By Dr Michael Charles Ferraro

Journal articles

Ferraro MC; Gilanyi YL; Visser EJ; McLachlan AJ; Moseley GL; Wand BM; O’Connell NE; Lee H; Lotze M; Church J; Goodall S; Herbert RD; Lamb SE; Gustin SM; Cashin AG; McAuley JH, 2026, 'Memantine and graded motor imagery for complex regional pain syndrome (MEMOIR): study protocol and statistical analysis plan for a decentralised, 2 × 2 factorial randomised trial', Trials, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-025-09383-8

Gierthmühlen J; Bultitude JH; Baron R; Birklein F; de Andrade DC; Drummond PD; Ferraro MC; Goebel A; Harden N; Maihöfner C; Packham TL; Kjær-Staal Petersen K; Rittner H; Schmidt H; Treede RD, 2026, 'Defining “regional” pain', Pain, 167, pp. 1314 - 1317, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003943

Bultitude JH; Gierthmühlen J; Ferraro MC; Goebel A; Rittner H; Bean D; Birklein F; Packham T; Sumitani M; Austin PJ; Drummond P; Harden RN; Bruehl S, 2026, 'Comment on “Diagnostic Guidance for Chronic Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I and Type II from The American Society of Interventional Physicians (ASIPP)”', Pain Physician, 29, pp. E257 - E259

Gilanyi YL; Ferraro MC; Goebel A; O’Connell NE; Jones MD; Sharma S; Bean D; Gustin SM; McAuley JH, 2026, 'Quality matters: Interpreting amputation outcomes in CRPS - Authors reply', Journal of Pain, 40, pp. 106178, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2025.106178

Mountford R; Mattocks G; Rittner HL; Gierthmühlen J; de Andrade DC; Moon JY; Packham T; Bultitude JH; Ferraro MC; Drummond PD; Tamasauskas A; Goebel A, 2026, 'Clinical Presentation of Shoulder-Hand Syndrome: A Systematic Review', European Journal of Pain, 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejp.70205

Ferraro MC; O’Connell NE; Goebel A; Hill R; Curtis F; Wilkinson J; Center JR; Gustin SM; Cashin AG; McAuley JH, 2026, 'Efficacy and Safety of Bisphosphonates for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis', Annals of Internal Medicine, 179, pp. 256 - 269, http://dx.doi.org/10.7326/ANNALS-25-03693

Williams SA; Cashin AG; Ferraro MC; Devonshire JJ; Leake H; Linke J; Wallwork S; Pinto RZ; Moseley GL; McAuley JH, 2026, 'Prescription of Graded Motor Imagery for People With Chronic Pain: A Scoping Review', European Journal of Pain, 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejp.70220

Ferraro MC; Cashin AG; Williams ACDC; Fisher E; O'Connell NE, 2026, 'An audit and feedback intervention to reduce inappropriate citation of retracted anaesthetic and pain medicine publications', Anaesthesia, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/anae.70303

Drummond PD; Gierthmühlen J; Bultitude JH; Rittner H; Terkelsen AJ; Austin PJ; Sivanesan E; Packham T; Ferraro MC; Goebel A; Magerl W; Ye D, 2026, 'Are complex regional pain syndrome types I and II the same?', Pain, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004067

Gilanyi YL; Ferraro MC; Goebel A; O’Connell NE; Jones MD; Sharma S; Bean D; Gustin SM; McAuley JH, 2025, 'Amputation for complex regional pain syndrome: A systematic review', Journal of Pain, 37, pp. 105571, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2025.105571

O'Connell NE; Abdel-Shaheed C; Qureshi R; Richards GC; Soliman N; Fisher E; Cashin AG; Ferraro MC, 2025, 'To do no harm, we must first “know harms”: the challenge of measuring and reporting adverse events in interventions for pain', Pain, 166, pp. 2693 - 2697, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003796

Smart KM; Abbott-Fleming V; Birklein F; Bruehl S; Corcoran E; Day S; Ferraro MC; Grieve S; Hilgers RD; Ingram C; Keene DJ; König F; McCabe C; Nikolakopoulos S; O'Connell NE, 2025, 'Optimising clinical trial methods for complex regional pain syndrome: a methodological framework (OptiMeth-CRPS)', Pain Reports, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000001320

Williams SA; Sharma S; Cashin AG; Jones MD; Chiarotto A; Hansford HJ; Venter M; Wewege MA; Ferraro MC; Devonshire JJ; Gustin SM; Ostelo RW; McAuley JH, 2025, 'Test-retest reliability and measurement error of the numerical rating scale and visual analogue scale in people with low back pain', Journal of Pain, 35, pp. 105528 - 105528, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2025.105528

Goebel A; Ferraro MC, 2025, 'Letter to the Editor "hyperbaric Oxygen"', Clinical Journal of Pain, 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/AJP.0000000000001310

Ferraro MC; Cashin AG; Visser EJ; Abdel Shaheed C; Wewege MA; Wand BM; Gustin SM; O'Connell NE; McAuley JH, 2025, 'Ketamine and other NMDA receptor antagonists for chronic pain', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 8, pp. CD015373, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD015373.pub2

Wilkinson J; Heal C; Antoniou GA; Flemyng E; Ahnström L; Alteri A; Avenell A; Barker TH; Borg DN; Brown NJL; Buhmann R; Calvache JA; Carlsson R; Carter LA; Cashin AG; Cotterill S; Färnqvist K; Ferraro MC; Grohmann S; Gurrin LC; Hayden JA; Hunter KE; Hyltse N; Jung L; Krishan A; Laporte S; Lasserson TJ; Laursen DRT; Lensen S; Li W; Li T; Liu J; Locher C; Lu Z; Lundh A; Marsden A; Meyerowitz-Katz G; Mol BW; Munn Z; Naudet F; Nunan D; O'Connell NE; Olsson N; Parker L; Patetsini E; Redman B; Rhodes S; Richardson R; Ringsten M; Rogozińska E; Seidler AL; Sheldrick K; Stocking K; Sydenham E; Thomas H; Tsokani S; Vinatier C; Vorland CJ; Wang R; Al Wattar BH; Weber F; Weibel S; van Wely M; Xu C; Bero L; Kirkham JJ, 2025, 'Assessing the feasibility and impact of clinical trial trustworthiness checks via an application to Cochrane Reviews: Stage 2 of the INSPECT-SR project', Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.111824

Longtin C; Chang JR; Hersch J; Sharma S; Ferraro MC; Rizzo RRN; McBride J; Wong AYL; Maher CG; Guppy M; McAuley JH; Traeger AC, 2025, 'One-Page Patient Fact Sheets for Low Back Pain in Primary Care A Randomized Clinical Trial', JAMA Network Open, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.23352

Soliman N; Moisset X; Ferraro MC; de Andrade DC; Baron R; Belton J; Bennett DLH; Calvo M; Dougherty P; Gilron I; Hietaharju AJ; Hosomi K; Kamerman PR; Kemp H; Enax-Krumova EK; McNicol E; Price TJ; Raja SN; Rice ASC; Smith BH; Talkington F; Truini A; Vollert J; Attal N; Finnerup NB; Haroutounian S; Abuukar Abdullahi R; Evans M; Freigang S; Gwyther B; Taricani Kubota G; Phalip J; Phillips H; Ramirez Piriz C; Istri Pramitasuri T; Rottenberg A; Hohenschurz-Schmidt D; Tau-Lim N; Than QV; Wandrey JD; Wang C; Zachariadis A; Zunaid MD, 2025, 'Pharmacotherapy and non-invasive neuromodulation for neuropathic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Lancet Neurology, 24, pp. 413 - 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(25)00068-7

Rizzo RRN; Cashin AG; Wand BM; Ferraro MC; Sharma S; Lee H; O'Hagan E; Maher CG; Furlan AD; van Tulder MW; McAuley JH, 2025, 'Non-pharmacological and non-surgical treatments for low back pain in adults: an overview of Cochrane reviews', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2025, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD014691.pub2

Ferraro MC; Urquhart DM; Ferreira GE; Wewege MA; Abdel Shaheed C; Traeger AC; Hoving JL; Visser EJ; McAuley JH; Cashin AG, 2025, 'Antidepressants for low back pain and spine-related leg pain', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2025, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD001703.pub4

O'Connell NE; Belton J; Crombez G; Eccleston C; Fisher E; Ferraro MC; Hood A; Keefe F; Knaggs R; Norris E; Palermo TM; Pickering G; Pogatzki-Zahn E; Rice AS; Richards G; Segelcke D; Smart KM; Soliman N; Stewart G; Tölle T; Turk D; Vollert J; Wainwright E; Wilkinson J; Williams ACDC, 2025, 'Enhancing the trustworthiness of pain research: A call to action.', Journal of Pain, 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104736

Ferraro MC; Soliman N; Fisher E; Cashin AG, 2025, 'Reducing the spread of retracted pain research', Journal of Pain, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104747

Venter M; Grotle M; Øiestad BE; Aanesen F; Tingulstad A; Rysstad T; Ferraro MC; McAuley JH; Cashin AG, 2024, 'Treatment Effect Modifiers for Return-to-Work in Patients With Musculoskeletal Disorders', Journal of Pain, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104556

Ferraro MC; McAuley JH, 2024, 'Clinimetrics: Douleur Neuropathique en 4 Questions (DN4)', Journal of Physiotherapy, 70, pp. 238 - 239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2024.02.010

Hansford HJ; Jones MD; Cashin AG; Ostelo RWJG; Chiarotto A; Williams SA; Sharma S; Rose JM; Devonshire JJ; Ferraro MC; Wewege MA; McAuley JH, 2024, 'The Smallest Worthwhile Effect on Pain Intensity of Exercise Therapy for People With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Discrete Choice Experiment Study', Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 54, pp. 477 - 485, http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2024.12279

Ferraro MC; O'Connell NE; Sommer C; Goebel A; Bultitude JH; Cashin AG; Moseley GL; McAuley JH, 2024, 'Complex regional pain syndrome: advances in epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment', Lancet Neurology, 23, pp. 522 - 533, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00076-0

Ferraro MC; Moore RA; De Williams AC; Fisher E; Stewart G; Ferguson MC; Eccleston C; O'connell NE, 2023, 'Characteristics of retracted publications related to pain research: A systematic review', Pain, 164, pp. 2397 - 2404, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002947

Hansford HJ; Jones MD; Cashin AG; Ostelo RW; Chiarotto A; Williams SA; Sharma S; Devonshire JJ; Ferraro MC; Wewege MA; McAuley JH, 2023, 'The smallest worthwhile effect on pain intensity of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and exercise therapy for acute and chronic low back pain: a benefit-harm trade-off study', Journal of Physiotherapy, 69, pp. 240 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2023.08.006

Ferraro MC; Cashin AG; Wand BM; Smart KM; Berryman C; Marston L; Moseley GL; McAuley JH; O'Connell NE, 2023, 'Interventions for treating pain and disability in adults with complex regional pain syndrome- an overview of systematic reviews', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD009416.pub3

Ferraro MC; Cashin AG; O'Connell NE; Visser EJ; Abdel Shaheed C; Wewege MA; Gustin SM; McAuley JH, 2023, 'Ketamine and other NMDA receptor antagonists for chronic pain', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD015373

Wewege MA; Bagg MK; Jones MD; Ferraro MC; Cashin AG; Rizzo RRN; Leake HB; Hagstrom AD; Sharma S; McLachlan AJ; Maher CG; Day R; Wand BM; O'Connell NE; Nikolakopolou A; Schabrun S; Gustin SM; McAuley JH, 2023, 'Comparative effectiveness and safety of analgesic medicines for adults with acute non-specific low back pain: systematic review and network meta-analysis', BMJ, 380, pp. e072962, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2022-072962

Hansford HJ; Cashin AG; Bagg MK; Wewege MA; Ferraro MC; Kianersi S; Mayo-Wilson E; Grant SP; Toomey E; Skinner IW; McAuley JH; Lee H; Jones MD, 2022, 'Feasibility of an Audit and Feedback Intervention to Facilitate Journal Policy Change Towards Greater Promotion of Transparency and Openness in Sports Science Research', Sports Medicine Open, 8, pp. 101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40798-022-00496-x

Parkitny L; McAuley JH; Herbert RD; Di Pietro F; Cashin AG; Ferraro MC; Moseley GL, 2022, 'Post-fracture serum cytokine levels are not associated with a later diagnosis of complex regional pain syndrome: a case-control study nested in a prospective cohort study', BMC Neurology, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-022-02910-z

Rizzo RRN; Ferraro MC; Wewege MA; Cashin AG; Leake HB; O'Hagan ET; Jones MD; Gustin SM; McLachlan AJ; Day R; McAuley JH, 2022, 'Targeting neurotrophic factors for low back pain and sciatica: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Rheumatology (United Kingdom), 61, pp. 2243 - 2254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keab785

Smart KM; Ferraro MC; Wand BM; O'Connell NE, 2022, 'Physiotherapy for pain and disability in adults with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) types I and II', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD010853.pub3

Ferraro MC; Gibson W; Rice ASC; Vase L; Coyle D; O'Connell NE, 2022, 'Spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain', Lancet Neurology, 21, pp. 405, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(22)00096-5

Hansford HJ; Cashin AG; Wewege MA; Ferraro MC; McAuley JH; Jones MD, 2022, 'Evaluation of journal policies to increase promotion of transparency and openness in sport science research', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 25, pp. 192 - 194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2021.08.004

Hansford HJ; Cashin AG; Wewege MA; Ferraro MC; McAuley JH; Jones MD, 2022, 'Open and transparent sports science research: the role of journals to move the field forward', Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00167-022-06893-9

O'Connell NE; Ferraro MC; Gibson W; Rice ASC; Vase L; Coyle D; Eccleston C, 2021, 'Implanted spinal neuromodulation interventions for chronic pain in adults', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013756.pub2

Ferraro MC; Bagg MK; Wewege MA; Cashin AG; Leake HB; Rizzo RRN; Jones MD; Gustin SM; Day R; Loo CK; McAuley JH; Leake H, 2021, 'Efficacy, acceptability, and safety of antidepressants for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Systematic Reviews, 10, pp. 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13643-021-01599-4

Hansford HJ; Cashin AG; Wewege MA; Ferraro MC; McAuley JH; Jones MD, 2021, 'Evaluation of Journal Policies to Increase Promotion of Transparency and Openness in Sport Science Research', Arthroscopy Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, 37, pp. 3223 - 3225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arthro.2021.09.005

Cashin AG; Folly T; Bagg MK; Wewege MA; Jones MD; Ferraro MC; Leake HB; Rizzo RRN; Schabrun SM; Gustin SM; Day R; Williams CM; McAuley JH, 2021, 'Efficacy, acceptability, and safety of muscle relaxants for adults with non-specific low back pain: Systematic review and meta-analysis', BMJ, 374, pp. n1446, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1446

Rizzo RRN; Ferraro MC; Wewege MA; Cashin AG; Leake HB; O’Hagan ET; Jones MD; Gustin SM; McAuley JH; O'Hagan E, 2021, 'Efficacy and safety of medicines targeting neurotrophic factors in the management of low back pain: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis', Jmir Research Protocols, 10, pp. e22905, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/22905

Carro LP, 2021, 'Regarding “Arthroscopic Fixation of Os Acetabuli and Labral Repair: Suture‐on‐Screw Technique”', Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, 37, pp. 3225 - 3225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arthro.2021.09.008

Wewege MA; Bagg MK; Jones MD; McAuley JH; Cashin AG; Day RO; Ferraro MC; Folly T; Gustin SM; Hagstrom AD; Leake HB; Loo CK; McLachlan AJ; O’Hagan ET; Rizzo RRN; Schabrun SM; O'Hagan E, 2020, 'Analgesic medicines for adults with low back pain: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis', Systematic Reviews, 9, pp. 255, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13643-020-01506-3

Conference Abstracts

Mishra I; Hansford HJ; Williams SA; Devonshire JJ; Ferraro MC; Gilanyi Y; Goodman A; Jones MD; McAuley JH, 2024, 'COMPARING EXERCISE AGAINST A PLACEBO FOR PAIN AND DISABILITY OUTCOMES IN MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW & META-ANALYSIS', in Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology, Clinical Exercise Physiology Association, Vol. 13, pp. 393, http://dx.doi.org/10.31189/2165-7629-13-s2.393

Hansford MH; Jones MD; Cashin AG; Ostelo RW; Chiarotto A; Williams SA; Sharma S; Devonshire JJ; Ferraro MC; Wewege MA; McAuley JH; Rose JM, 2024, 'THE SMALLEST WORTHWHILE EFFECT OF EXERCISE THERAPY FOR PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: A DISCRETE CHOICE EXPERIMENT STUDY', in Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology, Clinical Exercise Physiology Association, Vol. 13, pp. 378, http://dx.doi.org/10.31189/2165-7629-13-s2.378

Preprints

Rizzo RRN; Ferraro MC; Wewege MA; Cashin AG; Leake HB; O’Hagan ET; Jones MD; Gustin SM; McAuley JH; O'Hagan E, 2020, Efficacy and Safety of Medicines Targeting Neurotrophic Factors in the Management of Low Back Pain: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (Preprint), http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.22905

Ferraro MC; Cashin AG; Williams A; Fisher E; stewart G; Eccleston C; O'Connell N, An audit and feedback intervention to reduce inappropriate citation of retracted literature in the pain and anaesthesiology fields, http://dx.doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/u3j46_v1

Wilkinson J; Heal C; Antoniou GA; Flemyng E; Ahnström L; Alteri A; Avenell A; Barker TH; Borg DN; Brown NJ; Buhmann R; Calvache JA; Carlsson R; Carter L-A; Cashin AG; Cotterill S; Färnqvist K; Ferraro MC; Grohmann S; Gurrin LC; Hayden JA; Hunter KE; Hyltse N; Jung L; Krishan A; Laporte S; Lasserson TJ; Laursen DR; Lensen S; Li W; Li T; Liu J; Locher C; Lu Z; Lundh A; Marsden A; Meyerowitz-Katz G; Mol BW; Munn Z; Naudet F; Nunan D; O’Connell NE; Olsson N; Parker L; Patetsini E; Redman B; Rhodes S; Richardson R; Ringsten M; Rogozińska E; Seidler AL; Sheldrick K; Stocking K; Sydenham E; Thomas H; Tsokani S; Vinatier C; Vorland CJ; Wang R; Al Wattar BH; Weber F; Weibel S; van Wely M; Xu C; Bero L; Kirkham JJ, Assessing the feasibility and impact of clinical trial trustworthiness checks via an application to Cochrane Reviews: Stage 2 of the INSPECT-SR project, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2024.11.25.24316905

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