Manuela Ferreira's Publications

About Manuela Ferreira's Publications

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

  • 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

    Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy Date published:

  • A critical review of methods used to determine the smallest worthwhile effect of interventions for low back pain

    Journal of Clinical Epidemiology Date published:

  • Drugs for relief of pain in patients with sciatica: systematic review and meta-analysis

    BMJ Date published:

  • Lumbar vertebral stress injuries in fast bowlers: A review of prevalence and risk factors

    Physical Therapy in Sport Date published:

  • Triggers for an episode of sudden onset low back pain: study protocol

    BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders Date published:

  • The Lililwan Project: study protocol for a population-based active case ascertainment study of the prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) in remote Australian Aboriginal communities

    BMJ Open Date published:

  • Assessment of the therapeutic alliance in physical rehabilitation: a RASCH analysis

    Disability and Rehabilitation Date published:

  • 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 Date published:

  • Measures of function in low back pain/disorders: Low Back Pain Rating Scale (LBPRS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Progressive Isoinertial Lifting Evaluation (PILE), Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale (QBPDS), and Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RDQ)

    Arthritis Care & Research Date published:

  • Tai chi exercise for treatment of pain and disability in people with persistent low back pain: A randomized controlled trial

    Arthritis Care & Research Date published:

  • Reliability and Discriminatory Capacity of a Clinical Scale for Assessing Abdominal Muscle Coordination

    Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics Date published:

  • 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 Date published:

  • Discriminative and reliability analyses of ultrasound measurement of abdominal muscles recruitment

    Manual Therapy Date published:

  • Back Complaints in the Elders (BACE); design of cohort studies in primary care: an international consortium

    BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders Date published:

  • Testes clinimétricos de dois instrumentos que mensuram atitudes e crenças de profissionais de saúde sobre a dor lombar crônica

    Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy Date published:

  • Symptoms of depression and stress mediate the effect of pain on disability

    Pain Date published: