUDGED): protocol for a 2×2 factorial, before-after, cluster randomised trial', BMJ Open, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079870

Hansford HJ; Cashin AG; Doyle J; Leake HB; McAuley JH; Jones MD, 2024, 'Barriers and Enablers to Using Intervention Reporting Guidelines in Sports and Exercise Medicine Trials: A Mixed-Methods Study', The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy, 54, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2023.12110

Gardner T; O'Hagan E; Gilanyi YL; McAuley JH; Jensen MP; Rizzo RR, 2024, 'Using hypnosis in clinical practice for the management of chronic pain: A qualitative study', Patient Education and Counseling, 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2023.108097

Ferreira GE; Zadro JR; Traeger AC; Jones CP; West CA; O’Keeffe M; Jenkins H; McAuley J; Maher CG, 2023, 'Adding Brief Pain Science or Ergonomics Messages to Guideline Advice Did Not Increase Feelings of Reassurance in People With Acute Low Back Pain: A Randomized Experiment', Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 53, pp. 769 - 779, http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2023.12090

Cashin AG; Lee H; Wand BM; Bagg MK; O'Hagan ET; Rizzo RRN; Stanton TR; Moseley GL; McAuley JH, 2023, 'Mechanisms of education and graded sensorimotor retraining in people with chronic low back pain: A mediation analysis', Pain, 164, pp. 2792 - 2800, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002978

Jenkins LC; Chang WJ; Buscemi V; Liston M; Nicholas M; Graven-Nielsen T; Hodges PW; Wasinger VC; Stone LS; Dorsey SG; McAuley JH; Schabrun SM, 2023, 'The Understanding Persistent Pain Where it ResiDes Study of Low Back Pain Cohort Profile', New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 51, pp. 199 - 216, http://dx.doi.org/10.15619/nzjp.v51i3.375

Hansford HJ; Jones MD; Cashin AG; Ostelo RW; Chiarotto A; Williams SA; Sharma S; Devonshire JJ; Ferraro MC; Wewege MA; McAuley JH, 2023, 'The smallest worthwhile effect on pain intensity of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and exercise therapy for acute and chronic low back pain: a benefit-harm trade-off study', Journal of Physiotherapy, 69, pp. 240 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2023.08.006

Hansford HJ; Cashin AG; Jones MD; Swanson SA; Islam N; Douglas SRG; Rizzo RRN; Devonshire JJ; Williams SA; Dahabreh IJ; Dickerman BA; Egger M; Garcia-Albeniz X; Golub RM; Lodi S; Moreno-Betancur M; Pearson SA; Schneeweiss S; Sterne JAC; Sharp MK; Stuart EA; Hernán MA; Lee H; McAuley JH, 2023, 'Reporting of Observational Studies Explicitly Aiming to Emulate Randomized Trials: A Systematic Review', JAMA Network Open, 6, pp. E2336023, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.36023

Hansford HJ; Cashin AG; Jones MD; Swanson SA; Islam N; Dahabreh IJ; Dickerman BA; Egger M; Garcia-Albeniz X; Golub RM; Lodi S; Moreno-Betancur M; Pearson SA; Schneeweiss S; Sterne J; Sharp MK; Stuart EA; Hernan MA; Lee H; McAuley JH, 2023, 'Development of the TrAnsparent ReportinG of observational studies Emulating a Target trial (TARGET) guideline', BMJ Open, 13, pp. e074626, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-074626

Gibbs MT; Hayden JA; Cashin AG; Shah B; Gilanyi YL; Natoli A; Holmes G; Ogilvie R; Hagstrom AD; McAuley JH; Marshall PW; Jones MD; Hagstrom M, 2023, 'Are Exercise Interventions in Clinical Trials for Chronic Low Back Pain Dosed Appropriately to Meet the World Health Organization's Physical Activity Guidelines?', Physical Therapy, 104, pp. pzad114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzad114

Ferraro MC; Cashin AG; Wand BM; Smart KM; Berryman C; Marston L; Moseley GL; McAuley JH; O'Connell NE, 2023, 'Interventions for treating pain and disability in adults with complex regional pain syndrome- an overview of systematic reviews', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD009416.pub3

O'Hagan ET; Cashin AG; Rizzo RRN; Leake HB; Zahara P; Bagg MK; Wand BM; McAuley JH, 2023, 'Development of a booster intervention for graded sensorimotor retraining (RESOLVE) in people with persistent low back pain: A nested, randomised, feasibility trial', Musculoskeletal Care, 21, pp. 444 - 452, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/msc.1715

Gilanyi YL; Wewege MA; Shah B; Cashin AG; Williams CM; Davidson SRE; McAuley JH; Jones MD, 2023, 'Exercise Increases Pain Self-efficacy in Adults With Nonspecific Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis', Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 53, pp. 335 - 342, http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2023.11622

Quidé Y; Norman-Nott N; Hesam-Shariati N; McAuley JH; Gustin SM; Quide Y, 2023, 'Depressive symptoms moderate functional connectivity within the emotional brain in chronic pain', Bjpsych Open, 9, pp. e80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2023.61

Rizzo RRN; Wand BM; Leake HB; O'Hagan ET; Bagg MK; Bunzli S; Traeger AC; Gustin SM; Moseley GL; Sharma S; Cashin AG; McAuley JH, 2023, '“My Back is Fit for Movement”: A Qualitative Study Alongside a Randomized Controlled Trial for Chronic Low Back Pain', Journal of Pain, 24, pp. 824 - 839, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2022.12.009

Devonshire JJ; Wewege MA; Hansford HJ; Odemis HA; Wand BM; Jones MD; McAuley JH, 2023, 'Effectiveness of Cognitive Functional Therapy for Reducing Pain and Disability in Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis', Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 53, pp. 244 - 285, http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2023.11447

Cashin AG; Øiestad BE; Aanesen F; Storheim K; Tingulstad A; Rysstad TL; Lee H; Mcauley JH; Sowden G; Wynne-Jones G; Tveter AT; Grotle M, 2023, 'Mechanisms of vocational interventions for return to work from musculoskeletal conditions: a mediation analysis of the MI-NAV trial', Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 80, pp. 246 - 253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2022-108716

Cashin AG; Wand BM; O'Connell NE; Lee H; Rizzo RRN; Bagg MK; O'Hagan E; Maher CG; Furlan AD; van Tulder MW; McAuley JH, 2023, 'Pharmacological treatments for low back pain in adults: an overview of Cochrane Reviews', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2023, pp. cd013815, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013815.pub2

O’Hagan ET; Cashin AG; Hübscher M; Alsaadi SM; Gustin S; McAuley JH, 2023, 'Does poor sleep quality lead to increased low back pain the following day?', Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 23, pp. 333 - 340, http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/sjpain-2022-0064

Ferraro MC; Cashin AG; O'Connell NE; Visser EJ; Abdel Shaheed C; Wewege MA; Gustin SM; McAuley JH, 2023, 'Ketamine and other NMDA receptor antagonists for chronic pain', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD015373

Wand BM; Cashin AG; Mcauley JH; Bagg MK; Orange GM; Moseley GL, 2023, 'The Fit-for-Purpose Model: Conceptualizing and Managing Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain as an Information Problem', Physical Therapy, 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzac151

Cashin AG; Wand BM; McAuley JH, 2023, 'Graded Sensorimotor Retraining and Pain Intensity in Chronic Low Back Pain - Reply', JAMA, 329, pp. 262 - 263, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2022.21213

Cheng ETL; Cheik-Hussein M; Lin N; Lewin AM; McAuley JH; Harris IA, 2023, 'A meta-epidemiological study on the reported treatment effect of pregabalin in neuropathic pain trials over time', Plos One, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280593

Wewege MA; Bagg MK; Jones MD; Ferraro MC; Cashin AG; Rizzo RRN; Leake HB; Hagstrom AD; Sharma S; McLachlan AJ; Maher CG; Day R; Wand BM; O'Connell NE; Nikolakopolou A; Schabrun S; Gustin SM; McAuley JH; Hagstrom M, 2023, 'Comparative effectiveness and safety of analgesic medicines for adults with acute non-specific low back pain: systematic review and network meta-analysis', BMJ, 380, pp. e072962, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2022-072962

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