By Dr Saurab Sharma

Journal articles

Sharma S; Ferreira-Valente A; Williams ACDC; Abbott JH; Pais-Ribeiro J; Jensen MP, 2020, 'Group differences between countries and between languages in pain-related beliefs, coping, and catastrophizing in chronic pain: A systematic review', Pain Medicine (United States), 21, pp. 1847 - 1862, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/PM/PNZ373

Nepal GM; Basaula M; Sharma S, 2020, 'Inter-rater reliability of Timed Up and Go test in older adults measured by physiotherapist and caregivers', European Journal of Physiotherapy, 22, pp. 325 - 331, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21679169.2019.1623313

Kc S; Sharma S; Ginn K; Almadi T; Reed D, 2019, 'Nepali translation, cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties of the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI)', Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 14, pp. 284, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13018-019-1285-8

Ribeiro DC; Abbott JH; Sharma S; Lamb SE, 2019, 'Process evaluation of complex interventions tested in randomised controlled trials in musculoskeletal disorders: A systematic review protocol', BMJ Open, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028160

Kc S; Sharma S; Ginn K; Almadi T; Subedi H; Reed D, 2019, 'Cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties of the Nepali version of the DASH (disability of arm, shoulder and hand) in patients with shoulder pain', Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12955-019-1105-1

Sharma S; Jensen MP; Moseley GL; Abbott JH, 2019, 'Results of a feasibility randomised clinical trial on pain education for low back pain in Nepal: The Pain Education in Nepal-Low Back Pain (PEN-LBP) feasibility trial', BMJ Open, 9, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026874

Sharma S; Traeger AC; Mishra SR; Sharma S; Maher CG, 2019, 'Delivering the right care to people with low back pain in low- and middle-income countries: The case of Nepal', Journal of Global Health, 9, pp. 010304, http://dx.doi.org/10.7189/jogh.09.010304

Sharma S; Blyth FM; Mishra SR; Briggs AM, 2019, 'Health system strengthening is needed to respond to the burden of pain in low-and middle-income countries and to support healthy ageing', Journal of Global Health, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.7189/jogh.09.020317

Brown P; Zhou Y; Tan AC; El-Esawi MA; Liehr T; Blanck O; Gladue DP; Almeida GMF; Cernava T; Sorzano CO; Yeung AWK; Engel MS; Chandrasekaran AR; Muth T; Staege MS; Daulatabad SV; Widera D; Zhang J; Meule A; Honjo K; Pourret O; Yin CC; Zhang Z; Cascella M; Flegel WA; Goodyear CS; van Raaij MJ; Bukowy-Bieryllo Z; Campana LG; Kurniawan NA; Lalaouna D; Hüttner FJ; Ammerman BA; Ehret F; Cobine PA; Tan EC; Han H; Xia W; McCrum C; Dings RPM; Marinello F; Nilsson H; Nixon B; Voskarides K; Yang L; Costa VD; Bengtsson-Palme J; Bradshaw W; Grimm DG; Kumar N; Martis E; Prieto D; Sabnis SC; Amer SEDR; Liew AWC; Perco P; Rahimi F; Riva G; Zhang C; Devkota HP; Ogami K; Basharat Z; Fierz W; Siebers R; Tan KH; Boehme KA; Brenneisen P; Brown JAL; Dalrymple BP; Harvey DJ; Ng G; Werten S; Bleackley M; Dai Z; Dhariwal R; Gelfer Y; Hartmann MD; Miotla P; Tamaian R; Govender P; Gurney-Champion OJ; Kauppila JH; Zhang X; Echeverría N; Subhash S; Sallmon H; Tofani M; Bae T; Bosch O; Cuív PO; Danchin A; Diouf B; Eerola T; Evangelou E; Filipp F; Klump H; Kurgan L; Smith SS; Terrier O; Tuttle N; Kohonen-Corish M; Lovell N; Webster R; Nakagawa-Lagisz M; Tahir N; Rouet R; Sharma S, 2019, 'Large expert-curated database for benchmarking document similarity detection in biomedical literature search', Database, 2019, pp. 1 - 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/database/baz085

Sharma S; Jensen MP; Pathak A; Sharma S; Pokharel M; Abbott JH, 2019, 'State of clinical pain research in Nepal: A systematic scoping review', Pain Reports, 4, pp. e788, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000000788

Pathak A; Sharma S; Jensen MP, 2018, 'The utility and validity of pain intensity rating scales for use in developing countries', Pain Reports, 3, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000000672

Sharma S; Abbott JH; Jensen MP, 2018, 'Why clinicians should consider the role of culture in chronic pain', Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 22, pp. 345 - 346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2018.07.002

Sharma S; Palanchoke J; Haxby Abbott J, 2018, 'Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Nepali translation of the patient-specific functional scale', Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 48, pp. 659 - 664, http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2018.7925

Sharma S; Jensen MP; Moseley GL; Abbott JH, 2018, 'Pain education for patients with non-specific low back pain in Nepal: Protocol of a feasibility randomised clinical trial (PEN-LBP Trial)', BMJ Open, 8, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022423

Sharma S; Pathak A; Abbott JH; Jensen MP, 2018, 'Measurement properties of the Nepali version of the Connor Davidson resilience scales in individuals with chronic pain', Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12955-018-0884-0

Sharma S; Thibault P; Abbott JH; Jensen MP, 2018, 'Clinimetric properties of the nepali version of the pain Catastrophizing scale in individuals with chronic pain', Journal of Pain Research, 11, pp. 265 - 276, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S153061

Sharma S; Pathak A; Jha J; Jensen MP, 2018, 'Socioeconomic factors, psychological factors, and function in adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain from rural Nepal', Journal of Pain Research, 11, pp. 2385 - 2396, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S173851

Sharma S; Pathak A; Maharjan R; Abbott JH; Correia H; Jensen M, 2018, 'Psychometric properties of nepali versions of PROMIS short from measures of pain intensity, pain interference, pain behaviour, depressions, and sleep disturbance', The Journal of Pain, 19, pp. S59 - S59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2017.12.152

Sharma S; Pathak A; Abbott JH; Maharjan S; Jensen M, 2018, 'Psychometric properties of nepali versions of the connor davidson resilience scales and the pain catastrophising scale in individuals with chronic pain', The Journal of Pain, 19, pp. S59 - S59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2017.12.150

Sharma S; Palanchoke J; Reed D; Haxby Abbott J, 2017, 'Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Nepali versions of numerical pain rating scale and global rating of change', Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12955-017-0812-8

Sharma S; Pathak A; Jensen MP, 2016, 'Words that describe chronic musculoskeletal pain: Implications for assessing pain quality across cultures', Journal of Pain Research, 9, pp. 1057 - 1066, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S119212

Sharma S; Shrestha N; Jensen MP, 2016, 'Pain-related factors associated with lost work days in nurses with low back pain: A cross-sectional study', Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 11, pp. 36 - 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sjpain.2015.11.007

Sharma S; Jensen M, 2016, 'The words people use to describe chronic pain: A cross-cultural comparison', JOURNAL OF PAIN, 17, pp. S7 - S7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2016.01.028

Sharma S; Balthillaya G; Rao R; Mani R, 2016, 'Short term effectiveness of neural sliders and neural tensioners as an adjunct to static stretching of hamstrings on knee extension angle in healthy individuals: A randomized controlled trial', Physical Therapy in Sport, 17, pp. 30 - 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2015.03.003

Sharma S; Cleland J, 2016, 'Effect of tensioner neural mobilization on the flexibility of contralateral lower extremity', Manual Therapy, 25, pp. e118 - e118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.math.2016.05.214

Sharma S; Nepal GM; Khadgi B; Acharya RS, 2016, 'Physiotherapist's role in a disaster situation- An experience of nepal earthquake 2015', Manual Therapy, 25, pp. e113 - e113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.math.2016.05.204

Sharma S; Balthillaya G; Danait R; Mani R, 2015, 'Effectiveness of neural sliders and neural tensioners as an adjunct to static stretching on hamstrings flexibility: a randomized controlled trial', Physiotherapy, 101, pp. e1372 - e1372, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.1311

Reed D; Shakya NR; Pokhrel S; Sharma S, 2015, 'The Role of Physical Therapists in the Medical Response Team Following a Natural Disaster: Our Experience in Nepal', JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY, 45, pp. 644 - 646, http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2015.0108

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