Professor Paulo Ferreira
Professor Paulo Ferreira is a physiotherapist with a Masters degree in Sports Rehabilitation from the University of Alberta – Canada, and a PhD in management of low back pain from the University of Sydney.
Paulo is the top NHMRC Research Fellow in Australia in the Industry category. His research is widely recognised by its novelty. It bridges the gap between genetics and the environment, by investigating the relationship between lifestyle factors and back pain in twins. Paulo is currently the most published scientist in this field(web of science – March 2019: back pain/physical activity/twins), and He translates the output that he generates with his research in twins into innovative approaches to help people in need in the community – particularly those suffering from chronic low back pain in rural Australia.
Paulo has published >200 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals, 60% as a senior/leading author (i.e. first, second, or last author). His work has been cited >10,000 times, andhisH-index is 56 (GoogleScholar–May 2020) which places him in the top 1% most published low back pain researchers internationally(web of science–March 2019). He publishes in the most prestigious and highly-ranked journals, not only in his discipline of work, but also overall in the medical and health fields. One example is the work that He led with the top 30 world leaders in low back pain research, resulting in three publications in the prestigious journal Lancet (IF=53) in 2018.
His research is impactful. It has been incorporated in major clinical guidelines internationally and led to significant reductions in low value care in low back pain. The impact of the findings of his studies attract extensive media attention (e.g. CBS USA, BBC UK,SBS News, ABC morning News, Daily Express, The Guardian, Sydney Morning Herald, and The Age), and ranks in the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetrics(BMJ Altmetrics–March 2019).
Paulo’s vision for research, and his ability as an independent, self-directed researcher can be evidenced by his exceptional research funding totalling >$10M, including NHMRC project grant, NHMRC partnership grant ($2.3M), and NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence ($2.5M), as well as funding from a variety of sources in Australia (e.g. Arthritis Australia, Sydney Health Partners), and international agencies such as IMDR USA, Murcia Research Foundation Spain, Erasmus EU, and CNPq Brazil.
Paulo's research interests are in the management of Low Back Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain, Spinal Biomechanics and Evidence Based Practice.
Professor Paulo Ferreira has supervised >50 research students among PhDs, Masters, and Honors, and is currently supervising 9 research students including 6 PhDs, 1 Masters, and 2 Honors.
- How artificial intelligence can help triage patients with low back pain;
- Deprescribing strategies for paracetamol in low back pain;
- Efficacy of sleep interventions for low back pain;
- The Get Healthy Program to reduce care seeking for patients being discharged from physiotherapy treatment;
- Empowering patients with low back pain and osteoarthritis through telehealth: The EMPOWER project;
- How family members and buddies can help people with low back pain to exercise: The BUDDY trial;
Professor Ferreira leads the Musculoskeletal Pain unit at the Charles Perkins Centre – University of Sydney.
- Award for Best Article of The Final 2019 Quarter by Chiropractic and Manual Therapies Journal, for the paper “Addition of MoodGYM to physical treatments for chronic low back pain: A randomized controlled trial,” 2019.
- Award for Best oral presentation (Research in fragility fractures). 7th Fragility Fracture Network Global Congress, Dublin, Ireland 2018.
- Top ranked NHMRC Career Development Fellowship in Industry (Level 2 category) in the NHMRC Career Development Fellowship Scheme 2017. Award accepted at the NHMRC Research Excellence Awards Dinner 2018 (Canberra, Australia).
- Top 25% most cited PLOS ONE articles published in 2015. Awarded in 2017 by PLos One.
- NHMRC Career Development Research Fellowship – Level 2. Awarded in 2017 by the NHMRC.
- Sydney University Research Accelerator Fellowship (SOAR). Awarded in 2016 by The University of Sydney.
- BMJ most accessed publication. Awarded in 2015 by British Medical Journal.
- Cardon Award for excellence in a Published Research Article. Awarded in 2009 by The Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy.
- Outstanding Research Manuscript. Awarded in 2009 by International Society of Physiotherapy Journal Editors.
- Editor’s choice for published manuscript in European Journal of Pain: 2015 Special Merit Study Leave of 6 months to visit Oxford University.
- Editor’s choice for published manuscript in European Journal of Pain: Award British Medical Journal: Most cited paper in 2015: Efficacy and safety of paracetamol for spinal pain and osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised, placebo-controlled trials
- Award for outstanding research study and presentation. 15th International Congress of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy, Vancouver, Canada 2007.
- Award for outstanding research study: “New method for investigating heritability in low back pain”. 20th Brazilian Congress of Physiotherapy, Fortaleza, Brazil, 2013.
- 2010 Special Merit Study Leave of 6 months to visit the University of Southern Denmark.
- 2009 Cardon Award for excellence in a Published Research Article presented by The Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy.
- Early Career Research Excellence Support Award Scheme (2009) – Faculty of Health Sciences University of Sydney. This award provides teaching release and additional research time of 40% for researchers that demonstrate excellence and leadership.
- Masters scholarship (1992-1995) – University of Alberta Canada – CAPES agency – A$120,000.00
- PhD scholarship (2001-2004) – University of Sydney Australia – CAPES agency – A$292,000.00
Project title | Research student |
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Effect of Digital Health Interventions for Musculoskeletal Pain | Joanna CHEN |
Promoting Physical Activity for Low back Pain Management: Developing Evidence-Based tools and Strategies for Healthcare and Policy interventions | Josielli COMACHIO |
The association between pregnancy-related musculoskeletal pain and pregnancy outcomes | Lynn LAN |
Digital health strategies for low back pain: Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness | Anelise MORETI CABRAL SILVEIRA |
Publications
Book Chapters
- Hodges, P., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (2009). Lumbar spine: Treatment of Instability and Disorders of Movement Control. In Not known (Eds.), Pathology and Intervention in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, (pp. 389-425). TBC.
Journals
- Comachio, J., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Mork, P., Holtermann, A., Ho, E., Wang, D., Lan, Q., Stamatakis, E., Beckenkamp, P. (2024). Clinical guidelines are silent on the recommendation of physical activity and exercise therapy for low back pain: A systematic review. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 27(4), 257-265. [More Information]
- Ferreira, M., Hunter, D., Fu, A., Raihana, S., Urquhart, D., Ferreira, P. (2024). Come rain or shine: Is weather a risk factor for musculoskeletal pain? A systematic review with meta-analysis of case-crossover studies. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 65, 152392. [More Information]
- Feng, Y., Bowden, J., Hunter, D., Ferreira, P., Duncan, G. (2024). Does neighbourhood deprivation influence low back pain and arthritis: An empirical study using multilevel twin design. PloS One, 19(2024-04-04 00:00:00). [More Information]
- Fritsch, C., Ferreira, M., Halliday, M., Roberts, K., Comachio, J., Mittinty, M., Sharpe, L., Foster, N., Stamatakis, E., Mork, P., McLachlan, A., Ferreira, P. (2024). Health coaching intervention with or without the support of an exercise buddy to increase physical activity of people with chronic low back pain compared to usual care: a feasibility and pilot randomised controlled trial. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 71, 102941. [More Information]
- Fernandez, M., de Luca, K., Moore, C., French, S., Ferreira, P., Swain, M. (2024). Insights into physical activity promotion among Australian chiropractors: a cross-sectional survey. Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 32(1). [More Information]
- Caruana, J., Young, J., Tyler, J., Ferreira, P., Malta, S., Hopper, J., Calais-Ferreira, L. (2024). Physical activity and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia: A twin study. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 27, 100625. [More Information]
- Do Nascimento Santos, A., Nunes, A., Pereira, L., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Macedo, L., Jesus-Moraleida, F. (2024). Physical Activity Supported by Low-Cost Mobile Technology for Back Pain (PAT-Back) to Reduce Disability in Older Adults: Results of a Feasibility Study. Physical Therapy, 104(2), pzad153. [More Information]
- Zouch, J., Bhimani, N., Bussières, A., Ferreira, M., Foster, N., Ferreira, P. (2024). Prognostic Factors and Treatment Effect Modifiers for Physical Health, Opioid Prescription, and Health Care Utilization in Patients With Musculoskeletal Disorders in Primary Care: Exploratory Secondary Analysis of the STEMS Randomized Trial of Direct Access to Physical Therapist-Led Care. Physical Therapy, 104(8), pzae066. [More Information]
- Zouch, J., Berg, B., Pripp, A., Storheim, K., Ashton-James, C., Ferreira, M., Grotle, M., Ferreira, P. (2024). Reducing strain on primary healthcare systems through innovative models of care: the impact of direct access physiotherapy for musculoskeletal conditions - an interrupted time series analysis. Family Medicine and Community Health, 12(3), e002998. [More Information]
- Lan, Q., Fu, A., McKay, M., Simic, M., Mesa Castrillon, C., Wei, Y., Ferreira, P. (2024). The association between musculoskeletal pain during pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analyses. European Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 294, 180-190. [More Information]
- Chen, L., Ashton-James, C., Shi, B., Radojčić, M., Anderson, D., Chen, Y., Preen, D., Hopper, J., Li, S., Bui, M., Beckenkamp, P., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., et al (2024). Variability in the prevalence of depression among adults with chronic pain: UK Biobank analysis through clinical prediction models. BMC Medicine, 22(1). [More Information]
- Ho, K., Skarpsno, E., Nilsen, K., Ferreira, P., De Barros Pinheiro, M., Hopstock, L., Johnsen, M., Steingrímsdóttir, Ó., Nielsen, C., Stubhaug, A., Simic, M. (2023). A bidirectional study of the association between insomnia, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and comorbid low back pain and lower limb pain. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 23(1), 110-125. [More Information]
- Martinez-Calderon, J., Ho, E., Ferreira, P., Garcia-Muñoz, C., Villar-Alises, O., Matias-Soto, J. (2023). A Call for Improving Research on Pain Neuroscience Education and Chronic Pain: An Overview of Systematic Reviews. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, (6), 1-16. [More Information]
- Fritsch, C., Abdel Shaheed, C., Mohammed, R., Ferreira, P., McLachlan, A., Ferreira, M. (2023). A qualitative assessment of a text message intervention for people with low back pain. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 64. [More Information]
- Heikkala, E., Oura, P., Ho, E., Ferreira, P., Paananen, M., Karppinen, J. (2023). Accumulation of long-term diseases is associated with musculoskeletal pain dimensions among middle-aged individuals with musculoskeletal pain. European Journal of Pain, 27(3), 438-448. [More Information]
- Bussières, A., Hancock, M., Elklit, A., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Stone, L., Wideman, T., Boruff, J., Al Zoubi, F., Chaudhry, F., et al (2023). Adverse childhood experience is associated with an increased risk of reporting chronic pain in adulthood: a stystematic review and meta-analysis; [Las experiencias adversas en la infancia se asocian con un mayor riesgo de informar dolor crónico en la edad adulta: una revisión sistemática y un metaanálisis]. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 14(2). [More Information]
- Patterson, T., Beckenkamp, P., Turner, J., Gnjidic, D., Mintzes, B., Bennett, C., Bywaters, L., Clavisi, O., Baysari, M., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P. (2023). Barriers and facilitators to reducing paracetamol use in low back pain: A qualitative study. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 67. [More Information]
- Ho, E., Ferreira, M., Bauman, A., Moura Campos Carvalho Silva, A., De Barros Pinheiro, M., Hüebscher, M., Calais-Ferreira, L., Simic, M., Ferreira, P. (2023). Beneficial and harmful effects of physical activity on care-seeking for low back pain: the AUTBACK study. European Spine Journal. [More Information]
- Heikkala, E., Oura, P., Paananen, M., Ho, E., Ferreira, P., Tanguay-Sabourin, C., Karppinen, J. (2023). Chronic disease clusters are associated with prolonged, bothersome, and multisite musculoskeletal pain: a population-based study on Northern Finns. Annals of Medicine, 55(1), 592-602. [More Information]
- Ho, E., Ferreira, M., Hodges, P., Halliday, M., Maka, K., Ceprnja, D., Jennings, M., Amorim, A., Baysari, M., Ferreira, P. (2023). Developing resilient clinical trials: Lessons learned from rolling out the get back to healthy trial during a pandemic. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 133. [More Information]
- Ferreira, M., de Luca, K., Haile, L., Steinmetz, J., Culbreth, G., Cross, M., Kopec, J., Ferreira, P., Blyth, F., Buchbinder, R., et al (2023). Global, regional, and national burden of low back pain, 1990–2020, its attributable risk factors, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Rheumatology, 5(6), e316-e329. [More Information]
- Prior, J., Vesentini, G., Michell, J., Ferreira, P., Hunter, D., Ferreira, M. (2023). Health Coaching for Low Back Pain and Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis. Pain Medicine, 24(1), 32-51. [More Information]
- Fandim, J., Hinman, R., Øverås, C., Sharma, S., Belton, J., Oliveira, V., Dear, B., Parker, R., Ghai, B., Bennell, K., Ferreira, P., et al (2023). One step at a time. Shaping consensus on research priorities and terminology in telehealth in musculoskeletal pain: an international modified e-Delphi study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 24(1). [More Information]
- Calais-Ferreira, L., Pozzobon, D., De Barros Pinheiro, M., Blyth, F., Ordoñana, J., Duncan, G., Hopper, J., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (2023). Sex differences in lifetime prevalence of low back pain: A multinational study of opposite-sex twin pairs. European Journal of Pain, 27(10), 1150-1160. [More Information]
- Caputo, E., Ferreira, P., Feter, N., Doring, I., Leite, J., Alt, R., Cassuriaga, J., Reichert, F., Rombaldi, A., da Silva, M. (2023). Short-term impact of COVID-19 pandemic on low back pain: data from the PAMPA Cohort, Brazil. BMC Public Health, 23(1). [More Information]
- Roberts, K., Beckenkamp, P., Ferreira, M., Ho, E., Moura Campos Carvalho Silva, A., Calais-Ferreira, L., Ferreira, P. (2023). The impact of aggregate positive lifestyle behaviors on low back pain resilience and care seeking. Spine Journal, 23(10), 1405-1413. [More Information]
- Moura Campos Carvalho Silva, A., Ferreira, P., Harmer, A., Hartvigsen, J., Ferreira, M. (2023). The modifier effect of physical activity, body mass index, and age on the association of metformin and chronic back pain: A cross-sectional analysis of 21,899 participants from the UK Biobank. PloS One, 18(2 February). [More Information]
- Fritsch, C., Ferreira, P., Lung, T., McLachlan, A., Ferreira, M. (2023). The smallest worthwhile change on function from a self-management intervention for non-persistent low back pain. European Spine Journal, 32(9), 3272-3279. [More Information]
- Salles dos Reis, A., de Oliveira, A., Fritsch, C., Zouch, J., Ferreira, P., Polese, J. (2023). Usefulness of machine learning softwares to screen titles of systematic reviews: a methodological study. Systematic Reviews, 12(1). [More Information]
- Collard, M., Plomp, K., Dobney, K., Evin, M., Been, E., Gnanalingham, K., Ferreira, P., Simic, M., Sellers, W. (2022). Acquired Spinal Conditions in Evolutionary Perspective: Updating a Classic Hypothesis. Biological Theory, 17(3), 186-197. [More Information]
- Heikkala, E., Hagnäs, M., Jokelainen, J., Karppinen, J., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Mikkola, I. (2022). Association of musculoskeletal pain with the achievement of treatment targets for type 2 diabetes among primary care patients. Primary Care Diabetes, 16(4), 531-536. [More Information]
- Calais-Ferreira, L., Barreto, M., Mendonça, E., Dite, G., Hickey, M., Ferreira, P., Scurrah, K., Hopper, J. (2022). Birthweight, gestational age and familial confounding in sex differences in infant mortality: a matched co-twin control study of Brazilian male-female twin pairs identified by population data linkage. International Journal of Epidemiology, 51(5), 1502-1510. [More Information]
- de Luca, K., Chiarotto, A., Cicuttini, F., Creemers, L., de Schepper, E., Ferreira, P., Foster, N., Hartvigsen, J., Kawchuk, G., Little, C., Ferreira, M., et al (2022). Consensus for statements regarding a definition for spinal osteoarthritis for use in research and clinical practice: A Delphi study. Arthritis Care and Research. [More Information]
- Patterson, T., Beckenkamp, P., Ferreira, M., Turner, J., Gnjidic, D., Chen, Y., Mesa Castrillon, C., Ferreira, P. (2022). Deprescribing paracetamol in pain conditions: A scoping review. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 18(8), 3272-3283. [More Information]
- Ho, K., Simic, M., De Barros Pinheiro, M., Miller, C., Ferreira, M., Grunstein, R., Hopper, J., Ordonana, J., Ferreira, P. (2022). Efficacy of a digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in people with low back pain: a feasibility randomized co-twin and singleton-controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 8(1). [More Information]
- Zouch, J., Comachio, J., Bussieres, A., Ashton-James, C., Salles dos Reis, A., Chen, Y., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P. (2022). Influence of Initial Health Care Provider on Subsequent Health Care Utilization for Patients With a New Onset of Low Back Pain: A Scoping Review. Physical Therapy, 102(12), pzac150. [More Information]
- Madrid-Valero, J., Andreucci, A., Carrillo, E., Ferreira, P., Martínez-Selva, J., Ordonana, J. (2022). Nature and nurture. Genetic and environmental factors on the relationship between back pain and sleep quality. European Journal of Pain, 26(7), 1460-1468. [More Information]
- Fernandez, M., Young, A., Milton, K., Pinhiero, M., de Luca, K., Ferreira, P., Hebert, J. (2022). Physical activity promotion in chiropractic: a systematic review of clinician-based surveys. Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 30(1). [More Information]
- de Jesus-Moraleida, F., do Nascimento Santos, A., Pereira, L., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Macedo, L., Nunes, A. (2022). Physical activity supported by mobile technology program (PAT-Back) for older adults with back pain at primary care: a feasibility study protocol. Motriz. Revista de Educacao Fisica, 28. [More Information]
- Roberts, K., Beckenkamp, P., Ferreira, M., Duncan, G., Calais-Ferreira, L., Gatt, J., Ferreira, P. (2022). Positive lifestyle behaviours and emotional health factors are associated with low back pain resilience. European Spine Journal, 31(12), 3616-3626. [More Information]
- Patterson, T., Beckenkamp, P., Ferreira, M., Bauman, A., Moura Campos Carvalho Silva, A., Ferreira, L., Ferreira, P. (2022). The impact of different intensities and domains of physical activity on analgesic use and activity limitation in people with low back pain: A prospective cohort study with a one-year followup. European Journal of Pain, 26(8), 1636-1649. [More Information]
- Puterflam, J., Comis, J., Lan, Q., Liu, C., Lipschitz, A., Grunstein, R., Ferreira, P., Gordon, C. (2022). The short-term effects of opioid and non-opioid pharmacotherapies on sleep in people with chronic low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 65. [More Information]
- Fritsch, C., Duong, V., Chen, L., Hunter, D., Mclachlan, A., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (2022). Use of Online Information in Musculoskeletal Conditions: An Analysis of Google Trends Data. Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, 28(3), 162-169. [More Information]
- Caputo, E., Domingues, M., Bertoldi, A., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Shirley, D., da Silva, M. (2021). Are leisure-time and work-related activities associated with low back pain during pregnancy? BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 22(1), 864. [More Information]
- Azevedo, D., Ferreira, P., de Oliveira Santos, H., Oliveira, D., Leite de Souza, J., Pena Costa, L. (2021). Association between patient independence in performing an exercise program and adherence to home exercise program in people with chronic low back pain. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 51, 102285. [More Information]
- Chen, L., Ferreira, M., Nassar, N., Preen, D., Hopper, J., Li, S., Bui, M., Beckenkamp, P., Shi, B., Arden, N., Ferreira, P. (2021). Association of chronic musculoskeletal pain with mortality among UK adults: A population-based cohort study with mediation analysis. EClinicalMedicine, 42, 101202. [More Information]
- Chen, L., Perera, R., Radojcic, M., Beckenkamp, P., Ferreira, P., Hart, D., Spector, T., Arden, N., Ferreira, M. (2021). Association of Lumbar Spine Radiographic Changes With Severity of Back Pain-Related Disability Among Middle-aged, Community-Dwelling Women. JAMA Network Open, 4(5), e2110715. [More Information]
- Chen, L., Ferreira, M., Beckenkamp, P., Caputo, E., Feng, S., Ferreira, P. (2021). Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Conservative Care for Pregnancy-Related Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis. Physical Therapy, 101(2), 1-13. [More Information]
- Yelland, L., Scurrah, K., Ferreira, P., Calais-Ferreira, L., Rankin, M., Denton, J., Harvey, M., Lee, K., Kendal, E., Craig, J. (2021). Conducting Clinical Trials in Twin Populations: A Review of Design, Analysis, Recruitment and Ethical Issues for Twin-Only Trials. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 24(6), 359-364. [More Information]
- Ho, E., Ferreira, M., Bauman, A., Hodges, P., Maher, C., Simic, M., Morton, R., Lonsdale, C., Li, Q., Baysari, M., Amorim, A., Ferreira, P., et al (2021). Effectiveness of a coordinated support system linking public hospitals to a health coaching service compared with usual care at discharge for patients with chronic low back pain: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 22(1), 611. [More Information]
- Mesa Castrillon, C., Simic, M., Ferreira, M., Hatswell, K., Luscombe, G., de Gregorio, A., Davis, P., Bauman, A., Bunker, S., Clavisi, O., Ferreira, P., et al (2021). EHealth to empower patients with musculoskeletal pain in rural Australia (EMPoweR) a randomised clinical trial: study protocol. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 22(1), 11. [More Information]
- Patterson, T., Moura Campos Carvalho Silva, A., Aquino, D., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P. (2021). Factors associated with care-seeking for low back pain when genetics and the familial environment are considered. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 53, 102365-1-102365-8. [More Information]
- Fritsch, C., Ferreira, M., Franca da Silva, A., Simic, M., Dunn, K., Campbell, P., Foster, N., Ferreira, P. (2021). Family-based Interventions Benefit Individuals with Musculoskeletal Pain in the Short-term but not in the Long-Term: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Clinical Journal of Pain, 37(2), 140-157. [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]
- Tarnoki, A., Tarnoki, D., Oláh, C., Szily, M., Kovacs, D., Dienes, A., Piroska, M., Forgo, B., De Barros Pinheiro, M., Ferreira, P., et al (2021). Lumbar spine abnormalities in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 16233. [More Information]
- Matre, D., Christensen, J., Mork, P., Ferreira, P., Sand, T., Nilsen, K. (2021). Shift work, inflammation and musculoskeletal pain-The HUNT Study. Occupational Medicine, 71(9), 422-427. [More Information]
- Fritsch, C., Ferreira, P., Prior, J., Clavisi, O., Chow, C., Redfern, J., Thiagalingam, A., Lung, T., McLachlan, A., Ferreira, M. (2021). TEXT4myBACK - A Text Message Intervention to Improve Function in People With Low Back Pain: Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Physical Therapy, 101(7), pzab100. [More Information]
- Fritsch, C., Ferreira, P., Prior, J., Vesentini, G., Schlotfeldt, P., Eyles, J., Robbins (nee: Ferreira De Meneses), S., Yu, S., Mills, K., Taylor, D., Chow, C., Redfern, J., McLachlan, A., Ferreira, M., et al (2021). TEXT4myBACK - The Development Process of a Self-Management Intervention Delivered Via Text Message for Low Back Pain. Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, 3(2), 100128. [More Information]
- Moura Campos Carvalho Silva, A., Harmer, A., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P. (2021). The effect of the anti-diabetic drug metformin on musculoskeletal pain: A cross-sectional study with 21,889 individuals from the UK biobank. European Journal of Pain, 25(6), 1264-1273. [More Information]
- Bussieres, A., Hartvigsen, J., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Hancock, M., Stone, L., Wideman, T., Boruff, J., Elklit, A. (2020). Adverse childhood experience and adult persistent pain and disability: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews, 9(1), 215. [More Information]
- Mesa Castrillon, C., Beckenkamp, P., Ferreira, M., Michell, J., Mendes, V., Luscombe, G., Stamatakis, E., Ferreira, P. (2020). Are people in the bush really physically active? A systematic review and meta-analysis of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in rural Australians populations. Journal of Global Health, 10(1), 1-13. [More Information]
- Azevedo, D., Ferreira, P., Santos, H., Oliveira, D., Souza, J., Costa, L. (2020). Baseline characteristics did not identify people with low back pain who respond best to a Movement System Impairment-Based classification treatment. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 24(4), 358-364. [More Information]
- Moura Campos Carvalho Silva, A., De Barros Pinheiro, M., Ferreira, M., Hubscher, M., Calais-Ferreira, L., Ferreira, P. (2020). Cohort profile: The AUstralian Twin BACK pain and physical activity study (AUTBACK study). BMJ Open, 10(7), e036301. [More Information]
- Carvalho, A., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Harmer, A. (2020). Does type 2 diabetes increase the risk of musculoskeletal pain? Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of UK biobank data. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 50(4), 728-734. [More Information]
- Fritsch, C., Ferreira, P., Prior, J., McLachlan, A., Ferreira, M. (2020). Effects of using text message interventions for the management of musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review. Pain, 161(11), 2462-2475. [More Information]
- Oliveira, C., Maher, C., Ferreira, M., Hancock, M., Oliveira, V., McLachlan, A., Koes, B., Ferreira, P., Cohen, S., Pinto, R. (2020). Epidural corticosteroid injections for lumbosacral radicular pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 4, 1-147. [More Information]
- Oliveira, C., Maher, C., Ferreira, M., Hancock, M., Oliveira, V., McLachlan, A., Koes, B., Ferreira, P., Cohen, S., Pinto, R. (2020). Epidural Corticosteroid Injections for Sciatica: An Abridged Cochrane Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Spine, 45(21), E1405-E1415. [More Information]
- Zadro, J., Shirley, D., Nilsen, T., Mork, P., Ferreira, P. (2020). Family History Influences the Effectiveness of Home Exercise in Older People With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 101(8), 1322-1331. [More Information]
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- Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Latimer, J., Herbert, R., Maher, C. (2003). Efficacy of spinal manipulative therapy for low back pain of less than three months' duration. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 26(9), 593-601. [More Information]
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Herbert, R., Latimer, J. (2003). Levels of evidence - Author Reply. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 56(9), 919-919. [More Information]
- Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Latimer, J., Herbert, R., Maher, C. (2002). Does spinal manipulative therapy help people with chronic low back pain? Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, 48(4), 277-284. [More Information]
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Herbert, R., Latimer, J. (2002). Effect of applying different "levels of evidence" criteria on conclusions of Cochrane reviews of interventions for low back pain. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 55(11), 1126-1129. [More Information]
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Conferences
- Mackey, M., Leaver, A., Ferreira, P., Jones, M., Rubinstein, S. (2017). Does an online psychological intervention improve self-efficacy and disability in people also receiving Multimodal Manual Therapy for chronic low back pain compared to Multimodal Manual Therapy alone? A randomized controlled trial. The Modern Practice - How to make it happen, Melbourne, Australia.
- Mackey, M., Leaver, A., Ferreira, P., Jones, M., Rubinstein, S. (2017). Does an online psychological intervention improve self-efficacy and disability in people also receiving Multimodal Manual Therapy for chronic low back pain compared to Multimodal Manual Therapy alone? A randomized controlled trial. CAA Annual Conference 2017 (Chiropractors' Association of Australia), Canberra, Australia: Chiropractors' Association of Australia.
- Mousavi, S., Refshauge, K., Ferreira, P., Moloney, N. (2013). A comprehensive review on the methodology of motor control studies in patients with low back pain. 8th Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back and Pelvic Pain, Dubai.
- Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R., Ferreira, P., Kongstead, A., Ferreira, M., Maher, C., Kent, P. (2013). Do levels of leisure time physical activity predict clinical outcomes in people seeking care for chronic and persistent low back pain? APA Conference 2013 'New Moves', Melbourne: Australian Physiotherapy Association.
- Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R., Maher, C., Ferreira, M., Hancock, M., Quel De Oliveira, C., McLachlan, A., Koes, B., Ferreira, P. (2013). Efficacy of epidural injections in the management of sciatica: a systematic review with meta-analysis. APA Conference 2013 'New Moves', Melbourne: Australian Physiotherapy Association.
- Franco, M., Jaure, A., Howard, K., Sherrington, C., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (2013). Older people's perspectives on participation in exercise: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative literature. APA Conference 2013 'New Moves', Melbourne: Australian Physiotherapy Association.
- Cunha De Oliveira, V., Ferreira, M., Refshauge, K., Maher, C., Griffin, A., Hopper, J., Ferreira, P. (2013). Searching for risk factors in low back pain: insights from a new twin case-control study. APA Conference 2013 'New Moves', Melbourne: Australian Physiotherapy Association.
- Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R., Elkins, M., Moseley, A., Sherrington, C., Herbert, R., Maher, C., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (2011). A comparison of registered protocols and published reports of randomised controlled trials in physiotherapy. APA Physiotherapy Conference 2011, NA.
- Oliveira, V., Refshauge, K., Ferreira, M., Negrao Filho, R., Beckenkamp, P., Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R., Ferreira, P. (2011). Patient-health provider communication on satisfaction with care: a systematic review. APA Physiotherapy Conference 2011, NA.
- Steffens, D., Hancock, M., Satchell, R., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Maher, C., Partington, M., Bouvier, A. (2011). Prognosis of patients with chronic low back pain presenting to a private functional group exercise program. APA Physiotherapy Conference 2011, NA.
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Lam, J., Maher, C., Hopper, J. (2011). Risk factors for low back pain among twins - a web-based population survey. APA Physiotherapy Conference 2011, NA.
- Sherrington, C., Pereira, L., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Blyth, F., Barraclough, E., Taylor, M., Lord, S. (2011). The impact of pain on physical performance among older people on discharge from inpatient aged care rehabilitation. APA Physiotherapy Conference 2011, NA.
- Vasconcelos, C., Moraleida, F., Brito, R., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P. (2009). Breathing pattern and recruitment of trunk muscles in patients with chronic low back pain. XVIII Brazilian Physical Therapy Congress AFB 2009, Brazil: Associacão de Fisioterapeutas do Brasil.
- Nascimento, D., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Alcantar, C. (2009). Clinical ultrasound test for Transversus Abdominus thickness in patients with chronic low back pain: Investigation of reliability. 4th Brazilian Congress and International Conference of Sports Physiotherapy National Society 2009, Brazil.
- Van Den Dolder, P., Refshauge, K., Ferreira, P. (2009). Exercise and soft tissue massage- what is the evidence for their use in the treatment of shoulder pain of mechanical origin? Biennial Faculty of Health Sciences Research Higher Degree Student Conference 2009, Australia.
- Machado, G., Ferreira, M., Latimer, J., Maher, C., Ferreira, P., Smeets, R. (2009). Factors defining care-seeking in low back pain - a meta-analysis of population based surveys. 1st Academic Journey of Physiotherapy 2009.
- Oliveira, V., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Dornellas, R., Tiburcio, L. (2009). Health locus of control and kinesiophobia in patients with nonspecific low back pain. 2nd International Conference of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 2009.
- Oliveira, V., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R., Oliveira, W., Dias, R. (2009). How does health locus of control correlate with estimates of sufficiently important differences in outcome of low back pain? 16th Biennial Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia Conference MPA 2009, Australia: Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia.
- Oliveira, V., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Tiburcio, L., Oliveira, W. (2009). How does Health Locus of Control correlates with estimates of sufficiently important differences in outcome of low back pain? 10th International Forum on Primary Care Research on Low Back Pain: LBP Forum X 2009, United States: Harvard School of Public Health.
- Oliveira, V., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Dornellas, R., Tiburcio, L. (2009). Intra-rater reliability of the Minimal Clinical Worthwhile Effect scale for interventions in low back pain. 2nd International Conference of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 2009.
- Machado, G., Pinheiro, M., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Maher, C., Huxley, R. (2009). Is alcohol consumption associated with low back pain? A systematic review of observational studies. 1st Academic Journey of Physiotherapy 2009.
- Ferreira, P., Oliveira, W., Morais, G., Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R., Oliveira, V., Ferreira, M. (2009). Is there an association between abdominal muscle recruitment and psychosocial factors in chronic low back pain? 16th Biennial Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia Conference MPA 2009, Australia: Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia.
- Vasconcelos, C., Moraleida, F., Brito, R., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P. (2009). Longitudinal analysis of the recruitment of trunk muscles in patients with chronic low back pain. XVIII Brazilian Physical Therapy Congress AFB 2009, Brazil: Associacão de Fisioterapeutas do Brasil.
- Vasconcelos, C., Moraleida, F., Brito, R., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (2009). Longitudinal analysis of the recruitment of trunk muscles measured by ultrasonography in patients with chronic low back pain: preliminary results. 2nd International Conference of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 2009.
- Alcantar, C., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Nascimento, D. (2009). Low back pain genetic and environmental factors: Systematic review on observational studies. XVIII Brazilian Physical Therapy Congress AFB 2009, Brazil: Associacão de Fisioterapeutas do Brasil.
- Alcantar, C., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Nascimento, D. (2009). Low back pain genetic and environmental factors: Systematic review on observational studies. 4th Brazilian Congress and International Conference of Sports Physiotherapy National Society 2009, Brazil.
- Oliveira, V., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Dornellas, R., Tiburcio, L. (2009). Low Back Pain Patients with an External Health Locus of Control have higher Estimates of Worthwhile Effects from Motor Control Exercises. 2nd International Conference of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 2009.
- Vasconcelos, C., Moraleida, F., Brito, R., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (2009). Relatioship between breathing patterns and recruitment of the trunk muscles in patients with chronic low back pain. 2nd International Conference of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 2009.
- Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Salmela, L., Oliveira, V., Melo, W. (2009). The effect of lumbar posture on abdominal muscle recruitment during an isometric leg task. 16th Biennial Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia Conference MPA 2009, Australia: Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia.
- Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R., Ferreira, P., Franco, M., Oliveira, V., Ferreira, M. (2009). The effect of lumbar posture on abdominal muscle recruitment during an isometric leg task: A preliminary study. 2nd International Conference of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 2009.
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Latimer, J., Herbert, R., Adams, R. (2009). The therapeutic alliance between physiotherapists and patients predicts outcome in chronic low back pain. 10th International Forum on Primary Care Research on Low Back Pain: LBP Forum X 2009, United States: Harvard School of Public Health.
- Jesus-Moraleida, F., Vasconcelos, C., Pereira, L., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P. (2009). Ultrasonographic analysis of neck muscles in patients with chronic neck pain. XVIII Brazilian Physical Therapy Congress AFB 2009, Brazil: Associacão de Fisioterapeutas do Brasil.
- Jesus, F., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (2009). Ultrasonographic measurement of neck muscles recruitment in patients with non-specific chronic neck pain. 2nd International Conference of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 2009.
- Nascimento, D., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Refshauge, K., Maher, C., Alcantar, C. (2009). Ultrasound reliability for Tranversus Abdominis Muscle in Low Back Pain. XVIII Brazilian Physical Therapy Congress AFB 2009, Brazil: Associacão de Fisioterapeutas do Brasil.
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Herbert, R., Hodges, P. (2007). Do Changes in Recruitment of Transversus Abdominis, Measured with Ultrasonography, Correlate with Clinical Outcomes in People with Low Back Pain? 15th International Congress of The World Confederation for Physical Therapy WCPT 2007, United Kingdom: Elsevier.
- Ferreira, P. (2007). Evidence Based Physiotherapy. International Society of Biomechanics Symposium 2007.
- Oliveira, V., Furiati, T., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Sakamoto, A. (2007). Health Locus of Control Scale in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: Psychometric Properties of the Brazilian-Portuguese Version. 15th International Congress of The World Confederation for Physical Therapy WCPT 2007, United Kingdom: Elsevier.
- Costa (nee Menezes), L., Cancado, R., Oliveira, W., Ferreira, P. (2007). Intra-Tester Reliability of Two Clinical Tests of Transversus Abdominis Muscle Recruitment. 15th International Congress of The World Confederation for Physical Therapy WCPT 2007, United Kingdom: Elsevier.
- Ferreira, P. (2007). Motor control exercises for chronic low back pain. 1st Physiotherapy Congress of Minas Gerais 2007, Brazil.
- Costa (nee Menezes), L., Maher, C., Latimer, J., Ferreira, P., Pozzi, G., Ribeiro, R. (2007). Psychometric Characteristics of the Brazilian-Portuguese Versions of the Functional Rating Index and the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire. 15th International Congress of The World Confederation for Physical Therapy WCPT 2007, United Kingdom: Elsevier.
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Latimer, J., Herbert, R., Hodges, P., Jennings, M., Maher, C., Refshauge, K. (2007). Randomized Trial Comparing General Exercise, Motor Control Exercise and Spinal Manual Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain. 15th International Congress of The World Confederation for Physical Therapy WCPT 2007, United Kingdom: Elsevier.
- Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Latimer, J., Herbert, R., Maher, C., Refshauge, K. (2007). Relationship Between Spinal Stiffness and Outcome in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain. 15th International Congress of The World Confederation for Physical Therapy WCPT 2007, United Kingdom: Elsevier.
- Ferreira, P., Pozzi, G., Ferreira, M., Costa (nee Menezes), L., Oliveira, W. (2007). The recruitment of the transversus abdominus on a patient submitted to an abdominal surgery. International Society of Biomechanics Symposium 2007.
- Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Herbert, R., Latimer, J. (2007). What do Patients Consider to be a Clinically Worthwhile Improvement for Interventions of Low Back Pain? 15th International Congress of The World Confederation for Physical Therapy WCPT 2007, United Kingdom: Elsevier.
- Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Herbert, R., Latimer, J. (2007). What do patients consider to be a clinically worthwhile improvement for interventions of low back pain? World Confederation of Physical Therapy International Congress.
- Oliveira, W., Cancado, R., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (2006). Are psychomotor speed measures in patients with chronic low back pain reliable? International Conference of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 2006.
- Oliveira, V., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Sakamoto, A., Herbert, R., Maher, C. (2006). Health Locus of Control in patients with chronic back pain: psychometric properties of the Brazilian-Portuguese version. International Conference of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 2006.
- Coelho, R., Siqueira, F., Ferreira, P. (2006). Responsiveness of the Brazilian-Portuguese Oswestry Disability Questionnaire in patients with chronic low back pain. International Conference of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 2006.
- Coelho, R., Siqueira, F., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (2006). Responsiveness of the Brazilian-Portuguese Oswestry Disability Questionnaire in patients with chronic low back pain. Physiotherapy Symposium of the UNI-BH 2006, Brazil.
- Coelho, R., Siqueira, F., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (2006). Validation of the Brazilian-Portuguese version of the Oswestry questionnaire for patients with chronic low back pain. Physiotherapy Symposium of the UNI-BH 2006, Brazil.
- Oliveira, V., Chagas, M., Ferreira, P., Azevedo, D., Rodrigues, E., Vieira, L., Badaro, R. (2006). Why we cannot correlate flexibility to sports injury prevention? International Conference of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 2006.
- Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Herbert, R., Latimer, J., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Hodges, P. (2005). A randomised clinical trial of spinal manipulative therapy versus exercises for chronic low back pain. Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia 14th Biennial Conference 2005, Australia: Australian Physiotherapy Association.
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Latimer, J., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Sakamoto, A., Garofalo, R. (2003). Attitudes and beliefs of Brazilian and Australian physiotherapy students towards chronic back pain: a cross-cultural comparison. 7th International Physiotherapy Congress 2003.
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Latimer, J., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Sakamoto, A., Garofaro, R. (2003). Attitudes and Beliefs of Brazilian and Australian Physiotherapy Students Towards Chronic Back Pain: A Cross-Cultural Comparison. 14th International Congress of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy WCPT 2003, United Kingdom: World Confederation for Physical Therapy.
- Ferreira, P., Hodges, P., Ferreira, M. (2003). Changes in Recruitment of the Abdominal Muscles in People with Low Back Pain: Ultrasound Measurement of Muscle Aactivity. 14th International Congress of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy WCPT 2003, United Kingdom: World Confederation for Physical Therapy.
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Latimer, J., Herbert, R. (2003). Clinical ultrasound test for transversus abdominis thickness: investigation of reliability. Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia 13th Biennial Conference, Sydney, Australia: Australian Physiotherapy Association.
- Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Latimer, J., Herbert, R., Maher, C. (2003). Efficacy of Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Low Back Pain of Less than Three Months Duration. 14th International Congress of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy WCPT 2003, United Kingdom: World Confederation for Physical Therapy.
- Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Latimer, J., Herbert, R., Maher, C. (2003). Efficacy of Spinal Manipulative Therapy for People with Chronic Low Back Pain. 14th International Congress of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy WCPT 2003, United Kingdom: World Confederation for Physical Therapy.
- Ferreira, M., Hodges, P., Ferreira, P. (2003). Electromyographic Responses of Abdominal Muscles Associated with Spinal Manipulative Therapy. 14th International Congress of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy WCPT 2003, United Kingdom: World Confederation for Physical Therapy.
- Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Latimer, J., Herbert, R., Maher, C. (2002). Efficacy of spinal manipulation for low back pain of less than three months duration. VIIth International Physiotherapy Congress., Sydney: Australian Physiotherapy Association.
- Maher, C., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Latimer, J., Herbert, R. (2002). Efficacy of spinal manipulative therapy for people with chronic low back pain. From Cell to Society 3, Sydney: The College of Health Sciences.
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Maher, C., Latimer, J., Herbert, R., Refshauge, K. (2001). Assessing Clinical Evidence in Low Back Pain: How robust are conclusions of systematic reviews? More Than Skin Deep, Sydney: Australian Physiotherapy Association.
- Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Latimer, J., Herbert, R., Maher, C. (2001). Efficacy of Manual Therapy for Low Back Pain. More Than Skin Deep, Sydney: Australian Physiotherapy Association.
2024
- Comachio, J., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Mork, P., Holtermann, A., Ho, E., Wang, D., Lan, Q., Stamatakis, E., Beckenkamp, P. (2024). Clinical guidelines are silent on the recommendation of physical activity and exercise therapy for low back pain: A systematic review. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 27(4), 257-265. [More Information]
- Ferreira, M., Hunter, D., Fu, A., Raihana, S., Urquhart, D., Ferreira, P. (2024). Come rain or shine: Is weather a risk factor for musculoskeletal pain? A systematic review with meta-analysis of case-crossover studies. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 65, 152392. [More Information]
- Feng, Y., Bowden, J., Hunter, D., Ferreira, P., Duncan, G. (2024). Does neighbourhood deprivation influence low back pain and arthritis: An empirical study using multilevel twin design. PloS One, 19(2024-04-04 00:00:00). [More Information]
- Fritsch, C., Ferreira, M., Halliday, M., Roberts, K., Comachio, J., Mittinty, M., Sharpe, L., Foster, N., Stamatakis, E., Mork, P., McLachlan, A., Ferreira, P. (2024). Health coaching intervention with or without the support of an exercise buddy to increase physical activity of people with chronic low back pain compared to usual care: a feasibility and pilot randomised controlled trial. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 71, 102941. [More Information]
- Fernandez, M., de Luca, K., Moore, C., French, S., Ferreira, P., Swain, M. (2024). Insights into physical activity promotion among Australian chiropractors: a cross-sectional survey. Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 32(1). [More Information]
- Caruana, J., Young, J., Tyler, J., Ferreira, P., Malta, S., Hopper, J., Calais-Ferreira, L. (2024). Physical activity and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia: A twin study. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 27, 100625. [More Information]
- Do Nascimento Santos, A., Nunes, A., Pereira, L., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Macedo, L., Jesus-Moraleida, F. (2024). Physical Activity Supported by Low-Cost Mobile Technology for Back Pain (PAT-Back) to Reduce Disability in Older Adults: Results of a Feasibility Study. Physical Therapy, 104(2), pzad153. [More Information]
- Zouch, J., Bhimani, N., Bussières, A., Ferreira, M., Foster, N., Ferreira, P. (2024). Prognostic Factors and Treatment Effect Modifiers for Physical Health, Opioid Prescription, and Health Care Utilization in Patients With Musculoskeletal Disorders in Primary Care: Exploratory Secondary Analysis of the STEMS Randomized Trial of Direct Access to Physical Therapist-Led Care. Physical Therapy, 104(8), pzae066. [More Information]
- Zouch, J., Berg, B., Pripp, A., Storheim, K., Ashton-James, C., Ferreira, M., Grotle, M., Ferreira, P. (2024). Reducing strain on primary healthcare systems through innovative models of care: the impact of direct access physiotherapy for musculoskeletal conditions - an interrupted time series analysis. Family Medicine and Community Health, 12(3), e002998. [More Information]
- Lan, Q., Fu, A., McKay, M., Simic, M., Mesa Castrillon, C., Wei, Y., Ferreira, P. (2024). The association between musculoskeletal pain during pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analyses. European Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 294, 180-190. [More Information]
- Chen, L., Ashton-James, C., Shi, B., Radojčić, M., Anderson, D., Chen, Y., Preen, D., Hopper, J., Li, S., Bui, M., Beckenkamp, P., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., et al (2024). Variability in the prevalence of depression among adults with chronic pain: UK Biobank analysis through clinical prediction models. BMC Medicine, 22(1). [More Information]
2023
- Ho, K., Skarpsno, E., Nilsen, K., Ferreira, P., De Barros Pinheiro, M., Hopstock, L., Johnsen, M., Steingrímsdóttir, Ó., Nielsen, C., Stubhaug, A., Simic, M. (2023). A bidirectional study of the association between insomnia, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and comorbid low back pain and lower limb pain. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 23(1), 110-125. [More Information]
- Martinez-Calderon, J., Ho, E., Ferreira, P., Garcia-Muñoz, C., Villar-Alises, O., Matias-Soto, J. (2023). A Call for Improving Research on Pain Neuroscience Education and Chronic Pain: An Overview of Systematic Reviews. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, (6), 1-16. [More Information]
- Fritsch, C., Abdel Shaheed, C., Mohammed, R., Ferreira, P., McLachlan, A., Ferreira, M. (2023). A qualitative assessment of a text message intervention for people with low back pain. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 64. [More Information]
- Heikkala, E., Oura, P., Ho, E., Ferreira, P., Paananen, M., Karppinen, J. (2023). Accumulation of long-term diseases is associated with musculoskeletal pain dimensions among middle-aged individuals with musculoskeletal pain. European Journal of Pain, 27(3), 438-448. [More Information]
- Bussières, A., Hancock, M., Elklit, A., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Stone, L., Wideman, T., Boruff, J., Al Zoubi, F., Chaudhry, F., et al (2023). Adverse childhood experience is associated with an increased risk of reporting chronic pain in adulthood: a stystematic review and meta-analysis; [Las experiencias adversas en la infancia se asocian con un mayor riesgo de informar dolor crónico en la edad adulta: una revisión sistemática y un metaanálisis]. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 14(2). [More Information]
- Patterson, T., Beckenkamp, P., Turner, J., Gnjidic, D., Mintzes, B., Bennett, C., Bywaters, L., Clavisi, O., Baysari, M., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P. (2023). Barriers and facilitators to reducing paracetamol use in low back pain: A qualitative study. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 67. [More Information]
- Ho, E., Ferreira, M., Bauman, A., Moura Campos Carvalho Silva, A., De Barros Pinheiro, M., Hüebscher, M., Calais-Ferreira, L., Simic, M., Ferreira, P. (2023). Beneficial and harmful effects of physical activity on care-seeking for low back pain: the AUTBACK study. European Spine Journal. [More Information]
- Heikkala, E., Oura, P., Paananen, M., Ho, E., Ferreira, P., Tanguay-Sabourin, C., Karppinen, J. (2023). Chronic disease clusters are associated with prolonged, bothersome, and multisite musculoskeletal pain: a population-based study on Northern Finns. Annals of Medicine, 55(1), 592-602. [More Information]
- Ho, E., Ferreira, M., Hodges, P., Halliday, M., Maka, K., Ceprnja, D., Jennings, M., Amorim, A., Baysari, M., Ferreira, P. (2023). Developing resilient clinical trials: Lessons learned from rolling out the get back to healthy trial during a pandemic. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 133. [More Information]
- Ferreira, M., de Luca, K., Haile, L., Steinmetz, J., Culbreth, G., Cross, M., Kopec, J., Ferreira, P., Blyth, F., Buchbinder, R., et al (2023). Global, regional, and national burden of low back pain, 1990–2020, its attributable risk factors, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Rheumatology, 5(6), e316-e329. [More Information]
- Prior, J., Vesentini, G., Michell, J., Ferreira, P., Hunter, D., Ferreira, M. (2023). Health Coaching for Low Back Pain and Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis. Pain Medicine, 24(1), 32-51. [More Information]
- Fandim, J., Hinman, R., Øverås, C., Sharma, S., Belton, J., Oliveira, V., Dear, B., Parker, R., Ghai, B., Bennell, K., Ferreira, P., et al (2023). One step at a time. Shaping consensus on research priorities and terminology in telehealth in musculoskeletal pain: an international modified e-Delphi study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 24(1). [More Information]
- Calais-Ferreira, L., Pozzobon, D., De Barros Pinheiro, M., Blyth, F., Ordoñana, J., Duncan, G., Hopper, J., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (2023). Sex differences in lifetime prevalence of low back pain: A multinational study of opposite-sex twin pairs. European Journal of Pain, 27(10), 1150-1160. [More Information]
- Caputo, E., Ferreira, P., Feter, N., Doring, I., Leite, J., Alt, R., Cassuriaga, J., Reichert, F., Rombaldi, A., da Silva, M. (2023). Short-term impact of COVID-19 pandemic on low back pain: data from the PAMPA Cohort, Brazil. BMC Public Health, 23(1). [More Information]
- Roberts, K., Beckenkamp, P., Ferreira, M., Ho, E., Moura Campos Carvalho Silva, A., Calais-Ferreira, L., Ferreira, P. (2023). The impact of aggregate positive lifestyle behaviors on low back pain resilience and care seeking. Spine Journal, 23(10), 1405-1413. [More Information]
- Moura Campos Carvalho Silva, A., Ferreira, P., Harmer, A., Hartvigsen, J., Ferreira, M. (2023). The modifier effect of physical activity, body mass index, and age on the association of metformin and chronic back pain: A cross-sectional analysis of 21,899 participants from the UK Biobank. PloS One, 18(2 February). [More Information]
- Fritsch, C., Ferreira, P., Lung, T., McLachlan, A., Ferreira, M. (2023). The smallest worthwhile change on function from a self-management intervention for non-persistent low back pain. European Spine Journal, 32(9), 3272-3279. [More Information]
- Salles dos Reis, A., de Oliveira, A., Fritsch, C., Zouch, J., Ferreira, P., Polese, J. (2023). Usefulness of machine learning softwares to screen titles of systematic reviews: a methodological study. Systematic Reviews, 12(1). [More Information]
2022
- Collard, M., Plomp, K., Dobney, K., Evin, M., Been, E., Gnanalingham, K., Ferreira, P., Simic, M., Sellers, W. (2022). Acquired Spinal Conditions in Evolutionary Perspective: Updating a Classic Hypothesis. Biological Theory, 17(3), 186-197. [More Information]
- Heikkala, E., Hagnäs, M., Jokelainen, J., Karppinen, J., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Mikkola, I. (2022). Association of musculoskeletal pain with the achievement of treatment targets for type 2 diabetes among primary care patients. Primary Care Diabetes, 16(4), 531-536. [More Information]
- Calais-Ferreira, L., Barreto, M., Mendonça, E., Dite, G., Hickey, M., Ferreira, P., Scurrah, K., Hopper, J. (2022). Birthweight, gestational age and familial confounding in sex differences in infant mortality: a matched co-twin control study of Brazilian male-female twin pairs identified by population data linkage. International Journal of Epidemiology, 51(5), 1502-1510. [More Information]
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2021
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- Yelland, L., Scurrah, K., Ferreira, P., Calais-Ferreira, L., Rankin, M., Denton, J., Harvey, M., Lee, K., Kendal, E., Craig, J. (2021). Conducting Clinical Trials in Twin Populations: A Review of Design, Analysis, Recruitment and Ethical Issues for Twin-Only Trials. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 24(6), 359-364. [More Information]
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- Mesa Castrillon, C., Simic, M., Ferreira, M., Hatswell, K., Luscombe, G., de Gregorio, A., Davis, P., Bauman, A., Bunker, S., Clavisi, O., Ferreira, P., et al (2021). EHealth to empower patients with musculoskeletal pain in rural Australia (EMPoweR) a randomised clinical trial: study protocol. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 22(1), 11. [More Information]
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- Tarnoki, A., Tarnoki, D., Oláh, C., Szily, M., Kovacs, D., Dienes, A., Piroska, M., Forgo, B., De Barros Pinheiro, M., Ferreira, P., et al (2021). Lumbar spine abnormalities in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 16233. [More Information]
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- Fritsch, C., Ferreira, P., Prior, J., Vesentini, G., Schlotfeldt, P., Eyles, J., Robbins (nee: Ferreira De Meneses), S., Yu, S., Mills, K., Taylor, D., Chow, C., Redfern, J., McLachlan, A., Ferreira, M., et al (2021). TEXT4myBACK - The Development Process of a Self-Management Intervention Delivered Via Text Message for Low Back Pain. Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, 3(2), 100128. [More Information]
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2020
- Bussieres, A., Hartvigsen, J., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Hancock, M., Stone, L., Wideman, T., Boruff, J., Elklit, A. (2020). Adverse childhood experience and adult persistent pain and disability: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews, 9(1), 215. [More Information]
- Mesa Castrillon, C., Beckenkamp, P., Ferreira, M., Michell, J., Mendes, V., Luscombe, G., Stamatakis, E., Ferreira, P. (2020). Are people in the bush really physically active? A systematic review and meta-analysis of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in rural Australians populations. Journal of Global Health, 10(1), 1-13. [More Information]
- Azevedo, D., Ferreira, P., Santos, H., Oliveira, D., Souza, J., Costa, L. (2020). Baseline characteristics did not identify people with low back pain who respond best to a Movement System Impairment-Based classification treatment. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 24(4), 358-364. [More Information]
- Moura Campos Carvalho Silva, A., De Barros Pinheiro, M., Ferreira, M., Hubscher, M., Calais-Ferreira, L., Ferreira, P. (2020). Cohort profile: The AUstralian Twin BACK pain and physical activity study (AUTBACK study). BMJ Open, 10(7), e036301. [More Information]
- Carvalho, A., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Harmer, A. (2020). Does type 2 diabetes increase the risk of musculoskeletal pain? Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of UK biobank data. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 50(4), 728-734. [More Information]
- Fritsch, C., Ferreira, P., Prior, J., McLachlan, A., Ferreira, M. (2020). Effects of using text message interventions for the management of musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review. Pain, 161(11), 2462-2475. [More Information]
- Oliveira, C., Maher, C., Ferreira, M., Hancock, M., Oliveira, V., McLachlan, A., Koes, B., Ferreira, P., Cohen, S., Pinto, R. (2020). Epidural corticosteroid injections for lumbosacral radicular pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 4, 1-147. [More Information]
- Oliveira, C., Maher, C., Ferreira, M., Hancock, M., Oliveira, V., McLachlan, A., Koes, B., Ferreira, P., Cohen, S., Pinto, R. (2020). Epidural Corticosteroid Injections for Sciatica: An Abridged Cochrane Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Spine, 45(21), E1405-E1415. [More Information]
- Zadro, J., Shirley, D., Nilsen, T., Mork, P., Ferreira, P. (2020). Family History Influences the Effectiveness of Home Exercise in Older People With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 101(8), 1322-1331. [More Information]
- Bayartai, M., Ferreira, P., Pappas, E., De Barros Pinheiro, M., Dambadarjaa, B., Khuyagbaatar, E., Sullivan, J. (2020). Genetic and environmental effects on lumbar posture, flexibility and motion control in healthy adults. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 50, 102253. [More Information]
- Silventoinen, K., Jelenkovic, A., Sund, R., Latvala, A., Honda, C., Inui, F., Tomizawa, R., Watanabe, M., Sakai, N., Rebato, E., Ferreira, P., et al (2020). Genetic and environmental variation in educational attainment: an individual-based analysis of 28 twin cohorts. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 12681. [More Information]
- Bayartai, M., Kobayashi, S., Ferreira, P., Pappas, E., Pinheiro, M., Sullivan, J. (2020). Heritability of motion in healthy people: A systematic review and multi-level meta-analysis. Physical Therapy in Sport, 43, 8-18. [More Information]
- Zadro, J., Nilsen, T., Shirley, D., Amorim, A., Ferreira, P., Lier, R., Mork, P. (2020). Parental Multisite Chronic Pain and the Risk of Adult Offspring Developing Additional Chronic Pain Sites: Family-Linkage Data From the Norwegian HUNT Study. The Journal of Pain, 21(9-10), 968-978. [More Information]
- Vesentini, G., Prior, J., Ferreira, P., Hodges, P., Rudge, M., Ferreira, M. (2020). Pelvic floor muscle training for women with lumbopelvic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Pain, 24(10), 1865-1879. [More Information]
- Petrozzi, M., Rubinstein, S., Ferreira, P., Leaver, A., Mackey, M. (2020). Predictors of low back disability in chiropractic and physical therapy settings. Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 28(1), 41. [More Information]
- Ho, E., Ferreira, M., Chen, L., Simic, M., Ashton-James, C., Comachio, J., Hayden, J., Ferreira, P. (2020). Psychological interventions for chronic non-specific low back pain: protocol of a systematic review with network meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 10(9), e034996. [More Information]
- De Jesus-Moraleida, F., Ferreira, P., Silva, J., Andrade, A., Dias, R., Dias, J., Assis, M., Pereira, L. (2020). Relationship between physical activity, depressive symptoms and low back pain related disability in older adults with low back pain: A cross-sectional mediation analysis. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 28(5), 686-691. [More Information]
- Andreucci, A., Madrid-Valero, J., Ferreira, P., Ordonana, J. (2020). Sleep quality and chronic neck pain: A cotwin study. The Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 16(5), 679-687. [More Information]
2019
- Halliday, M., Pappas, E., Hancock, M., Clare, H., Pinto, R., Robertson, G., Ferreira, P. (2019). A randomized clinical trial comparing the McKenzie method and motor control exercises in people with chronic low back pain and a directional preference: 1-year follow-up. Physiotherapy, 105(4), 442-445. [More Information]
- Petrozzi, M., Leaver, A., Ferreira, P., Rubinstein, S., Jones, M., Mackey, M. (2019). Addition of MoodGYM to physical treatments for chronic low back pain: A randomized controlled trial. Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 27(1), 1-12. [More Information]
- Siqueira, F., Ferreira, P., Borges Dario, A., Harmer, A., Oliveira, V., Leite, H. (2019). Are perinatal factors associated with musculoskeletal pain across the lifespan? A systematic review with meta-analysis. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 39, 170-177. [More Information]
- Chen, L., Ferreira, P., Beckenkamp, P., Ferreira, M. (2019). Comparative efficacy and safety of surgical and invasive treatments for adults with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis: Protocol for a network meta-analysis and systematic review. BMJ Open, 9(4), 1-6. [More Information]
- Leite, H., Borges Dario, A., Harmer, A., Oliveira, V., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, L., Ferreira, P. (2019). Contributions of birthweight, annualised weight gain and BMI to back pain in adults: a population based co- twin control study of 2754 Australian twins. European Spine Journal, 28(2), 224-233. [More Information]
- Moura Campos Carvalho Silva, A., Harmer, A., De Barros Pinheiro, M., Madrid‐Valero, J., Ferreira, M., Ordonana, J., Ferreira, P. (2019). Does the heritability of chronic low back pain depend on how the condition is assessed? European Journal of Pain, 23(9), 1712-1722. [More Information]
- Zadro, J., Shirley, D., Duncan, G., Ferreira, P. (2019). Familial factors predicting recovery and maintenance of physical activity in people with low back pain: Insights from a population-based twin study. European Journal of Pain, 23(2), 367-377. [More Information]
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- Amorim, A., Pappas, E., Simic, M., Ferreira, M., Jennings, M., Tiedemann, A., Moura Campos Carvalho Silva, A., Caputo, E., Kongsted, A., Ferreira, P. (2019). Integrating Mobile-health, health coaching, and physical activity to reduce the burden of chronic low back pain trial (IMPACT): a pilot randomised controlled trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 20(1), 71. [More Information]
- Amorim, A., Simic, M., Pappas, E., Zadro, J., Carrillo, E., Ordonana, J., Ferreira, P. (2019). Is occupational or leisure physical activity associated with low back pain? Insights from a cross-sectional study of 1059 participants. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 23(3), 257-265. [More Information]
- Pozzobon, D., Ferreira, P., Borges Dario, A., Almeida, L., Vesentini, G., Harmer, A., Ferreira, M. (2019). Is there an association between diabetes and neck and back pain? A systematic review with meta-analyses. PloS One, 14(2), 1-13. [More Information]
- Oliveira Leopoldino, A., De Carvalho Machado, G., Ferreira, P., De Barros Pinheiro, M., Day, R., McLachlan, A., Hunter, D., Ferreira, M. (2019). Paracetamol versus placebo for knee and hip osteoarthritis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2(2), 1-45. [More Information]
- Oliveira, C., De Barros Pinheiro, M., Teixeira, R., Franco, M., Silva, F., Ferreira, P., Hisamatsu, T., Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R. (2019). Physical activity as a prognostic factor of pain intensity and disability in patients with low back pain: A systematic review. European Journal of Pain, 23(7), 1251-1263. [More Information]
- Caputo, E., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Bertoldi, A., Domingues, M., Shirley, D., Silva, M. (2019). Physical activity before or during pregnancy and low back pain: Data from the 2015 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort study. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 16(10), 886-893. [More Information]
- Pozzobon, D., Nogueira, L., Ferreira, P., Steffens, D., Beckenkamp, P., Blyth, F., Ferreira, M. (2019). Return to self-reported physical activity level after an event of acute low back pain. PloS One, 14(7), 1-12. [More Information]
- Ho, K., Ferreira, P., De Barros Pinheiro, M., Silva, D., Miller, C., Grunstein, R., Simic, M. (2019). Sleep interventions for osteoarthritis and spinal pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 27(2), 196-218. [More Information]
- Ho, K., Simic, M., Cvancarova Smastuen, M., De Barros Pinheiro, M., Ferreira, P., Bakke Johnsen, M., Heuch, I., Grotle, M., Anker Zwart, J., Bernhard Nilsen, K. (2019). The association between insomnia, c-reactive protein, and chronic low back pain: cross-sectional analysis of the HUNT study, Norway. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 19(4), 765-777. [More Information]
- Silventoinen, K., Jelenkovic, A., Yokoyama, Y., Sund, R., Sugawara, M., Tanaka, M., Matsumoto, S., Bogl, L., Freitas, D., Maia, J., Ferreira, P., et al (2019). The CODATwins Project: The Current Status and Recent Findings of COllaborative Project of Development of Anthropometrical Measures in Twins. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 22(6), 800-808. [More Information]
- Halliday, M., Garcia, A., Amorim, A., De Carvalho Machado, G., Hayden, J., Pappas, E., Ferreira, P., Hancock, M. (2019). Treatment Effect Sizes of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy for Pain and Disability in Patients With Low Back Pain. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 49(4), 219-229. [More Information]
- Murphy, K., Lam, J., Cutler, T., Tyler, J., Calais-Ferreira, L., Li, S., Little, C., Ferreira, P., Craig, J., Scurrah, K., et al (2019). Twins Research Australia: A New Paradigm for Driving Twin Research. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 22(6), 438-445. [More Information]
- Murphy, K., Lam, J., Cutler, T., Tyler, J., Calais-Ferreira, L., Li, S., Little, C., Ferreira, P., Craig, J., Scurrah, K., et al (2019). Twins Research Australia: A New Paradigm for Driving Twin Research. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 22(6), 438-445. [More Information]
- Zadro, J., Shirley, D., Simic, M., Mousavi, S., Ceprnja, D., Maka, K., Sung, J., Ferreira, P. (2019). Video-Game-Based Exercises for Older People With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlledtable Trial (GAMEBACK). Physical Therapy, 99(1), 14-27. [More Information]
- Pazzinatto, M., de Oliveira Silva, D., Faria, N., Simic, M., Ferreira, P., Azevedo, F., Pappas, E. (2019). What are the clinical implications of knee crepitus to individuals with knee osteoarthritis? An observational study with data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 23(6), 491-496. [More Information]
2018
- Zunzarren Megale, R., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Naganathan, V., Cumming, R., Hirani, V., Waite, L., Seibel, M., Le Couteur, D., Handelsman, D., Blyth, F. (2018). Association between pain and the frailty phenotype in older men: Longitudinal results from the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP). Age and Ageing, 47(3), 381-387. [More Information]
- Pozzobon, D., Ferreira, P., Blyth, F., De Carvalho Machado, G., Ferreira, M. (2018). Can obesity and physical activity predict outcomes of elective knee or hip surgery due to osteoarthritis? A meta-analysis of cohort studies. BMJ Open, 8(2), e017689. [More Information]
- Machado, L., Viana, J., da Silva, S., Couto, F., Mendes, L., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Dias, J., Dias, R. (2018). Correlates of a Recent History of Disabling Low Back Pain in Community-Dwelling Older Persons: The Pain in the Elderly (PAINEL) Study. Clinical Journal of Pain, 34(6), 515-524. [More Information]
- Magalhaes, M., Comachio, J., Ferreira, P., Pappas, E., Marques, A. (2018). Effectiveness of graded activity versus physiotherapy in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain: midterm follow up results of a randomized controlled trial. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 22(1), 82-91. [More Information]
- Zunzarren Megale, R., Miranda Alle Deveza, L., Blyth, F., Naganathan, V., Ferreira, P., McLachlan, A., Ferreira, M. (2018). Efficacy and Safety of Oral and Transdermal Opioid Analgesics for Musculoskeletal Pain in Older Adults: A Systematic Review of Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trials. The Journal of Pain, 19(5), 475.e1-475.e24. [More Information]
- De Barros Pinheiro, M., Morosoli, J., Ferreira, M., Madrid-Valero, J., Refshauge, K., Ferreira, P., Ordonana, J. (2018). Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Sleep Quality and Low Back Pain: A Population-Based Twin Study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 80, 263-270. [More Information]
- De Barros Pinheiro, M., Morosoli, J., Colodro-Conde, L., Ferreira, P., Ordonana, J. (2018). Genetic and environmental influences to low back pain and symptoms of depression and anxiety: A population-based twin study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 105, 92-98. [More Information]
- Amorim, A., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Lier, R., Simic, M., Pappas, E., Zadro, J., Mork, P., Nilsen, T. (2018). Influence of family history on prognosis of spinal pain and the role of leisure time physical activity and body mass index: a prospective study using family-linkage data from the Norwegian HUNT study. BMJ Open, 8(10), 1-8. [More Information]
- Zadro, J., Shirley, D., Ferreira, M., Moura Campos Carvalho Silva, A., Lamb, S., Cooper, C., Ferreira, P. (2018). Is Vitamin D Supplementation Effective for Low Back Pain? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Pain Physician, 21(2), 121-145.
- Fernandes, I., Pinto, R., Ferreira, P., Lira, F. (2018). Low back pain, obesity, and inflammatory markers: Exercise as potential treatment. Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation, 14(2), 168-174. [More Information]
- Azevedo, D., Ferreira, P., Santos, H., Oliveira, D., de Souza, J., Costa, L. (2018). Movement system impairment-based classification treatment versus general exercises for chronic low back pain: Randomized controlled trial. Physical Therapy, 98(1), 28-39. [More Information]
- Zadro, J., Nilsen, T., Shirley, D., Amorim, A., Ferreira, P., Mork, P. (2018). Parental chronic widespread pain and the association with chronic widespread pain in adult offspring: Family-linkage data from the Norwegian HUNT Study. European Journal of Pain, 22(8), 1485-1493. [More Information]
- Morelhao, P., Franco, M., Oliveira, C., Hisamatsu, T., Ferreira, P., Costa, L., Maher, C., Pinto, R. (2018). Physical activity and disability measures in chronic non-specific low back pain: a study of responsiveness. Clinical Rehabilitation, 32(12), 1684-1695. [More Information]
- Oliveira, C., Franco, M., Maher, C., Ferreira, P., Morelhao, P., Damato, T., Gobbi, C., Pinto, R. (2018). Physical activity-based interventions using electronic feedback may be ineffective for reducing pain and disability in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 99(9), 1900-1912. [More Information]
- Foster, N., Anema, J., Cherkin, D., Chou, R., Cohen, S., Gross, D., Ferreira, P., Fritz, J., Koes, B., Peul, W., Maher, C., et al (2018). Prevention and treatment of low back pain: evidence, challenges, and promising directions. The Lancet, 391(10137), 2368-2383. [More Information]
- De Jesus-Moraleida, F., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Da Silva, J., Assis, M., Pereira, L. (2018). The Brazilian Back Complaints in the Elders (Brazilian BACE) study: characteristics of Brazilian older adults with a new episode of low back pain. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 22(1), 55-63. [More Information]
- Calais-Ferreira, L., Oliveira, V., Craig, J., Flander, L., Hopper, J., Teixeira-Salmela, L., Ferreira, P. (2018). Twin studies for the prognosis, prevention and treatment of musculoskeletal conditions. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 22(3), 184-189. [More Information]
- Sumathipala, A., Yelland, L., Green, D., Shepherd, T., Jayaweera, K., Ferreira, P., Craig, J. (2018). Twins as Participants in Randomized Controlled Trials: A Review of Published Literature. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 21(1), 51-56. [More Information]
- Karel, Y., Thoomes-De Graaf, M., Scholten-Peeters, G., Ferreira, P., Rizopoulos, D., Koes, B., Verhagen, A. (2018). Validity of the Flemish working alliance inventory in a Dutch physiotherapy setting in patients with shoulder pain. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 34(5), 384-392. [More Information]
2017
- Fernandez, M., Ferreira, P. (2017). Acupuncture for sciatica and a comparison with Western Medicine (PEDro synthesis). British Journal of Sports Medicine, 51(6), 539-540. [More Information]
- Zadro, J., Shirley, D., Amorim, A., Perez-Riquelme, F., Ordonana, J., Ferreira, P. (2017). Are people with chronic low back pain meeting the physical activity guidelines? A co-twin control study. Spine Journal, 17(6), 845-854. [More Information]
- Jesus-Moraleida, F., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Silva, J., Maher, C., Enthoven, W., Bierma-Zeinstra, S., Koes, B., Luijsterburg, P., Pereira, L. (2017). Back complaints in the elders in Brazil and the Netherlands: A cross-sectional comparison. Age and Ageing, 46(3), 476-481. [More Information]
- De Carvalho Machado, G., Maher, C., Ferreira, P., Latimer, J., Koes, B., Steffens, D., Ferreira, M. (2017). Can recurrence after an acute episode of low back pain be predicted? Physical Therapy, 97(9), 889-895. [More Information]
- Fernandez, M., Colodro-Conde, L., Hartvigsen, J., Ferreira, M., Refshauge, K., De Barros Pinheiro, M., Ordonana, J., Ferreira, P. (2017). Chronic low back pain and the risk of depression or anxiety symptoms: insights from a longitudinal twin study. Spine Journal, 17(7), 905-912. [More Information]
- Mackey, M., Leaver, A., Ferreira, P., Jones, M., Rubinstein, S. (2017). Does an online psychological intervention improve self-efficacy and disability in people also receiving Multimodal Manual Therapy for chronic low back pain compared to Multimodal Manual Therapy alone? A randomized controlled trial. The Modern Practice - How to make it happen, Melbourne, Australia.
- Mackey, M., Leaver, A., Ferreira, P., Jones, M., Rubinstein, S. (2017). Does an online psychological intervention improve self-efficacy and disability in people also receiving Multimodal Manual Therapy for chronic low back pain compared to Multimodal Manual Therapy alone? A randomized controlled trial. CAA Annual Conference 2017 (Chiropractors' Association of Australia), Canberra, Australia: Chiropractors' Association of Australia.
- Zadro, J., Shirley, D., De Barros Pinheiro, M., Sanchez-Romera, J., Perez-Riquelme, F., Ordonana, J., Ferreira, P. (2017). Does educational attainment increase the risk of low back pain when genetics is considered? A population-based study of Spanish twins. Spine Journal, 17(4), 518-530. [More Information]
- Zadro, J., Shirley, D., Sanchez-Romera, J., Ordonana, J., Ferreira, P. (2017). Does familial aggregation of chronic low back pain affect recovery? A population-based twin study. Spine, 42(17), 1295-1301. [More Information]
- Amorim, A., Levy, G., Perez-Riquelme, F., Simic, M., Pappas, E., Borges Dario, A., Ferreira, M., Carrillo, E., Luque-Suarez, A., Ordonana, J., Ferreira, P. (2017). Does sedentary behavior increase the risk of low back pain? A population-based co-twin study of Spanish twins. Spine Journal, 17(7), 933-942. [More Information]
- Borges Dario, A., Moreti Cabral, A., Almeida, L., Ferreira, M., Refshauge, K., Simic, M., Pappas, E., Ferreira, P. (2017). Effectiveness of telehealth-based interventions in the management of non-specific low back pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Spine Journal, 17(9), 1342-1351. [More Information]
- Magnusson, K., Scurrah, K., Ystrom, E., Orstavik, R., Nilsen, T., Steingrimsdottir, O., Ferreira, P., Fenstad, A., Furnes, O., Hagen, K. (2017). Genetic factors contribute more to hip than knee surgery due to osteoarthritis - a population-based twin registry study of joint arthroplasty. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 25(6), 878-884. [More Information]
- Dias, J., Cisneros, L., Dias, R., Fritsch, C., Gomes, W., Pereira, L., Santos, M., Ferreira, P. (2017). Hydrotherapy improves pain and function in older women with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 21(6), 449-456. [More Information]
- Tong, M., Mousavi, S., Kiers, H., Ferreira, P., Refshauge, K., van Dieen, J. (2017). Is there a relationship between lumbar proprioception and low back pain? A systematic review with meta-analysis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 98(1), 120-136. [More Information]
- Fernandez, M., Boyle, E., Hartvigsen, J., Ferreira, M., Refshauge, K., Maher, C., Christensen, K., Hopper, J., Ferreira, P. (2017). Is this back pain killing me? All-cause and cardiovascular-specific mortality in older Danish twins with spinal pain. European Journal of Pain, 21(5), 938-948. [More Information]
- Borges Dario, A., Ferreira, M., Refshauge, K., Harmer, A., Sanchez-Romera, J., Perez-Riquelme, F., Cisneros, L., Ordonana, J., Ferreira, P. (2017). Mapping the association between back pain and type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study of adult Spanish twins. PloS One, 12(4), 1-15. [More Information]
- Zadro, J., Shirley, D., Ferreira, M., Moura Campos Carvalho Silva, A., Lamb, S., Cooper, C., Ferreira, P. (2017). Mapping the association between vitamin D and low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Pain Physician, 20(7), 611-640.
- Araujo, A., Negrao Filho, R., Oliveira, C., Ferreira, P., Pinto, R. (2017). Measurement properties of the Brazilian version of the Working Alliance Inventory (patient and therapist short-forms) and Session Rating Scale for low back pain. Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, 30(4), 879-887. [More Information]
- Zadro, J., Shirley, D., De Barros Pinheiro, M., Bauman, A., Duncan, G., Ferreira, P. (2017). Neighborhood walkability moderates the association between low back pain and physical activity: A co-twin control study. Preventive Medicine, 99(2017), 257-263. [More Information]
- De Carvalho Machado, G., Maher, C., Ferreira, P., Day, R., De Barros Pinheiro, M., Ferreira, M. (2017). Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for spinal pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 76(7), 1269-1278. [More Information]
- McKay, M., Baldwin, J., Ferreira, P., Simic, M., Vanicek, N., Burns, J. (2017). Normative reference values for strength and flexibility of 1,000 children and adults. Neurology, 88(1), 36-43. [More Information]
- Borges Dario, A., Ferreira, M., Refshauge, K., Luque-Suarez, A., Ordonana, J., Ferreira, P. (2017). Obesity does not increase the risk of chronic low back pain when genetics are considered. A prospective study of Spanish adult twins. Spine Journal, 17(2), 282-290. [More Information]
- McKay, M., Baldwin, J., Ferreira, P., Simic, M., Vanicek, N., Burns, J. (2017). Reference values for developing responsive functional outcome measures across the lifespan. Neurology, 88(16), 1512-1519. [More Information]
- McKay, M., Baldwin, J., Ferreira, P., Simic, M., Vanicek, N., Wojciechowski, E., Mudge, A., Burns, J. (2017). Spatiotemporal and plantar pressure patterns of 1000 healthy individuals aged 3-101 years. Gait and Posture, 58, 78-87. [More Information]
- De Barros Pinheiro, M., Ferreira, M., Refshauge, K., Colodro-Conde, L., Gonzalez-Javier, F., Hopper, J., Ordonana, J., Ferreira, P. (2017). Symptoms of Depression and Risk of Low Back Pain: A Prospective Co-twin Study. Clinical Journal of Pain, 33(9), 777-785. [More Information]
- Zadro, J., Shirley, D., Andrade, T., Scurrah, K., Bauman, A., Ferreira, P. (2017). The beneficial effects of physical activity: is it down to your genes? A systematic review and meta-analysis of twin and family studies. Sports Medicine - Open, 3, 1-19. [More Information]
- Fritsch, C., Ferreira, M., Maher, C., Herbert, R., Pinto, R., Koes, B., Ferreira, P. (2017). The clinical course of pain and disability following surgery for spinal stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies. European Spine Journal, 26(2), 324-335. [More Information]
- De Carvalho Machado, G., Maher, C., Ferreira, P., Harris, I., Deyo, R., McKay, D., Li, Q., Ferreira, M. (2017). Trends, complications, and costs for hospital admission and surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis. Spine, 42(22), 1737-1743. [More Information]
- Zadro, J., Shirley, D., Simic, M., Mousavi, S., Ceprnja, D., Maka, K., Ferreira, P. (2017). Video-game based exercises for older people with chronic low back pain: A protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial (the GAMEBACK trial). Physiotherapy, 103(2), 146-153. [More Information]
2016
- McKay, M., Baldwin, J., Ferreira, P., Simic, M., Vanicek, N., Hiller, C., Nightingale, E., Moloney, N., Quinlan, K., Pourkazemi, F., Sman, A., Nicholson, L., Mousavi, S., Raymond, J., Mackey, M., Chard, A., Huebscher, M., Wegener, C., Fong Yan, A., Refshauge, K., Burns, J., et al (2016). 1000 Norms Project: Protocol of a cross-sectional study cataloging human variation. Physiotherapy, 102(1), 50-56. [More Information]
- Halliday, M., Pappas, E., Hancock, M., Clare, H., Pinto, R., Robertson, G., Ferreira, P. (2016). A randomized controlled trial comparing the Mckenzie method to motor control exercises in people with chronic low back pain and a directional preference. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 46(7), 514-522. [More Information]
- Borges Dario, A., Ferreira, M., Refshauge, K., Sanchez-Romera, J., Luque-Suarez, A., Hopper, J., Ordonana, J., Ferreira, P. (2016). Are obesity and body fat distribution associated with low back pain in women? A population-based study of 1128 Spanish twins. European Spine Journal, 25(4), 1188-1195. [More Information]
- Machado, A., Ferreira, P., Micheletti, J., De Almeida, A., Lemes, I., Vanderlei, F., Netto Junior, J., Pastre, C. (2016). Can Water Temperature and Immersion Time Influence the Effect of Cold Water Immersion on Muscle Soreness? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Medicine, 46(4), 503-514. [More Information]
- Huebscher, M., Hartvigsen, J., Fernandez, M., Christensen, K., Ferreira, P. (2016). Does physical activity moderate the relationship between depression symptomatology and low back pain? Cohort and co-twin control analyses nested in the longitudinal study of aging Danish twins (LSADT). European Spine Journal, 25(4), 1226-1233. [More Information]
- De Barros Pinheiro, M., Ho, K., Ferreira, M., Refshauge, K., Grunstein, R., Hopper, J., Maher, C., Koes, B., Ordonana, J., Ferreira, P. (2016). Efficacy of a Sleep Quality Intervention in People with Low Back Pain: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Co-Twin Controlled Trial. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 19(5), 492-501. [More Information]
- Amorim, A., Pappas, E., Simic, M., Ferreira, M., Tiedemann, A., Jennings, M., Ferreira, P. (2016). Integrating Mobile health and Physical Activity to reduce the burden of Chronic low back pain Trial (IMPACT): A pilot trial protocol. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 17(1), 1-8. [More Information]
- Fernandez, M., Ordonana, J., Hartvigsen, J., Ferreira, M., Refshauge, K., Sanchez-Romera, J., De Barros Pinheiro, M., Simpson, S., Hopper, J., Ferreira, P. (2016). Is chronic low back pain associated with the prevalence of coronary heart disease when genetic susceptibility is considered? A co-twin control study of Spanish twins. PloS One, 11(5), 1-15. [More Information]
- De Carvalho Machado, G., Witzleb, A., Fritsch, C., Maher, C., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (2016). Patients with sciatica still experience pain and disability 5 years after surgery: A systematic review with meta-analysis of cohort studies. European Journal of Pain, 20(10), 1700-1709. [More Information]
- De Barros Pinheiro, M., Ferreira, M., Refshauge, K., Hopper, J., Maher, C., Hartvigsen, J., Koes, B., Hubscher, M., Ferreira, P. (2016). Protective and harmful effects of physical activity for low back pain: A protocol for the AUstralian Twin BACK Pain (AUTBACK) feasibility study. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 19(5), 502-509. [More Information]
- Lemes, I., Ferreira, P., Linares, S., Machado, A., Pastre, C., Netto Junior, J. (2016). Resistance training reduces systolic blood pressure in metabolic syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 50(23), 1438-1442. [More Information]
- Franco, M., Howard, K., Sherrington, C., Rose, J., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (2016). Smallest worthwhile effect of exercise programs to prevent falls among older people: estimates from benefit-harm trade-off and discrete choice methods. Age and Ageing, 45(6), 806-812. [More Information]
- Fernandez, M., Ferreira, M., Refshauge, K., Hartvigsen, J., Silva, I., Maher, C., Koes, B., Ferreira, P. (2016). Surgery or physical activity in the management of sciatica: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Spine Journal, 25(11), 3495-3512. [More Information]
- De Carvalho Machado, G., Ferreira, P., Yoo, R., Harris, I., De Barros Pinheiro, M., Koes, B., van Tulder, M., Rzewuska, M., Maher, C., Ferreira, M. (2016). Surgical options for lumbar spinal stenosis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016 (11), 1-88. [More Information]
- De Barros Pinheiro, M., Ferreira, M., Refshauge, K., Maher, C., Ordonana, J., Andrade, T., Tsathas, A., Ferreira, P. (2016). Symptoms of depression as a prognostic factor for low back pain: a systematic review. Spine Journal, 16(1), 105-116. [More Information]
- Ferreira, P., Oliveira, V., Junqueira, D., Cisneros, L., Ferreira, L., Murphy, K., Ordonana, J., Hopper, J., Teixeira-Salmela, L. (2016). The Brazilian Twin Registry. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 19(6), 687-691. [More Information]
- Aartun, E., Boyle, E., Hartvigsen, J., Ferreira, P., Maher, C., Ferreira, M., Hestbaek, L. (2016). The most physically active Danish adolescents are at increased risk for developing spinal pain: a two-year prospective cohort study. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2(1), 1-7. [More Information]
- De Carvalho Machado, G., Ferreira, P., Maher, C., Latimer, J., Steffens, D., Koes, B., Li, Q., Ferreira, M. (2016). Transient physical and psychosocial activities increase the risk of nonpersistent and persistent low back pain: a case-crossover study with 12 months follow-up. Spine Journal, 16(12), 1445-1452. [More Information]
2015
- Halliday, M., Ferreira, P., Hancock, M., Clare, H. (2015). A randomized controlled trial comparing McKenzie therapy and motor control exercises on the recruitment of trunk muscles in people with chronic low back pain: A trial protocol. Physiotherapy, 101(2), 232-238. [More Information]
- Fernandez, M., Hartvigsen, J., Ferreira, M., Refshauge, K., Machado, A., Lemes, I., Maher, C., Ferreira, P. (2015). Advice to Stay Active or Structured Exercise in the Management of Sciatica: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Spine, 40(18), 1457-1466. [More Information]
- Figueiredo, V., Amorim, J., Pereira, A., Ferreira, P., Pereira, L. (2015). Associations between low back pain, urinary incontinence, and abdominal muscle recruitment as assessed via ultrasonography in the elderly. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 19(1), 70-76. [More Information]
- Baldwin, J., McKay, M., Hiller, C., Nightingale, E., Moloney, N., Vanicek, N., Ferreira, P., Simic, M., Refshauge, K., Burns, J. (2015). Defining health and disease: setting the boundaries for physiotherapy. Are we undertreating or overtreating? How can we tell? British Journal of Sports Medicine, 49(19), 1225-1226. [More Information]
- Petrozzi, M., Leaver, A., Jones, M., Ferreira, P., Rubinstein, S., Mackey, M. (2015). Does an online psychological intervention improve self-efficacy and disability in people also receiving Multimodal Manual Therapy for chronic low back pain compared to Multimodal Manual Therapy alone? Design of a randomized controlled trial. Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 23(1), 1-8. [More Information]
- Panagopoulos, J., Hancock, M., Ferreira, P., Hush, J., Petocz, P. (2015). Does the addition of visceral manipulation improve outcomes for patients with low back pain? A randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Pain, 19(7), 899-907. [More Information]
- van den Dolder, P., Ferreira, P., Refshauge, K. (2015). Effectiveness of soft tissue massage for nonspecific shoulder pain: Randomized controlled trial. Physical Therapy, 95(11), 1467-1477. [More Information]
- De Carvalho Machado, G., Ferreira, P., Harris, I., De Barros Pinheiro, M., Koes, B., van Tulder, M., Rzewuska, M., Maher, C., Ferreira, M. (2015). Effectiveness of Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PloS One, 10(3), 1-18. [More Information]
- Oliveira, V., Ferreira, M., Pinto, R., Filho, R., Refshauge, K., Ferreira, P. (2015). Effectiveness of Training Clinicians' Communication Skills on Patients' Clinical Outcomes: A Systematic Review. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 38(8), 601-616. [More Information]
- De Carvalho Machado, G., Maher, C., Ferreira, P., De Barros Pinheiro, M., Lin, C., Day, R., McLachlan, A., Ferreira, M. (2015). Efficacy and safety of paracetamol for spinal pain and osteoarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised placebo controlled trials. BMJ, 350, 1-13. [More Information]
- Franco, M., Howard, K., Sherrington, C., Ferreira, P., Rose, J., Gomes, J., Ferreira, M. (2015). Eliciting older people's preferences for exercise programs: a best-worst scaling choice experiment. Journal of Physiotherapy, 61(1), 34-41. [More Information]
- Baldwin, J., McKay, M., Hiller, C., Nightingale, E., Moloney, N., Vanicek, N., Ferreira, P., Simic, M., Refshauge, K., Burns, J. (2015). Forming norms: informing diagnosis and management in sports medicine. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 49(19), 1226-1227. [More Information]
- De Barros Pinheiro, M., Ferreira, M., Refshauge, K., Colodro-Conde, L., Carrillo, E., Hopper, J., Ordonana, J., Ferreira, P. (2015). Genetics and the environment affect the relationship between depression and low back pain: a co-twin control study of Spanish twins. Pain, 156(3), 496-503. [More Information]
- Azevedo, D., Van Dillen, L., De Oliveira Santos, H., Oliveira, D., Ferreira, P., Costa, L. (2015). Movement system impairment-based classification versus general exercise for chronic low back pain: Protocol of a randomized controlled trial. Physical Therapy, 95(9), 1287-1294. [More Information]
- Franco, M., Jaure, A., Howard, K., Sherrington, C., Ferreira, P., Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R., Ferreira, M. (2015). Older people's perspectives on participation in physical activity: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative literature. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 49(19), 1268-1276. [More Information]
- Oliveira, V., Ferreira, M., Morso, L., Albert, H., Refshauge, K., Ferreira, P. (2015). Patients' perceived level of social isolation affects the prognosis of low back pain. European Journal of Pain, 19(4), 538-545. [More Information]
- De Barros Pinheiro, M., Ferreira, M., Refshauge, K., Ordonana, J., De Carvalho Machado, G., Prado, L., Maher, C., Ferreira, P. (2015). Symptoms of depression and risk of new episodes of low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Arthritis Care and Research, 67(11), 1591-1603. [More Information]
- Gomes, J., Kingma, M., Kamper, S., Maher, C., Ferreira, P., Marques, A., Ferreira, M. (2015). The association between symptom severity and physical activity participation in people seeking care for acute low back pain. European Spine Journal, 24(3), 452-457. [More Information]
- Borges Dario, A., Ferreira, M., Refshauge, K., Lima, T., Ordonana, J., Ferreira, P. (2015). The relationship between obesity, low back pain, and lumbar disc degeneration when genetics and the environment are considered: a systematic review of twin studies. Spine Journal, 15(5), 1106-1117. [More Information]
- Steffens, D., Ferreira, M., Latimer, J., Ferreira, P., Koes, B., Blyth, F., Li, Q., Maher, C. (2015). What triggers an episode of acute low back pain? A case-crossover study. Arthritis Care and Research, 67(3), 403-410. [More Information]
2014
- Baldwin, J., McKay, M., Hiller, C., Nightingale, E., Moloney, N., Vanicek, N., Ferreira, P., Simic, M., Refshauge, K., Burns, J. (2014). 1000 Norms Project: understanding foot and ankle health, disease and normality. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 7(Suppl 1), A6-A6. [More Information]
- Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Henschke, N., Kamper, S., Koes, B., Hayden, J., Maher, C. (2014). Age does not modify effects of treatment on pain of patients with low back pain - secondary analysis of randomized controlled trials. European Journal of Pain, 18(7), 932-938. [More Information]
- Van Den Dolder, P., Ferreira, P., Refshauge, K. (2014). Effectiveness of soft tissue massage and exercise for the treatment of non-specific shoulder pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(16), 1216-1226. [More Information]
- Franco, M., Pereira, L., Ferreira, P. (2014). Exercise interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(10), 867-868. [More Information]
- Huebscher, M., Ferreira, M., Junqueira, D., Refshauge, K., Maher, C., Hopper, J., Ferreira, P. (2014). Heavy domestic, but not recreational, physical activity is associated with low back pain: Australian Twin low BACK pain (AUTBACK) study. European Spine Journal, 23(10), 2083-2089. [More Information]
- Junqueira, D., Ferreira, M., Refshauge, K., Maher, C., Hopper, J., Hancock, M., Carvalho, M., Ferreira, P. (2014). Heritability and lifestyle factors in chronic low back pain: Results of the Australian Twin Low Back Pain Study (The AUTBACK study). European Journal of Pain, 18(10), 1410-1418. [More Information]
- Pereira, L., Sherrington, C., Ferreira, M., Tiedemann, A., Ferreira, P., Blyth, F., Close, J., Taylor, M., Lord, S. (2014). Impact of pain on physical performance in older people leaving aged care rehabilitation. Pain Practice, Article in Press.
- Van Den Dolder, P., Ferreira, P., Refshauge, K. (2014). Intra- and inter-rater reliability of a modified measure of hand behind back range of motion. Manual Therapy, 19(1), 72-76. [More Information]
- Sanchez-Romera, J., Borges Dario, A., Colodro-Conde, L., Carrillo-Verdejo, E., Gonzalez-Javier, F., Levy, G., Luque-Suarez, A., Perez-Riquelme, F., Ferreira, P., Ordonana, J. (2014). Obesity, physical activity and low back pain: A genetically informative analysis. Trauma, 25(4), 208-218.
- Steffens, D., Hancock, M., Maher, C., Latimer, J., Satchell, R., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Partington, M., Bouvier, A. (2014). Prognosis of chronic low back pain in patients presenting to a private community-based group exercise program. European Spine Journal, 23(1), 113-119. [More Information]
- Nascimento, P., Ferreira, P., Azevedo, F., Negrao Filho, R. (2014). Relationship between therapeutic alliance and deep abdominal muscle recruitment in nonspecific low back pain sufferers. Fisioterapia e Pesquisa, 21(4), 320-326. [More Information]
- Pereira, L., Sherrington, C., Ferreira, M., Tiedemann, A., Ferreira, P., Blyth, F., Close, J., Taylor, M., Lord, S. (2014). Self-reported chronic pain is associated with physical performance in older people leaving aged care rehabilitation. Clinical Interventions in Aging, 9, 259-265. [More Information]
- Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R., Ferreira, P., Kongsted, A., Ferreira, M., Maher, C., Kent, P. (2014). Self-reported moderate-to-vigorous leisure time physical activity predicts less pain and disability over 12 months in chronic and persistent low back pain. European Journal of Pain, 18(8), 1190-1198. [More Information]
2013
- Mousavi, S., Refshauge, K., Ferreira, P., Moloney, N. (2013). A comprehensive review on the methodology of motor control studies in patients with low back pain. 8th Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back and Pelvic Pain, Dubai.
- Crosbie, W., Negrao Filho, R., Port Nascimento, D., Ferreira, P. (2013). Coordination of Spinal Motion in the Transverse and Frontal Planes During Walking in People With and Without Recurrent Low Back Pain. Spine, 38(5), E286-E292. [More Information]
- Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R., Ferreira, P., Kongstead, A., Ferreira, M., Maher, C., Kent, P. (2013). Do levels of leisure time physical activity predict clinical outcomes in people seeking care for chronic and persistent low back pain? APA Conference 2013 'New Moves', Melbourne: Australian Physiotherapy Association.
- Crosbie, J., Port Nascimento, D., Negrao Filho, R., Ferreira, P. (2013). Do people with recurrent back pain constrain spinal motion during seated horizontal and downward reaching? Clinical Biomechanics, 28(8), 866-872. [More Information]
- Panagopoulos, J., Hancock, M., Ferreira, P. (2013). Does the addition of visceral manipulation improve outcomes for patients with low backpain? Rationale and study protocol. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 17(3), 339-343. [More Information]
- Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R., Maher, C., Ferreira, M., Hancock, M., Quel De Oliveira, C., McLachlan, A., Koes, B., Ferreira, P. (2013). Efficacy of epidural injections in the management of sciatica: a systematic review with meta-analysis. APA Conference 2013 'New Moves', Melbourne: Australian Physiotherapy Association.
- Esteves, H., Ferreira, P., Vasconcelos, C., Fernandes, I. (2013). Geological fieldwork: A study carried out with Portuguese secondary school students. Journal of Geoscience Education, 61(3), 318-325. [More Information]
- Franco, M., Ferreira, M., Howard, K., Sherrington, C., Rose, J., Haines, T., Ferreira, P. (2013). How big does the effect of an intervention have to be? Application of two novel methods to determine the smallest worthwhile effect of a fall prevention programme: a study protocol. BMJ Open, 3(2), 1-5. [More Information]
- Figueiredo, V., Pereira, L., Ferreira, P., Pereira, A., Amorim, J. (2013). Incapacidade funcional, sintomas depressivos e dor lombar em idosos (Functional disability, depressive symptoms and low back pain in elderly). Fisioterapia em Movimento, 26(3), 549-557.
- Azevedo, D., Lauria, A., Pereira, A., Andrade, G., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Van Dillen, L. (2013). Intraexaminer and interexaminer reliability of pressure biofeedback unit for assessing lumbopelvic stability during 6 lower limb movement tests. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 36(1), 33-43. [More Information]
- Ferreira, P., Pinheiro, M., Machado, G., Ferreira, M. (2013). Is alcohol intake associated with low back pain? A systematic review o? observational studies. Manual Therapy, 18(3), 183-190. [More Information]
- Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R., Elkins, M., Moseley, A., Sherrington, C., Herbert, R., Maher, C., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (2013). Many Randomized Trials of Physical Therapy Interventions Are Not Adequately Registered: A Survey of 200 Published Trials. Physical Therapy, 93(3), 299-309. [More Information]
- Franco, M., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Maher, C., Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R., Cherkin, D. (2013). Methodological limitations prevent definitive conclusions on the effects of patients' preferences in randomized clinical trials evaluating musculoskeletal conditions. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 66(6), 586-598. [More Information]
- Ferreira, P., Beckenkamp, P., Maher, C., Hopper, J., Ferreira, M. (2013). Nature or nurture in low back pain? Results of a systematic review of studies based on twin samples. European Journal of Pain, 17(7), 957-971. [More Information]
- Franco, M., Jaure, A., Howard, K., Sherrington, C., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (2013). Older people's perspectives on participation in exercise: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative literature. APA Conference 2013 'New Moves', Melbourne: Australian Physiotherapy Association.
- Cunha De Oliveira, V., Ferreira, M., Refshauge, K., Maher, C., Griffin, A., Hopper, J., Ferreira, P. (2013). Searching for risk factors in low back pain: insights from a new twin case-control study. APA Conference 2013 'New Moves', Melbourne: Australian Physiotherapy Association.
- Ferreira, M., Herbert, R., Ferreira, P., Latimer, J., Ostelo, R., Grotle, M., Barrett, B. (2013). The smallest worthwhile effect of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and physiotherapy for chronic low back pain: a benefit-harm trade-off study. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 66(12), 1397-1404. [More Information]
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Latimer, J., Adams, R. (2013). The Therapeutic Alliance Between Clinicians and Patients Predicts Outcome in Chronic Low Back Pain. Physical Therapy, 93(4), 470-478. [More Information]
2012
- Ferreira, M., Herbert, R., Ferreira, P., Latimer, J., Ostelo, R., Port Nascimento, D., Smeets, R. (2012). A critical review of methods used to determine the smallest worthwhile effect of interventions for low back pain. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 65(3), 253-261. [More Information]
- Williams, C., Hancock, M., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Maher, C. (2012). A literature review reveals that trials evaluating treatment of non-specific low back pain use inconsistent criteria to identify serious pathologies and nerve root involvement. The Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy, 20(2), 59-65. [More Information]
- Hall, A., Ferreira, M., Clemson, L., Ferreira, P., Latimer, J., Maher, C. (2012). Assessment of the therapeutic alliance in physical rehabilitation: A RASCH analysis. Disability and Rehabilitation, 34(3), 257-266. [More Information]
- Oliveira, V., Refshauge, K., Ferreira, M., Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R., Beckenkamp, P., Negrao Filho, R., Ferreira, P. (2012). Communication that values patient autonomy is associated with satisfaction with care: a systematic review. Journal of Physiotherapy, 58(4), 215-229. [More Information]
- Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R., Maher, C., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Hancock, M., Oliveira, V., McLachlan, A., Koes, B. (2012). Drugs for relief of pain in patients with sciatica: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ, 344, 1-15. [More Information]
- Oliveira, V., Ferreira, P., Maher, C., Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R., Refshauge, K., Ferreira, M. (2012). Effectiveness of Self-Management of Low Back Pain: Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis. Arthritis Care and Research, 64(11), 1739-1748. [More Information]
- Pinto, R., Maher, C., Ferreira, M., Hancock, M., Oliveira, V., McLachlan, A., Koes, B., Ferreira, P. (2012). Epidural corticosteroid injections in the management of sciatica: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Annals of Internal Medicine, 157(12), 865-877. [More Information]
- Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R., Ferreira, M., Oliveira, V., Franco, M., Adams, R., Maher, C., Ferreira, P. (2012). Patient-centred communication is associated with positive therapeutic alliance: a systematic review. Journal of Physiotherapy, 58(2), 77-87. [More Information]
- Oliveira, T., Oliveira, V., Melo, R., Melo, R., Freitas, A., Ferreira, P. (2012). Patients in treatment for chronic low back pain have higher externalised beliefs: a cross-sectional study. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 16(1), 35-39. [More Information]
- Steffens, D., Ferreira, M., Maher, C., Latimer, J., Koes, B., Blyth, F., Ferreira, P. (2012). Triggers for an episode of sudden onset low back pain: study protocol. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 13, 1-5. [More Information]
2011
- Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R., Elkins, M., Moseley, A., Sherrington, C., Herbert, R., Maher, C., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (2011). A comparison of registered protocols and published reports of randomised controlled trials in physiotherapy. APA Physiotherapy Conference 2011, NA.
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Port Nascimento, D., Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R., Franco, M., Hodges, P. (2011). Discriminative and reliability analyses of ultrasound measurement of abdominal muscles recruitment. Manual Therapy, 16(5), 463-469. [More Information]
- Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R., Ferreira, P., Franco, M., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, M., Teixeira-Salmela, L., Maher, C. (2011). Effect of 2 Lumbar Spine Postures on Transversus Abdominis Muscle Thickness During a Voluntary Contraction in People With and Without Low Back Pain. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 34(3), 164-172. [More Information]
- Oliveira, V., Refshauge, K., Ferreira, M., Negrao Filho, R., Beckenkamp, P., Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R., Ferreira, P. (2011). Patient-health provider communication on satisfaction with care: a systematic review. APA Physiotherapy Conference 2011, NA.
- Steffens, D., Hancock, M., Satchell, R., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Maher, C., Partington, M., Bouvier, A. (2011). Prognosis of patients with chronic low back pain presenting to a private functional group exercise program. APA Physiotherapy Conference 2011, NA.
- Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R., Franco, H., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Franco, M., Hodges, P. (2011). Reliability and Discriminatory Capacity of a Clinical Scale for Assessing Abdominal Muscle Coordination. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 34(8), 562-569. [More Information]
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Lam, J., Maher, C., Hopper, J. (2011). Risk factors for low back pain among twins - a web-based population survey. APA Physiotherapy Conference 2011, NA.
- Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R., Ferreira, P., Franco, M., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, M., Teixeira-Salmela, L., Oliveira, V., Maher, C. (2011). The effect of lumbar posture on abdominal muscle thickness during an isometric leg task in people with and without non-specific low back pain. Manual Therapy, 16(6), 578-584. [More Information]
- Sherrington, C., Pereira, L., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Blyth, F., Barraclough, E., Taylor, M., Lord, S. (2011). The impact of pain on physical performance among older people on discharge from inpatient aged care rehabilitation. APA Physiotherapy Conference 2011, NA.
- Jesus, F., Ferreira, P., Pereira, L., Vasconcelos, C., Ferreira, M. (2011). Ultrasonographic Analysis of the Neck Flexor Muscles in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain and Changes After Cervical Spine Mobilization. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 34(8), 514-524. [More Information]
2010
- Ferreira, M., Borges, B., Rezende, I., Carvalho, L., Soares, L., Abou Id Dabes, R., Carvalho, G., Drummond, A., Machado, G., Ferreira, P. (2010). Are neck pain scales and questionnaires compatible with the international classification of functioning, disability and health? A systematic review. Disability and Rehabilitation, 32(19), 1539-1546. [More Information]
- Ferreira, M., Smeets, R., Kamper, S., Ferreira, P., Machado, L. (2010). Can We Explain Heterogeneity Among Randomized Clinical Trials of Exercise for Chronic Back Pain? A Meta-Regression Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Physical Therapy, 90(10), 1383-1403. [More Information]
- Ferreira, M., Machado, G., Latimer, J., Maher, C., Ferreira, P., Smeets, R. (2010). Factors defining care-seeking in low back pain - A meta-analysis of population based surveys. European Journal of Pain, 14(7), 747.e1-747.e7. [More Information]
- Van Den Dolder, P., Ferreira, P., Refshauge, K. (2010). Is soft tissue massage an effective treatment for mechanical shoulder pain? A study protocol. The Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy, 18(1), 1-5. [More Information]
- Hall, A., Ferreira, P., Maher, C., Latimer, J., Ferreira, M. (2010). The Influence of the Therapist-Patient Relationship on Treatment Outcome in Physical Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review. Physical Therapy, 90(8), 1099-1110. [More Information]
2009
- Aquino, R., Caires, P., Furtado, F., Loureiro, A., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (2009). Applying Joint Mobilization at Different Cervical Vertebral Levels does not Influence Immediate Pain Reduction in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial. The Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy, 17(2), 95-100. [More Information]
- Vasconcelos, C., Moraleida, F., Brito, R., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P. (2009). Breathing pattern and recruitment of trunk muscles in patients with chronic low back pain. XVIII Brazilian Physical Therapy Congress AFB 2009, Brazil: Associacão de Fisioterapeutas do Brasil.
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Herbert, R., Hodges, P. (2009). Changes in recruitment of transversus abdominis correlate with disability in people with chronic low back pain. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 44(16), 1166-1172. [More Information]
- Nascimento, D., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Alcantar, C. (2009). Clinical ultrasound test for Transversus Abdominus thickness in patients with chronic low back pain: Investigation of reliability. 4th Brazilian Congress and International Conference of Sports Physiotherapy National Society 2009, Brazil.
- Ferreira, M., Penido, H., Aun, A., Oliveira, V., Ferreira, P. (2009). Efficacy of motor control exercises in the treatment of low back pain: a systematic review within the framework of the Cochrane organization. Physiotherapy and Research, 16, 374-379.
- Ferreira, M., Penido, H., Aun, A., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Oliveira, V. (2009). Eficácia dos exercÃcios de controle motor na dor lombopélvica: uma revisão sistemática (Efficacy of motor control exercises for lumbopelvic pain: a systematic review). Fisioterapia e Pesquisa, 16(4), 374-379.
- Van Den Dolder, P., Refshauge, K., Ferreira, P. (2009). Exercise and soft tissue massage- what is the evidence for their use in the treatment of shoulder pain of mechanical origin? Biennial Faculty of Health Sciences Research Higher Degree Student Conference 2009, Australia.
- Machado, G., Ferreira, M., Latimer, J., Maher, C., Ferreira, P., Smeets, R. (2009). Factors defining care-seeking in low back pain - a meta-analysis of population based surveys. 1st Academic Journey of Physiotherapy 2009.
- Oliveira, V., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Dornellas, R., Tiburcio, L. (2009). Health locus of control and kinesiophobia in patients with nonspecific low back pain. 2nd International Conference of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 2009.
- Oliveira, V., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R., Oliveira, W., Dias, R. (2009). How does health locus of control correlate with estimates of sufficiently important differences in outcome of low back pain? 16th Biennial Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia Conference MPA 2009, Australia: Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia.
- Oliveira, V., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Tiburcio, L., Oliveira, W. (2009). How does Health Locus of Control correlates with estimates of sufficiently important differences in outcome of low back pain? 10th International Forum on Primary Care Research on Low Back Pain: LBP Forum X 2009, United States: Harvard School of Public Health.
- Oliveira, V., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Dornellas, R., Tiburcio, L. (2009). Intra-rater reliability of the Minimal Clinical Worthwhile Effect scale for interventions in low back pain. 2nd International Conference of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 2009.
- Machado, G., Pinheiro, M., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Maher, C., Huxley, R. (2009). Is alcohol consumption associated with low back pain? A systematic review of observational studies. 1st Academic Journey of Physiotherapy 2009.
- Ferreira, P., Oliveira, W., Morais, G., Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R., Oliveira, V., Ferreira, M. (2009). Is there an association between abdominal muscle recruitment and psychosocial factors in chronic low back pain? 16th Biennial Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia Conference MPA 2009, Australia: Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia.
- Vasconcelos, C., Moraleida, F., Brito, R., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P. (2009). Longitudinal analysis of the recruitment of trunk muscles in patients with chronic low back pain. XVIII Brazilian Physical Therapy Congress AFB 2009, Brazil: Associacão de Fisioterapeutas do Brasil.
- Vasconcelos, C., Moraleida, F., Brito, R., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (2009). Longitudinal analysis of the recruitment of trunk muscles measured by ultrasonography in patients with chronic low back pain: preliminary results. 2nd International Conference of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 2009.
- Alcantar, C., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Nascimento, D. (2009). Low back pain genetic and environmental factors: Systematic review on observational studies. XVIII Brazilian Physical Therapy Congress AFB 2009, Brazil: Associacão de Fisioterapeutas do Brasil.
- Alcantar, C., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Nascimento, D. (2009). Low back pain genetic and environmental factors: Systematic review on observational studies. 4th Brazilian Congress and International Conference of Sports Physiotherapy National Society 2009, Brazil.
- Oliveira, V., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Dornellas, R., Tiburcio, L. (2009). Low Back Pain Patients with an External Health Locus of Control have higher Estimates of Worthwhile Effects from Motor Control Exercises. 2nd International Conference of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 2009.
- Hodges, P., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (2009). Lumbar spine: Treatment of Instability and Disorders of Movement Control. In Not known (Eds.), Pathology and Intervention in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, (pp. 389-425). TBC.
- Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Herbert, R., Latimer, J. (2009). People with low back pain typically need to feel 'much better' to consider intervention worthwhile: an observational study. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, 55(2), 123-127. [More Information]
- Oliveira, V., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Tiburcio, L., Pinto, R., Oliveira, W., Dias, R. (2009). People with low back pain who have externalised beliefs need to see greater improvements in symptoms to consider exercises worthwhile: an observational study. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, 55(4), 271-275. [More Information]
- Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Latimer, J., Herbert, R., Maher, C., Refshauge, K. (2009). Relationship between spinal stiffness and outcome in patients with chronic low back pain. Manual Therapy, 14(1), 61-67. [More Information]
- Vasconcelos, C., Moraleida, F., Brito, R., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (2009). Relatioship between breathing patterns and recruitment of the trunk muscles in patients with chronic low back pain. 2nd International Conference of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 2009.
- Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Salmela, L., Oliveira, V., Melo, W. (2009). The effect of lumbar posture on abdominal muscle recruitment during an isometric leg task. 16th Biennial Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia Conference MPA 2009, Australia: Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia.
- Zambelli de Almeida Pinto, R., Ferreira, P., Franco, M., Oliveira, V., Ferreira, M. (2009). The effect of lumbar posture on abdominal muscle recruitment during an isometric leg task: A preliminary study. 2nd International Conference of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 2009.
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Latimer, J., Herbert, R., Adams, R. (2009). The therapeutic alliance between physiotherapists and patients predicts outcome in chronic low back pain. 10th International Forum on Primary Care Research on Low Back Pain: LBP Forum X 2009, United States: Harvard School of Public Health.
- Jesus-Moraleida, F., Vasconcelos, C., Pereira, L., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P. (2009). Ultrasonographic analysis of neck muscles in patients with chronic neck pain. XVIII Brazilian Physical Therapy Congress AFB 2009, Brazil: Associacão de Fisioterapeutas do Brasil.
- Jesus, F., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (2009). Ultrasonographic measurement of neck muscles recruitment in patients with non-specific chronic neck pain. 2nd International Conference of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 2009.
- Nascimento, D., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Refshauge, K., Maher, C., Alcantar, C. (2009). Ultrasound reliability for Tranversus Abdominis Muscle in Low Back Pain. XVIII Brazilian Physical Therapy Congress AFB 2009, Brazil: Associacão de Fisioterapeutas do Brasil.
- Oliveira, V., Chagas, M., Ferreira, P., Azevedo, D., Rodrigues, E., Vieira, L. (2009). Why we cannot associate flexibility and prevention and injuries? Brazilian Journal of Sciences and Movement, 17, 1-15.
2008
- Costa, L., Maher, C., Latimer, J., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Pozzi, G., Freitas, L. (2008). Clinimetric testing of three self-report outcome measures for low back pain patients in Brazil: which one is the best? Spine, 33(22), 2459-2463. [More Information]
- Oliveira, V., Furiati, T., Sakamoto, A., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Maher, C. (2008). Health locus of control questionnaire for patients with chronic low back pain: psychometric properties of the Brazilian-Portuguese version. Physiotherapy Research International, 13(1), 42-52. [More Information]
- Coelho, R., Botelho Siqueira, F., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (2008). Responsiveness of the Brazilian-Portuguese version of the Oswestry Disability Index in subjects with low back pain. European Spine Journal, 17(8), 1101-1106. [More Information]
- Jesus, F., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (2008). Ultrasonographic Measurement of Neck Muscle Recruitment: A Preliminary Investigation. The Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy, 16(2), 89-92. [More Information]
2007
- Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Hodges, P. (2007). Changes in postural activity of the trunk muscles following spinal manipulative therapy. Manual Therapy, 12(3), 240-248. [More Information]
- Oliveira, V., Furiati, T., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Sakamoto, A., Maher, C. (2007). Chronic Low Back Pain in Brazil: Characteristic of the individuals and association between health locus of control and disability. Physiotherapy Brazil, 8, 54.
- Pinto, R., Franco, H., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Hodges, P. (2007). Clinical scale for assessment of transversus abdominus muscle function. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 11(Supplement), 467.
- Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Latimer, J., Herbert, R., Hodges, P., Jennings, M., Maher, C., Refshauge, K. (2007). Comparison of general exercise, motor control exercise and spinal manipulative therapy for chronic low back pain: A randomized trial. Pain, 131(1-2), 31-37. [More Information]
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Herbert, R., Hodges, P. (2007). Do Changes in Recruitment of Transversus Abdominis, Measured with Ultrasonography, Correlate with Clinical Outcomes in People with Low Back Pain? 15th International Congress of The World Confederation for Physical Therapy WCPT 2007, United Kingdom: Elsevier.
- Ferreira, P. (2007). Evidence Based Physiotherapy. International Society of Biomechanics Symposium 2007.
- Oliveira, V., Furiati, T., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Sakamoto, A. (2007). Health Locus of Control Scale in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: Psychometric Properties of the Brazilian-Portuguese Version. 15th International Congress of The World Confederation for Physical Therapy WCPT 2007, United Kingdom: Elsevier.
- Costa (nee Menezes), L., Cancado, R., Oliveira, W., Ferreira, P. (2007). Intra-Tester Reliability of Two Clinical Tests of Transversus Abdominis Muscle Recruitment. 15th International Congress of The World Confederation for Physical Therapy WCPT 2007, United Kingdom: Elsevier.
- Ferreira, P. (2007). Motor control exercises for chronic low back pain. 1st Physiotherapy Congress of Minas Gerais 2007, Brazil.
- Carvalho, C., Liu, I., Oliveira, W., Pinto, R., Ferreira, P. (2007). Motor control exercises in the recruitment of trunk muscles in patients with chronic low back pain. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 11(Supplement), 511.
- Costa (nee Menezes), L., Maher, C., Latimer, J., Ferreira, P., Pozzi, G., Ribeiro, R. (2007). Psychometric Characteristics of the Brazilian-Portuguese Versions of the Functional Rating Index and the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire. 15th International Congress of The World Confederation for Physical Therapy WCPT 2007, United Kingdom: Elsevier.
- Costa, L., Maher, C., Latimer, J., Ferreira, P., Pozzi, G., Ribeiro, R. (2007). Psychometric Characteristics of the Brazilian-Portuguese Versions of the Functional Rating Index and the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire. Spine, 32(17), 1902-1907. [More Information]
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Latimer, J., Herbert, R., Hodges, P., Jennings, M., Maher, C., Refshauge, K. (2007). Randomized Trial Comparing General Exercise, Motor Control Exercise and Spinal Manual Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain. 15th International Congress of The World Confederation for Physical Therapy WCPT 2007, United Kingdom: Elsevier.
- Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Latimer, J., Herbert, R., Maher, C., Refshauge, K. (2007). Relationship Between Spinal Stiffness and Outcome in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain. 15th International Congress of The World Confederation for Physical Therapy WCPT 2007, United Kingdom: Elsevier.
- da Silva Marinho, C., Soares, F., Costa, L., Ferreira, P. (2007). Reliability of a palpation test for the recruitment of transversus abdominis. Fisioterapia em Movimento, 19, 11-16.
- Ferreira, P., Pozzi, G., Ferreira, M., Costa (nee Menezes), L., Oliveira, W. (2007). The recruitment of the transversus abdominus on a patient submitted to an abdominal surgery. International Society of Biomechanics Symposium 2007.
- Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Herbert, R., Latimer, J. (2007). What do Patients Consider to be a Clinically Worthwhile Improvement for Interventions of Low Back Pain? 15th International Congress of The World Confederation for Physical Therapy WCPT 2007, United Kingdom: Elsevier.
- Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Herbert, R., Latimer, J. (2007). What do patients consider to be a clinically worthwhile improvement for interventions of low back pain? World Confederation of Physical Therapy International Congress.
2006
- Oliveira, W., Cancado, R., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (2006). Are psychomotor speed measures in patients with chronic low back pain reliable? International Conference of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 2006.
- Oliveira, V., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Sakamoto, A., Herbert, R., Maher, C. (2006). Health Locus of Control in patients with chronic back pain: psychometric properties of the Brazilian-Portuguese version. International Conference of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 2006.
- Coelho, R., Siqueira, F., Ferreira, P. (2006). Responsiveness of the Brazilian-Portuguese Oswestry Disability Questionnaire in patients with chronic low back pain. International Conference of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 2006.
- Coelho, R., Siqueira, F., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (2006). Responsiveness of the Brazilian-Portuguese Oswestry Disability Questionnaire in patients with chronic low back pain. Physiotherapy Symposium of the UNI-BH 2006, Brazil.
- Costa, L., Costa, L., Cancado, R., Oliveira, W., Ferreira, P. (2006). Short report: Intra-tester reliability of two clinical tests of transversus abdominis muscle recruitment. Physiotherapy Research International, 11(1), 48-50. [More Information]
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Maher, C., Herbert, R., Refshauge, K. (2006). Specific stabilisation exercise for spinal and pelvic pain: A systematic review. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, 52(2), 79-88. [More Information]
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Maher, C., Herbert, R., Refshauge, K. (2006). The conclusion does not change: Clarification of reporting in stability systematic review. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, 52(4), 312-312. [More Information]
- Machado, L., von Sperling de Souza, M., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (2006). The McKenzie method for low back pain: a systematic review of the literature with a meta-analysis approach. Spine, 31(9), E254-E262. [More Information]
- Coelho, R., Siqueira, F., Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (2006). Validation of the Brazilian-Portuguese version of the Oswestry questionnaire for patients with chronic low back pain. Physiotherapy Symposium of the UNI-BH 2006, Brazil.
- Oliveira, V., Chagas, M., Ferreira, P., Azevedo, D., Rodrigues, E., Vieira, L., Badaro, R. (2006). Why we cannot correlate flexibility to sports injury prevention? International Conference of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 2006.
2005
- Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Herbert, R., Latimer, J., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Hodges, P. (2005). A randomised clinical trial of spinal manipulative therapy versus exercises for chronic low back pain. Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia 14th Biennial Conference 2005, Australia: Australian Physiotherapy Association.
- de Freitas, A., Herbert, R., Latimer, J., Ferreira, P. (2005). Searching the LILACS database for Portuguese- and Spanish-language randomized trials in physiotherapy was difficult. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 58(3), 233-237. [More Information]
2004
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Latimer, C., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Sakamoto, A., Garofalo, R. (2004). Attitudes And Beliefs Of Brazilian And Australian Physiotherapy Students Towards Chronic Back Pain: A Cross-Cultural Comparison. Physiotherapy Research International, 9(1), 13-23. [More Information]
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Hodges, P. (2004). Changes In Recruitment Of The Adbominal Muscles In People With Low Back Pain: Ultrasound Measurement Of Muscle Activity. Spine, 29(22), 2560-2566. [More Information]
- Costa, L., Costa, L., Cancado, R., Oliveira, W., Ferreira, P. (2004). Reliability analysis of palpation test and biofeedback pressoric unit on the activation of transversus abdominis muscle in normal individuals. Acta Fisiatrica, 11(3), 101-105.
- Ferreira, P. (2004). Specific stabilizing exercises improve pain and function in women with pelvic girdle pain following pregnancy. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, 50, 259.
2003
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Latimer, J., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Sakamoto, A., Garofalo, R. (2003). Attitudes and beliefs of Brazilian and Australian physiotherapy students towards chronic back pain: a cross-cultural comparison. 7th International Physiotherapy Congress 2003.
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Latimer, J., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Sakamoto, A., Garofaro, R. (2003). Attitudes and Beliefs of Brazilian and Australian Physiotherapy Students Towards Chronic Back Pain: A Cross-Cultural Comparison. 14th International Congress of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy WCPT 2003, United Kingdom: World Confederation for Physical Therapy.
- Ferreira, P., Hodges, P., Ferreira, M. (2003). Changes in Recruitment of the Abdominal Muscles in People with Low Back Pain: Ultrasound Measurement of Muscle Aactivity. 14th International Congress of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy WCPT 2003, United Kingdom: World Confederation for Physical Therapy.
- Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Latimer, J., Herbert, R., Maher, C. (2003). Chronic low back pain patients who benefit from spinal manipulative therapy are difficult to identify (Reply to Edmondston S, AJP 49: 63-64). Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, 49(1), 64. [More Information]
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Latimer, J., Herbert, R. (2003). Clinical ultrasound test for transversus abdominis thickness: investigation of reliability. Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia 13th Biennial Conference, Sydney, Australia: Australian Physiotherapy Association.
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Latimer, J., Herbert, R., Maher, C. (2003). Czy terapia manualna kregoslupa pomaga pacjentom z przewleklymi bolami krzyza? Rehabilitacja Medyczna, 7(2), 17-23.
- Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Latimer, J., Herbert, R., Maher, C. (2003). Efficacy of Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Low Back Pain of Less than Three Months Duration. 14th International Congress of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy WCPT 2003, United Kingdom: World Confederation for Physical Therapy.
- Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Latimer, J., Herbert, R., Maher, C. (2003). Efficacy of spinal manipulative therapy for low back pain of less than three months' duration. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 26(9), 593-601. [More Information]
- Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Latimer, J., Herbert, R., Maher, C. (2003). Efficacy of Spinal Manipulative Therapy for People with Chronic Low Back Pain. 14th International Congress of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy WCPT 2003, United Kingdom: World Confederation for Physical Therapy.
- Ferreira, M., Hodges, P., Ferreira, P. (2003). Electromyographic Responses of Abdominal Muscles Associated with Spinal Manipulative Therapy. 14th International Congress of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy WCPT 2003, United Kingdom: World Confederation for Physical Therapy.
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Herbert, R., Latimer, J. (2003). Levels of evidence - Author Reply. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 56(9), 919-919. [More Information]
2002
- Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Latimer, J., Herbert, R., Maher, C. (2002). Does spinal manipulative therapy help people with chronic low back pain? Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, 48(4), 277-284. [More Information]
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Maher, C., Refshauge, K., Herbert, R., Latimer, J. (2002). Effect of applying different "levels of evidence" criteria on conclusions of Cochrane reviews of interventions for low back pain. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 55(11), 1126-1129. [More Information]
- Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Latimer, J., Herbert, R., Maher, C. (2002). Efficacy of spinal manipulation for low back pain of less than three months duration. VIIth International Physiotherapy Congress., Sydney: Australian Physiotherapy Association.
- Maher, C., Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Latimer, J., Herbert, R. (2002). Efficacy of spinal manipulative therapy for people with chronic low back pain. From Cell to Society 3, Sydney: The College of Health Sciences.
2001
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M., Maher, C., Latimer, J., Herbert, R., Refshauge, K. (2001). Assessing Clinical Evidence in Low Back Pain: How robust are conclusions of systematic reviews? More Than Skin Deep, Sydney: Australian Physiotherapy Association.
- Ferreira, M., Ferreira, P., Latimer, J., Herbert, R., Maher, C. (2001). Efficacy of Manual Therapy for Low Back Pain. More Than Skin Deep, Sydney: Australian Physiotherapy Association.
1999
- Ferreira, P., Nascimento, A., Aguiar, C. (1999). Efficacy of the McKenzie Protocol and Vertebral Mobilization in the mobility of the Lumbar Spine. Fisioterapia em Movimento, XIII (1), 27-48.
1998
- Ferreira, P. (1998). Efficacy of ankle supports and taping in controlling balance. Fisioterapia em Movimento, 10(2).
1997
- Ferreira, P., Ferreira, M. (1997). Relationship between lumbar curvature and trunk muscle recruitment. Fisioterapia em Movimento, 10(2).
- Ferreira, P. (1997). Taping techniques in the management of sports injuries. Unknown, 4(1).
Selected Grants
2023
- Rewarding Research 2024, Ferreira P, Faculty of Medicine and Health/FMH Rewarding Research Success
2022
- Clinical Evaluation of a novel transfer system, McEwan A, Ferreira P, Brown I, Simpson B, Cerebral Palsy Alliance/Project Grant
2021
- Pilot implementation of mypainhub; online resource for people with musculoskeletal conditions and their healthcare professionals, Maka K, Rebbeck T, Ceprnja D, Evans K, Simic M, Ferreira P, McKay M, Coates S, Sydney Health Partners (Western Sydney Local Health District)/Implementation Science Grant
- 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)
2020
- The Get Healthy Coaching Service to reduce the burden of low back pain: effectiveness, cost effectiveness, and implementation, Ferreira P, Ferreira M, Bauman A, Hodges P, Maher C, Simic M, Morton R, Lonsdale C, Li Q, Baysari M, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Partnership Projects
- The Get Healthy Coaching Service as a discharge pathway for people with chronic low back pain: effectiveness and acceptability, Ferreira P, Ceprnja D, Maka K, Halliday M, Ferreira M, Ho E, Western Sydney Local Health District/Allied Health Research Kickstarter Grant
2019
- Medication use amongst people with knee osteoarthritis and low back pain, Segaram C, Simic M, Ferreira P, Kobayashi S, Western Sydney Local Health District/Research Support
2017
- Unravelling the effects of physical activity for back pain, Ferreira P, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Career Development Fellowships
- 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
- Comprehensive Assessment of Musculoskeletal Pain : Dynamic Pain sensitivity assessment equipment, Rebbeck T, Ferreira P, Hiller C, University of Sydney/Equipment Grant
2016
- CONNECT: Telecare collaborative management of low back pain in primary care, Ferreira M, Hunter D, Harris I, Ferreira P, Latimer J, Medibank Health Research Fund/Research Support
- SOAR Fellowship - Ferreira, Paulo H, Ferreira P, DVC Research/SOAR Fellowships
- E-health and physical activity in back pain: A proposal to consolidate and expand the cooperation between the University of Sydney and the University of the State of Sao Paulo, Ferreira P, University of Sydney/USYD/FAPESP Sprint Grant
2015
- E-health and physical activity in back pain: a proposal to consolidate and expand the cooperation between the University of Sydney and the University of the State of Sao Paulo , Ferreira P, Office of Global Engagement/Joint Funding Scheme with FAPESP (Brazil)
2014
- Consolidating a long term research collaboration with UNESP: A multicultural project to investigate the relationship between obesity, physical activity, and low back pain. , Ferreira P, Office of Global Engagement/Joint Funding Scheme with FAPESP (Brazil)
- Integrating Mobile-health and Physical Activity to reduce the burden of Chronic low back pain Trial (IMPACT), Ferreira P, Simic M, Pappas E, Ferreira M, Tiedemann A, Jennings M, Amorim A, Medibank Health Research Fund/Research Support
- The association between sleep and low back pain in twins, Hopper J, Ferreira P, Ferreira M, Australian Twin Registry/Research Support
- Physical activity for back pain in twins, Ferreira P, DVC Research/Bridging Support Grant
- Australian Centre of Excellence in Twin Research, Hopper J, Craig J, Mackey D, Byrne B, Simpson S, Carrick S, Ferreira P, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Centres of Research Excellence
2013
- A collaboration to establish the Brazilian Twin Registry based on the Australian Twin Registry, Hopper J, Ferreira P, Ferreira M, Salmela L, Junqueira D, Oliveira V, Scurrah K, Bickerstaffe A, Cutler T, Calais L, The University of Melbourne../IRRTF RNC project grant
- A multicultural project to investigate the relationship between obesity, physical activity, and low back pain, Ferreira P, Lira F, University of Sydney/USYD/FAPESP Sprint Grant
- Genetic component, lifestyle determinants and medicines use in low back pain: the GENELIFE study, Junqueira D, Ferreira P, Refshauge K, Maher C, Ferreira M, Pearson S, Hopper J, The Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)/Project Grant
- Genetic and Lifestyle Factors for Low Back Pain in Brazilian Twins: A research proposal to enable the establishment of the First Brazilian Twin Registry as part of a Global Network, Ferreira P, Salmela L, Junqueira D, Ferreira M, Hopper J, Refshauge K, Maher C, Oliveira V, The Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)/Project Grant
2012
- 1000 Norms Project: A deeper understanding of human variation, Burns J, Refshauge K, Raymond J, Nicholson L, Vanicek N, Ferreira P, Hiller C, Nightingale E, Simic M, Huebscher M, Mousavi S, Rose K, Pourkazemi F, Sman A, Fong Yan A, Wegener C, Australian Podiatry Education & Research Foundation/Research Grant
- Trends of Spinal Stenosis in Australia, Ferreira M, Maher C, Ferreira P, Harris I, Arthritis Foundation of Australia/Project Grants
- Genetic and Lifestyle Factors for Low Back Pain in Brazilian Twins: A research proposal to enable the establishment of the First Brazilian Twin Registry as part of a Global Network, Oliveira V, Ferreira P, Junqueira D, Ferreira M, Teixeira-Salmela L, Pereira L, Hopper J, Maher C, Refshauge K, Carvalho M, Perini E, Godard A, Tarazona E, Costa L, The Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)/Project Grant
- Travel Grant - 2012 XII Low Back Pain Forum, Ferreira P, School of Health Sciences/Conference Travel Grant
2011
- Obesity, Physical Exercise, and Back Pain: A Genetically Informative Analysis, Ferreira P, Martin J, Luque A, Javier F, Carrillo E, Romera J, Conde L, Riquelme F, Spanish Murcia Research Foundation/Grant
- Effect of MDT in the recruitment of trunk muscles, Ferreira P, Hancock M, Clare H, Halliday M, International Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy Research Foundation/Research Support
2010
- Does good communication between therapists and patients predict outcomes for patients with lower back pain, Filho R, Ferreira P, Refshauge K, Oliveira V, Ferreira M, Zambelli de Almeida Pinto R, FAPESP/FAPESP Grants
- Triggers for low back pain, Maher C, Latimer J, Koes B, Blyth F, Ferreira P, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Project Grants
2009
- CNPq Project Grant for Research Fellowship, Ferreira P, CNPq/BACE Project Grants
- NHMRC Equipment Grant - MyLab Gold Ultrasound System, Ferreira P, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Equipment Grant
- MyLab 25 GOLD Ultrasound System with three (3) Probes, Refshauge K, Kilbreath S, Crosbie W, Brennan P, Ferreira P, Bailey D, Ryan E, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Equipment Grant
- Australian Twin Registry Travel Grant, Ferreira P, Australian Twin Registry/Australian Twin Registry Travel Grant 2010
- BACE Project - Back Complaints in the Elderly, Ferreira P, CNPq/BACE Project Grants
2008
- A system for the imaging and quantification of muscle structure in clinical populations., Ferreira P, School of Health Sciences/Equipment Development Grant
- University of Sydney - Travel Grant, Ferreira P, University of Sydney/Travel Grant
2006
- Travel grant, FAPEMIG - 2007, Ferreira P, FAPEMIG/Travel Grants
- PRO-INFA 2007, Ferreira P, FINEP/FINEP Research Grants
2001
- Effects of spinal manipulative therapy versus general exercise on chronic low back pain., Ferreira M, Ferreira P, Herbert R, Latimer J, Maher C, Refshauge K, Arthritis Foundation of Australia/Research Grant FPRx1666 SCHx4381
- Chronic low back pain: should we exercise the back or the whole body?, Ferreira P, DVC Research/Research and Development Scheme: Research and Development (R&D)
- A comparison of the effects of spinal manipulative therapy versus exercise for chronic low back pain, Ferreira M, Ferreira P, Herbert R, Latimer J, Maher C, Refshauge K, Motor Accidents Authority (NSW)/Research Grant
2000
- PhD Scholarship, Ferreira P, CAPES (Brazilian Government)/Research Grant
- A randomised trial comparing spinal manipulative therapy and exercise for chronic low back pain., Ferreira P, Arthritis Foundation of Australia/Research Grant FPRx1666 SCHx4381
1991
- Masters Scholarship, Ferreira P, CAPES (Brazilian Government)/Research Grant
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