Manuela Ferreira's Publications

About Manuela Ferreira's Publications

Program Head, Musculoskeletal Health
  • Professor of Musculoskeletal Health, UNSW Sydney
  • BPhysio,
  • MSc,
  • PhD

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    The Lancet Date published:

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    The Lancet Date published:

  • Evaluation of guideline-endorsed red flags to screen for fracture in patients presenting with low back pain

    British Journal of Sports Medicine Date published:

  • How is symptom flare defined in musculoskeletal conditions: A systematic review

    Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism Date published:

  • 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 Date published:

  • Research Note: The smallest worthwhile effect of a health intervention

    Journal of Physiotherapy Date published:

  • Risk factors for low back pain and sciatica: an umbrella review

    The Spine Journal Date published:

  • Correlates of a Recent History of Disabling Low Back Pain in Community-dwelling Older Persons

    The Clinical Journal of Pain Date published:

  • Low back pain: a call for action

    The Lancet Date published:

  • Prevention and treatment of low back pain: evidence, challenges, and promising directions

    The Lancet Date published:

  • What low back pain is and why we need to pay attention

    The Lancet Date published:

  • 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 Date published:

  • Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Sleep Quality and Low Back Pain: A Population-Based Twin Study

    Psychosomatic Medicine Date published:

  • 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 Date published:

  • Is Vitamin D Supplementation Effective forLow Back Pain? A Systematic Review andMeta-Analysis

    Pain Physician Date published:

  • Can obesity and physical activity predict outcomes of elective knee or hip surgery due to osteoarthritis? A meta-analysis of cohort studies

    BMJ Open Date published: