By Dr Saurab Sharma

Journal articles

Sharma S; Pathak A; Maharjan R; Abbott JH; Correia H; Jensen M, 2018, '(238) Psychometric properties of nepali versions of PROMIS short from measures of pain intensity, pain interference, pain behaviour, depressions, and sleep disturbance', Journal of Pain, 19, pp. s59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2017.12.152

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; 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; Jensen M, 2016, '(125) The words people use to describe chronic pain: A cross-cultural comparison', Journal of Pain, 17, pp. s7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2016.01.028

Sharma S; Cleland J, 2016, 'Effect of tensioner neural mobilization on the flexibility of contralateral lower extremity', Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 25, pp. 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', Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 25, pp. 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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.1311

, 2015, 'The Role of Physical Therapists in the Medical Response Team Following a Natural Disaster: Our Experience in Nepal.', Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 45, pp. 644 - 646, http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2015.0108

Acharya R; Khadgi B; Shakya N; Adhikari S; Basnet S; Sharma S; Webb G; Saleh Oraibi S, 2011, 'Physiotherapy awareness among clinical doctors in Nepal', Journal of Institute of Medicine Nepal, 33, pp. 1 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.59779/jiomnepal.434

Conference Papers

Briggs A; Woolf A; Schneider CH; Slater H; Jordan J; Parambath S; Young J; Sharma S; Kopansky-Giles D; Mishra S; Akesson K; Dreinhoefer K; Betteridge N; March L, 2022, 'Development of a Global Strategy to Strengthen Health Systems for Prevention and Management of Musculoskeletal Health', in ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY, WILEY, PA, Philadelphia, pp. 1443 - 1444, presented at Annual Meeting of the American-College-of-Rheumatology (ACR), PA, Philadelphia, 10 November 2022 - 14 November 2022

Pathak A; Sharma S; Heinemann A; Ribeiro DC; Abbott JH, 2020, 'Adaptation of patient-reported outcome measures in a low-literacy non-western population: an example of the Patient-Specific Functional Scale (PSFS)', in QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, SPRINGER, pp. S60 - S60, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000584632700139&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Conference Abstracts

Ghimire B; Gray B; Bryce KL; Venkatesha V; Acharya R; Hunter D; Kobayashi S; Sharma S; Eyles JP, 2026, '239 UPSKILLING NEPAL’S OSTEOARTHRITIS WORKFORCE: IMPACT OF THE ARTHRITIS TRAINING, LEARNING AND UPSKILLING E-LEARNING PROGRAM ON KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND CLINICAL BEHAVIOURS', in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, Elsevier, Vol. 34, pp. s183 - s184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2026.01.243

Gilanyi MY; Rizzo DR; Sharma S; Venter MM; McAuley JH; Jones MD, 2024, 'IDENTIFYING BARRIERS AND ENABLERS TO EXERCISE ADHERENCE IN PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: A QUALITATIVE STUDY', in Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology, Clinical Exercise Physiology Association, Vol. 13, pp. 410, http://dx.doi.org/10.31189/2165-7629-13-s2.410

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

Duong V; Abdel-Shaheed C; Ferreira ML; Narayan SW; Venkatesha V; Hunter D; Zhu J; Atukorala I; Kobayashi S; Goh SL; Briggs AM; Cross M; Espinosa-Morales R; Fu K; Guillemin F; Keefe F; Lohmander S; March L; Milne G; Mei Y; Mobasheri A; Namane M; Peat G; Risberg MA; Sharma S; Sit RW-S; Telles RW; Cooper C, 2024, 'Risk factors for incident knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis', in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, Elsevier, Austria, Vienna, Vol. 32, pp. S245 - S245, presented at OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Austria, Vienna, 01 January 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2024.02.355

Pathak A; Wilson R; Sharma S; Pryymachenko Y; Ribeiro D; Chua J; Abbott H, 2021, 'An updated systematic review on measurement properties of the Patient-Specific Functional Scale', in QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, SPRINGER, Vol. 30, pp. S166 - S166, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000712224700362&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Theses / Dissertations

Sharma S, 2020, Improving pain assessment, management, and research in low-income countries: An example of Nepal, http://hdl.handle.net/10523/10165

Datasets

Sharma S; Palanchoke J; Reed D; Abbott JH, 2018, Global Rating of Change--Nepali Version, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/t68048-000

Sharma S; Palanchoke J; Reed D; Abbott JH, 2018, Numerical Pain Rating Scale--Nepali Version, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/t68233-000

Preprints

Karran EL; Chiarotto A; Cashin AG; Sharma S; Barker T; Boyd M; Maxwell L; Mohabir V; Petkovic J; Tugwell P; Moseley GL, ‘Identifying Social Factors that Stratify Health Opportunities and Outcomes (ISSHOOs) in Pain Research’: Explanation and elaboration to support the standardised reporting of equity-relevant data, http://dx.doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/hm52q_v1

Gamble AR; Ferreira GE; Maher CG; Anderson DB; Hutton JM; de Campos TF; MacPherson S; Han CS; Sawan M; Harris I; Adie S; Hassett L; Legg C; Van Gelder J; Halliday M; Boogs M; Charteris R; Williams C; Billot L; Fullwood D; Riley-Gibson E; Molineux E; Tambree K; Tchan M; Sharma S; Zadro JR, Experience-Based Co-Design of the Virtual Physiotherapist-led Evaluation of Referrals for spine surgery (VIPER) model of care: study protocol, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.15.25338120

Karran EL; Cashin AG; Sharma S; Chiarotto A; Barker T; Boyd M; Maxwell L; Mohabir V; Petkovic J; Tugwell P; Moseley GL, Identifying Social factors that Stratify Health Opportunities and Outcomes (ISSHOOs) in pain research: Consensus recommendations for the collection and reporting of equity-relevant data, http://dx.doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/z29bk_v1

de Campos TF; Gamble AR; Ferreira GE; Maher CG; Anderson DB; Hutton JM; MacPherson S; Han CS; Sawan M; Harris I; Adie S; Hassett L; Legg C; Van Gelder J; Halliday M; Boogs M; Charteris R; Williams C; Billot L; Fullwood D; Riley-Gibson E; Molineux E; Tambree K; Tchan M; Sharma S; Haynes A; Moujalli J; Wong E; Zadro JR, Stakeholder perceptions of the VIrtual Physiotherapist-led Evaluation of low back pain Referrals to spine surgeons (VIPER) model of care: a qualitative study, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.29.25338508

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