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Dr Mark Hancock

Dr Mark Hancock Qualifications: PhD, MAppSc (Research), BAppSc(Physio)

Positions held:

  • Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy
  • Unit of study coordinator for Clinical Observation and Measurement
  • Unit of study coordinator for Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy D
  • Unit of study coordinator for Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy 4

Contact information

Biography

Teaching and Service Responsibilities

Teaches primarily in the area of musculoskeletal physiotherapy (especially lumbar spine and upper extremity units of study)


Selected Publications

  • Hancock MJ, Battie MC, Videman T, Gibbons L. The role of back injury or trauma in lumbar disc degeneration: An exposure-discordant twin study. Spine Accepted 22/1/10
  • Kamper SJ, Maher CG, Hancock MJ, Koes BW, Croft PR, Hay E. Treatment-based subgroups of low back pain: a guide to appraisal of research studies and a summary of current evidence. Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology 24:181-191
  • Williams CM, Maher CG, Hancock MJ, McAuley JH, McLachlan AJ, Britt H, Fahridin S, Harrison C, Latimer J (2010). A survey of general practice revealing that most patients with low back pain do not receive best practice care. Arch Intern Med 170: 271-277
  • Costa LdaC, Maher CG, McAuley JH, Hancock MJ, Herbert RD, Refshauge KM, Henschke N (2009). Prognosis for patients with chronic low back pain: inception cohort study. BMJ 339:b3829 doi:10.1136/bmj.b3829
  • Hancock MJ, Herbert R, Maher CG (2009). A guide to interpretation of studies investigating subgroups of responders to physical therapy interventions. Physical Therapy 89:698-704
  • Hancock MJ, Maher CG, Latimer J, Herbert RD and McAuley (2008). Independent evaluation of a clinical prediction rule for spinal manipulative therapy: A randomised controlled trial. European Spine Journal 17: 936-943 (IF=1.824)
  • Hancock MJ, Maher CG, Latimer J, McLachlan AJ, Cooper CW, Day RO, Spindler MF and McAuley JH (2007). Addition of diclofenac and/or manipulation to advice and paracetamol does not speed recovery from acute low back pain: A randomised controlled trial. Lancet 370: 1638-1643 (IF= 25.8)
  • Hancock MJ, Maher CG, Latimer J, Spindler MF, Laslett M, Bogduk N and McAuley JH (2007). Systematic review of tests to identify the disc, SIJ or facet joint as the source of low back pain. European Spine Journal 16:1539-1550

Selected Grants

  • Chris Maher, Jane Latimer, Andrew McLachlan, Mark Hancock, Chris Cooper (2009). The first placebo controlled trial of paracetamol for back pain. GlaxoSmithKline $1,400,000
  • Mark Hancock, Tasha Stanton, Ben Wand, Jane Latimer, Julie Fritz (2009). Classification of low back pain. Physiotherapy Research Foundation Tagged Research Grant. $19,934
  • Jane Latimer, Chris Maher, Andrew McLachlan, Chris Cooper, Mark Hancock (2008). The first placebo controlled trial of paracetamol for back pain. NHMRC Project Grant. $602,625
  • Chris Maher, Jane Latimer, Les Irwig, Nikolai Bogduk, Mark Hancock (2008). Diagnosis of the disc as a source of low back pain. University of Sydney Bridging Support Grant. $50,000

Further grants and further publications

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