By Dr Saurab Sharma

Journal articles

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; Hagstrom M, 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

Ayehu GW; Admasu FT; Yitbarek GY; Agegnehu Teshome A; Amare AT; Atlaw D; Sharma S, 2023, 'Early post-stroke cognitive impairment and in-hospital predicting factors among stroke survivors in Ethiopia', Frontiers in Neurology, 14, pp. 1163812, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2023.1163812

Nazari G; Bobos P; Lu S; Reischl S; Sharma S; Le CY; Vader K; Held N; MacDermid JC, 2023, 'Effectiveness of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization for the management of upper body, lower body, and spinal conditions. An updated systematic review with meta-analyses', Disability and Rehabilitation, 45, pp. 1608 - 1618, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2022.2070288

Sharma S; Verhagen A; Elkins M; Brismée JM; Fulk GD; Taradaj J; Steen L; Jette A; Moore A; Stewart A; Hoogenboom BJ; Söderlund A; Harms M; Pinto RZ, 2023, 'Research from Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries will Benefit Global Health and the Physiotherapy Profession, but it Requires Support', International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.26603/001C.83948

Sharma S; Verhagen AP; Elkins M; Brismée JM; Fulk GD; Taradaj J; Steen L; Jette A; Moore A; Stewart A; Hoogenboom BJ; Söderlund A; Harms M; Pinto RZ, 2023, 'Research from low-income and middle-income countries will benefit global health and the physiotherapy profession, but it requires support', Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy, 31, pp. 305 - 310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10669817.2023.2253071

Sharma S; Verhagen A; Elkins M; Brismée JM; Fulk GD; Taradaj J; Steen L; Jette A; Moore A; Stewart A; Hoogenboom BJ; Söderlund A; Harms M; Pinto RZ, 2023, 'Research from low-income and middle-income countries will benefit global health and the physiotherapy profession, but it requires support', European Journal of Physiotherapy, 25, pp. 238 - 242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21679169.2023.2240997

Sharma S; Verhagen AP; Elkins M; Brismée JM; Fulk GD; Taradaj J; Steen L; Jette A; Moore A; Stewart AV; Hoogenboom BJ; Soderland A; Harms M; Pinto RZ, 2023, 'Research from low-income and middle-income countries will benefit global health and the physiotherapy profession, but it requires support', South African Journal of Physiotherapy, 79, http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajp.v79i1.1957

Karran EL; Cashin AG; Barker T; Boyd MA; Chiarotto A; Dewidar O; Petkovic J; Sharma S; Tugwell P; Moseley GL, 2023, 'The ‘what’ and ‘how’ of screening for social needs in healthcare settings: a scoping review', PeerJ, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15263

Karran EL; Cashin AG; Barker T; Boyd MA; Chiarotto A; Mohabir V; Petkovic J; Sharma S; Tugwell P; Moseley GL, 2023, 'Development of recommendations for a minimum dataset for Identifying Social factors that Stratify Health Opportunities and Outcomes (ISSHOOs) in pain research', MethodsX, 12

Collaborators GBDO; Steinmetz JD; Culbreth GT; Haile LM; Rafferty Q; Lo J; Fukutaki KG; Cruz JA; Smith AE; Vollset SE; Brooks PM; Cross M; Woolf AD; Hagins H; Abbasi-Kangevari M; Abedi A; Ackerman IN; Amu H; Antony B; Arabloo J; Aravkin AY; Argaw AM; Artamonov AA; Ashraf T; Barrow A; Bearne LM; Bensenor IM; Berhie AY; Bhardwaj N; Bhardwaj P; Bhojaraja VS; Bijani A; Briant PS; Briggs AM; Butt NS; Charan J; Chattu VK; Cicuttini FM; Coberly K; Dadras O; Dai X; Dandona L; Dandona R; de Luca K; Denova-Gutiérrez E; Dharmaratne SD; Dhimal M; Dianatinasab M; Dreinhoefer KE; Elhadi M; Farooque U; Farpour HR; Filip I; Fischer F; Freitas M; Ganesan B; Gemeda BNB; Getachew T; Ghamari S-H; Ghashghaee A; Gill TK; Golechha M; Golinelli D; Gupta B; Gupta VB; Gupta VK; Haddadi R; Hafezi-Nejad N; Halwani R; Hamidi S; Hanif A; Harlianto NI; Haro JM; Hartvigsen J; Hay SI; Hebert JJ; Heidari G; Hosseini M-S; Hosseinzadeh M; Hsiao AK; Ilic IM; Ilic MD; Jacob L; Jayawardena R; Jha RP; Jonas JB; Joseph N; Kandel H; Karaye IM; Khan J; Kim YJ; Kolahi A-A; Korzh O; Koteeswaran R; Krishnamoorthy V; Kumar GA; Kumar N; Lee S-W; Lim SS; Lobo SW; Lucchetti G; Malekpour M-R; Malik AA; Mandarano-Filho LGG; Martini S; Mentis A-FA; Mesregah MK; Mestrovic T; Mirrakhimov EM; Misganaw A; Mohammadpourhodki R; Mokdad AH; Momtazmanesh S; Morrison SD; Murray CJL; Nassereldine H; Netsere HB; Kandel SN; Owolabi MO; Panda-Jonas S; Pandey A; Pawar S; Pedersini P; Pereira J; Radfar A; Rashidi M-M; Rawaf DL; Rawaf S; Rawassizadeh R; Rayegani S-M; Ribeiro D; Roever L; Saddik B; Sahebkar A; Salehi S; Riera LS; Sanmarchi F; Santric-Milicevic MM; Shahabi S; Shaikh MA; Shaker E; Shannawaz M; Sharma R; Sharma S; Shetty JK; Shiri R; Shobeiri P; Silva DAS; Singh A; Singh JA; Singh S; Skou ST; Slater H; Soltani-Zangbar MS; Starodubova AV; Tehrani-Banihashemi A; Tahbaz SV; Valdez PR; Vo B; Vu LG; Wang Y-P; Jabbari SHY; Yonemoto N; Yunusa I; March LM; Ong KL; Vos T; Kopec JA, 2023, 'Global, regional, and national burden of osteoarthritis, 1990–2020 and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021', The Lancet Rheumatology, 5, pp. e508 - e522, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2665-9913(23)00163-7

Sharma S; Pathak A; Parker R; Costa LOP; Ghai B; Igwesi-Chidobe C; Janwantanakul P; Jesus-Moraleida FRD; Chala MB; Pourahmadi M; Brigs A; Gorgon E; Ardern CL; Khan KM; McAuley JH, 2023, 'How is Low Back Pain Managed in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries? A Mixed-Methods Study of Experts from 32 Countries', , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4600151

Sharma S; Pathak A; Parker R; Costa LOP; Ghai B; Igwesi-Chidobe C; Janwantanakul P; Jesus-Moraleida FR; Chala MB; Pourahmadi M; Briggs AM; Gorgon E; Ardern CL; Khan KM; McAuley JH, 2023, 'How Low Back Pain is Managed—A Mixed-Methods Study in 32 Countries. Part 2 of Low Back Pain in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Series', Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2022.56789

Sharma S; Verhagen A; Elkins M; Brismée J-M; Fulk GD; Taradaj J; Steen L; Jette A; Moore A; Stewart A; Hoogenboom BJ; Söderlund A; Harms M; Pinto RZ, 2023, 'Research from low-income and middle-income countries will benefit global health and the physiotherapy profession, but it requires support', Physiotherapy Review, 27, pp. 5 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/phr.2023.130203

Sharma S; Verhagen AP; Elkins M; Brismée J-M; Fulk GD; Taradaj J; Steen L; Jette A; Moore A; Stewart AV; Hoogenboom BJ; Soderland A; Harms M; Pinto RZ, 2023, 'Research from low-income and middle-income countries will benefit global health and the physiotherapy profession, but it requires support', The South African journal of physiotherapy, 79

Abbott JH; Wilson R; Pryymachenko Y; Sharma S; Pathak A; Chua JYY, 2022, 'Economic evaluation: a reader’s guide to studies of cost-effectiveness', Archives of Physiotherapy, 12, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40945-022-00154-1

Reis FJJ; Nijs J; Parker R; Sharma S; Wideman TH, 2022, 'Culture and musculoskeletal pain: strategies, challenges, and future directions to develop culturally sensitive physical therapy care', Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2022.100442

Briggs AM; Jordan JE; Sharma S; Young JJ; Chua J; Foster HE; Haq SA; Huckel Schneider C; Jain A; Joshipura M; Kalla AA; Kopansky-Giles D; March L; Reis FJJ; Reyes KAV; Soriano ER; Slater H, 2022, 'Context and Priorities for Health Systems Strengthening for Pain and Disability in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Secondary Qualitative Study and Content Analysis of Health Policies.', Health Policy and Planning, 38, pp. 129 - 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czac061

Kc S; Sharma S; Ginn K; Reed D, 2022, 'A comparison between measurement properties of four shoulder-related outcome measures in Nepalese patients with shoulder pain', Quality of Life Research, 31, pp. 1897 - 1906, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11136-022-03080-8

Ferreira-Valente A; Sharma S; Torres S; Smothers Z; Pais-Ribeiro J; Abbott JH; Jensen MP, 2022, 'Correction to: Does Religiosity/Spirituality Play a Role in Function, Pain‑Related Beliefs, and Coping in Patients with Chronic Pain? A Systematic Review (Journal of Religion and Health, (2022), 61, 3, (2331-2385), 10.1007/s10943-019-00914-7)', Journal of Religion and Health, 61, pp. 2386 - 2387, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10943-019-00928-1

Ferreira-Valente A; Sharma S; Torres S; Smothers Z; Pais-Ribeiro J; Abbott JH; Jensen MP, 2022, 'Does Religiosity/Spirituality Play a Role in Function, Pain-Related Beliefs, and Coping in Patients with Chronic Pain? A Systematic Review', Journal of Religion and Health, 61, pp. 2331 - 2385, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10943-019-00914-7

Solé E; Sharma S; Ferreira-Valente A; Pathak A; Sánchez-Rodríguez E; Jensen MP; Miró J, 2022, 'The Associations between Sleep Disturbance, Psychological Dysfunction, Pain Intensity, and Pain Interference in Children with Chronic Pain', Pain Medicine (United States), 23, pp. 1106 - 1117, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnab333

Kobayashi S; Allen K; Bennell K; Bowden JL; Briggs AM; Burgess A; Hinman RS; Holden M; Østerås N; Godaker Risberg MA; Sharma S; van der Esch M; Eyles JP, 2022, 'A Framework to Guide the Development of Health Care Professional Education and Training in Best Evidence Osteoarthritis Care', Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 38, pp. 361 - 384, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cger.2021.11.008

Sharma S; Mcauley JH, 2022, 'Low Back Pain in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Part 1: The Problem', Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 52, pp. 233 - 235, http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2022.11145

Pathak A; Wilson R; Sharma S; Pryymachenko Y; Ribeiro DC; Chua J; Abbott JH, 2022, 'Measurement Properties of the Patient-Specific Functional Scale and Its Current Uses: An Updated Systematic Review of 57 Studies Using COSMIN Guidelines', Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 52, pp. 262 - 275, http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2022.10727

Pathak A; Sharma S, 2022, 'Relevance and applicability of ICF Core Sets for adults with cerebral palsy in low- and middle-income countries', Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 64, pp. 533, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.15113

Sharma S; Higgins C; Cameron P; Bimali I; Hales TG; Bennett MI; Colvin L; Smith BH, 2022, 'Validation of the Nepali Version of the Self-reported Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (S-LANSS) in Adults With Chronic Pain and Predominantly Low-literacy Levels', Journal of Pain, 23, pp. 424 - 433, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2021.09.004

Wilson R; Chua J; Pryymachenko Y; Pathak A; Sharma S; Abbott JH, 2022, 'Prioritizing Healthcare Interventions: A Comparison of Multicriteria Decision Analysis and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis', Value in Health, 25, pp. 268 - 275, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2021.08.008

Moseley AM; Fernández Hernando D; Saragiotto BT; Sharma S; Maharjan E; Elkins MR, 2022, 'The Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) has better free full-text access than PubMed: An observational study', Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2022.100392

Nepal GM; Acharya R; Coppieters MW; Bimali I; Poudel S; Chaudhary B; Sharma S, 2022, 'The physiotherapy workforce in Nepal: A national survey', Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 29, pp. 69 - 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jep.13729

Schneider CH; Parambath S; Young JJ; Jain S; Slater H; Sharma S; Kopansky-Giles D; March L; Briggs AM, 2022, 'From Local Action to Global Policy: A Comparative Policy Content Analysis of National Policies to Address Musculoskeletal Health to Inform Global Policy Development', International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 12, pp. 7031, http://dx.doi.org/10.34172/ijhpm.2022.7031

Eyles JP; Sharma S; Telles RW; Namane M; Hunter DJ; Bowden JL, 2022, 'Implementation of Best-Evidence Osteoarthritis Care: Perspectives on Challenges for, and Opportunities From, Low and Middle-Income Countries', Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2, pp. 826765 - 826765, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2021.826765

Pryymachenko Y; Wilson R; Sharma S; Pathak A; Abbott JH, 2021, 'Are manual therapy or booster sessions worthwhile in addition to exercise therapy for knee osteoarthritis: Economic evaluation and 2-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial', Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2021.102439

KC S; Sharma S; Ginn K; Reed D, 2021, 'Measurement properties of the Nepali version of the Quick-DASH in patients with shoulder pain', Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2021.102437

Briggs AM; Jordan JE; Kopansky-Giles D; Sharma S; March L; Schneider CH; Mishrra S; Young JJ; Slater H, 2021, 'The need for adaptable global guidance in health systems strengthening for musculoskeletal health: a qualitative study of international key informants', Global Health Research and Policy, 6, pp. 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41256-021-00201-7

Lewis JS; Stokes EK; Gojanovic B; Gellatly P; Mbada C; Sharma S; Diener I; O'Sullivan P, 2021, 'Reframing how we care for people with persistent non-traumatic musculoskeletal pain. Suggestions for the rehabilitation community', Physiotherapy (United Kingdom), 112, pp. 143 - 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2021.04.002

Briggs AM; Huckel Schneider C; Slater H; Jordan JE; Parambath S; Young JJ; Sharma S; Kopansky-Giles D; Mishrra S; Akesson KE; Ali N; Belton J; Betteridge N; Blyth FM; Brown R; Debere D; Dreinhöfer KE; Finucane L; Foster HE; Gimigliano F; Haldeman S; Haq SA; Horgan B; Jain A; Joshipura M; Kalla AA; Lothe J; Matsuda S; Mobasheri A; Mwaniki L; Nordin MC; Pattison M; Reis FJJ; Soriano ER; Tick H; Waddell J; Wiek D; Woolf AD; March L, 2021, 'Health systems strengthening to arrest the global disability burden: Empirical development of prioritised components for a global strategy for improving musculoskeletal health', BMJ Global Health, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006045

Pathak A; Abbott HJ; Sharma S; Ribeiro DC; Heinemann AW, 2021, 'Content validity of the Brief and Comprehensive ICF Core Sets for common disabling conditions in a developing country', International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 44, pp. 159 - 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MRR.0000000000000470

King LK; Epstein J; Cross M; Buzzi M; Buttel T; Cembalo SM; Spitz E; Adams CL; Adebajo A; Bennell K; Blanco B; Courage U; Décary S; Gill M; Gill TK; Hajji R; Hinman RS; Jones A; Li LC; Mather K; Mani R; Nasef SI; Oo WM; Østerås N; Otobo TM; Ramiro S; Sharma S; April KT; Touma Z; Whittaker JL; Wluka AE; Grosskleg S; Hunter DJ; Shea B; Hawker GA; Callahan LF; March L; Guillemin F, 2021, 'Endorsement of the domains of knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) flare: A report from the OMERACT 2020 inaugural virtual consensus vote from the flares in OA working group', Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 51, pp. 618 - 622, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.semarthrit.2021.03.010

Toupin-April K; Décary S; de Wit M; Meara A; Barton JL; Fraenkel L; Li LC; Brooks P; Shea B; Stacey D; Légaré F; Lydiatt A; Hofstetter C; Proulx L; Christensen R; Voshaar M; Suarez-Almazor ME; Boonen A; Meade T; March L; Jull JE; Campbell W; Alten R; Morgan EM; Kelly A; Kaufman J; Hill S; Maxwell LJ; Guillemin F; Beaton D; El-Miedany Y; Mittoo S; Westrich Robertson T; Bartlett SJ; Singh JA; Mannion M; Nasef SI; de Souza S; Boel A; Adebajo A; Arnaud L; Gill TK; Moholt E; Burt J; Jayatilleke A; Hmamouchi I; Carrott D; Blanco FJ; Mather K; Maharaj A; Sharma S; Caso F; Fong C; Fernandez AP; Mackie S; Nikiphorou E; Jones A; Greer-Smith R; Sloan VS; Akpabio A; Strand V; Umaefulam V; Monti S; Melburn C; Abaza N; Schultz K; Stones S; Kiwalkar S; Srinivasalu H; Constien D; King LK; Tugwell P, 2021, 'Endorsement of the OMERACT core domain set for shared decision making interventions in rheumatology trials: Results from a multi-stepped consensus-building approach', Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 51, pp. 593 - 600, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.semarthrit.2021.03.017

Ferreira-Valente A; Solé E; Sánchez-Rodríguez E; Sharma S; Pathak A; Jensen MP; Miró J; De La Vega R, 2021, 'Does Pain Acceptance Buffer the Negative Effects of Catastrophizing on Function in Individuals with Chronic Pain?', Clinical Journal of Pain, 37, pp. 339 - 348, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/AJP.0000000000000930

Sharma S; Correia H; Pathak A; Terwee CB; Abbott JH; Maharjan R; Sharma S; Sharma J; Maharjan S; Reed D; Jensen MP, 2021, 'Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of Nepali versions of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) Pain Intensity, Pain Interference, Pain Behavior, Depression, and Sleep Disturbance short forms in chronic musculoskeletal pain', Quality of Life Research, 30, pp. 1215 - 1224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11136-020-02745-6

KC S; Sharma S; Ginn KA; Reed D, 2021, 'Measurement properties of translated versions of the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index: A systematic review', Clinical Rehabilitation, 35, pp. 410 - 422, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269215520963199

Pathak A; Sharma S; Heinemann AW; Stratford PW; Ribeiro DC; Abbott JH, 2021, 'Development and assessment of a verbal response scale for the Patient-Specific Functional Scale (PSFS) in a low-literacy, non-western population', Quality of Life Research, 30, pp. 613 - 628, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11136-020-02640-0

Sánchez-Rodríguez E; Ferreira-Valente A; Pathak A; Solé E; Sharma S; Jensen MP; Miró J, 2021, 'The role of perfectionistic self-presentation in pediatric pain', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, pp. 1 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020591

Sharma S; Jensen MP, 2021, 'Cross-cultural adaptations of patient-reported outcome measures can be very useful', Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rehab.2019.09.012

Lim WS; Sharma S; Devan H, 2021, 'Physiotherapists’ attitudes towards and challenges of working in a referral-based practice setting–a systematic scoping review', European Journal of Physiotherapy, 23, pp. 332 - 343, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21679169.2020.1739748

, 2021, '28th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research.', Qual Life Res, 30, pp. 1 - 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11136-021-02976-1

Hunter DJ; March L; Chew M, 2020, 'Osteoarthritis in 2020 and beyond: a Lancet Commission', LANCET, 396, pp. 1711 - 1712, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32230-3

Sharma S; Jha J; Pathak A; Neblett R, 2020, 'Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and measurement properties of the Nepali version of the central sensitization inventory (CSI)', BMC Neurology, 20, pp. 286, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-020-01867-1

Croft P; Sharma S; Foster NE, 2020, 'Primary care for low back pain: We don't know the half of it', Pain, 161, pp. 663 - 665, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001752

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