Manuela Ferreira's Publications

About Manuela Ferreira's Publications

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

  • Australia Is Not Surgical Trial Ready

    ANZ Journal of Surgery Date published:

  • Are changes in pain intensity related to changes in balance control in individuals with chronic non-specific low back pain? A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Journal of Sport and Health Science Date published:

  • Benefits and harms of exercise therapy and physical activity for low back pain: An umbrella review

    Journal of Sport and Health Science Date published:

  • Estimating the smallest worthwhile difference of recommended psychotherapies for depression: observational study

    The British Journal of Psychiatry Date published:

  • Parental opioid prescriptions and the risk of opioid use in adolescents and young adults: The HUNT Study linked with prescription registry data

    PLOS Medicine Date published:

  • A systematic review on the associations between low back pain and frailty in community-dwelling older adults

    Chiropractic & Manual Therapies Date published:

  • The Longitudinal Association Between Chronic Back Pain and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults With Mediation Analysis: An Analysis of Four Population-Based Databases

    European Journal of Pain Date published:

  • Variability in trends of opioid-related hospital utilization among U.S. Adults, 2016-2021 check

    eClinicalMedicine Date published:

  • My Back Exercise app: an automated exercise intervention supported by educational notifications, a sleep programme and diet advice to improve function in people with chronic non-specific low back pain - protocol for a superiority, adaptive multi-arm multi-stage randomised controlled trial

    BMJ Open Date published:

  • Developing classification criteria for spine osteoarthritis: Is it the right time?

    Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Date published:

  • Remotely delivered physiotherapy for musculoskeletal conditions is cost saving for the health system and patients: economic evaluation of the REFORM randomised trial

    Journal of Physiotherapy Date published:

  • The smallest worthwhile effect on pain and function for rotator cuff repair surgery: a benefit-harm trade-off study

    Trials Date published:

  • Text Message intervention to improve function in people with low back pain (TEXT4myBACK): Statistical Analysis Plan

    Unknown Date published:

  • Global Trends in Risk Factors for Low Back Pain: An Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study Data From 1990 to 2021

    Arthritis Care & Research Date published:

  • ARC (Australian Rotator Cuff) trial: study protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled trial comparing rotator cuff repair to no repair during arthroscopic shoulder surgery for people with shoulder pain and non-acute rotator cuff tears

    Trials Date published:

  • Development of a patient decision aid for people with chronic low back pain and degenerative disc disease considering lumbar fusion: A mixed-methods study

    Musculoskeletal Science and Practice Date published: