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Professor Michael Nicholas

PhD, MPsychol(Clin), MSc(Hons), MAPS, FFPMANZCA(Hon)

Professor
Pain Management Research Institute, Northern Clinical School
Kolling Institute of Medical Research

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+61 2 9463 1515

michael.nicholas@sydney.edu.au

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Biographical details

Professor Michael Nicholas is a Clinical Psychologist with over 40 years of experience in the field of pain. He is the Director of Pain Education at the Pain Management Research Institute - Kolling Institute, Sydney Medical School and the Director of multidisciplinary pain managment programs (including ADAPT) at the MJC Pain Management & Research Centre at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney.

Associations

Council Member of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) Governing Council (2010-2016)
Secretary of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) Governing Council (2017-2019)
Member of the Australian Pain Society since 1992
Member of the Pain Network Executive for the NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) (2013 - present), Co-Chair (2016-2022)
Associate Editor of PAIN, Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation and the Scandanavian Journal of Pain.

Awards and honours

Awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Faculty of Pain Medicine, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists in 2009 in recognition of his contributions to Education in Pain Medicine. He is the only psychologist to have received this honour.
Awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Sweden’s Örebro University and the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in 2015 to celebrate his dedicated work on the influence of psychological factors on pain perception
Swiss RE Excellence & Innovation in Return to Work Award 2015/2016 EML the insurance partner and joint funder of the Work Injury Screening and Early Intervention (WISE) study
Joint winner of the Framework and Systems section of the 2016 icare TMF awards for the The Work Injury Screening & Early Intervention (WISE) study consortium: NSW Health, EML, icare and The University of Sydney - Pain Management Research Institute (PMRI)
Recipient of the 2018 Distinguished Member Award from the Australian Pain Society for services to the promotion, treatment and science of pain management and lifelong contribution to the Australian Pain Society
Dr. Michael Feuerstein Best Paper Award 2020 from the Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation for the paper 'Implementation of Early Intervention Protocol in Australia for ‘High Risk’ Injured Workers is Associated with Fewer Lost Work Days Over 2 Years Than Usual (Stepped) Care', by M. K. Nicholas, D. S. J. Costa, S. J. Linton, C. J. Main, W. S. Shaw, G. Pearce, M. Gleeson, R. Z. Pinto, F. M. Blyth, J. H. McAuley, R. J. E. M. Smeets & A. McGarity
The Australian newspapers' 2020 and 2021 Australia's Research Field Leader for Pain & Pain Management(based on citations)
Awarded the Rehabilitation Psychology Research Award in 2021 by the Australian Psychological Society's Rehabilitation Psychology of Injury, Chronic Illness and Pain Interest Group. This was in recognition of his ongoing significant contributions to research and practice in the field of Rehabilitation Psychology.
Part of the Australian Post Group team who were awarded the NSCA Foundation's Best Return & Recovery at Work System at the 25th National Safety Awards of Excellence in 2022 - an outcome of the EMCAP project.
Recipient of the 2022International Association for the Study of Pain’s John D Loeser Prize for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement in the Clinical Science of Pain
The Australian newspapers' 2022 and 2023 Australia's Research Field Leader for Pain & Pain Management (based on citations)
Inducted into the 2023 North Sydney Local Health District's (NSLHD) Board Honour Roll for 30 years of exceptional service in life-transforming programs for people living with chronic pain.

Keywords

Clinical psychology, Cognitive psychology, Pain, Occupational health, Preventive health services

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Book Chapters

Main, C., Nicholas, M. (2022). Persisting Pain Disorders: The Central Importance of Psychology in the Management of Pain and Its Impact. In Asmundson, G.J.G. (Eds.), Comprehensive Clinical Psychology, (pp. 329-351). London: Elsevier. [More Information]
Nicholas, M. (2015). Psychological Approaches to the Management of Pain, Cognition and Emotion. In Gisele Pickering, Stephen Gibson (Eds.), Pain, Emotion and Cognition: A Complex Nexus, (pp. 153-165). Cham: Springer. [More Information]
Nicholas, M. (2002). Reducing disability in injured workers: the importance of collaborative management. In Linton, SJ (Eds.), Pain Research and Clinical Management, (pp. 33-46). Amsterdam: BMJ Publishing Group.
Nicholas, M., Wright, S. (2001). Management of acute and chronic pain. In J Milgrom, GD Burrows (Eds.), Psychology and Psychiatry: Integrating Medical Practice, (pp. 127-153). Chichester, UK: Sage Publications.

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Journals

Maher, C., Han, C., Gilbert, S., Nicholas, M. (2024). A content analysis of the interventions for low back pain promoted on the websites of Australian pain clinics. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 30(2), PY23164. [More Information]
Glare, P., Nicholas, M. (2024). Chronic pain in cancer survivors improved after learning pain self-management techniques in an Australian pain clinic. Pain Medicine, 25(9), 578-580. [More Information]
Chowdhury, A., Graham, P., Schofield, D., Costa, D., Nicholas, M. (2024). Productivity outcomes from chronic pain management interventions in the working age population; a systematic review. Pain, 165(6), 1233-1246. [More Information]
Jenkins, L., Chang, W., Buscemi, V., Liston, M., Humburg, P., Nicholas, M., Graven-Nielsen, T., Hodges, P., McAuley, J., Schabrun, S. (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(1), 14-26. [More Information]
Nudelman, Y., Pincus, T., Nicholas, M., Ben Ami, N. (2023). Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity of the pain self-efficacy questionnaire - Hebrew version. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 64. [More Information]
Chowdhury, A., Schofield, D., Shrestha, R., Nicholas, M. (2023). Economic analysis of patient-related effects of an interdisciplinary pain self-management program. Pain, 164(11), 2491-2500. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Cardosa, M., Turner, J. (2023). Educational initiatives and achievements of the International Association for the Study of Pain. Pain, 164(11 S), S6-S10. [More Information]
Maher, C., Archambeau, A., Buchbinder, R., French, S., Morphet, J., Nicholas, M., O'Sullivan, P., Pirotta, M., Yelland, M., Zeller, L., et al (2023). Introducing Australia's clinical care standard for low back pain. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 93(6), 1476-1479. [More Information]
Basnet, R., Sharma, S., Jensen, M., Pathak, A., Gurung, G., Thagunna, N., Elisa Maharjan, U., Hansford, H., Riju Maharjan, U., Nicholas, M. (2023). Self-Efficacy in Nepali Adults With Musculoskeletal Pain: Measurement Properties of Hard-Copy and Online Versions of the Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire. The Journal of Pain. [More Information]
Shaw, W., Dugan, A., McGonagle, A., Nicholas, M., Tveito, T. (2023). The Job Leeway Scale: Initial Evaluation of a Self-report Measure of Health-Related Flexibility and Latitude at Work. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. [More Information]
Shaw, W., McLellan, R., Besen, E., Namazi, S., Nicholas, M., Dugan, A., Tveito, T. (2022). A Worksite Self-management Program for Workers with Chronic Health Conditions Improves Worker Engagement and Retention, but not Workplace Function. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 32(1), 77-86. [More Information]
Oliveira, C., CHRISTOFARO, D., Maher, C., Franco, M., Tiedemann, A., Silva, F., DAMATO, T., Nicholas, M., Pinto, R. (2022). Adding Physical Activity Coaching and an Activity Monitor Was No More Effective Than Adding an Attention Control Intervention to Group Exercise for Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain (PAyBACK Trial): A Randomized Trial. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 52(5), 287-299. [More Information]
Wilson, D., Mackintosh, S., Nicholas, M., Moseley, G., Costa, D., Ashton-James, C. (2022). Are group identity and sense of belonging relevant for group pain management programmes? An exploratory pilot study. British Journal of Pain, 16(5), 528-537. [More Information]
Cuff, P., Watt-Watson, J., Carr, E., Dale, R., Devonshire, E., Dunleavy, K., Fishman, S., Goldblatt, E., Goodtree, H., Gupta, A., Nicholas, M., et al (2022). Barriers and facilitators to initiating and sustaining interprofessional pain education. Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice, 29. [More Information]
Nicholas, M. (2022). Commentary on Elbers et al. "Longitudinal outcome evaluations of IMPT programs". European Journal of Pain, 26(2), 280-281. [More Information]
De Morgan, S., Walker, P., Blyth, F., Nicholas, M., Wilson, A. (2022). Community-based pain programs commissioned by primary health networks: Key findings from an online survey and consultation with program managers. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 28(4), 303-314. [More Information]
Chowdhury, A., Graham, P., Schofield, D., Cunich, M., Nicholas, M. (2022). Cost-effectiveness of Multidisciplinary Interventions for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Narrative Review. Clinical Journal of Pain, 38(3), 197-207. [More Information]
Mittinty, M., Elliott, J., Hunter, D., Nicholas, M., March, L., Mittinty, M. (2022). Explaining the gap in the experience of depression among arthritis patients. Clinical Rheumatology, 41(4), 1227-1233. [More Information]
De Morgan, S., Walker, P., Blyth, F., Marks, L., Rychetnik, L., Nicholas, M., Sanders, D., Wilson, A. (2022). Health and service needs, priorities and initiatives of primary health networks related to chronic pain. Australian Journal of Primary Health. [More Information]
Glare, P., D'Costa, D., Nicholas, M. (2022). Psychosocial characteristics of chronic pain in cancer survivors referred to an Australian multidisciplinary pain clinic. Psycho-Oncology, 31(11), 1895-1903. [More Information]
Klyne, D., Hall, L., Nicholas, M., Hodges, P. (2022). Risk factors for low back pain outcome: Does it matter when they are measured? European Journal of Pain, 26(4), 835-854. [More Information]
Main, C., Shaw, W., Nicholas, M., Linton, S. (2022). System-level efforts to address pain-related workplace challenges. Pain, 163(8), 1425-1431. [More Information]
Nicholas, M. (2022). The biopsychosocial model of pain 40 years on: time for a reappraisal? Pain, 163(11), S3-S14. [More Information]
Sterling, M., Ritchie, C., Cameron, I., Griffin, A., Jagnoor, J., Nicholas, M., Nguyen, H., Warren, J., Rebbeck, T. (2021). Comparison of the accuracy of whippredict to that of a modified version of the short-form Örebro musculoskeletal pain screening questionnaire to predict poor recovery after whiplash injury. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 51(5), 207-215. [More Information]
Rebbeck, T., Evans, K., Ferreira, P., Beales, D., Sterling, M., Bennell, K., Cameron, I., Nicholas, M., Ritchie, C., Jull, G., Trevena, L., Refshauge, K., Black, D., Ferreira, M., Shaw, T., Simic, M., et al (2021). Implementation of a novel stratified PAthway of CarE for common musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions in primary care: Protocol for a multicentre pragmatic randomised controlled trial (the PACE MSK trial). BMJ Open, 11(12), e057705. [More Information]
Wilson, D., Mackintosh, S., Nicholas, M., Moseley, G., Costa, D., Ashton-James, C. (2021). Is the psychological composition of the therapeutic group associated with individual outcomes in group cognitive behavioural therapy for chronic pain? British Journal of Pain, 15(1), 69-81. [More Information]
Simpson, P., Holopainen, R., Schütze, R., O'Sullivan, P., Smith, A., Linton, S., Nicholas, M., Kent, P. (2021). Training of Physical Therapists to Deliver Individualized Biopsychosocial Interventions to Treat Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions: A Scoping Review. Physical Therapy, 101(10), 1-12. [More Information]
Klyne, D., van den Hoorn, W., Barbe, M., Cholewicki, J., M. Hall, L., Khan, A., Meroni, R., Moseley, G., Nicholas, M., O’Sullivan, L., et al (2020). Cohort profile: why do people keep hurting their back? BMC Research Notes, 13(1), 538. [More Information]
Glare, P., Ashton-James, C., Han, E., Nicholas, M. (2020). Deprescribing long-term opioid therapy in patients with chronic pain. Internal Medicine Journal, 50(10), 1185-1191. [More Information]
Ikemoto, T., Shiro, Y., Ikemoto, K., Hayashi, K., Arai, Y., Deie, M., Beeston, L., Wood, B., Nicholas, M. (2020). Feasibility of Imported Self-Management Program for Elderly People with Chronic Pain: A Single-Arm Confirmatory Trial. Pain and Therapy, 9(240), 583-599. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Costa, D., Linton, S., Main, C., Shaw, W., Pearce, G., Gleeson, M., Pinto, R., Blyth, F., McAuley, J., et al (2020). Implementation of Early Intervention Protocol in Australia for 'High Risk' Injured Workers is Associated with Fewer Lost Work Days Over 2 Years Than Usual (Stepped) Care. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 30(1), 93-104. [More Information]
Eyles, J., Hunter, D., Briggs, A., Hinman, R., Fitzpatrick, J., March, L., Cicuttini, F., McNaughton, S., Ewald, D., Nicholas, M., Feng, Y., et al (2020). National Osteoarthritis Strategy brief report: Living well with osteoarthritis. Australian Journal of General Practice, 49(7), 438-442. [More Information]
Sharpe, L., Jones, E., Ashton-James, C., Nicholas, M., Refshauge, K. (2020). Necessary components of psychological treatment in pain management programs: A Delphi study. European Journal of Pain, 24(6), 1160-1168. [More Information]
Tauben, D., Langford, D., Sturgeon, J., Rundell, S., Towle, C., Bockman, C., Nicholas, M. (2020). Optimizing telehealth pain care after COVID-19. Pain, 161(11), 2437-2445. [More Information]
Flink, I., Reme, S., Jacobsen, H., Glombiewski, J., Vlaeyen, J., Nicholas, M., Main, C., Peters, M., Williams, A., Schrooten, M., et al (2020). Pain psychology in the 21st century: Lessons learned and moving forward. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 20(2), 229-238. [More Information]
Walker, P., De Morgan, S., Sanders, D., Nicholas, M., Blyth, F. (2020). Primary care initiatives focused on the secondary prevention and management of chronic pain: A scoping review of the Australian literature. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 26(4), 273-280. [More Information]
Glare, P., Costa, D., Nicholas, M. (2020). Psychosocial characteristics of cancer-related pain in patients attending specialist pain clinics in Australia and New Zealand. Psycho-Oncology, 29(12), 2097-2100. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Asghari, A., Sharpe, L., Beeston, L., Brooker, C., Glare, P., Martin, R., Molloy, A., Wrigley, P. (2020). Reducing the use of opioids by patients with chronic pain: an effectiveness study with long-term follow-up. Pain, 161(3), 509-519. [More Information]
Treede, R., Rief, W., Barke, A., Aziz, Q., Bennett, M., Benoliel, R., Cohen, M., Evers, S., Finnerup, N., First, M., Nicholas, M., et al (2019). Chronic pain as a symptom or a disease: the IASP Classification of Chronic Pain for the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). Pain, 160(1), 19-27. [More Information]
Gopinath, B., Jagnoor, J., Kifley, A., Nicholas, M., Blyth, F., Kenardy, J., Craig, A., Cameron, I. (2019). Differential predictors of pain severity over 12 months following non-catastrophic injury sustained in a road traffic crash. The Journal of Pain, 20(6), 676-684. [More Information]
Jenkins, L., Chang, W., Buscemi, V., Liston, M., Toson, B., Nicholas, M., Graven-Nielsen, T., Ridding, M., Hodges, P., McAuley, J., et al (2019). Do sensorimotor cortex activity, an individual's capacity for neuroplasticity, and psychological features during an episode of acute low back pain predict outcome at 6 months: A protocol for an Australian, multisite prospective, longitudinal cohort study. BMJ Open, 9(5), e029027. [More Information]
Traeger, A., Lee, H., Hubscher, M., Skinner, I., Moseley, L., Nicholas, M., Henschke, N., Refshauge, K., Blyth, F., Main, C., Lo, S., et al (2019). Effect of Intensive Patient Education vs Placebo Patient Education on Outcomes in Patients With Acute Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurology, 76(2), 161-169. [More Information]
Stevens, M., Lin, C., Van Der Ploeg, H., de Sousa, M., Castle, J., Nicholas, M., Maher, C. (2019). Feasibility, validity and responsiveness of self-report and objective measures of physical activity in patients with chronic pain. PM & R, 11(8), 858-867. [More Information]
Finniss, D., Nicholas, M., Brooker, C., Cousins, M., Benedetti, F. (2019). Magnitude, response, and psychological determinants of placebo effects in chronic low-back pain: A randomised, double-blinded, controlled trial. Pain Reports, 4(3), 1-7. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Costa, D., Blanchard, M., Tardif, H., Asghari, A., Blyth, F. (2019). Normative data for common pain measures in chronic pain clinic populations: closing a gap for clinicians and researchers. Pain, 160(5), 1156-1165. [More Information]
Nguyen, H., Rebbeck, T., Kifley, A., Jagnoor, J., Dinh, M., Shetty, A., Nicholas, M., Cameron, I. (2019). Positive recovery for low-risk injuries screened by the short form-Orebro musculoskeletal pain screening questionnaire following road traffic injury: Evidence from an inception cohort study in New South Wales, Australia. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 20(1), 1-10. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Costa, D., Linton, S., Main, C., Shaw, W., Pearce, R., Gleeson, M., Pinto, R., Blyth, F., McCauley, J., Maher, C., et al (2019). Predicting Return to Work in a Heterogeneous Sample of Recently Injured Workers Using the Brief OMPSQ-SF. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 29(2), 295-302. [More Information]
Sharpe, L., Dudeney, J., Williams, A., Nicholas, M., McPhee, I., Baillie, A., Welgampola, M., McGuire, B. (2019). Psychological therapies for the prevention of migraine in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019 (7), 81. [More Information]
Rief, W., Korwisi, B., Nicholas, M., Vlaeyen, J., Smith, B., First, M., Kosek, E., Barke, A., Treede, R. (2019). Reply to Henningsen et al. Pain, 160(7), 1683-1685. [More Information]
Treede, R., Rief, W., Korwisi, B., Perrot, S., Cohen, M., Nicholas, M., Vlaeyen, J., Barke, A. (2019). Reply to Häuser et al. Pain, 160(11), 2652-2653. [More Information]
Scholz, J., Finnerup, N., Attal, N., Aziz, Q., Baron, R., Bennett, M., Benoliel, R., Cohen, M., Cruccu, G., Davis, K., Nicholas, M., et al (2019). The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: Chronic neuropathic pain. Pain, 160(1), 53-59. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Vlaeyen, J., Rief, W., Barke, A., Aziz, Q., Benoliel, R., Cohen, M., Evers, S., Giamberardino, M., Goebel, A., et al (2019). The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: Chronic primary pain. Pain, 160(1), 28-37. [More Information]
Wilson, D., Mackintosh, S., Nicholas, M., Moseley, G., Costa, D., Ashton-James, C. (2018). Are Group Size and Composition Associated with Treatment Outcomes in Group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Chronic Pain? Pain, 159(4), 783-792. [More Information]
Devonshire, E., Nicholas, M. (2018). Continuing education in pain management: Using a competency framework to guide professional development. Pain Reports, 3(5), 1-7. [More Information]
Hush, J., Nicholas, M., Dean, C. (2018). Embedding the IASP pain curriculum into a 3-year pre-licensure physical therapy program: redesigning pain education for future clinicians. Pain Reports, 3(2), 1-7. [More Information]
Nicholas, M. (2018). Importance of being collaborative for return to work with back pain. Pain, 159(8), 1431-1432. [More Information]
Holliday, S., Hayes, C., Jones, L., Gordon, J., Harris, N., Nicholas, M. (2018). Prescribing wellness: Comprehensive pain management outside specialist services. Australian Prescriber, 41(3), 86-91. [More Information]
Karayannis, N., Jull, G., Nicholas, M., Hodges, P. (2018). Psychological Features and Their Relationship to Movement-Based Subgroups in People Living With Low Back Pain. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 99(1), 121-128. [More Information]
Oliveira, C., Franco, M., Maher, C., Tiedemann, A., Silva, F., Damato, T., Nicholas, M., Christofaro, D., Pinto, R. (2018). The efficacy of a multimodal physical activity intervention with supervised exercises, health coaching and an activity monitor on physical activity levels of patients with chronic, nonspecific low back pain (Physical Activity for Back Pain (PAyBACK) trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 19(40), 1-10. [More Information]
Nicholas, M. (2018). Why do some people develop chronic, treatment-resistant pain and not others? Pain, 159(12), 2419-2420. [More Information]
Linton, S., Nicholas, M., Shaw, W. (2018). Why wait to address high-risk cases of acute low back pain? A comparison of stepped, stratified, and matched care. Pain, 159(12), 2437-2441. [More Information]
Traeger, A., Skinner, I., Hubscher, M., Lee, H., Moseley, G., Nicholas, M., Henschke, N., Refshauge, K., Blyth, F., Main, C., Lo, S., et al (2017). A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of patient education for acute low back pain (PREVENT Trial): statistical analysis plan. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 21(3), 219-223. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Ashton-James, C. (2017). Embodied pain: Grasping a thorny problem? Pain, 158(6), 993-994. [More Information]
Elbers, N., Chase, R., Craig, A., Guy, L., Harris, I., Middleton, J., Nicholas, M., Rebbeck, T., Walsh, J., Willcock, S., Lockwood, K., Cameron, I. (2017). Health care professionals' attitudes towards evidence-based medicine in the workers' compensation setting: a cohort study. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 17(1), 1-12. [More Information]
Gopinath, B., Jagnoor, J., Harris, I., Nicholas, M., Casey, P., Blyth, F., Maher, C., Cameron, I. (2017). Health-related quality of life 24 months after sustaining a minor musculoskeletal injury in a road traffic crash: A prospective cohort study. Traffic Injury Prevention, 18(3), 251-256. [More Information]
Costa, D., Asghari, A., Nicholas, M. (2017). Item response theory analysis of the Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 14, 113-117. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Asghari, A., Blyth, F., Wood, B., Murray, R., McCabe, R., Brnabic, A., Beeston, L., Corbett, M., Sherrington, C., Overton, S. (2017). Long-term outcomes from training in self-management of chronic pain in an elderly population: A randomized controlled trial. Pain, 158(1), 86-95. [More Information]
Sharpe, L., McDonald, S., Correia, H., Raue, P., Meade, T., Nicholas, M., Arean, P. (2017). Pain severity predicts depressive symptoms over and above individual illnesses and multimorbidity in older adults. BMC Psychiatry, 17, 1-8. [More Information]
McGuire, B., Williams, A., Lynch, J., Nicholas, M., Morley, S., Newell, J., Asghari, A. (2017). Psychological therapies for frequent episodic and chronic tension-type headache in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017 (5), 1-2. [More Information]
Dear, B., Gandy, M., Karin, E., Ricciardi, T., Fogliati, V., McDonald, S., Staples, L., Perry, K., Sharpe, L., Nicholas, M., et al (2017). The pain course: A randomised controlled trial comparing a remote-delivered chronic pain management program when provided in online and workbook formats. Pain, 158(7), 1289-1301. [More Information]
Craig, A., Elbers, N., Jagnoor, J., Gopinath, B., Kifley, A., Dinh, M., Pozzato, I., Ivers, R., Nicholas, M., Cameron, I. (2017). The psychological impact of traffic injuries sustained in a road crash by bicyclists: A prospective study. Traffic Injury Prevention, 18(3), 273-280. [More Information]
Glare, P., Nicholas, M., Blyth, F. (2017). The Role of Science in the Opioid Crisis. New England Journal of Medicine, 377(18), 1797-1798. [More Information]
Sharpe, L., Brookes, M., Jones, E., Gittins, C., Wufong, E., Nicholas, M. (2017). Threat and fear of pain induces attentional bias to pain words: An eye-tracking study. European Journal of Pain, 21(2), 385-396. [More Information]
Ashton-James, C., Nicholas, M. (2016). Appearance of trustworthiness: An implicit source of bias in judgments of patients' pain. Pain, 157(8), 1583-1585. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Blyth, F. (2016). Are self-management strategies effective in chronic pain treatment? Pain Management, 6(1), 75-88. [More Information]
Nicholas, M. (2016). Can patients' daily behaviour patterns contribute to overuse of opioids? Pain, 157(2), 286-287. [More Information]
Linton, S., Boersma, K., Traczyk, M., Shaw, W., Nicholas, M. (2016). Early Workplace Communication and Problem Solving to Prevent Back Disability: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial Among High-Risk Workers and Their Supervisors. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 26(2), 150-159. [More Information]
Akhter, R., Svensson, P., Nicholas, M., Peck, C., Murray, G. (2016). Effect of experimental jaw muscle pain on jaw muscle activity in higher catastrophizers (Abstracts). Australian Dental Journal, 61(4), S6-S6. [More Information]
Shaw, W., Main, C., Pransky, G., Nicholas, M., Anema, J., Linton, S. (2016). Employer Policies and Practices to Manage and Prevent Disability: Foreword to the Special Issue. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 26(4), 394-398. [More Information]
Wilson, D., Mackintosh, S., Nicholas, M., Moseley, G. (2016). Harnessing group composition-related effects in pain management programs: a review and recommendations. Pain Management, 6(2), 161-173. [More Information]
Main, C., Nicholas, M., Shaw, W., Tetrick, L., Ehrhart, M., Pransky, G. (2016). Implementation Science and Employer Disability Practices: Embedding Implementation Factors in Research Designs. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 26(4), 448-464. [More Information]
Beales, D., Fried, K., Nicholas, M., Blyth, F., Finniss, D., Moseley, G. (2016). Management of musculoskeletal pain in a compensable environment: Implementation of helpful and unhelpful Models of Care in supporting recovery and return to work. Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology, 30(3), 445-467. [More Information]
Bennell, K., Ahamed, Y., Jull, G., Bryant, C., Hunt, M., Forbes, A., Kasza, J., Akram, M., Metcalf, B., Harris, A., Nicholas, M., et al (2016). Physical Therapist-Delivered Pain Coping Skills Training and Exercise for Knee Osteoarthritis: Randomized Controlled Trial. Arthritis Care and Research, 68(5), 590-602. [More Information]
Gopinath, B., Elbers, N., Jagnoor, J., Harris, I., Nicholas, M., Casey, P., Blyth, F., Maher, C., Cameron, I. (2016). Predictors of time to claim closure following a non-catastrophic injury sustained in a motor vehicle crash: a prospective cohort study. BMC Public Health, 16(1), 1-10. [More Information]
Sharpe, L., Williams, A., Martin, P., Nicholas, M., Welgampola, M., McPhee, I., Baillie, A., Dudeney, J., McGuire, B. (2016). Psychological therapies for the prevention of migraine in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016 (8), 1-9. [More Information]
Wood, B., Nicholas, M., Blyth, F., Asghari, A., Gibson, S. (2016). The mediating role of catastrophizing in the relationship between pain intensity and depressed mood in older adults with persistent pain: A longitudinal analysis. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 11, 157-162. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., McGuire, B., Asghari, A. (2015). A 2-item short form of the Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire: Development and psychometric evaluation of PSEQ-2. The Journal of Pain, 16(2), 153-163. [More Information]
Treede, R., Rief, W., Barke, A., Aziz, Q., Bennett, M., Benoliel, R., Cohen, M., Evers, S., Finnerup, N., Nicholas, M., et al (2015). A classification of chronic pain for ICD-11. Pain, 156(6), 1003-1007. [More Information]
Sharpe, L., Nicholas, M., Nicholson-Perry, K. (2015). A clinician's quick guide of evidence-based approaches: Chronic pain. Clinical Psychologist, 19(2), 105-106. [More Information]
Gopinath, B., Harris, I., Nicholas, M., Casey, P., Blyth, F., Maher, C., Cameron, I. (2015). A comparison of health outcomes in older versus younger adults following a road traffic crash injury: A cohort study. PloS One, 10(4), 1-11. [More Information]
Gopinath, B., Jagnoor, J., Harris, I., Nicholas, M., Maher, C., Casey, P., Blyth, F., Sindhusake, D., Cameron, I. (2015). Comparison of health outcomes between hospitalised and non-hospitalised persons with minor injuries sustained in a road traffic crash in Australia: a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open, 5(9), 1-8. [More Information]
Linton, S., Nicholas, M., MacDonald, S. (2015). In response. Spine, 40(15), E914-E914. [More Information]
Gopinath, B., Jagnoor, J., Nicholas, M., Blyth, F., Harris, I., Casey, P., Cameron, I. (2015). Presence and predictors of persistent pain among persons who sustained an injury in a road traffic crash. European Journal of Pain, 19(8), 1111-1118. [More Information]
Gopinath, B., Jagnoor, J., Harris, I., Nicholas, M., Casey, P., Blyth, F., Maher, C., Cameron, I. (2015). Prognostic indicators of social outcomes in persons who sustained an injury in a road traffic crash. Injury, 46(5), 909-917. [More Information]
Jagnoor, J., De Wolf, A., Nicholas, M., Maher, C., Casey, P., Blyth, F., Harris, I., Cameron, I. (2015). Restriction in functioning and quality of life is common in people 2 months after compensable motor vehicle crashes: prospective cohort study. Injury Epidemiology, 2(8), 1-11. [More Information]
Dear, B., Gandy, M., Karin, E., Staples, L., Johnston, L., Fogliati, V., Wootton, B., Terides, M., Kayrouz, R., Nicholson-Perry, K., Sharpe, L., Nicholas, M., et al (2015). The pain course: A randomised controlled trial examining an internet-delivered pain management program when provided with different levels of clinician support. Pain, 156(10), 1920-1935. [More Information]
Sharpe, L., Haggmann, S., Nicholas, M., Dear, B., Refshauge, K. (2014). Avoidance of affective pain stimuli predicts chronicity in patients with acute low back pain. Pain, 155, 45-52. [More Information]
Bryant, C., Lewis, P., Bennell, K., Ahamed, Y., Crough, D., Jull, G., Kenardy, J., Nicholas, M., Keefe, F. (2014). Can Physical Therapists Deliver a Pain Coping Skills Program? An Examination of Training Processes and Outcomes. Physical Therapy, 94(10), 1443-1454. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Asghari, A., Sharpe, L., Brnabic, A., Wood, B., Overton, S., Tonkin, L., de Sousa, M., Finniss, D., Beeston, L., Sutherland, A., Corbett, M., Brooker, C. (2014). Cognitive exposure versus avoidance in patients with chronic pain: Adherence matters. European Journal of Pain, 18(3), 424-437. [More Information]
Nicholas, M. (2014). Expanding access to effective psychologically-based treatments: training nurse practitioners yields dividends. Pain, 55(9), 1679-1680. [More Information]
Akhter, R., Benson, J., Svensson, P., Nicholas, M., Peck, C., Murray, G. (2014). Experimental Jaw Muscle Pain Increases Pain Scores and Jaw Movement Variability in Higher Pain Catastrophizers. Journal of Oral & Facial Pain and Headache, 28(3), 191-204. [More Information]
Jagnoor, J., Blyth, F., Gabbe, B., Derrett, S., Boufous, S., Dinh, M., Day, R., Button, G., Gillett, M., Joseph, A., Nicholas, M., Willcock, S., Cameron, I., et al (2014). Factors influencing social and health outcomes after motor vehicle crash injury: an inception cohort study protocol. BMC Public Health, 14(1), 1-8. [More Information]
Nicholas, M. (2014). Hybrid emotion-focused exposure treatment for chronic pain. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 5(3), 149-150. [More Information]
Waugh, O., Byrne, D., Nicholas, M. (2014). Internalized Stigma in People Living With Chronic Pain. The Journal of Pain, 15(5), e1-e10. [More Information]
Shaw, W., Bessen, E., Pransky, G., Boot, C., Nicholas, M., McLennan, R., Tveito, T. (2014). Manage at work: a randomized, controlled trial of a self-management group intervention to overcome workplace challenges associated with chronic physical health conditions. BMC Public Health, 14(1), 1-11. [More Information]
Traeger, A., Moseley, G., Hubscher, M., Lee, H., Skinner, I., Nicholas, M., Henschke, N., Refshauge, K., Blyth, F., Main, C., et al (2014). Pain education to prevent chronic low back pain: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 4(6), 1-7. [More Information]
McGuire, B., Nicholas, M., Asghari, A., Wood, B., Main, C. (2014). The effectiveness of psychological treatments for chronic pain in older adults: cautious optimism and an agenda for research. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 27(5), 380-384. [More Information]
Hunt, M., Keefe, F., Bryant, C., Metcalf, B., Ahamed, Y., Nicholas, M., Bennell, K. (2013). A physiotherapist-delivered, combined exercise and pain coping skills training intervention for individuals with knee osteoarthritis: A pilot study. The Knee, 20(2), 106-112. [More Information]
Wood, B., Nicholas, M., Blyth, F., Asghari, A., Gibson, S. (2013). Catastrophizing Mediates the Relationship Between Pain Intensity and Depressed Mood in Older Adults With Persistent Pain. The Journal of Pain, 14(2), 149-157. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Asghari, A., Blyth, F., Wood, B., Murray, R., McCabe, R., Brnabic, A., Beeston, L., Corbett, M., Sherrington, C., Overton, S. (2013). Self-management intervention for chronic pain in older adults: A randomised controlled trial. Pain, 154(6), 824-835. [More Information]
Bennell, K., Ahamed, Y., Bryant, C., Jull, G., Hunt, M., Kenardy, J., Forbes, A., Harris, A., Nicholas, M., Metcalf, B., et al (2012). A physiotherapist-delivered integrated exercise and pain coping skills training intervention for individuals with knee osteoarthritis: A randomised controlled trial protocol. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 13, 129. [More Information]
Shaw, W., Tveito, T., Geehern-Lavoie, M., Huang, Y., Nicholas, M., Reme, S., Wagner, G., Pransky, G. (2012). Adapting principles of chronic pain self-management to the workplace. Disability and Rehabilitation, 34(8), 694-703. [More Information]
Macedo, L., Latimer, J., Maher, C., Hodges, P., McAuley, J., Nicholas, M., Tonkin, L., Stanton, C., Stanton, T., Stafford, R. (2012). Effect of motor control exercises versus graded activity in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain: a randomized controlled trial. Physical Therapy, 92(3), 363-377. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Asghari, A., Corbett, M., Smeets, R., Wood, B., Overton, S., Perry, C., Tonkin, L., Beeston, L. (2012). Is adherence to pain self-management strategies associated with improved pain, depression and disability in those with disabling chronic pain? European Journal of Pain, 16(1), 93-104. [More Information]
Sharpe, L., Ianiello, M., Dear, B., Perry, K., Refshauge, K., Nicholas, M. (2012). Is there a potential role for attention bias modification in pain patients? Results of 2 randomised, controlled trials. Pain, 153(3), 722-731. [More Information]
Sharpe, L., Gittins, C., Correia, H., Meade (nee Covic), T., Nicholas, M., Raue, P., McDonald, S., Arean, P. (2012). Problem-solving versus cognitive restructuring of medically ill seniors with depression (PROMISE-D trial): Study protocol and design. BMC Psychiatry, 12(1), 1-9. [More Information]
Dominick, C., Blyth, F., Nicholas, M. (2012). Response to letter by Charles Pither. Pain, 153(8), 1769-1770. [More Information]
Cardosa, M., Osman, Z., Nicholas, M., Tonkin, L., Williams, A., Aziz, K., Ali, R., Dahari, N. (2012). Self-management of chronic pain in Malaysian patients: effectiveness trial with 1-year follow-up. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 2(1), 30-37. [More Information]
Dominick, C., Blyth, F., Nicholas, M. (2012). Unpacking the burden: Understanding the relationships between chronic pain and comorbidity in the general population. Pain, 153(2), 293-304. [More Information]
Brandini, D., Benson, J., Nicholas, M., Murray, G., Peck, C. (2011). Chewing in Temporomandibular Disorder Patients: An Exploratory Study of an Association With Some Psychological Variables. Journal of Orofacial Pain, 25(1), 56-67. [More Information]
Hush, J., Nicholas, M. (2011). Cognitive behavioral treatment for low back pain: Case study and commentary. Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management, 18(2), 85-95.
Linton, S., Nicholas, M., MacDonald, S. (2011). Development of a Short Form of the Orebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire. Spine, 36(22), 1891-1895. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Linton, S., Watson, P., Main, C. (2011). Early Identification and Management of Psychological Risk Factors ("Yellow Flags") in Patients With Low Back Pain: A Reappraisal. Physical Therapy, 91(5), 737-753. [More Information]
Blyth, F., Cumming, R., Nicholas, M., Creasey, H., Handelsman, D., Le Couteur, D., Naganathan, V., Sambrook, P., Seibel, M., Waite, L. (2011). Intrusive Pain and Worry about Health in Older Men: The CHAMP Study. Pain, 152(2), 447-452. [More Information]
Perry, K., Nicholas, M., Middleton, J. (2011). Multidisciplinary cognitive behavioural pain management programmes for people with a spinal cord injury: design and implementation. Disability and Rehabilitation, 33(13-14), 1272-1280. [More Information]
Blake, D., Sharpe, L., Nicholas, M., Refshauge, K. (2011). Pain-Related Attentional Biases: The Importance of the Personal Relevance and Ecological Validity of Stimuli. The Journal of Pain, 12(6), 625-632. [More Information]
Dominick, C., Blyth, F., Nicholas, M. (2011). Patterns of chronic pain in the New Zealand population. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1337), 63-76. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., George, S. (2011). Psychologically informed interventions for low back pain: An update for physical therapists. Physical Therapy, 91(5), 765-776. [More Information]
Hall, A., Kamper, S., Maher, C., Latimer, J., Ferreira, M., Nicholas, M. (2011). Symptoms of depression and stress mediate the effect of pain on disability. Pain, 152(5), 1044-1051. [More Information]
Dear, B., Sharpe, L., Nicholas, M., Refshauge, K. (2011). The Psychometric Properties of the Dot-Probe Paradigm When Used in Pain-Related Attentional Bias Research. The Journal of Pain, 12(12), 1247-1254. [More Information]
Linton, S., Nicholas, M., MacDonald, S., Boersma, K., Bergbom, S., Maher, C., Refshauge, K. (2011). The role of depression and catastrophizing in musculoskeletal Pain. European Journal of Pain, 15(4), 416-422. [More Information]
Sharpe, L., Nicholson Perry, K., Rogers, P., Dear, B., Nicholas, M., Refshauge, K. (2010). A comparison of the effect of attention training and relaxation on responses to pain. Pain, 150(3), 469-476. [More Information]
Wood, B., Nicholas, M., Blyth, F., Asghari, A., Gibson, S. (2010). Assessing Pain in Older People With Persistent Pain: The NRS Is Valid But Only Provides Part of the Picture. The Journal of Pain, 11(12), 1259-1266. [More Information]
Haggmann, S., Sharpe, L., Nicholas, M., Refshauge, K. (2010). Attentional Biases Toward Sensory Pain Words in Acute and Chronic Pain Patients. The Journal of Pain, 11(11), 1136-1145. [More Information]
Nicholson Perry, K., Nicholas, M., Middleton, J. (2010). Comparison of a pain management program with usual care in a pain management center for people with spinal cord injury-related chronic pain. Clinical Journal of Pain, 26(3), 206-216. [More Information]
Tveito, T., Shaw, W., Huang, Y., Nicholas, M., Wagner, G. (2010). Managing Pain in the Workplace: A Focus Group Study of Challenges, Strategies and What Matters Most to Workers with Low Back Pain. Disability and Rehabilitation, 32(24), 2035-2045. [More Information]
Nicholas, M. (2010). Obstacles to recovery after an episode of low back pain; the 'usual suspects' are not always guilty. Pain, 148(3), 363-364. [More Information]
Dehghani, M., Sharpe, L., Nicholas, M. (2010). Structural evaluation of the contemporary psychological models of chronic pain: Does fear of pain work for all? Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 39(3), 214-224. [More Information]
Wood, B., Nicholas, M., Blyth, F., Asghari, A., Gibson, S. (2010). The Utility of the Short Version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21) in Elderly Patients with Persistent Pain: Does Age Make a Difference? Pain Medicine, 11(12), 1780-1790. [More Information]
Asghari, A., Nicholas, M. (2009). An Investigation of Pain Self-Efficacy Beliefs in Iranian Chronic Pain Patients: A Preliminary Validation of a Translated English-Language Scale. Pain Medicine, 10(4), 619-632. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Coulston, C., Asghari, A., Malhi, G. (2009). Depressive symptoms in patients with chronic pain. Medical Journal of Australia, 190(7 Suppl), S66-S70. [More Information]
Nicholas, M. (2009). First things first: Reductions in catastrophising before fear of movement. Pain, 145, 6-7. [More Information]
Finniss, D., Nicholas, M., Benedetti, F. (2009). Placebo analgesia - understanding the mechanisms and implications for clinical practice. Reviews in Pain, 3(2), 15-19.
Nicholson Perry, K., Nicholas, M., Middleton, J., Siddall, P. (2009). Psychological characteristics of people with spinal cord injury-related persisting pain referred to a tertiary pain management center. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 46(1), 57-68. [More Information]
Flink, I., Nicholas, M., Boersma, K., Linton, S. (2009). Reducing the threat value of chronic pain: A preliminary replicated single-case study of interoceptive exposure versus distraction in six individuals with chronic back pain. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 47(8), 721-728. [More Information]
Nicholson Perry, K., Nicholas, M., Middleton, J. (2009). Spinal cord injury-related pain in rehabilitation: A cross-sectional study of relationships with cognitions, mood and physical function. European Journal of Pain, 13, 511-517. [More Information]
Law, R., Harvey, L., Nicholas, M., Tonkin, L., de Sousa, M., Finniss, D. (2009). Stretch exercises increase tolerance to stretch in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a randomized controlled trial. Physical Therapy, 89(10), 1016-1026. [More Information]
Sarda, J., Nicholas, M., Asghari, A., Pimenta, C. (2009). The contribution of self-efficacy and depression to disability and work status in chronic pain patients: A comparison between Australian and Brazilian samples. European Journal of Pain, 13(2), 189-195. [More Information]
McGowan, N., Sharpe, L., Refshauge, K., Nicholas, M. (2009). The effect of attentional re-training and threat expectancy in response to acute pain. Pain, 142(1-2), 101-107. [More Information]
Macedo, L., Latimer, J., Maher, C., Hodges, P., Nicholas, M., Tonkin, L., McAuley, J., Stafford, R. (2008). Motor control or graded activity exercises for chronic low back pain? A randomised controlled trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 9, 65 - 1-65 - 9. [More Information]
Nicholas, M. (2008). On adherence to self-management strategies. European Journal of Pain, 13, 113-114. [More Information]
Stewart, M., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Herbert, R., Nicholas, M. (2008). Patient and clinician treatment preferences do not moderate the effect of exercise treatment in chronic whiplash-associated disorders. European Journal of Pain, 12(7), 879-885. [More Information]
Sarda, J., Nicholas, M., Pimenta, C., Asghari, A. (2008). Psychometric properties of the DASS-Depression scale among a Brazilian population with chronic pain. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 64(1), 25-31. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Asghari, A., Blyth, F. (2008). What do the numbers mean? Normative data in chronic pain measures. Pain, 134(1-2), 158-173. [More Information]
Pengel, L., Refshauge, K., Maher, C., Nicholas, M., Herbert, R., McNair, P. (2007). Physiotherapist-directed exercise, advice, or both for sub-acute low back pain: A randomized trial. Annals of Internal Medicine, 146(11), 787-796. [More Information]
Stewart, M., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Herbert, R., Bogduk, N., Nicholas, M. (2007). Randomized controlled trial of exercise for chronic whiplash associated disorders. Pain, 128(1-2), 59-68. [More Information]
Blyth, F., Macfarlane, G., Nicholas, M. (2007). Response to Ms. Nielsen's Letter to the Editor of Pain. Pain, 131(3). [More Information]
Stewart, M., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Bogduk, N., Nicholas, M. (2007). Responsiveness of pain and disability measures for chronic whiplash. Spine, 32(5), 580-585. [More Information]
Blyth, F., Macfarlane, G., Nicholas, M. (2007). The contribution of psychosocial factors to the development of chronic pain: the key to better outcomes for patients? Pain, 129(1), 8-11. [More Information]
van Leeuwen, M., Blyth, F., March, L., Nicholas, M., Cousins, M. (2006). Chronic pain and reduced work effectiveness: the hidden cost to Australian employers. European Journal of Pain, 10(2), 161-166. [More Information]
Finniss, D., Murphy, P., Brooker, C., Nicholas, M., Cousins, M. (2006). Complex regional pain syndrome in children and adolescents. European Journal of Pain, 10(8), 767-770. [More Information]
Molloy, A., Nicholas, M., Asghari, A., Beeston, L., Dehghani, M., Cousins, M., Brooker, C., Tonkin, L. (2006). Does a Combination of Intensive Cognitive-Behavioral Pain Management and a Spinal Implantable Device Confer any Advantage? A Preliminary Examination. Pain Practice, 6(2), 96-103. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Asghari, A. (2006). Investigating acceptance in adjustment to chronic pain: Is acceptance broader than we thought? Pain, 124(3), 269-279. [More Information]
Asghari, A., Nicholas, M. (2006). Personality and pain-related beliefs/coping strategies: A prospective study. Clinical Journal of Pain, 22(1), 10-18. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Asghari, A. (2006). Response to letter by McCracken et al. (2006). Pain, 128(3), 284-285. [More Information]
Nicholas, M. (2006). The pain self-efficacy questionnaire: Taking pain into account. European Journal of Pain, 11(2), 153-163. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Molloy, A., Brooker, C. (2006). Using opioids with persisting noncancer pain: a biopsychosocial perspective. Clinical Journal of Pain, 22(2), 137-146. [More Information]
Blyth, F., March, L., Nicholas, M., Cousins, M. (2005). Self-management of chronic pain: a population-based study. Pain, 113(3), 285-292. [More Information]
Taylor, R., Lovibond, P., Nicholas, M., Cayley, C., Wilson, P. (2005). The Utility of Somatic Items in the Assessment of Depression in Patients With Chronic Pain. A Comparison of the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales in Chronic Pain and Clinical and Community Samples. Clinical Journal of Pain, 21(1), 91-100. [More Information]
Franche, R., Baril, R., Shaw, W., Nicholas, M., Loisel, P. (2005). Workplace-Based Return-to-Work Interventions: Optimizing the Role of Stakeholders in Implementation and Research. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 15(4), 525-542. [More Information]
Moseley, G., Nicholas, M., Hodges, P. (2004). A Randomized Controlled Trial Of Intensive Neurophysiology Education In Chronic Low Back Pain. Clinical Journal of Pain, 20(5), 324-330. [More Information]
Moseley, G., Nicholas, M., Hodges, P. (2004). Does Anticipation Of Back Pain Predispose To Back Trouble? Brain, 127(10), 2339-2347. [More Information]
Dehghani, M., Sharpe, L., Nicholas, M. (2004). Modification of Attentional Biases in Chronic Pain Patients: A Preliminary Study. European Journal of Pain, 8(6), 585-594. [More Information]
Moseley, G., Nicholas, M., Hodges, P. (2004). Pain Differs From Non-Painful Attention-Demanding Or Stressful Tasks In Its Effect On Postural Control Patterns Of Trunk Muscles. Experimental Brain Research, 156(1), 64-71. [More Information]
Asghari, A., Nicholas, M. (2004). Pain During Mammography: The Role Of Coping Strategies. Pain, 108(1-2), 170-179. [More Information]
Jolliffe, C., Nicholas, M. (2004). Verbally Reinforcing Pain Reports: An Experimental Test Of The Operant Model Of Chronic Pain. Pain, 107(1-2), 167-175. [More Information]
Nicholas, M. (2004). When To Refer To A Pain Clinic. Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology, 18(4), 613-629. [More Information]
Stewart, M., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Herbert, R., Bogduk, N., Nicholas, M. (2003). Advice or exercise for chronic whiplash disorders? Design of a randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 4(18), 1-8. [More Information]
Blyth, F., March, L., Nicholas, M., Cousins, M. (2003). Chronic pain, work performance and litigation. Pain, 103(1-2), 41-47. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Molloy, A. (2003). Cognitive behavioural therapy for chronic pain patients. Medicine Today, 4(8 Supplement), 12-17.
Nicholas, M. (2003). Managed care policies and pain management programs. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 11, 1-1.
Dehghani, M., Sharpe, L., Nicholas, M. (2003). Selective attention to pain-related information in chronic musculoskeletal pain patients. Pain, 105, 37-46. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Molloy, A. (2002). Chronic pain control integrating medical and psychosocial treatment options. New Ethicals Journal, 5(12), 33-42.
Nicholas, M., Asghari, A. (2001). Pain self-efficacy and pain behaviour. A prospective study. Pain, 94, 85-100.

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Conferences

Tague, G., Loftus, S., Devonshire, E., Siddall, P., Taylor, I., Cousins, M., Mather, L., Nicholas, M. (2006). International Collaboration in Graduate Pain Management Education. Pain Across the Lifespan: The 26th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Pain Society, unkown.
Stewart, M., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Herbert, R., Bogduk, N., Nicholas, M. (2005). Effectiveness of exercise or advice for the treatment of chronic whiplash. Proceedings of the MPA 14th Biennial Conference. Centre for Workplace culture change.
Maher, C., Pengel, L., Refshauge, K., Nicholas, M., McNair, P., Herbert, R. (2005). Exercise and/or advice for subacute low back pain. Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia 14th Biennial Conference 2005, Australia: Australian Physiotherapy Association.

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2024

Maher, C., Han, C., Gilbert, S., Nicholas, M. (2024). A content analysis of the interventions for low back pain promoted on the websites of Australian pain clinics. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 30(2), PY23164. [More Information]
Glare, P., Nicholas, M. (2024). Chronic pain in cancer survivors improved after learning pain self-management techniques in an Australian pain clinic. Pain Medicine, 25(9), 578-580. [More Information]
Chowdhury, A., Graham, P., Schofield, D., Costa, D., Nicholas, M. (2024). Productivity outcomes from chronic pain management interventions in the working age population; a systematic review. Pain, 165(6), 1233-1246. [More Information]

2023

Jenkins, L., Chang, W., Buscemi, V., Liston, M., Humburg, P., Nicholas, M., Graven-Nielsen, T., Hodges, P., McAuley, J., Schabrun, S. (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(1), 14-26. [More Information]
Nudelman, Y., Pincus, T., Nicholas, M., Ben Ami, N. (2023). Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity of the pain self-efficacy questionnaire - Hebrew version. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 64. [More Information]
Chowdhury, A., Schofield, D., Shrestha, R., Nicholas, M. (2023). Economic analysis of patient-related effects of an interdisciplinary pain self-management program. Pain, 164(11), 2491-2500. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Cardosa, M., Turner, J. (2023). Educational initiatives and achievements of the International Association for the Study of Pain. Pain, 164(11 S), S6-S10. [More Information]
Maher, C., Archambeau, A., Buchbinder, R., French, S., Morphet, J., Nicholas, M., O'Sullivan, P., Pirotta, M., Yelland, M., Zeller, L., et al (2023). Introducing Australia's clinical care standard for low back pain. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 93(6), 1476-1479. [More Information]
Basnet, R., Sharma, S., Jensen, M., Pathak, A., Gurung, G., Thagunna, N., Elisa Maharjan, U., Hansford, H., Riju Maharjan, U., Nicholas, M. (2023). Self-Efficacy in Nepali Adults With Musculoskeletal Pain: Measurement Properties of Hard-Copy and Online Versions of the Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire. The Journal of Pain. [More Information]
Shaw, W., Dugan, A., McGonagle, A., Nicholas, M., Tveito, T. (2023). The Job Leeway Scale: Initial Evaluation of a Self-report Measure of Health-Related Flexibility and Latitude at Work. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. [More Information]

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2022

Shaw, W., McLellan, R., Besen, E., Namazi, S., Nicholas, M., Dugan, A., Tveito, T. (2022). A Worksite Self-management Program for Workers with Chronic Health Conditions Improves Worker Engagement and Retention, but not Workplace Function. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 32(1), 77-86. [More Information]
Oliveira, C., CHRISTOFARO, D., Maher, C., Franco, M., Tiedemann, A., Silva, F., DAMATO, T., Nicholas, M., Pinto, R. (2022). Adding Physical Activity Coaching and an Activity Monitor Was No More Effective Than Adding an Attention Control Intervention to Group Exercise for Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain (PAyBACK Trial): A Randomized Trial. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 52(5), 287-299. [More Information]
Wilson, D., Mackintosh, S., Nicholas, M., Moseley, G., Costa, D., Ashton-James, C. (2022). Are group identity and sense of belonging relevant for group pain management programmes? An exploratory pilot study. British Journal of Pain, 16(5), 528-537. [More Information]
Cuff, P., Watt-Watson, J., Carr, E., Dale, R., Devonshire, E., Dunleavy, K., Fishman, S., Goldblatt, E., Goodtree, H., Gupta, A., Nicholas, M., et al (2022). Barriers and facilitators to initiating and sustaining interprofessional pain education. Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice, 29. [More Information]
Nicholas, M. (2022). Commentary on Elbers et al. "Longitudinal outcome evaluations of IMPT programs". European Journal of Pain, 26(2), 280-281. [More Information]
De Morgan, S., Walker, P., Blyth, F., Nicholas, M., Wilson, A. (2022). Community-based pain programs commissioned by primary health networks: Key findings from an online survey and consultation with program managers. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 28(4), 303-314. [More Information]
Chowdhury, A., Graham, P., Schofield, D., Cunich, M., Nicholas, M. (2022). Cost-effectiveness of Multidisciplinary Interventions for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Narrative Review. Clinical Journal of Pain, 38(3), 197-207. [More Information]
Mittinty, M., Elliott, J., Hunter, D., Nicholas, M., March, L., Mittinty, M. (2022). Explaining the gap in the experience of depression among arthritis patients. Clinical Rheumatology, 41(4), 1227-1233. [More Information]
De Morgan, S., Walker, P., Blyth, F., Marks, L., Rychetnik, L., Nicholas, M., Sanders, D., Wilson, A. (2022). Health and service needs, priorities and initiatives of primary health networks related to chronic pain. Australian Journal of Primary Health. [More Information]
Main, C., Nicholas, M. (2022). Persisting Pain Disorders: The Central Importance of Psychology in the Management of Pain and Its Impact. In Asmundson, G.J.G. (Eds.), Comprehensive Clinical Psychology, (pp. 329-351). London: Elsevier. [More Information]
Glare, P., D'Costa, D., Nicholas, M. (2022). Psychosocial characteristics of chronic pain in cancer survivors referred to an Australian multidisciplinary pain clinic. Psycho-Oncology, 31(11), 1895-1903. [More Information]
Klyne, D., Hall, L., Nicholas, M., Hodges, P. (2022). Risk factors for low back pain outcome: Does it matter when they are measured? European Journal of Pain, 26(4), 835-854. [More Information]
Main, C., Shaw, W., Nicholas, M., Linton, S. (2022). System-level efforts to address pain-related workplace challenges. Pain, 163(8), 1425-1431. [More Information]
Nicholas, M. (2022). The biopsychosocial model of pain 40 years on: time for a reappraisal? Pain, 163(11), S3-S14. [More Information]

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2021

Sterling, M., Ritchie, C., Cameron, I., Griffin, A., Jagnoor, J., Nicholas, M., Nguyen, H., Warren, J., Rebbeck, T. (2021). Comparison of the accuracy of whippredict to that of a modified version of the short-form Örebro musculoskeletal pain screening questionnaire to predict poor recovery after whiplash injury. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 51(5), 207-215. [More Information]
Rebbeck, T., Evans, K., Ferreira, P., Beales, D., Sterling, M., Bennell, K., Cameron, I., Nicholas, M., Ritchie, C., Jull, G., Trevena, L., Refshauge, K., Black, D., Ferreira, M., Shaw, T., Simic, M., et al (2021). Implementation of a novel stratified PAthway of CarE for common musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions in primary care: Protocol for a multicentre pragmatic randomised controlled trial (the PACE MSK trial). BMJ Open, 11(12), e057705. [More Information]
Wilson, D., Mackintosh, S., Nicholas, M., Moseley, G., Costa, D., Ashton-James, C. (2021). Is the psychological composition of the therapeutic group associated with individual outcomes in group cognitive behavioural therapy for chronic pain? British Journal of Pain, 15(1), 69-81. [More Information]
Simpson, P., Holopainen, R., Schütze, R., O'Sullivan, P., Smith, A., Linton, S., Nicholas, M., Kent, P. (2021). Training of Physical Therapists to Deliver Individualized Biopsychosocial Interventions to Treat Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions: A Scoping Review. Physical Therapy, 101(10), 1-12. [More Information]

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2020

Klyne, D., van den Hoorn, W., Barbe, M., Cholewicki, J., M. Hall, L., Khan, A., Meroni, R., Moseley, G., Nicholas, M., O’Sullivan, L., et al (2020). Cohort profile: why do people keep hurting their back? BMC Research Notes, 13(1), 538. [More Information]
Glare, P., Ashton-James, C., Han, E., Nicholas, M. (2020). Deprescribing long-term opioid therapy in patients with chronic pain. Internal Medicine Journal, 50(10), 1185-1191. [More Information]
Ikemoto, T., Shiro, Y., Ikemoto, K., Hayashi, K., Arai, Y., Deie, M., Beeston, L., Wood, B., Nicholas, M. (2020). Feasibility of Imported Self-Management Program for Elderly People with Chronic Pain: A Single-Arm Confirmatory Trial. Pain and Therapy, 9(240), 583-599. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Costa, D., Linton, S., Main, C., Shaw, W., Pearce, G., Gleeson, M., Pinto, R., Blyth, F., McAuley, J., et al (2020). Implementation of Early Intervention Protocol in Australia for 'High Risk' Injured Workers is Associated with Fewer Lost Work Days Over 2 Years Than Usual (Stepped) Care. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 30(1), 93-104. [More Information]
Eyles, J., Hunter, D., Briggs, A., Hinman, R., Fitzpatrick, J., March, L., Cicuttini, F., McNaughton, S., Ewald, D., Nicholas, M., Feng, Y., et al (2020). National Osteoarthritis Strategy brief report: Living well with osteoarthritis. Australian Journal of General Practice, 49(7), 438-442. [More Information]
Sharpe, L., Jones, E., Ashton-James, C., Nicholas, M., Refshauge, K. (2020). Necessary components of psychological treatment in pain management programs: A Delphi study. European Journal of Pain, 24(6), 1160-1168. [More Information]
Tauben, D., Langford, D., Sturgeon, J., Rundell, S., Towle, C., Bockman, C., Nicholas, M. (2020). Optimizing telehealth pain care after COVID-19. Pain, 161(11), 2437-2445. [More Information]
Flink, I., Reme, S., Jacobsen, H., Glombiewski, J., Vlaeyen, J., Nicholas, M., Main, C., Peters, M., Williams, A., Schrooten, M., et al (2020). Pain psychology in the 21st century: Lessons learned and moving forward. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 20(2), 229-238. [More Information]
Walker, P., De Morgan, S., Sanders, D., Nicholas, M., Blyth, F. (2020). Primary care initiatives focused on the secondary prevention and management of chronic pain: A scoping review of the Australian literature. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 26(4), 273-280. [More Information]
Glare, P., Costa, D., Nicholas, M. (2020). Psychosocial characteristics of cancer-related pain in patients attending specialist pain clinics in Australia and New Zealand. Psycho-Oncology, 29(12), 2097-2100. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Asghari, A., Sharpe, L., Beeston, L., Brooker, C., Glare, P., Martin, R., Molloy, A., Wrigley, P. (2020). Reducing the use of opioids by patients with chronic pain: an effectiveness study with long-term follow-up. Pain, 161(3), 509-519. [More Information]

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2019

Treede, R., Rief, W., Barke, A., Aziz, Q., Bennett, M., Benoliel, R., Cohen, M., Evers, S., Finnerup, N., First, M., Nicholas, M., et al (2019). Chronic pain as a symptom or a disease: the IASP Classification of Chronic Pain for the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). Pain, 160(1), 19-27. [More Information]
Gopinath, B., Jagnoor, J., Kifley, A., Nicholas, M., Blyth, F., Kenardy, J., Craig, A., Cameron, I. (2019). Differential predictors of pain severity over 12 months following non-catastrophic injury sustained in a road traffic crash. The Journal of Pain, 20(6), 676-684. [More Information]
Jenkins, L., Chang, W., Buscemi, V., Liston, M., Toson, B., Nicholas, M., Graven-Nielsen, T., Ridding, M., Hodges, P., McAuley, J., et al (2019). Do sensorimotor cortex activity, an individual's capacity for neuroplasticity, and psychological features during an episode of acute low back pain predict outcome at 6 months: A protocol for an Australian, multisite prospective, longitudinal cohort study. BMJ Open, 9(5), e029027. [More Information]
Traeger, A., Lee, H., Hubscher, M., Skinner, I., Moseley, L., Nicholas, M., Henschke, N., Refshauge, K., Blyth, F., Main, C., Lo, S., et al (2019). Effect of Intensive Patient Education vs Placebo Patient Education on Outcomes in Patients With Acute Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurology, 76(2), 161-169. [More Information]
Stevens, M., Lin, C., Van Der Ploeg, H., de Sousa, M., Castle, J., Nicholas, M., Maher, C. (2019). Feasibility, validity and responsiveness of self-report and objective measures of physical activity in patients with chronic pain. PM & R, 11(8), 858-867. [More Information]
Finniss, D., Nicholas, M., Brooker, C., Cousins, M., Benedetti, F. (2019). Magnitude, response, and psychological determinants of placebo effects in chronic low-back pain: A randomised, double-blinded, controlled trial. Pain Reports, 4(3), 1-7. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Costa, D., Blanchard, M., Tardif, H., Asghari, A., Blyth, F. (2019). Normative data for common pain measures in chronic pain clinic populations: closing a gap for clinicians and researchers. Pain, 160(5), 1156-1165. [More Information]
Nguyen, H., Rebbeck, T., Kifley, A., Jagnoor, J., Dinh, M., Shetty, A., Nicholas, M., Cameron, I. (2019). Positive recovery for low-risk injuries screened by the short form-Orebro musculoskeletal pain screening questionnaire following road traffic injury: Evidence from an inception cohort study in New South Wales, Australia. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 20(1), 1-10. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Costa, D., Linton, S., Main, C., Shaw, W., Pearce, R., Gleeson, M., Pinto, R., Blyth, F., McCauley, J., Maher, C., et al (2019). Predicting Return to Work in a Heterogeneous Sample of Recently Injured Workers Using the Brief OMPSQ-SF. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 29(2), 295-302. [More Information]
Sharpe, L., Dudeney, J., Williams, A., Nicholas, M., McPhee, I., Baillie, A., Welgampola, M., McGuire, B. (2019). Psychological therapies for the prevention of migraine in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019 (7), 81. [More Information]
Rief, W., Korwisi, B., Nicholas, M., Vlaeyen, J., Smith, B., First, M., Kosek, E., Barke, A., Treede, R. (2019). Reply to Henningsen et al. Pain, 160(7), 1683-1685. [More Information]
Treede, R., Rief, W., Korwisi, B., Perrot, S., Cohen, M., Nicholas, M., Vlaeyen, J., Barke, A. (2019). Reply to Häuser et al. Pain, 160(11), 2652-2653. [More Information]
Scholz, J., Finnerup, N., Attal, N., Aziz, Q., Baron, R., Bennett, M., Benoliel, R., Cohen, M., Cruccu, G., Davis, K., Nicholas, M., et al (2019). The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: Chronic neuropathic pain. Pain, 160(1), 53-59. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Vlaeyen, J., Rief, W., Barke, A., Aziz, Q., Benoliel, R., Cohen, M., Evers, S., Giamberardino, M., Goebel, A., et al (2019). The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: Chronic primary pain. Pain, 160(1), 28-37. [More Information]

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2018

Wilson, D., Mackintosh, S., Nicholas, M., Moseley, G., Costa, D., Ashton-James, C. (2018). Are Group Size and Composition Associated with Treatment Outcomes in Group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Chronic Pain? Pain, 159(4), 783-792. [More Information]
Devonshire, E., Nicholas, M. (2018). Continuing education in pain management: Using a competency framework to guide professional development. Pain Reports, 3(5), 1-7. [More Information]
Hush, J., Nicholas, M., Dean, C. (2018). Embedding the IASP pain curriculum into a 3-year pre-licensure physical therapy program: redesigning pain education for future clinicians. Pain Reports, 3(2), 1-7. [More Information]
Nicholas, M. (2018). Importance of being collaborative for return to work with back pain. Pain, 159(8), 1431-1432. [More Information]
Holliday, S., Hayes, C., Jones, L., Gordon, J., Harris, N., Nicholas, M. (2018). Prescribing wellness: Comprehensive pain management outside specialist services. Australian Prescriber, 41(3), 86-91. [More Information]
Karayannis, N., Jull, G., Nicholas, M., Hodges, P. (2018). Psychological Features and Their Relationship to Movement-Based Subgroups in People Living With Low Back Pain. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 99(1), 121-128. [More Information]
Oliveira, C., Franco, M., Maher, C., Tiedemann, A., Silva, F., Damato, T., Nicholas, M., Christofaro, D., Pinto, R. (2018). The efficacy of a multimodal physical activity intervention with supervised exercises, health coaching and an activity monitor on physical activity levels of patients with chronic, nonspecific low back pain (Physical Activity for Back Pain (PAyBACK) trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 19(40), 1-10. [More Information]
Nicholas, M. (2018). Why do some people develop chronic, treatment-resistant pain and not others? Pain, 159(12), 2419-2420. [More Information]
Linton, S., Nicholas, M., Shaw, W. (2018). Why wait to address high-risk cases of acute low back pain? A comparison of stepped, stratified, and matched care. Pain, 159(12), 2437-2441. [More Information]

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2017

Traeger, A., Skinner, I., Hubscher, M., Lee, H., Moseley, G., Nicholas, M., Henschke, N., Refshauge, K., Blyth, F., Main, C., Lo, S., et al (2017). A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of patient education for acute low back pain (PREVENT Trial): statistical analysis plan. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 21(3), 219-223. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Ashton-James, C. (2017). Embodied pain: Grasping a thorny problem? Pain, 158(6), 993-994. [More Information]
Elbers, N., Chase, R., Craig, A., Guy, L., Harris, I., Middleton, J., Nicholas, M., Rebbeck, T., Walsh, J., Willcock, S., Lockwood, K., Cameron, I. (2017). Health care professionals' attitudes towards evidence-based medicine in the workers' compensation setting: a cohort study. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 17(1), 1-12. [More Information]
Gopinath, B., Jagnoor, J., Harris, I., Nicholas, M., Casey, P., Blyth, F., Maher, C., Cameron, I. (2017). Health-related quality of life 24 months after sustaining a minor musculoskeletal injury in a road traffic crash: A prospective cohort study. Traffic Injury Prevention, 18(3), 251-256. [More Information]
Costa, D., Asghari, A., Nicholas, M. (2017). Item response theory analysis of the Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 14, 113-117. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Asghari, A., Blyth, F., Wood, B., Murray, R., McCabe, R., Brnabic, A., Beeston, L., Corbett, M., Sherrington, C., Overton, S. (2017). Long-term outcomes from training in self-management of chronic pain in an elderly population: A randomized controlled trial. Pain, 158(1), 86-95. [More Information]
Sharpe, L., McDonald, S., Correia, H., Raue, P., Meade, T., Nicholas, M., Arean, P. (2017). Pain severity predicts depressive symptoms over and above individual illnesses and multimorbidity in older adults. BMC Psychiatry, 17, 1-8. [More Information]
McGuire, B., Williams, A., Lynch, J., Nicholas, M., Morley, S., Newell, J., Asghari, A. (2017). Psychological therapies for frequent episodic and chronic tension-type headache in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017 (5), 1-2. [More Information]
Dear, B., Gandy, M., Karin, E., Ricciardi, T., Fogliati, V., McDonald, S., Staples, L., Perry, K., Sharpe, L., Nicholas, M., et al (2017). The pain course: A randomised controlled trial comparing a remote-delivered chronic pain management program when provided in online and workbook formats. Pain, 158(7), 1289-1301. [More Information]
Craig, A., Elbers, N., Jagnoor, J., Gopinath, B., Kifley, A., Dinh, M., Pozzato, I., Ivers, R., Nicholas, M., Cameron, I. (2017). The psychological impact of traffic injuries sustained in a road crash by bicyclists: A prospective study. Traffic Injury Prevention, 18(3), 273-280. [More Information]
Glare, P., Nicholas, M., Blyth, F. (2017). The Role of Science in the Opioid Crisis. New England Journal of Medicine, 377(18), 1797-1798. [More Information]
Sharpe, L., Brookes, M., Jones, E., Gittins, C., Wufong, E., Nicholas, M. (2017). Threat and fear of pain induces attentional bias to pain words: An eye-tracking study. European Journal of Pain, 21(2), 385-396. [More Information]

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2016

Ashton-James, C., Nicholas, M. (2016). Appearance of trustworthiness: An implicit source of bias in judgments of patients' pain. Pain, 157(8), 1583-1585. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Blyth, F. (2016). Are self-management strategies effective in chronic pain treatment? Pain Management, 6(1), 75-88. [More Information]
Nicholas, M. (2016). Can patients' daily behaviour patterns contribute to overuse of opioids? Pain, 157(2), 286-287. [More Information]
Linton, S., Boersma, K., Traczyk, M., Shaw, W., Nicholas, M. (2016). Early Workplace Communication and Problem Solving to Prevent Back Disability: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial Among High-Risk Workers and Their Supervisors. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 26(2), 150-159. [More Information]
Akhter, R., Svensson, P., Nicholas, M., Peck, C., Murray, G. (2016). Effect of experimental jaw muscle pain on jaw muscle activity in higher catastrophizers (Abstracts). Australian Dental Journal, 61(4), S6-S6. [More Information]
Shaw, W., Main, C., Pransky, G., Nicholas, M., Anema, J., Linton, S. (2016). Employer Policies and Practices to Manage and Prevent Disability: Foreword to the Special Issue. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 26(4), 394-398. [More Information]
Wilson, D., Mackintosh, S., Nicholas, M., Moseley, G. (2016). Harnessing group composition-related effects in pain management programs: a review and recommendations. Pain Management, 6(2), 161-173. [More Information]
Main, C., Nicholas, M., Shaw, W., Tetrick, L., Ehrhart, M., Pransky, G. (2016). Implementation Science and Employer Disability Practices: Embedding Implementation Factors in Research Designs. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 26(4), 448-464. [More Information]
Beales, D., Fried, K., Nicholas, M., Blyth, F., Finniss, D., Moseley, G. (2016). Management of musculoskeletal pain in a compensable environment: Implementation of helpful and unhelpful Models of Care in supporting recovery and return to work. Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology, 30(3), 445-467. [More Information]
Bennell, K., Ahamed, Y., Jull, G., Bryant, C., Hunt, M., Forbes, A., Kasza, J., Akram, M., Metcalf, B., Harris, A., Nicholas, M., et al (2016). Physical Therapist-Delivered Pain Coping Skills Training and Exercise for Knee Osteoarthritis: Randomized Controlled Trial. Arthritis Care and Research, 68(5), 590-602. [More Information]
Gopinath, B., Elbers, N., Jagnoor, J., Harris, I., Nicholas, M., Casey, P., Blyth, F., Maher, C., Cameron, I. (2016). Predictors of time to claim closure following a non-catastrophic injury sustained in a motor vehicle crash: a prospective cohort study. BMC Public Health, 16(1), 1-10. [More Information]
Sharpe, L., Williams, A., Martin, P., Nicholas, M., Welgampola, M., McPhee, I., Baillie, A., Dudeney, J., McGuire, B. (2016). Psychological therapies for the prevention of migraine in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016 (8), 1-9. [More Information]
Wood, B., Nicholas, M., Blyth, F., Asghari, A., Gibson, S. (2016). The mediating role of catastrophizing in the relationship between pain intensity and depressed mood in older adults with persistent pain: A longitudinal analysis. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 11, 157-162. [More Information]

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2015

Nicholas, M., McGuire, B., Asghari, A. (2015). A 2-item short form of the Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire: Development and psychometric evaluation of PSEQ-2. The Journal of Pain, 16(2), 153-163. [More Information]
Treede, R., Rief, W., Barke, A., Aziz, Q., Bennett, M., Benoliel, R., Cohen, M., Evers, S., Finnerup, N., Nicholas, M., et al (2015). A classification of chronic pain for ICD-11. Pain, 156(6), 1003-1007. [More Information]
Sharpe, L., Nicholas, M., Nicholson-Perry, K. (2015). A clinician's quick guide of evidence-based approaches: Chronic pain. Clinical Psychologist, 19(2), 105-106. [More Information]
Gopinath, B., Harris, I., Nicholas, M., Casey, P., Blyth, F., Maher, C., Cameron, I. (2015). A comparison of health outcomes in older versus younger adults following a road traffic crash injury: A cohort study. PloS One, 10(4), 1-11. [More Information]
Gopinath, B., Jagnoor, J., Harris, I., Nicholas, M., Maher, C., Casey, P., Blyth, F., Sindhusake, D., Cameron, I. (2015). Comparison of health outcomes between hospitalised and non-hospitalised persons with minor injuries sustained in a road traffic crash in Australia: a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open, 5(9), 1-8. [More Information]
Linton, S., Nicholas, M., MacDonald, S. (2015). In response. Spine, 40(15), E914-E914. [More Information]
Gopinath, B., Jagnoor, J., Nicholas, M., Blyth, F., Harris, I., Casey, P., Cameron, I. (2015). Presence and predictors of persistent pain among persons who sustained an injury in a road traffic crash. European Journal of Pain, 19(8), 1111-1118. [More Information]
Gopinath, B., Jagnoor, J., Harris, I., Nicholas, M., Casey, P., Blyth, F., Maher, C., Cameron, I. (2015). Prognostic indicators of social outcomes in persons who sustained an injury in a road traffic crash. Injury, 46(5), 909-917. [More Information]
Nicholas, M. (2015). Psychological Approaches to the Management of Pain, Cognition and Emotion. In Gisele Pickering, Stephen Gibson (Eds.), Pain, Emotion and Cognition: A Complex Nexus, (pp. 153-165). Cham: Springer. [More Information]
Jagnoor, J., De Wolf, A., Nicholas, M., Maher, C., Casey, P., Blyth, F., Harris, I., Cameron, I. (2015). Restriction in functioning and quality of life is common in people 2 months after compensable motor vehicle crashes: prospective cohort study. Injury Epidemiology, 2(8), 1-11. [More Information]
Dear, B., Gandy, M., Karin, E., Staples, L., Johnston, L., Fogliati, V., Wootton, B., Terides, M., Kayrouz, R., Nicholson-Perry, K., Sharpe, L., Nicholas, M., et al (2015). The pain course: A randomised controlled trial examining an internet-delivered pain management program when provided with different levels of clinician support. Pain, 156(10), 1920-1935. [More Information]

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2014

Sharpe, L., Haggmann, S., Nicholas, M., Dear, B., Refshauge, K. (2014). Avoidance of affective pain stimuli predicts chronicity in patients with acute low back pain. Pain, 155, 45-52. [More Information]
Bryant, C., Lewis, P., Bennell, K., Ahamed, Y., Crough, D., Jull, G., Kenardy, J., Nicholas, M., Keefe, F. (2014). Can Physical Therapists Deliver a Pain Coping Skills Program? An Examination of Training Processes and Outcomes. Physical Therapy, 94(10), 1443-1454. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Asghari, A., Sharpe, L., Brnabic, A., Wood, B., Overton, S., Tonkin, L., de Sousa, M., Finniss, D., Beeston, L., Sutherland, A., Corbett, M., Brooker, C. (2014). Cognitive exposure versus avoidance in patients with chronic pain: Adherence matters. European Journal of Pain, 18(3), 424-437. [More Information]
Nicholas, M. (2014). Expanding access to effective psychologically-based treatments: training nurse practitioners yields dividends. Pain, 55(9), 1679-1680. [More Information]
Akhter, R., Benson, J., Svensson, P., Nicholas, M., Peck, C., Murray, G. (2014). Experimental Jaw Muscle Pain Increases Pain Scores and Jaw Movement Variability in Higher Pain Catastrophizers. Journal of Oral & Facial Pain and Headache, 28(3), 191-204. [More Information]
Jagnoor, J., Blyth, F., Gabbe, B., Derrett, S., Boufous, S., Dinh, M., Day, R., Button, G., Gillett, M., Joseph, A., Nicholas, M., Willcock, S., Cameron, I., et al (2014). Factors influencing social and health outcomes after motor vehicle crash injury: an inception cohort study protocol. BMC Public Health, 14(1), 1-8. [More Information]
Nicholas, M. (2014). Hybrid emotion-focused exposure treatment for chronic pain. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 5(3), 149-150. [More Information]
Waugh, O., Byrne, D., Nicholas, M. (2014). Internalized Stigma in People Living With Chronic Pain. The Journal of Pain, 15(5), e1-e10. [More Information]
Shaw, W., Bessen, E., Pransky, G., Boot, C., Nicholas, M., McLennan, R., Tveito, T. (2014). Manage at work: a randomized, controlled trial of a self-management group intervention to overcome workplace challenges associated with chronic physical health conditions. BMC Public Health, 14(1), 1-11. [More Information]
Traeger, A., Moseley, G., Hubscher, M., Lee, H., Skinner, I., Nicholas, M., Henschke, N., Refshauge, K., Blyth, F., Main, C., et al (2014). Pain education to prevent chronic low back pain: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 4(6), 1-7. [More Information]
McGuire, B., Nicholas, M., Asghari, A., Wood, B., Main, C. (2014). The effectiveness of psychological treatments for chronic pain in older adults: cautious optimism and an agenda for research. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 27(5), 380-384. [More Information]

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2013

Hunt, M., Keefe, F., Bryant, C., Metcalf, B., Ahamed, Y., Nicholas, M., Bennell, K. (2013). A physiotherapist-delivered, combined exercise and pain coping skills training intervention for individuals with knee osteoarthritis: A pilot study. The Knee, 20(2), 106-112. [More Information]
Wood, B., Nicholas, M., Blyth, F., Asghari, A., Gibson, S. (2013). Catastrophizing Mediates the Relationship Between Pain Intensity and Depressed Mood in Older Adults With Persistent Pain. The Journal of Pain, 14(2), 149-157. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Asghari, A., Blyth, F., Wood, B., Murray, R., McCabe, R., Brnabic, A., Beeston, L., Corbett, M., Sherrington, C., Overton, S. (2013). Self-management intervention for chronic pain in older adults: A randomised controlled trial. Pain, 154(6), 824-835. [More Information]

2012

Bennell, K., Ahamed, Y., Bryant, C., Jull, G., Hunt, M., Kenardy, J., Forbes, A., Harris, A., Nicholas, M., Metcalf, B., et al (2012). A physiotherapist-delivered integrated exercise and pain coping skills training intervention for individuals with knee osteoarthritis: A randomised controlled trial protocol. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 13, 129. [More Information]
Shaw, W., Tveito, T., Geehern-Lavoie, M., Huang, Y., Nicholas, M., Reme, S., Wagner, G., Pransky, G. (2012). Adapting principles of chronic pain self-management to the workplace. Disability and Rehabilitation, 34(8), 694-703. [More Information]
Macedo, L., Latimer, J., Maher, C., Hodges, P., McAuley, J., Nicholas, M., Tonkin, L., Stanton, C., Stanton, T., Stafford, R. (2012). Effect of motor control exercises versus graded activity in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain: a randomized controlled trial. Physical Therapy, 92(3), 363-377. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Asghari, A., Corbett, M., Smeets, R., Wood, B., Overton, S., Perry, C., Tonkin, L., Beeston, L. (2012). Is adherence to pain self-management strategies associated with improved pain, depression and disability in those with disabling chronic pain? European Journal of Pain, 16(1), 93-104. [More Information]
Sharpe, L., Ianiello, M., Dear, B., Perry, K., Refshauge, K., Nicholas, M. (2012). Is there a potential role for attention bias modification in pain patients? Results of 2 randomised, controlled trials. Pain, 153(3), 722-731. [More Information]
Sharpe, L., Gittins, C., Correia, H., Meade (nee Covic), T., Nicholas, M., Raue, P., McDonald, S., Arean, P. (2012). Problem-solving versus cognitive restructuring of medically ill seniors with depression (PROMISE-D trial): Study protocol and design. BMC Psychiatry, 12(1), 1-9. [More Information]
Dominick, C., Blyth, F., Nicholas, M. (2012). Response to letter by Charles Pither. Pain, 153(8), 1769-1770. [More Information]
Cardosa, M., Osman, Z., Nicholas, M., Tonkin, L., Williams, A., Aziz, K., Ali, R., Dahari, N. (2012). Self-management of chronic pain in Malaysian patients: effectiveness trial with 1-year follow-up. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 2(1), 30-37. [More Information]
Dominick, C., Blyth, F., Nicholas, M. (2012). Unpacking the burden: Understanding the relationships between chronic pain and comorbidity in the general population. Pain, 153(2), 293-304. [More Information]

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2011

Brandini, D., Benson, J., Nicholas, M., Murray, G., Peck, C. (2011). Chewing in Temporomandibular Disorder Patients: An Exploratory Study of an Association With Some Psychological Variables. Journal of Orofacial Pain, 25(1), 56-67. [More Information]
Hush, J., Nicholas, M. (2011). Cognitive behavioral treatment for low back pain: Case study and commentary. Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management, 18(2), 85-95.
Linton, S., Nicholas, M., MacDonald, S. (2011). Development of a Short Form of the Orebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire. Spine, 36(22), 1891-1895. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Linton, S., Watson, P., Main, C. (2011). Early Identification and Management of Psychological Risk Factors ("Yellow Flags") in Patients With Low Back Pain: A Reappraisal. Physical Therapy, 91(5), 737-753. [More Information]
Blyth, F., Cumming, R., Nicholas, M., Creasey, H., Handelsman, D., Le Couteur, D., Naganathan, V., Sambrook, P., Seibel, M., Waite, L. (2011). Intrusive Pain and Worry about Health in Older Men: The CHAMP Study. Pain, 152(2), 447-452. [More Information]
Perry, K., Nicholas, M., Middleton, J. (2011). Multidisciplinary cognitive behavioural pain management programmes for people with a spinal cord injury: design and implementation. Disability and Rehabilitation, 33(13-14), 1272-1280. [More Information]
Blake, D., Sharpe, L., Nicholas, M., Refshauge, K. (2011). Pain-Related Attentional Biases: The Importance of the Personal Relevance and Ecological Validity of Stimuli. The Journal of Pain, 12(6), 625-632. [More Information]
Dominick, C., Blyth, F., Nicholas, M. (2011). Patterns of chronic pain in the New Zealand population. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1337), 63-76. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., George, S. (2011). Psychologically informed interventions for low back pain: An update for physical therapists. Physical Therapy, 91(5), 765-776. [More Information]
Hall, A., Kamper, S., Maher, C., Latimer, J., Ferreira, M., Nicholas, M. (2011). Symptoms of depression and stress mediate the effect of pain on disability. Pain, 152(5), 1044-1051. [More Information]
Dear, B., Sharpe, L., Nicholas, M., Refshauge, K. (2011). The Psychometric Properties of the Dot-Probe Paradigm When Used in Pain-Related Attentional Bias Research. The Journal of Pain, 12(12), 1247-1254. [More Information]
Linton, S., Nicholas, M., MacDonald, S., Boersma, K., Bergbom, S., Maher, C., Refshauge, K. (2011). The role of depression and catastrophizing in musculoskeletal Pain. European Journal of Pain, 15(4), 416-422. [More Information]

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2010

Sharpe, L., Nicholson Perry, K., Rogers, P., Dear, B., Nicholas, M., Refshauge, K. (2010). A comparison of the effect of attention training and relaxation on responses to pain. Pain, 150(3), 469-476. [More Information]
Wood, B., Nicholas, M., Blyth, F., Asghari, A., Gibson, S. (2010). Assessing Pain in Older People With Persistent Pain: The NRS Is Valid But Only Provides Part of the Picture. The Journal of Pain, 11(12), 1259-1266. [More Information]
Haggmann, S., Sharpe, L., Nicholas, M., Refshauge, K. (2010). Attentional Biases Toward Sensory Pain Words in Acute and Chronic Pain Patients. The Journal of Pain, 11(11), 1136-1145. [More Information]
Nicholson Perry, K., Nicholas, M., Middleton, J. (2010). Comparison of a pain management program with usual care in a pain management center for people with spinal cord injury-related chronic pain. Clinical Journal of Pain, 26(3), 206-216. [More Information]
Tveito, T., Shaw, W., Huang, Y., Nicholas, M., Wagner, G. (2010). Managing Pain in the Workplace: A Focus Group Study of Challenges, Strategies and What Matters Most to Workers with Low Back Pain. Disability and Rehabilitation, 32(24), 2035-2045. [More Information]
Nicholas, M. (2010). Obstacles to recovery after an episode of low back pain; the 'usual suspects' are not always guilty. Pain, 148(3), 363-364. [More Information]
Dehghani, M., Sharpe, L., Nicholas, M. (2010). Structural evaluation of the contemporary psychological models of chronic pain: Does fear of pain work for all? Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 39(3), 214-224. [More Information]
Wood, B., Nicholas, M., Blyth, F., Asghari, A., Gibson, S. (2010). The Utility of the Short Version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21) in Elderly Patients with Persistent Pain: Does Age Make a Difference? Pain Medicine, 11(12), 1780-1790. [More Information]

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2009

Asghari, A., Nicholas, M. (2009). An Investigation of Pain Self-Efficacy Beliefs in Iranian Chronic Pain Patients: A Preliminary Validation of a Translated English-Language Scale. Pain Medicine, 10(4), 619-632. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Coulston, C., Asghari, A., Malhi, G. (2009). Depressive symptoms in patients with chronic pain. Medical Journal of Australia, 190(7 Suppl), S66-S70. [More Information]
Nicholas, M. (2009). First things first: Reductions in catastrophising before fear of movement. Pain, 145, 6-7. [More Information]
Finniss, D., Nicholas, M., Benedetti, F. (2009). Placebo analgesia - understanding the mechanisms and implications for clinical practice. Reviews in Pain, 3(2), 15-19.
Nicholson Perry, K., Nicholas, M., Middleton, J., Siddall, P. (2009). Psychological characteristics of people with spinal cord injury-related persisting pain referred to a tertiary pain management center. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 46(1), 57-68. [More Information]
Flink, I., Nicholas, M., Boersma, K., Linton, S. (2009). Reducing the threat value of chronic pain: A preliminary replicated single-case study of interoceptive exposure versus distraction in six individuals with chronic back pain. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 47(8), 721-728. [More Information]
Nicholson Perry, K., Nicholas, M., Middleton, J. (2009). Spinal cord injury-related pain in rehabilitation: A cross-sectional study of relationships with cognitions, mood and physical function. European Journal of Pain, 13, 511-517. [More Information]
Law, R., Harvey, L., Nicholas, M., Tonkin, L., de Sousa, M., Finniss, D. (2009). Stretch exercises increase tolerance to stretch in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a randomized controlled trial. Physical Therapy, 89(10), 1016-1026. [More Information]
Sarda, J., Nicholas, M., Asghari, A., Pimenta, C. (2009). The contribution of self-efficacy and depression to disability and work status in chronic pain patients: A comparison between Australian and Brazilian samples. European Journal of Pain, 13(2), 189-195. [More Information]
McGowan, N., Sharpe, L., Refshauge, K., Nicholas, M. (2009). The effect of attentional re-training and threat expectancy in response to acute pain. Pain, 142(1-2), 101-107. [More Information]

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2008

Macedo, L., Latimer, J., Maher, C., Hodges, P., Nicholas, M., Tonkin, L., McAuley, J., Stafford, R. (2008). Motor control or graded activity exercises for chronic low back pain? A randomised controlled trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 9, 65 - 1-65 - 9. [More Information]
Nicholas, M. (2008). On adherence to self-management strategies. European Journal of Pain, 13, 113-114. [More Information]
Stewart, M., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Herbert, R., Nicholas, M. (2008). Patient and clinician treatment preferences do not moderate the effect of exercise treatment in chronic whiplash-associated disorders. European Journal of Pain, 12(7), 879-885. [More Information]
Sarda, J., Nicholas, M., Pimenta, C., Asghari, A. (2008). Psychometric properties of the DASS-Depression scale among a Brazilian population with chronic pain. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 64(1), 25-31. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Asghari, A., Blyth, F. (2008). What do the numbers mean? Normative data in chronic pain measures. Pain, 134(1-2), 158-173. [More Information]

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2007

Pengel, L., Refshauge, K., Maher, C., Nicholas, M., Herbert, R., McNair, P. (2007). Physiotherapist-directed exercise, advice, or both for sub-acute low back pain: A randomized trial. Annals of Internal Medicine, 146(11), 787-796. [More Information]
Stewart, M., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Herbert, R., Bogduk, N., Nicholas, M. (2007). Randomized controlled trial of exercise for chronic whiplash associated disorders. Pain, 128(1-2), 59-68. [More Information]
Blyth, F., Macfarlane, G., Nicholas, M. (2007). Response to Ms. Nielsen's Letter to the Editor of Pain. Pain, 131(3). [More Information]
Stewart, M., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Bogduk, N., Nicholas, M. (2007). Responsiveness of pain and disability measures for chronic whiplash. Spine, 32(5), 580-585. [More Information]
Blyth, F., Macfarlane, G., Nicholas, M. (2007). The contribution of psychosocial factors to the development of chronic pain: the key to better outcomes for patients? Pain, 129(1), 8-11. [More Information]

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2006

van Leeuwen, M., Blyth, F., March, L., Nicholas, M., Cousins, M. (2006). Chronic pain and reduced work effectiveness: the hidden cost to Australian employers. European Journal of Pain, 10(2), 161-166. [More Information]
Finniss, D., Murphy, P., Brooker, C., Nicholas, M., Cousins, M. (2006). Complex regional pain syndrome in children and adolescents. European Journal of Pain, 10(8), 767-770. [More Information]
Molloy, A., Nicholas, M., Asghari, A., Beeston, L., Dehghani, M., Cousins, M., Brooker, C., Tonkin, L. (2006). Does a Combination of Intensive Cognitive-Behavioral Pain Management and a Spinal Implantable Device Confer any Advantage? A Preliminary Examination. Pain Practice, 6(2), 96-103. [More Information]
Tague, G., Loftus, S., Devonshire, E., Siddall, P., Taylor, I., Cousins, M., Mather, L., Nicholas, M. (2006). International Collaboration in Graduate Pain Management Education. Pain Across the Lifespan: The 26th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Pain Society, unkown.
Nicholas, M., Asghari, A. (2006). Investigating acceptance in adjustment to chronic pain: Is acceptance broader than we thought? Pain, 124(3), 269-279. [More Information]
Asghari, A., Nicholas, M. (2006). Personality and pain-related beliefs/coping strategies: A prospective study. Clinical Journal of Pain, 22(1), 10-18. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Asghari, A. (2006). Response to letter by McCracken et al. (2006). Pain, 128(3), 284-285. [More Information]
Nicholas, M. (2006). The pain self-efficacy questionnaire: Taking pain into account. European Journal of Pain, 11(2), 153-163. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Molloy, A., Brooker, C. (2006). Using opioids with persisting noncancer pain: a biopsychosocial perspective. Clinical Journal of Pain, 22(2), 137-146. [More Information]

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2005

Stewart, M., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Herbert, R., Bogduk, N., Nicholas, M. (2005). Effectiveness of exercise or advice for the treatment of chronic whiplash. Proceedings of the MPA 14th Biennial Conference. Centre for Workplace culture change.
Maher, C., Pengel, L., Refshauge, K., Nicholas, M., McNair, P., Herbert, R. (2005). Exercise and/or advice for subacute low back pain. Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia 14th Biennial Conference 2005, Australia: Australian Physiotherapy Association.
Blyth, F., March, L., Nicholas, M., Cousins, M. (2005). Self-management of chronic pain: a population-based study. Pain, 113(3), 285-292. [More Information]
Taylor, R., Lovibond, P., Nicholas, M., Cayley, C., Wilson, P. (2005). The Utility of Somatic Items in the Assessment of Depression in Patients With Chronic Pain. A Comparison of the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales in Chronic Pain and Clinical and Community Samples. Clinical Journal of Pain, 21(1), 91-100. [More Information]
Franche, R., Baril, R., Shaw, W., Nicholas, M., Loisel, P. (2005). Workplace-Based Return-to-Work Interventions: Optimizing the Role of Stakeholders in Implementation and Research. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 15(4), 525-542. [More Information]

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2004

Moseley, G., Nicholas, M., Hodges, P. (2004). A Randomized Controlled Trial Of Intensive Neurophysiology Education In Chronic Low Back Pain. Clinical Journal of Pain, 20(5), 324-330. [More Information]
Moseley, G., Nicholas, M., Hodges, P. (2004). Does Anticipation Of Back Pain Predispose To Back Trouble? Brain, 127(10), 2339-2347. [More Information]
Dehghani, M., Sharpe, L., Nicholas, M. (2004). Modification of Attentional Biases in Chronic Pain Patients: A Preliminary Study. European Journal of Pain, 8(6), 585-594. [More Information]
Moseley, G., Nicholas, M., Hodges, P. (2004). Pain Differs From Non-Painful Attention-Demanding Or Stressful Tasks In Its Effect On Postural Control Patterns Of Trunk Muscles. Experimental Brain Research, 156(1), 64-71. [More Information]
Asghari, A., Nicholas, M. (2004). Pain During Mammography: The Role Of Coping Strategies. Pain, 108(1-2), 170-179. [More Information]
Jolliffe, C., Nicholas, M. (2004). Verbally Reinforcing Pain Reports: An Experimental Test Of The Operant Model Of Chronic Pain. Pain, 107(1-2), 167-175. [More Information]
Nicholas, M. (2004). When To Refer To A Pain Clinic. Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology, 18(4), 613-629. [More Information]

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2003

Stewart, M., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Herbert, R., Bogduk, N., Nicholas, M. (2003). Advice or exercise for chronic whiplash disorders? Design of a randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 4(18), 1-8. [More Information]
Blyth, F., March, L., Nicholas, M., Cousins, M. (2003). Chronic pain, work performance and litigation. Pain, 103(1-2), 41-47. [More Information]
Nicholas, M., Molloy, A. (2003). Cognitive behavioural therapy for chronic pain patients. Medicine Today, 4(8 Supplement), 12-17.
Nicholas, M. (2003). Managed care policies and pain management programs. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 11, 1-1.
Dehghani, M., Sharpe, L., Nicholas, M. (2003). Selective attention to pain-related information in chronic musculoskeletal pain patients. Pain, 105, 37-46. [More Information]

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2002

Nicholas, M., Molloy, A. (2002). Chronic pain control integrating medical and psychosocial treatment options. New Ethicals Journal, 5(12), 33-42.
Nicholas, M. (2002). Reducing disability in injured workers: the importance of collaborative management. In Linton, SJ (Eds.), Pain Research and Clinical Management, (pp. 33-46). Amsterdam: BMJ Publishing Group.

2001

Nicholas, M., Wright, S. (2001). Management of acute and chronic pain. In J Milgrom, GD Burrows (Eds.), Psychology and Psychiatry: Integrating Medical Practice, (pp. 127-153). Chichester, UK: Sage Publications.
Nicholas, M., Asghari, A. (2001). Pain self-efficacy and pain behaviour. A prospective study. Pain, 94, 85-100.

Selected Grants

2024

Implementation of a PAthway of CarE for people with chronic musculoskeletal conditions living in RURAL and remote Australia using allied telehealth (PACE-RURAL), Nicholas M, Rebbeck T, Evans K, Laranjo L, Cameron I, Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal)/MRFF - Primary Health Care Research

2021

Supporting Relationships to Empower Families Living with Musculsokeletal Conditions, Mittinty M, Ferreira P, March L, Nicholas M, Ferreira M, Sydney Musculoskeletal, Bone and Joint Health Alliance/Musculoskeletal Enabling Research Grants-in-aid (MSK ERG)

2019

Early Risk Factor Intervention for Australia Post Workers with Soft Tissue Injuries at Risk of Long-Term Disability, Nicholas M, Mittinty M, Pain Foundation Ltd/Research Support

2017

Implementation of a novel clinical pathway of care for common musculoskeletal disorders in primary care, Rebbeck T, Simic M, Ferreira P, Cameron I, Sterling M, Nicholas M, Trevena L, Beales D, Connelly L, Refshauge K, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Project Grants

2015

Developing a screening tool to identify patients at risk of transitioning from acute to chronic postsurgical pain, Overton S, Nicholas M, MacPherson R, Asghari A, Agency for Clinical Innovation (NSW)/Research Support
Evaluation of community physiotherapy pain self-management study, Nicholas M, Devonshire E, Sanders D, Motor Accidents Authority (NSW)/Project Support
Evaluation of GP-controlled pain management study, Nicholas M, Devonshire E, Sanders D, Motor Accidents Authority (NSW)/Project Support

2013

Understanding persistent low back pain where it resides, in the brain, Schabrun S, McAuley J, Graven-Nielsen T, Nicholas M, Henschke N, Khan A, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Project Grants
Workplace Physical Activity Collaboration: Faculty of Health Sciences Collaborative Grants 2014 , Stamatakis E, Mackey M, Bauman A, Shirley D, Refshauge K, Pappas E, Edwards K, Kay J, Chau J, Nicholas M, Chow C, University of Sydney/Internal Scheme
TMF Risk Management Project Concept Submission: Early Intervention Project, Nicholas M, Pearce G, Linton S, Cameron I, NSW Self Insurance Corporation/Research Support
PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENTS FOR CHRONIC HEADACHE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF EFFECTIVENESS USING COCHRANE METHODOLOGY, Nicholas M, McGuire B, DVC Research/International Research Collaboration Award (IRCA)

2012

A new approach to prevent chronic low back pain, McAuley J, Nicholas M, Moseley L, Henschke N, Refshauge K, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Project Grants
Risk Assessment and Delivery of a Low Intensity Intervention for Pain and Anxiety Following Motor Vehicle Accidents, Dear B, Nicholas M, Blyth F, Girosi F, Nicholson Perry K, Motor Accidents Authority (NSW)/Research Support
A randomized, controlled trial of two psychological interventions for patients with late-life depression who have comorbid physical problems, Sharpe L, Nicholas M, Arean P, Covic T, Meade (nee Covic) T, Beyondblue/Research Support
The role of threat expectancy and attentional bias modification in promoting attentional capture and disengagement in acute experimental pain, Sharpe L, Nicholas M, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)

2011

H6HS.1 Eye-Trac- Head Mounted Eye Tracking System, Refshauge K, Sharpe L, Brennan P, Nicholas M, Pietrzyk M, Kilbreath S, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Equipment Grant
KIMR-Division Clinical Grants 2011-12, Nicholas M, Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD)/Research Support
Towards effective dissemination of a low intensity Chronic Pain Management Course, Dear B, Sharpe L, Nicholas M, Nicholson Perry K, Titov N, Macquarie University/Shared Research Support

2007

Jaw muscle pain and jaw motor function., Murray G, Peck C, Nicholas M, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Project Grants

2006

Attention treatments in the prevention of chronic pain, Sharpe L, Nicholas M, Refshauge K, University of Sydney/Bridging Support
The role of attention re-training in pain tolerance, Sharpe L, Refshauge K, Nicholas M, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)
Controlled trial of desensitsation to chronic noncancer pain, Nicholas M, Sharpe L, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Project Grants

2005

Hypervigilance in the development of chronic pain, Sharpe L, Nicholas M, Refshauge K, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Project Grants

2004

Chronic pain in elderly Australians: Randomised Controlled trail of pain self management, Nicholas M, Dept Health South Aust/Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council
Hypervigilance in the development of chronic pain, Nicholas M, Refshauge K, Sharpe L, University of Sydney/Bridging Support

1999

Exercise or advice for low back pain?, Arns M, Lassere M, Latimer J, Maher C, McNair P, Nicholas M, Refshauge K, Australian Physiotherapy Association/Research Grant
Exercise or advice for sub-acute low back pain?, Barnsley L, Lassere M, Maher C, McNair P, Nicholas M, Refshauge K, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Project Grants

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