Investigation of the lifestyle factors associated with low back pain, factors that determine a positive alliance between patients and therapists and motion analysis and muscle recruitment in low back pain.
Summary
This research aims to investigate the best management for low back pain as well as establish the lifestyle factors associated with the prevalence of the condition and the motor control variables affected by it.
Supervisors
Associate Professor Paulo Ferreira, Professor Kathryn Refshauge.
Research location
Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences Research Group
Program type
Masters/PHD
Synopsis
Potential research to be developed under the supervision of Paulo Ferreira includes:
- Epidemiology of low back pain
- Motor control in low back and cervical pain
- Research methodology and statistics
- Lifestyle factors and chronic pain
- Systematic reviews
- Ultrasonography and muscle recruitment
- Motion analysis
- Psychosocial factors and chronic pain
Additional information
Potential research areas for PhDs topics:
- Investigation of efficacy of treatments for low back pain
- Which factors make a positive interaction between patients and therapists
- Biomechanical factors and low back pain
- Muscle recruitment in low back and cervical pain
- Lifestyle factors and chronic pain
- Systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials
- Research methodology and statistics
Current studies being developed:
- Systematic reviews on the association between sustained posture, alcohol consumption and the prevalence of low back pain.
- Predictive ability of the alliance between patients and therapists in the outcome of low back pain treatment.
- Motion analysis in low back pain patients.
- Cervical muscle recruitment with ultrasonography.
- Patterns of respiration in low back pain patients.
Techniques employed:
- Ultrasonography
- Motion analysis
- Systematic reviews
- Randomized controlled trials
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Opportunity ID
The opportunity ID for this research opportunity is 841
