By Professor James McAuley

Journal articles

Ohagan ET; Di Pietro F; Traeger AC; Cashin AG; Hodges PW; Wand BM; Oneill S; Schabrun SM; Harris IA; McAuley JH, 2022, 'What messages predict intention to self-manage low back pain? A study of attitudes towards patient education', Pain, 163, pp. 1489 - 1496, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002530

Vanderweele TJ; Cashin AG; McAuley JH; Lee H, 2022, 'A New Tool for Reporting Mediation Analyses', Epidemiology, 33, pp. E16 - E18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0000000000001475

Cashin AG; McAuley JH; Lee H, 2022, 'Changes in synovitis and bone marrow lesions may not mediate the effect of cartilage loss on joint pain in osteoarthritis', Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 81, pp. E126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-218139

O'hagan E; Traeger AC; Schabrun SM; O'neill S; Wand BM; Cashin A; Williams CM; Harris IA; Mcauley JH, 2022, 'It's safe to move! A protocol for a randomised controlled trial investigating the effect of a video designed to increase people's confidence becoming more active despite back pain', BMJ Open, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063250

Jones MD; Cashin AG; Mouatt B; McLeod KA; Mundell NL; McAuley JH; Booth J, 2022, 'A survey evaluation comparing pain curriculum taught in Australian exercise physiology degrees to graduate perceptions of their preparedness and competency to treat people with chronic pain', Musculoskeletal Care, 20, pp. 299 - 306, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/msc.1586

Cashin AG; Booth J; McAuley JH; Jones MD; Hübscher M; Traeger AC; Fried K; Moseley GL, 2022, 'Making exercise count: Considerations for the role of exercise in back pain treatment', Musculoskeletal Care, 20, pp. 259 - 270, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/msc.1597

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

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

Norman-Nott N; Wilks CR; Hesam-Shariati N; Schroeder J; Suh J; Czerwinski M; Briggs NE; Quidé Y; McAuley J; Gustin SM; Quide Y, 2022, 'The No Worries Trial: Efficacy of Online Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills Training for Chronic Pain (iDBT-Pain) Using a Single Case Experimental Design', Journal of Pain, 23, pp. 558 - 576, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2021.10.003

Naylor B; Hesam-Shariati N; McAuley JH; Boag S; Newton-John T; Rae CD; Gustin SM, 2022, 'Corrigendum: Reduced Glutamate in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex Is Associated With Emotional and Cognitive Dysregulation in People With Chronic Pain(Front. Neurol., (2019), 10, (1110), 10.3389/fneur.2019.01110)', Frontiers in Neurology, 13, pp. 872851, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2022.872851

Cashin AG; McAuley JH; Lee H, 2022, 'A reporting guideline for randomized trials and observational studies using mediation analysis: AGReMA', Nature Medicine, 28, pp. 432 - 434, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41591-021-01674-2

Hesam-Shariati N; Chang WJ; Wewege MA; McAuley JH; Booth A; Trost Z; Lin CT; Newton-John T; Gustin SM, 2022, 'The analgesic effect of electroencephalographic neurofeedback for people with chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis', European Journal of Neurology, 29, pp. 921 - 936, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ene.15189

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

Jenkins LC; Chang WJ; Buscemi V; Liston M; Skippen P; Cashin AG; McAuley JH; Schabrun SM, 2022, 'Low Somatosensory Cortex Excitability in the Acute Stage of Low Back Pain Causes Chronic Pain', Journal of Pain, 23, pp. 289 - 304, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2021.08.003

Cashin AG; Lee H; Traeger AC; Moseley GL; Hübscher M; Kamper SJ; Skinner IW; McAuley JH, 2022, 'Producing Clinically Meaningful Reductions in Disability: A Causal Mediation Analysis of a Patient Education Intervention', Journal of Pain, 23, pp. 236 - 247, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2021.07.007

Hansford HJ; Wewege MA; Cashin AG; Hagstrom AD; Clifford BK; McAuley JH; Jones MD; Hagstrom M, 2022, 'If exercise is medicine, why don’t we know the dose? An overview of systematic reviews assessing reporting quality of exercise interventions in health and disease', British Journal of Sports Medicine, 56, pp. 692 - 700, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2021-104977

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, 30, pp. 3599 - 3601, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00167-022-06893-9

Cashin AG; McAuley JH; Lee H, 2022, 'Advancing the reporting of mechanisms in implementation science: A guideline for reporting mediation analyses (AGReMA).', Implement Res Pract, 3, pp. 26334895221105568, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/26334895221105568

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

Cashin AG; Bagg MK; Richards GC; Toomey E; Mcauley JH; Lee H, 2021, 'Limited engagement with transparent and open science standards in the policies of pain journals: a cross-sectional evaluation', BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 26, pp. 313 - 319, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2019-111296

Kang D; Hesam-Shariati N; McAuley JH; Alam M; Trost Z; Rae CD; Gustin SM, 2021, 'Disruption to normal excitatory and inhibitory function within the medial prefrontal cortex in people with chronic pain', European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom), 25, pp. 2242 - 2256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1838

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

Sran R; Keay L; Coxon K; McAuley J; Whyte T; Brown J, 2021, 'Population-Level Incidence and Use-Related Factors of Comfort and Orthopedic Accessories Among Older Vehicle Occupants in NSW, Australia', Journal of Applied Gerontology, 40, pp. 1305 - 1313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0733464820950129

Rizzo RRN; Lee H; Cashin AG; Costa LOP; Gustin SM; McAuley JH, 2021, 'The mediating effect of pain catastrophizing on pain intensity: The influence of the timing of assessments', European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom), 25, pp. 1938 - 1947, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1810

Domin M; Strauss S; McAuley JH; Lotze M, 2021, 'Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Thalamic GMV Atrophy and Associations of Lower GMV With Clinical and Sensorimotor Performance Data', Frontiers in Neurology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.722334

Lee H; Cashin AG; Lamb SE; Hopewell S; Vansteelandt S; Vanderweele TJ; MacKinnon DP; Mansell G; Collins GS; Golub RM; McAuley JH; Localio AR; Van Amelsvoort L; Guallar E; Rijnhart J; Goldsmith K; Fairchild AJ; Lewis CC; Kamper SJ; Williams CM; Henschke N, 2021, 'A Guideline for Reporting Mediation Analyses of Randomized Trials and Observational Studies: The AGReMA Statement', JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 326, pp. 1045 - 1056, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2021.14075

Cashin AG; Rizzo RRN; Wand BM; O'Connell NE; Lee H; Bagg MK; O'Hagan E; Maher CG; Furlan AD; van Tulder MW; McAuley JH, 2021, 'Non-pharmacological and non-surgical treatments for low back pain in adults: an overview of Cochrane Reviews', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD014691

O'Hagan ET; Traeger AC; Bunzli S; Leake HB; Schabrun SM; Wand BM; O'Neill S; Harris IA; McAuley JH, 2021, 'What do people post on social media relative to low back pain? A content analysis of Australian data', Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2021.102402

Traeger AC; Qaseem A; McAuley JH, 2021, 'Low Back Pain', JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 326, pp. 286, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.19715

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', The BMJ, 374, pp. n1446, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1446

De Zoete RMJ; Armfield NR; McAuley JH; Chen K; Sterling M, 2021, 'Comparative effectiveness of physical exercise interventions for chronic non-specific neck pain: A systematic review with network meta-analysis of 40 randomised controlled trials', British Journal of Sports Medicine, 55, pp. 730 - 742, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-102664

Skinner I; Hübscher M; Lee H; Traeger AC; Moseley GL; Wand BM; Gustin SM; McAuley JH, 2021, 'Do people with acute low back pain have an attentional bias to threat-related words?', Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 21, pp. 485 - 494, http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/sjpain-2020-0014

Cashin AG; Lee H; Traeger AC; Hübscher M; Skinner IW; McAuley JH, 2021, 'Feeling reassured after a consultation does not reduce disability or healthcare use in people with acute low back pain: a mediation analysis of a randomised trial', Journal of Physiotherapy, 67, pp. 197 - 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2021.06.007

Cashin AG; Lee H; Bagg MK; Wand BM; O'Hagan E; Rizzo RRN; Stanton TR; Lorimer Moseley G; McAuley JH, 2021, 'Investigating the mechanisms of graded sensorimotor precision training in adults with chronic nonspecific low back pain: Protocol for a causal mediation analysis of the resolve trial', JMIR Research Protocols, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/26053

Wewege MA; Devonshire JJ; Hansford HJ; McAuley JH; Jones MD, 2021, 'Comment on: “The training of short distance sprint performance in football code athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis"', Sports Medicine, 51, pp. 1331 - 1332, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40279-021-01446-5

Cashin AG; McAuley JH; Lamb S; Hopewell S; Kamper SJ; Williams CM; Henschke N; Lee H, 2021, 'Items for consideration in a reporting guideline for mediation analyses: A Delphi study', BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 26, pp. 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2020-111406

Rizzo RRN; Wewege MA; Leake HB; McAuley JH, 2021, 'Commentary: The Efficacy of Nerve Growth Factor Antibody for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis Pain and Chronic Low-Back Pain: A Meta-analysis', Frontiers in Pharmacology, 12, pp. 619344, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.619344

Cashin AG; McAuley JH; Lamb SE; Lee H, 2021, 'Disentangling contextual effects from musculoskeletal treatments', Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 29, pp. 297 - 299, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2020.12.011

Bagg MK; O'Hagan E; Zahara P; Wand BM; Hübscher M; Moseley GL; McAuley JH, 2021, 'Response to letter from Chou regarding “Systematic reviews that include only published data may overestimate the effectiveness of analgesic medicines for low back pain”', Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 131, pp. 162 - 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.11.001

Breckenridge JD; McAuley JH; Moseley GL; Ginn KA, 2021, 'Erratum to “Is implicit motor imagery altered in people with shoulder pain? The shoulder left/right judgement task” [Musculoskel. Sci. Pract. 48 (2020) 102159] (Musculoskeletal Science and Practice (2020) 48, (S2468781219305181), (10.1016/j.msksp.2020.102159))', Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2020.102280

Wun A; Kollias P; Jeong H; Rizzo RR; Cashin AG; Bagg MK; McAuley JH; Jones MD, 2021, 'Why is exercise prescribed for people with chronic low back pain? A review of the mechanisms of benefit proposed by clinical trialists', Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 51, pp. 102307, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2020.102307

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

Bagg MK; Lo S; Cashin AG; Herbert RD; O'Connell NE; Lee H; Hübscher M; Wand BM; O'Hagan E; Rizzo RRN; Moseley GL; Stanton TR; Maher CG; Goodall S; Saing S; McAuley JH, 2021, 'The RESOLVE Trial for people with chronic low back pain: statistical analysis plan', Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 25, pp. 103 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2020.06.002

Jenkins L; Chang W-J; Buscemi V; Liston M; Skippen P; Cashin A; McAuley J; Schabrun S, 2021, 'Low somatosensory cortex excitability in the acute stage of low back pain causes chronic pain', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.18.21251719

Cashin AG; Wand BM; O'Connell NE; Lee H; Bagg MK; O'Hagan E; Maher CG; Furlan AD; van Tulder MW; McAuley JH, 2020, 'Pharmacological treatments for low back pain in adults: an overview of Cochrane Reviews', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013815

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; Hagstrom M, 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

Cashin AG; Lee H; Bagg MK; Wand BM; O'Hagan E; Rizzo RRN; Stanton TR; Moseley GL; McAuley JH, 2020, 'Investigating the Mechanisms of Graded Sensorimotor Precision Training in Adults With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: Protocol for a Causal Mediation Analysis of the RESOLVE Trial (Preprint)', , http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.26053

Hesam-Shariati N; Chang WJ; McAuley JH; Booth A; Trost Z; Lin CT; Newton-John T; Gustin SM, 2020, 'The analgesic effect of electroencephalographic neurofeedback for people with chronic pain: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis', JMIR Research Protocols, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/22821

Breckenridge JD; McAuley JH; Ginn KA, 2020, 'Motor imagery performance and tactile spatial acuity: Are they altered in people with frozen shoulder?', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, pp. 1 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207464

Cashin AG; Lee H; Bagg MK; O'Hagan E; Traeger AC; Kamper SJ; Folly T; Jones MD; Booth J; McAuley JH, 2020, 'A systematic review highlights the need to improve the quality and applicability of trials of physical therapy interventions for low back pain', Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 126, pp. 106 - 115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.06.025

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